Week of Events
Virtual: Clouding: Shape and Sign in Asian Art
From January 20, 2021-February 13, 2022, the Ackland Art Museum will be exhibiting a year-long installation that explores the diverse forms and functions of clouds in the arts of Asia. This exhibition will juxtapose works of art in different media … Read more
Queering Later-Life Desire in Chinese and Sinophone Cinema
Queering Later-Life Desire in Chinese and Sinophone Cinema
Chinese seniors are often painted as loving elders, but seldom as elderly lovers. The prevalence of dating among seniors after the 1980s has done little to dispel the common perception that the elderly are physically and emotionally asexual. This talk … Read more
Assignment: China – The Week that Changed the World with Mike Chinoy
Assignment: China – The Week that Changed the World with Mike Chinoy
Join "MEJO 437: Media in Asia" for a virtual screening of "Assignment: China - The Week that Changed the World." This year marks the 50th anniversary of President Nixon's trip to China that opened Beijing to international media and ended … Read more
Book Launch: Precarious Asia
Book Launch: Precarious Asia
UNC Professor Arne Kalleberg, UNC Professor Emeritus Kevin Hewison, and Professor Kwang-Yeong Shin of Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Republic of Korea, launch their latest book, Precarious Asia: Global Capitalism and Work in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia. Precarious Asia assesses the … Read more