In her recently published book, Just One Rain Away: The Ethnography of River-City Flood Control (2022), Hamilton Lugar School Professor of International Studies Stephanie Kane explores the issue of climate change via river-city flooding and pushes her readers to think outside the box when seeking solutions to the climate crisis. In announcing the book’s release,… Read more »
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Nick Vogt’s new book explores ritual and power in early Chinese history
IU Professor Nick Vogt explores ritual and power in early Chinese history in his new book published by Cambridge University Press. Vogt is a faculty member in the East Asian Languages and Cultures department at the IU Hamilton Lugar School. Description of Kingship, Ritual, and Royal Ideology in Western Zhou China: In accounts of Chinese… Read more »
Holbrow explores issues of gender, ethnicity during Japan fellowship
Hilary Holbrow, assistant professor of Japanese Politics and Society in the Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC), recently completed a seven-month National Endowment for the Humanities Advanced Social Science Research on Japan Fellowship. The fellowship is a joint effort between the Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National… Read more »
American Society of Church History honors Professor Dan Caner’s recent book
The Rich and the Pure cited as ‘a major influence on future studies’ Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Daniel Caner’s book, The Rich and the Pure: Philanthropy and the Making of Christian Society in Early Byzantium (University of California, 2021), has been awarded the 2022 Philip Schaff Prize by the… Read more »
Afsaruddin Named Wells Endowed Professor
Asma Afsaruddin, professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures in the Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) has been named the Class of 1950 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor by Indiana University in recognition of her extraordinary scholarship and teaching, her deep concern for the well-being of students and her devotion to diversity, inclusion, and academic excellence…. Read more »
Hamilton Lugar School workshop to kick off Global Indigenous Studies network
Reposted from IU Newsroom A Global Indigenous Studies Workshop on Nov. 4 and 5 at Indiana University Bloomington will kick off a new campus network that brings scholars, activists and policymakers together to address questions of indigeneity. Morten Oxenboell, director of the East Asian Studies Center in the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, said he… Read more »
Leutert Wins 2022 Emerging Scholars Policy Prize from Foreign Affairs and University of Pennsylvania
The Hamilton Lugar School’s Wendy Leutert is one of three recipients of the 2022 Emerging Scholars Policy Prize from Foreign Affairs and University of Pennsylvania Perry World House. The prize recognizes original research presented in an essay that is easily accessible to policymakers and the broader public. Leutert is an assistant professor and the GLP-Ming… Read more »
IU professor receives top Korean cultural award
Professor shares high honor with K-pop band BTS BLOOMINGTON, IND. – Indiana University associate professor Hyo Sang Lee of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies was recently presented with the national Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit award by the South Korean government for his exemplary contributions to Korean language and culture. This national… Read more »
HLS Welcomes Griffin and Ponce to Faculty
Hamilton Lugar School (HLS) welcomes Clare Griffin and Aaron Ponce who both started tenure track faculty positions beginning Fall 2022. For Griffin, an expert on Russia, this is her first time living in the United States. Ponce, an expert on immigration in Europe, is an Indiana University (IU) alumnus returning to campus in a new… Read more »
Global Leader in Residence appointed to Hamilton Lugar School
Today, the IU Hamilton Lugar School Living Learning Center (LLC) has announced the appointment of Professor Terrance Blackman Stroud as the inaugural Global Leader in Residence. Previously, Stroud served as the Hamilton Lugar School’s inaugural HLS Global Affairs Fellow, which includes: leading and developing the Global Leaders and Professionals Program (GLPP) serving as the chair… Read more »