Was Hong Kong 2019 a “Revolution of Our Times”? – Ching Kwan Lee (University of California, Los Angeles)
Mergenthaler 526What was “revolutionary” about Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement in 2019? This talk assesses the breakthroughs and limits of the historic uprising, against an entrenched colonial hegemony co-produced by British and […]
Teaching Workshop
Gilman 308This workshop will be conducted by Allon Brann, Teacher Support Specialist (Graduate Students) in the Milton S. Eisenhower Library Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation.
Narratives of Civic Duty: How National Stories Shape Democracy in Asia – Aram Hur (University of Missouri)
Mergenthaler 266Widespread civic duty has emerged as a last bastion against democratic backsliding. Why do some citizens feel a duty to vote, take up arms, and otherwise sacrifice for their democracies? […]
The Technological Foundation of Neoliberalism in Japan – Yize Hu
Gilman 308Papers will be circulated one week in advance, if you would like to attend but have not received the paper,please email one of the organizers. Feel free to contact us: […]
The “Mixed Blood” Problem in Cold War South Korea – Laura Ha Reizman (Johns Hopkins University)
Mergenthaler 266The post Korean War era observed the presence of numerous US military bases. Mixed race Korean children of these decades were often stigmatized as the children of military sex workers […]
The Depths of the State: Energy and Power in Modern East Asia – Victor Seow (Harvard University)
Gilman 300What is the relationship between energy and power in the industrial age?In this talk, historian Victor Seow explores this question through his recently published book, Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in […]
The Politics of Racism and Antiracism in Japan – Michael Sharpe (York College – CUNY)
Mergenthaler Hall 266Scholarship on racial politics in Japan has tended to take a dichotomous view of Japan as either a culturally homogenous, racially exceptional society where racism does not exist or a […]
Sovereignty and Biodiversity Conservation in Japan’s Ocean Borderlands – Paul Kreitman (Columbia University)
Gilman Hall 300Paul Kreitman’s research interests include environmental history, global history, commodity history, and histories of science and technology. He received his PhD in History from Princeton University in 2015, with a […]