Asian Languages and Cultures

Capstone Teaching Award to Michael Toole

Michael Toole has received a 2019 Capstone Teaching Award for his outstanding work as a University of Wisconsin teaching assistant. In recognition of the critical role TAs play in undergraduate instruction, this campus-wide award acknowledges …

Kids might be closer than you to true haiku

Adam Kern, professor of Japanese literature and visual culture in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures discusses the “long and fascinating history” of a deceptively simple poetic form.

In-Conversation Fall Series

How do we cultivate and sustain a culture of inclusion in our communities? In-Conversation seeks to answer this question through group discussion, synthesized into actionable steps and practices. Participants will focus on what that looks …

A Kamigata Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Metropolitan Centers, 1600-1750

Interaction in Mandarin Chinese and English as a Multilingua Franca

The Grand Scribe’s Records, Volume I The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China Ssu-ma Ch’ien

The Penguin Book of Haiku

In Plain Sight: Impunity and Human Rights in Thailand