Past Events

In conversation with Jacques DeLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law, Penn Law School.

Cosponsored by the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy

WORD LAB text analysis learning group welcomes Paul Vierthaler of Leiden University via videoconferencing on 2/21 (Thursday) 12-1:30pm. He will talk about his research on computational methods for analyzing intertextuality and text reuse in the Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei. There is no precirculated paper, and no registration is required. WORD LAB meets in Van Pelt 526 (East Asian Seminar Room) -- see w0rdlab.org for more information or contact Molly at mollydes@upenn.edu.

Please note that due to inclement weather this event has been canceled/postponed

Anime Apocalypse: The Fall of the City is a February film series, co-sponsored by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.   This series will explore the catastrophic end of urban establishments in four animated films: AKIRA, Patlabor 2: The Movie, Summer Wars, and Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle.  Each film imagines the destruction of Tokyo in the near or distant future and the heroic men and women who struggle to preserve the structure of urban life.

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As we mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 25th anniversary of the Bangkok Declaration (a foundational document of the “Asian values” version of human rights), and nearly three decades since the People’s Republic of China officially accepted universal human rights, this symposium brings together leading experts to examine the state of human rights in China. 

China’s response to current US trade policy will have significant ramifications within China and may have spillover effects beyond China. This talk will assess how China is responding to the US trade approach, and what the wider implications may be, including for international governance.  In so doing, it will differentiate between China's retaliatory, inclusive, and regulatory responses.

Anime Apocalypse: The Fall of the City is a February film series, co-sponsored by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.   This series will explore the catastrophic end of urban establishments in four animated films: AKIRA, Patlabor 2: The Movie, Summer Wars, and Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle.  Each film imagines the destruction of Tokyo in the near or distant future and the heroic men and women who struggle to preserve the structure of urban life.

Since the late 1970s, the three most salient minority groups in Japan - the politically dormant Ainu, the active but unsuccessful Koreans, and the former outcaste group of Burakumin - have all expanded their activism despite the unfavorable domestic political environment. In Rights Make Might, Kiyoteru Tsutsui examines why, and finds an answer in the galvanizing effects of global human rights on local social movements. Tsutsui chronicles the transformative impact of global human rights ideas and institutions on minority activists, which changed their understandings about their standing in Japanese society and propelled them to new international venues for political claim making.

 Join us to celebrate Tsagaan Sar, the “White Month,” the Mongolian Lunar New Year!

 Enjoy Mongolian-style milk tea, dumplings, and other snacks. Take in performances of Mongolian singing, folk dancing, poetry, and more.

 Join us, Sunday, February 10, 4:00 PM, at the Rooftop Lounge of Rodin House (3901 Locust Walk)

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Penn Global is pleased to announce that we will hold the 2019 Penn China Research Symposium on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Perry World House. The goal of the Symposium is to highlight Penn faculty work in China and foster interdisciplinary dialogue among stakeholders across campus to inform Penn’s ongoing engagement in China. We will also preview the next call for proposals for the China Research and Engagement Fund, which will emphasize interdisciplinary, thematic projects.