Past Events

Past Events




Mary Elizabeth Berry lecture and reception, "Virtuous Consumption versus Iron Thrift: Market Trouble in Early Modern Japan (and Beyond)"

- | Cafe 58, Irvine Auditorium (3401 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104)

Domestic consumption is vital to all market economies but became particularly important in Tokugawa Japan (1600-1868), given the heavy constraints on foreign trade and real estate transactions an capital formation.…




International Women's Day 2016: Global Perspectives on Women, Food Security and Agriculture

- | International House of PhiladelphiaSouth America Room, 2nd Floor3701 Chestnut Street,Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

2016 is an important year for the future of agriculture and development. The new Sustainable Development Goals, or “SDGs”, will shape the next 15 years of policies, programs and funding. More than any other…




Yann-huei Song, "The South China Sea Dispute in the Philippines v. PRC Arbitration: Taiwan's Concern and Response"

- | 345 Fisher-Bennett Hall

The arbitration tribunal in the Philippines vs. PRC dispute over the South China Sea is likely to issue its final award later this year. The issues before the tribunal include China's claim to historic rights, the 9-…




James Farrer, Sophia University

- | Location TBA

James Farrer - "Shanghai Nightscapes: A Nocturnal Biography of a Global City"
Professor of Sociology
Sophia University
http://www.fla.sophia.ac.jp…




Sun Joo Kim, Harvard University

- | Location TBA

Sun Joo Kim
Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History
Director, Korea Institute
Harvard University
http://korea.fas.harvard.edu/directory/…




Morris Rossabi, Columbia University

- | Location TBA, Penn Museum




Mark Selden, Cornell University

- | Location TBA

Mark Selden - "Legacies: Historical Memories of War and Colonialism and Contemporary Conflicts in East Asia"
Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program, Cornell University
Coordinator, The…




Global Education Forum

- | Hilton Inn at Penn3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Tel: (215) 222-0200Fax: (215) 222-4600




Edward Shaughnessy, University of Chicago

- |  Van Pelt Library, Class of '55 

Edward Shaughnessy
Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor in Early Chinese Studies
https://ealc.uchicago.edu/faculty/shaughnessy…




Willy Vande Walle, KU Leuven

- | Stiteler Hall, B26

Professor of Japanese Studies
KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

* Center for the Integrated Study of Japan Colloquium Series, co-sponsored by the CEAS Humanities Colloquium Series…