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Linguistics 176. History and Pre-history of the Japanese Language

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An examination of evidence from the comparative method, internal reconstruction, and written documents for reconstructing prehistoric stages of the Japanese language and an overview of major developments in Japanese phonology and grammar from the Nara...

East Asian Studies 198: Political Parties of East Asia

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East Asia has been home to an astonishing assortment of political parties, covering the spectrum from democratic to authoritarian institutions, including some of the world’s most sophisticated and resilient political organizations. We begin with China’s...

Korean History 115. Korean History through Film

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This course is to examine history of premodern Korea through select Korea's contemporary feature films. Films and dramas with historical themes and personages have been very popular in Korea. We will examine the content of the films, and investigate how `...

Comparative Literature 264. Thinking and Writing Transculturally

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Prof. Karen Thornber This course explores approaches to literature and transculturation in the context of new understandings of human and textual border creation and crossings. Topics include the ethics of dividing cultural products along ethnic...

Handbook of Japanese Semantics and Pragmatics

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Edited by: Wesley M. Jacobsen and Yukinori Takubo Publisher: DeGruyter Publisher's description: The volume on Semantics and Pragmatics presents a collection of studies on linguistic meaning in Japanese, either as conventionally encoded in linguistic form...

The Chinese Empire in Local Society: Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies

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Edited by Michael Szonyi and Shiyu Zhao This book explores the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) military, its impact on local society, and its many legacies for Chinese society. It is based on extensive original research by scholars using the methodology of...

Family Instructions for the Yan Clan and Other Works by Yan Zhitui (531–590s)

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Translator: Prof. Xiaofei Tian From the publisher: Yan Zhitui (531–590s) was a courtier and cultural luminary who lived a colourful life during one of the most chaotic periods, known as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in Chinese history. Beginning...

Peter Bol - From Kinship to Collegiality: Using Data to Visualize Social and Intellectual Change

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February 12, 2021

Tina Lu - February 23, 2021

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The Politics of Li Yu’s Xianqing ouji (Casual Expressions) When it comes to an understanding of the politics of literature and literary production, our field is still largely dominated by Craig Clunas’ framework (itself largely adapted from Bourdieu). I...

Concentrators Present Thesis Research Virtually at the 2021 EAS Senior Thesis Colloquium

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In keeping with the virtual Spring ‘21 semester, this year’s East Asian Studies Senior Thesis Colloquium was held on Wednesday, March 3 as a well-attended Zoom conference. Two Seniors presented their nearly-finalized thesis work, while a third gave a...

Paula Varsano - March 9, 2021

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Troubled Hearts and Worried Minds: Knowing the Subjects of the “Airs of the States” In a moment when digital humanities, distant reading, manuscript studies, and a variety of historical and political lenses invite us to look at literature as a...

Wai-yee Li - Lost and Found: Ming Objects in Qing China

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