“Transnationalizing Buddhism: Cambodian Temples, Student Monks, and Pilgrims in Sri Lanka and India” John Marston Professor of Asian and African Studies Colegio de Mexico Friday, November 10, 2017 12:00 PM 206 Ingraham Hall Free and …
East Asian History
Lecture: Joe Dennis
“Songs to Encourage the Cessation of Litigation: Printing, Orality, and Legal Knowledge in China, 1595-1949” Joe Dennis Professor of History UW-Madison Monday, November 6, 2017 3:30 – 5:00 PM 212 University Club 803 State St …
Panel Discussion: Asia Rising
“Asia Rising” Come hear UW-Madison History faculty Judd Kinzley, Al McCoy, and Charles Kim at Asia Rising, a panel discussion on the presence of Asia in global politics and economics. A reception for alumni and …
Judith Ladinsky Lecture
“Rethinking the Tet Offensive: 50 Years Later” Lien-Hang T. Nguyen Dorothy Berg Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia Columbia University Friday, October 20, 2017 12:00 – 1:00 PM 206 Ingraham …
Lecture: Tomoko Kitagawa
“A Global History of Mathematics from 1650 to 2017” Tomoko Kitagawa University of California – Berkley Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society Friday, October 13, 2017 4:00 PM Van Vleck Hall, 9th Floor Lounge …
Lecture: Florence Hsia
“How to Use a Chinese Dictionary: The Four-Corner Index” Florence Hsia Professor History of Science UW-Madison Tuesday, October 10, 2017 12:00-1:00 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr View or download event poster (pdf)
History Department Colloquium
ROUNDTABLE: History & the Present With UW-Madison History Faculty: Liz Hennessey, Patrick Iber, Rudy Koshar, Karl Shoemaker, & Sarah Thal Monday, October 2, 2017 11:50-1:20 PM Curti Lounge (Rm 5233 Humanities Bldg.) Limits & possibilities …
Roundtable on the North Korea Crisis
How did we reach this point? How is the crisis affecting East Asia and international relations? What are possible outcomes and solutions? A free public discussion Friday, September 22, 2017 3:00 PM – Coffee/tea and …
Involuntary Resistance: Against Normalizing Society in Recent South Korean Film
Christopher Hanscom UCLA Korean literature professor. Tuesday, April 11, 2017 4:15-6:00 PM Ingraham Hall, Room 22 Prof. Christopher Hanscom will discuss two recent South Korean films, exploring connections between the portrayal of “involuntary resistances” and …
Histories of the Present: Postimperial Asia in the World
Burdick-Vary Symposium Friday, March 10, 2017 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Pyle Center Session One – 10:00-12:30 – “Neo-Nationalisms and Empire” Daniel Ussishkin, UW Francine Hirsch, UW Laird Boswell, UW Louise Young, UW Viren Murthy, …