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April 2024
Remembrance in Clay and Stone: Early Memorial and Funerary Art of Southwest China
Speaker: Hajni Elias, University of Cambridge Time: April 19, 2024 (4:30-6:30 PM EST) Venue: Faculty House *Please check the announcement board in the first floor lobby for room information. This talk, based on my manuscript of the same title, examines the artistic tradition of Southwest China in the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 C.E.), with a focus on the geographical area of present-day Sichuan province. The ‘ancient art of Sichuan’ exhibits notable differences from the artistic traditions in other parts of…
Find out more »The Asian American Character of Logistics
Speaker: Paul Nadal, Assistant Professor of English and American Studies, Princeton University Moderator: Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz, Visiting Scholar, WEAI, Columbia University; Denise Cruz, Professor of English and Comparative Literature; Chair, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University This paper reinterprets Asian American literature as a literature concerned with the art and practice of logistics, the set of contingent space-making techniques undergirding the global distribution of commercial goods. Comparing two pre-1965 Asian American texts, Carlos Bulosan's America Is in the Heart (1946)…
Find out more »Lifetime of Transitions: Tsai Kun-lin and Taiwanese Political Identity from WWII-Present
Speakers: Yu Pei-Yun, Author; Professor and Chair, Graduate Institute of Children's Literature, National Taitung University Zhou Jian-Xin, Illustrator; Doctoral Candidate, Graduate Institute of Children's Literature, National Taitung University Moderator: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University Discussant: Lin King, Translator; Program Coordinator, WEAI, Columbia University A discussion centered around the historical graphic novel series, The Boy From Clearwater, on the life of Tsai Kun-lin (1930-2023), who was imprisoned for ten years during…
Find out more »China’s Age of Abundance: Origins, Ascendance, and Aftermath
Speaker: Wang Feng, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Irvine Moderator: Qin Gao, Professor and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education, Director of China Center for Social Policy, Columbia University School of Social Work This lecture is a book talk tracking China’s spectacular ascendance to material abundance and its underlying driving forces. This event is part of the 2023-2024 lecture series on “Labor Market Transformations in China" and is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and cosponsored by Columbia's China Center for Social…
Find out more »May 2024
POSTPONED: An Ethics of Attention
Speaker: Daniel Stephens, University at Buffalo Discussant: Elizabeth Edenberg, CUNY Baruch Spurred partly by recent attempts to ethically assess various negative effects of the attention economy, philosophers have begun to pay more attention to the role that attention plays in our ethical lives. This has included some more general discussion of the ethics of attention. In this talk, I add to this recent discussion by outlining a proposal for a comprehensive ethics of attention. On my proposal, an ethics of attention includes norms…
Find out more »WEAI at 75: Reflections on the Arc of Japanese Politics and Policy with Gerald L. Curtis
Speaker: Gerald L. Curtis, Director – WEAI Japan Research Program, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Special Research Scholar Discussant: Takako Hikotani, WEAI Research Associate, former Gerald L. Curtis Visiting Professor of Political Science In conversation with Professor Takako Hikotani, Professor Curtis will discuss the prospects for political change, the significance of Prime Minister Kishida's state visit to the US, and the challenges facing the US-Japan alliance in an ever more tense and complicated international environment, among other issues. This event is hosted by…
Find out more »September 2024
CTLgrads Office Hours (for Graduate Students)
We invite current Columbia graduate students with questions about maintaining an inclusive teaching environment and all other aspects of pedagogy to drop by office hours on Fridays from 2:00–4:00 pm. We also welcome conversations about CTL fellowships, programs, services, job market preparation, and making progress in the Teaching Development Program (tdp.ctl.columbia.edu). No appointment is necessary; you can join us in-person in 212 Butler Library, or via Zoom. To join office hours via Zoom, email CTLgrads@columbia.edu to obtain the link. If you can't make office hours but…
Find out more »Checking In: Get Feedback on Your Teaching!
Welcome to office hours for graduate student instructors! Gather with your fellow teachers and the friendly CTL team to discuss what’s going on in your classroom this semester. In this session, we’ll be chatting about how to get feedback on your teaching—from your peers, from the CTL, and (most importantly) from your students! Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Contact CTLgrads@columbia.edu for accommodations. This event may be photographed. For concerns, contact CTLgrads@columbia.edu Event Contact Information: CTL ans2198@columbia.edu
Find out more »LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema
A special event featuring the young Tibetan filmmakers Tenzin Sedon, Jigme Trinley, and Tenzin Dazel, who will be in attendance, presenting their films and participating in discussions after each screening and in a closing roundtable. This weekend program is the finale of a year-long tribute series entitled, "LEGACIES: Pema Tseden & New Tibetan Cinema," co-sponsored by Columbia University’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Modern Tibetan Studies Program, and Department of Film and Media Studies. Pema…
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