Each semester, the East Asian Studies Program invites several prominent scholars from a variety of disciplines to present research talks in the East Asian Studies Speaker Series. We welcome faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and others to join us for these talks. This semester, all talks will be in person (although the location will vary).
East Asian Studies Speaker Series: Michele Ford (University of Sydney, Australia)
Mergenthaler 526Union Responses to Gender-based Violence in Cambodia’s Construction Sector. Gender-based violence and harassment at work (workplace GBVH) is a global, complex and intractable issue that impacts millions of workers' lives. […]
East Asian Studies Speaker Series – Yoonkyung Lee (University of Toronto)
Mergenthaler 266Extreme Protests - Changing Protest Repertoires in Labor Movements in Neoliberal Korea. Yoonkyung Lee, Department of Sociology & Center for the Study of Korea, University of Toronto, will discuss the […]
East Asian Studies Speaker Series – Frank Mondelli (University of Delaware)
Gilman 300Gotta Read 'Em All - Decoding Braille in the Pokémon Series. To obtain a trio of legendary monsters in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (2002), players can embark on an elaborate […]
East Asian Studies Speaker Series – Celeste Arrington (The George Washington University)
Mergenthaler 266Disability Rights, Activism and Changing Governance in South Korea and Japan. Through comparisons of anti-discrimination and accessibility reforms in South Korea and Japan, this talk analyzes the rise of legalistic […]
EAS Speaker Series: Darcie Draught-Véjares (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Mergenthaler 266Beyond Birth Rates: South Korea's Policy Response to Demographic Aging. Examining how demographic shifts shape policy priorities and challenges, Darcie Draught-Véjares from the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for […]
East Asian Studies Speaker Series – Burak Gürel (Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Mergenthaler 266Evolving Paradigms in Chinese Rural Land Policy: Developmentalism, Welfarism, and Liberalism. Burak Gürel is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-director of the Center for Asian Studies at Koç University […]