CEAS Colloquium Series

The CEAS Colloquium Series is a a public lecture series that covers topics in the humanities, arts and social sciences in East Asia. All lectures are free and open to the public. Find out more about the speakers and lecture topics below.

Past Events

March
5

Imperial-Time-Order: the “People” and the “Empire” in Historical Plays in Mao's China

Date
Thu March 5th 2020, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
East Asia (Lathrop) Library, Room 224, 518 Memorial Way

Speaker: Kun Qian

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February
25

A Samurai Wife Divorces Her Lout of a Husband

Date
Tue February 25th 2020, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
East Asia (Lathrop) Library, Room 224, 518 Memorial Way

Speaker: Luke Roberts

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February
20

The Territorial Expansion of the Qing Empire and the Dzungar Nomads in the Eighteenth Century

Date
Thu February 20th 2020, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
History Corner, Room 307, 450 Jane Stanford Way

Speaker: Kicengge, chengzhi

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February
18

The Embryo Hunts in Public: Eugenics, the Atomic Bomb, and the Politics of Visibility in Japan

Date
Tue February 18th 2020, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
East Asia (Lathrop) Library, Room 224, 518 Memorial Way

Speaker: Chika Kinoshita

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February
10

The Soul of Care: An Anthropological Response to the Crisis in Professional and Family Care

Date
Mon February 10th 2020, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Building 50, Room 51a

Speaker: Arthur Kleinman

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January
28

Cold War Democracy: The United States and Japan

Date
Tue January 28th 2020, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
East Asia (Lathrop) Library, Room 224, 518 Memorial Way

Speaker: Jennifer Miler

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January
21

China's Growing Presence in the Baltics—Motives and Prospects

Date
Tue January 21st 2020, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Encina Commons, Rm 123 (615 Crothers Way)

Speaker: Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova

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January
16

The Forgotten War or the Hijacked War? How Chinese POWs and Chiang Kai-shek Hijacked the Korean War

Date
Thu January 16th 2020, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
Encina Commons, Rm 123 (615 Crothers Way)

Speaker: David Chang, David Cheng Chang

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October
25

Rakugo in the World: Traditional Japanese performing arts crossing borders

Date
Fri October 25th 2019, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Oshman Hall, 355 Roth Way

Speaker: Shinoharu Tatekawa

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October
17

Contentious Citizenship: Zainichi Korean Activism in Japan

Date
Thu October 17th 2019, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
Encina Commons, Rm 123

Speaker: Hwaji Shin

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