BLOOMINGTON, IN – Taking place on Friday, October 18, at the Global and International Studies Building, UNC-Chapel Hill professor Dr. Michelle King visited Indiana University, sponsored by the Taiwan Studies Initiative, to present a talk on her new book Chop Fry Watch Learn: Thinking Through Chinese Cookbooks and Cuisine with Fu Pei-Mei. The Taiwan Studies Initiative and East Asian Studies Center were so thrilled (more…)
A successful Graduate Workshop!
On October 5, 2024, the IU Taiwan Studies Initiative hosted its first Midwest Taiwan Studies Graduate Workshop, a one-day, in-person event that invited graduate and undergraduate students from IU, the Midwest, and beyond to present their research on Taiwan. This year’s workshop was titled “Exploring Taiwan: From Historical Roots to Contemporary Issues,” and aimed to foster in-depth discussions, facilitate knowledge exchange, and highlight new research concerning Taiwan while bringing knowledge about Taiwan to the IU Bloomington community.
The workshop’s morning session, entitled (more…)
EASC Spring Wrap-up
EASC finished the 23-24 school year strong after an academic year full of events and colloquium.
We were delighted to welcome four Colloquium speakers over the Spring semester’s theme of Art and Performance, including Dr. Hippocrates Cheng, Dr. Judith Zeitlin, Dr. Meimei Zhang, and filmmaker Christine Choy. Choy’s Colloquium talk was followed by a screening and Q&A session of her most recent work, The Exiles, co-sponsored by IU Cinema and IU Global.
This semester, we wrapped-up our nine-month project with Japan Foundation New York that highlighted the cultural and creative industries in Japan. With the help of guest speakers and our own IU faculty and graduate students, we explored topics such as the impacts of AI as an artistic tool, translation aid, and how different creative industries like theatre and anime impact each other. EASC Director Morten Oxenboell led a workshop exploring . . . (more…)
Highlights from China Town Hall 2024
The annual China Town Hall took place on Tuesday, April 9, featuring a live webcast with Dr. Kurt Campbell followed by an on-campus discussion moderated by Drs. Wendy Leutert and Nick Vogt.
Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State, and Steve Orlins, President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, discussed hot-button issues including the Biden administration’s policy towards China, the impact of over-securitization in U.S.-China relations, U.S. policy towards Taiwan and Indo-Pacific affairs, etc. Campbell believes that . . . (more…)
IU Northwest’s Asia Day – another success
On April 11, Indiana University Northwest celebrated Asia Day 2024 with food, music, and performances showcasing the diversity and vibrancy of Asian cultures. An IUN staple for nearly 20 years, this year’s celebration featured opening remarks from Chancellor Ken Iwama, a trivia contest, Bollywood dance, and musical performances by two guest artists – the Chicago-based Mongolian band Tuvergen and the K-pop dance cover band Paragon from Indianapolis. The event garnered a great deal of interest from the student body and the wider public, attracting around 370 attendees. IU Northwest leadership was also well-represented, with Chancellor Iwama, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Vicki Román-Lagunas, and many deans attending. The guest performances were made possible by funding provided through three centers based in the Hamilton Lugar School: the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, the East Asian Studies Center, and the Center for the Study of Global Change. On the IU Northwest side, the event was organized by Professor Surekha Rao, Professor Xiaoqing Diana Lin and the IUN East Asia Gateway, and the Asian American Student Association. We hope to continue collaborating with IU Northwest and other campuses in the Indiana University system to further internationalization and global engagement across Indiana.
Windows to East Asia
We are excited to shine a spotlight on the remarkable ‘Windows to the World’ project, and especially to celebrate the vital role of the East Asian Studies Center in this venture.
Windows to the World: Digital Artifacts for Global Educators is an innovative digital initiative enhancing humanities education in Indiana by . . . (more…)
AITJ – Japanese Olympiad of Indiana
The Association of Indiana Teachers of Japanese organized another successful Japanese Olympiad of Indiana this year, held February 24, 2024 at Ball State University. The Japanese Olympiad of Indiana is . . . (more…)
Taiwan Studies Initiative
On January 25, 2024 IU kicked off its new Taiwan Studies Initiative with an online roundtable addressing the results of Taiwan’s recent presidential and legislative elections. The roundtable featured (more…)
A Semester of Violence has come to an end
EASC’s colloquium speaker series this fall focused on East Asian perspectives on violence from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Besides our very own prof. Nick Vogt, who gave the concluding lecture on . . . (more…)
Rethinking Technologies, the Environment, and Human-Nonhuman Relationships
Taiwan has become a vibrant site for research on the changing relationships among humans, the natural world, and our built environment, an urgent topic in our current moment of climate change, pandemics, and rapid technological impact on the human condition. On October 20, 2023, the East Asian Studies Center held an IU-NTU workshop on . . . (more…)