Celebrate Chuseok, Korean Thansgiving, with folk artist In Sun Cho
Friday, October 4, 5-7pm in Higgins 310
The acclaimed minhwa painter In Sun Cho will speak on "Understanding Korean Culture through its Folk Art" followed by a demonstration, workshop, and a reception celebrating Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving
The workshop with the artist requires pre-registration. Everyone is welcome to the reception (6:30-7:30) with popular Korean dishes.
Photography in early postwar Japan
Dr. Emily Cole presents: "Landscape with Life in Early Postwar Japanese Photography" on Friday, Sep. 27, 12-1pm, Stokes Hall 346S as part of the History Department lecture series
Cole flyer
Human Rights and Transitional Justice in Korea
Prof. Tae-ung Baik, former Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, speaks on Thursday, October 3, 5-7pm, Andover Room, Connolly House (300 Hammond St.) as part of the Global Korea Project
Baik-flyer
Prof. Ling Zhang leaves BC
Prof. Ling Zhang (History) has followed a call to the University of Cambridge, England, where she will teach in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The author of the acclaimed book The River, the Plain, and the State (2016), Prof. Zhang taught fascinating courses on early imperial China, environmental history, and the material and cultural history of food in China. It is hard to see her leave, and we wish her continued success at Cambridge.
Prof. Fang Lu new director of EALC
Prof. Fang Lu (Eastern, Slavic, and German Studies) has taken on the directorship of the East Asian Languages and Civilization program (EALC). Many thanks to Prof. Sing-Cheng Chiang for her many years of dedicated service as head of EALC!
Prof. Franziska Seraphim back as director
After a year on leave at the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College, Prof. Seraphim (History) is back as director of the Asian Studies Program. Many heartfelt thanks to Prof. Johnson (Philosophy) for his great work as Interim Director last year!
She can be reached at asian.studies@bc.edu or seraphim@bc.edu