News & Events

East Asian History

• 

  Professor Louise Young Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  This past fall, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences inducted Professor Louise Young. An honorary society and policy organization founded in 1780, the Academy elects exceptionally accomplished individuals and engages them in advancing the public good. Young signed the Book of Members …

• 

  Professor Judd Kinzley Recorded an Interview with University of the Air

  Professor Judd Kinzley recorded an interview on the history of US-China relations for University of the Air on Wisconsin Public Radio. University of the Air invites distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to …

• 

  Professor Judd Kinzley Publishes Article in American Historical Review

  Professor Judd Kinzley has a new article out in The American Historical Review (the official publication of the American Historical Association), titled “Wartime Dollars and the Crowning of China’s Hog Bristle King: The Dubious Legacies …

• 

  Professor Judd Kinzley Publishes Article in Wisconsin Magazine of History

  Congratulations to Professor Judd Kinzley, who has a new article published in the most recent issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History. “The Ghosts of Science Hall: The Chinese Geologists of the University of Wisconsin” …

• 

  Graduate Student Jeffrey Guarneri Appears on Podcast

  On a recent episode of The “What is Asia?” Podcast, UW-Madison graduate student Jeffrey Guarneri is featured talking about “Constructed Images of Nagasaki in 1930s Japan.” Guarneri discusses the images of Nagasaki that were constructed through popular media …

• 

  Professor Joe Dennis’ Research Featured in Podcast Episode

  Professor Joe Dennis is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Germany. His research there is focused on the history of Chinese school libraries and legal education. …

• 

  Professor Judd Kinzley Publishes Op-Ed Supporting Chinese Grad Students

  On Saturday, June 13th, Professor Judd Kinzley published an op-ed in The Cap Times on the subject of new federal proposals that would limit the number of Chinese graduate students and researchers coming to Wisconsin …

• 

  Video: “Still Fighting, Seventy Years Later: The Strange Afterlife of World War II in Japan and Asia”

  Professor Louise Young, recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, presents her research on World War II memory politics in Japan. Seventy years after Japan’s surrender, why does the conduct and interpretation …

• More East Asian History posts