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March 2024
China as a New Immigrant Destination Country: Macro and Micro Perspectives
Speaker: Zai Liang, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, SUNY Albany Moderator: Yao Lu, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University
Find out more »Global Literary Imaginaries: China and India
Speakers: Gal Gvili, Associate Professor, East Asian Studies, McGill University Adhira Mangalagiri, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, NYU Duncan Yoon, Assistant Professor, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University Moderator: Anupama Rao, Professor of History and MESAAS, Columbia University
Find out more »AAS 2024 Workshop
Are you thinking of going to AAS 2024 in Seattle this year to present part of your research? Or do you want to learn more about what fellow students are working on? Check out our upcoming workshop for the conference presentation mock session on March 8, which will be a great opportunity to get to know the up-to-date research happening in the field of East Asian Studies. Priority is given to AAS participants, but all graduate students with a plan to present at conferences this…
Find out more »Freedom Undone: The Assault on Liberal Values and Institutions in Hong Kong
Speaker: Michael Davis, Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Research Affiliate, Weatherhead East Asia Institute, Columbia University; Professor of Law and International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University Moderator: Junyan Jiang, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Find out more »LC1: Teaching Beyond the Classroom (for Grads)
CTLgrads Learning Community - Teaching Beyond the Classroom (Session 1) - for graduate students How do we as teachers think about teaching to different audiences, in different contexts, and in different places? We will explore concepts of expert bias, inclusivity and access, peer-to-peer learning, and teaching without a teacher. We will do this in a traditional classroom setting and then also explore this through a field trip to a local museum. Participants will work together to iterate on a teaching concept using…
Find out more »Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control
Speaker: Dali Yang, William Claude Reavis Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago Opening Remarks: Qin Gao, Professor and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education, Director of China Center for Social Policy, Columbia University School of Social Work Moderator: Junyan Jiang, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University Discussant: Xiaobo Lü, Professor, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, Barnard College
Find out more »Dreams of Stability: Polyethylene and the Transformation of Taiwan’s Agricultural and Industrial Ecosystem
Location: in-person at 918 IAB and on Zoom Speaker: Ying Jia Tan, Associate Professor of History, History Department, Wesleyan University Discussant: Paul Kreitman, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University Please RSVP to modernchinasem@gmail.com to get a PDF of the paper for the seminar and/or the Meeting ID and password for Zoom participation.
Find out more »CTLGrads Journal Club
Are you interested in the research on teaching and learning and how to apply this research to your teaching practice? Join us for CTLGrads Journal Club, where we take a closer look at educational literature and resources. Each session, we’ll look at one reading and focus on how we can use the education research within it to inform our own teaching practices. This semester, we will be joined by colleagues from across the CIRTL Network for these sessions. The CTLGrads…
Find out more »Hands-on Workshop on Japanese Newspaper Databases on Friday, March 22
During this hands-on workshop, we will explore how to make the best use of Nikkei Telecom and other Japanese newspaper databases which received major system upgrades recently. Chiaki Sakai, our Japanese Studies Librarian, offers two identical sessions on Friday, March 22. The location will be Room 306 at Butler Library. Morning Session: 10 am - Noon Afternoon Session: 2 pm - 4 pm Highlight of this session will be receiving 7 extra login IDs/PWs to test Nikkei Telecom. You might be confused…
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