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).
Latest Past Events
East Asian Studies Speaker Series – Burak Gürel (Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Mergenthaler 266Labor Unrest in Chinese-Invested Enterprises in Turkey: Local Dynamics and Global Implications. Burak Gürel is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-director of the Center for Asian Studies at Koç […]
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 – 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 […]