Translation as meditation
Ji-Eun Lee talks about the art of translation and her newest translation project, "I Met Loh Kiwan."
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A Dream of Modern China
This episode of NPR's Throughline was co-produced by Zhao Ma, associate professor of modern Chinese history and culture.
K-Pop: Text as performance on stage and in the classroom
K-Pop, a genre of music best known for its intricately choreographed music videos, has inspired “cover” groups throughout the world. For one such group at WashU, the dance movement provides students with a stepping-stone into the field of cultural studies.
Diva nation: Female icons from Japanese cultural history
Laura Miller and Rebecca Copeland, coeditors of "Diva Nation: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History," discuss queens, goddesses, and the nature of diva-hood.
US is making ‘serious strategic misjudgment’ in its accusations against China, Beijing’s top diplomat says
Zhao Ma in South China Morning Post
Korean Language Student Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Kate Lee, third year Korean student
Podcast: Why China and North Korea are not as close as you think
Ma Zhao and John Delury talk history
Tali Hershkovitz, EAS MA student, receives Feng Zikai award for outstanding essay written by a foreigner in China
Biomedical Odysseys: Fetal Cell Experiments from Cyberspace to China
Priscilla Song's book release celebration
Mimi Kim receives appointment as Teaching Professor of Korean Language
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Stanley Spector Memorial Award
for outstanding papers in East Asian Studies
Revolution in the Reels: Filming Japan’s Interwar Struggle
Between the two world wars, a new leftwing political movement took hold in Japan, driven partly by the Proletarian Film League, or Prokino. Film scholar Diane Lewis' book-in-progress, a social history of Prokino, maps its place in interwar Japan.