CEAS Colloquium Series

The CEAS Colloquium Series is 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

May
10

Prosecuting Functionaries in Eastern Han China: Evidence from the Newly Excavated Wuyi guangchang Documents

Date
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

The Wuyi guangchang documents are so-called because they were unearthed in 2010 by workers digging in Wuyi (May the First) Square in downtown Changsha in preparation for the number 2 subway line…

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October
20

Return of Myth, Myth Resources, and the Nowness of Mythology in Korea and China Today

Date
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
Hybrid event - Public via Zoom
Speaker
Yoonhee Hong

Nowadays, myth is being used as a kind of cultural resource.

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October
5

Book Talk: Green Parties in Taiwan: Alternative Politics in Taiwan

Date
Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Zoom webinar
Speaker
Dafydd Fell

Examining the Green Party Taiwan (GPT) since its establishment through the aftermath of the most recent national elections in January 2020, this book focuses on Taiwan’s most important movement…

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September
29

The Phantom Landscape of Jiangnan: The Politics of Topography in Stage Sisters (dir. Xie Jin 1964)

Date
Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
Hybrid event - Public via Zoom
Speaker
Mia Liu

Mia Yinxing Liu, associate professor at California College of the Arts in History of Art and Visual Culture, discusses the representation of Jiangnan landscape in Xie Jin’s film Stage Sisters (…

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March
5

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

Date
Thursday, March 5, 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
Tuesday, February 25, 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
Thursday, February 20, 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
Tuesday, February 18, 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
Monday, February 10, 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
Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location:
East Asia (Lathrop) Library, Room 224, 518 Memorial Way

Speaker: Jennifer Miler

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