A Kamigata Anthology: Literature from Japan’s Metropolitan Centers, 1600-1750 Edited by Sumie Jones and Adam L. Kern with Kenji Watanabe Available for purchase at the University of Hawaii Press and for pre-order at Amazon. …
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 …
Interaction in Mandarin Chinese and English as a Multilingua Franca
Interaction in Mandarin Chinese and English as a Multilingua Franca: Context, Practice, and Perception proposes a model of context, practice, and perception and raises awareness of the importance of understanding language use and perception …
Asian Studies Professionalization Workshops – Fall 2019
A workshop series on scholarship and career for all UW-Madison graduate students whose scholarship is focused on Asia.
ALC Fall 2019 Faculty/Grad Lunches
Congratulations to Sandeep Kindo
On August 27th, 2019 Sandeep Kindo (Ph.D., Asian Languages & Cultures) successfully defended his dissertation: “Recognition, Identity, Justice: Oraon Custom in the Law Courts of Modern India,” (Professor Vinay Dharwadker, Advisor). Congratulations!
Congratulations to Lu Liu
On Tuesday, July 9th Lu Liu (Ph.D., Chinese Literature and Culture), successfully defended her dissertation, “Away/With the Pest: Hygienic Visuality and Narrations of the Interspecies Encounter in Modern China,” (Professors Nicole Huang and Steve Ridgely, …
Congratulations to Ivy Xue
On Monday, July 8th Yinyin “Ivy” Xue (Ph.D., Chinese Literature and Culture) defended her dissertation, “Science vs. Fiction: Transmedia Scientific Discourse and Popular Culture in China, 1950s-1980s,” (Professors Nicole Huang and Steve Ridgely, co-Advisor). Ivy …