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Writing and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan
Professor Wiebke Denecke of Boston University will be giving a talk entitled: “Writing and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan–A Glimpse through Augustan Rome.” Early cultural heroes and rulers in...
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Chinese Comedy Performance and Lecture
Chinese-English Bilingual stand-up comedian, Jesse Appell, will be in Williams college for a comedy performance, presentations, and cultural Q+As. After graduating from college, Jesse Appell went to...
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Grammar, Logic, and Computation
Yusuke Kubota, Assistant Professor at University of Tsukuba, will give a special lecture on grammar, logic, and computation, and will discuss the underlying connection among the three areas of study....
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Chinese and Japanese Previews
Students during Previews 2015 attended Chinese and Japanese language tables in Mission Park Dining Hall. Current students and professors answered many questions prospective students had about studying...
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Students won speech contest prizes in Beijing
Chinese Program students Zihan Ye and Patrick Kane won third place prizes at the 2015 Beijing Area Chinese Language Speech Competition held at Beijing Language and Culture University on August 3, 2015....
View ArticleA Moving Sound: Taiwanese Music Performance
Sheng Dong, or “A Moving Sound,” is a Taiwan-based company that fuses traditional Taiwanese and Chinese musical ideas with modern song compositions performed on Chinese instruments including the...
View ArticleA Moving Sound: Tai Chi and Dance Workshop
Join international presenter and performer Mia Hsieh for her unique blend of Tai Chi and quiet dance. Enjoy this rare opportunity to explore simple dance and movement using concepts such as contraction...
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Professor Cecilia Chang Wins Nelson Bushnell ’20 Prize
Cecilia Chang, Professor of Chinese, has been awarded the Nelson Bushnell ’20 Prize. This prize is awarded every year to three recipients, one from each of the academic divisions, whose “practice in...
View ArticleAsian Studies Ice Cream Party Social
Come and meet the faculty and students in the Department of Asian Studies, while enjoying some delicious Lickety Split ice creams! Find out more about courses offered by the department for WSP and...
View ArticleChina Government Scholarship
Since September 2008 through the goodwill of the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York, the Department of Asian Studies at Williams...
View ArticleWilliams-in-China Fellowships (2016)
Since the 1960’s, Williams has sent graduates to teach and study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), one of the top universities in this dynamic city of approximately 6 million people. The...
View Article2016 Taiwan Ministry of Education Huayu (Mandarin) Enrichment Scholarship (HES)
Through the generosity of the Taiwan Ministry of Education and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston (TECO), the Department of Asian Studies at Williams College has been awarded a...
View Article2016 Linen Summer Grants for Study in Asia
Supported by an endowment for Asian Studies established by family and friends in memory of James A. Linen III, Class of 1934, the Department of Asian Studies offers a limited number of grants to assist...
View ArticleASST Open House, Tuesday, April 19
Come and meet the ASST faculty and students in Hollander 040 from 7 – 8:30 pm. Enjoy some delicious Asian snacks. Find about more about courses offered for Fall 2016. Learn more about South Asian...
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Lessons Large & Small: Six Models for Field Development in the Less Commonly...
Dr. Scott McGinnis is Academic Advisor for the Washington office of the Defense Language Institute (DLI). He also holds the academic rank of professor at DLI. Between 1999 and 2003, he served as...
View ArticleBodhisattva as Jerk: Performance, Exhibitionism, and Social Discomfort in...
Professor Paul Rouzer, from the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures of the University of Minnesota, will be giving a lecture entitled “Bodhisattva as Jerk: Performance, Exhibitionism, and...
View ArticleFiona Sze-Lorrain: Poetry Readings
On Wednesday, October 5th (4:00 p.m. in Hollander Hall 241), Fiona Sze-Lorrain will read from her latest book of poetry, The Ruined Elegance (Princeton, 2016), chosen by Library Journal as one of the...
View ArticleAsian Studies Ice Cream Social
Tuesday, October 25, Hollander 040, 7 – 8 PM This is your chance to come and meet faculty and students in the Department of Asian Studies! Come and find out more about courses offered by the department...
View ArticleWilliams Japan Club!!
The Williams Japan Club was founded in 2016 by two alumnae, Sara Kang ’14 and Jessy LeClair ’10 with support from Larry Greenberg ’85. It is a community for graduates living and working in Japan, and...
View ArticleInformation Session on Study Abroad in Chinese-speaking areas (Nov. 15)
Come and meet with Chinese faculty and students returning from study abroad. They will be happy to answer all your questions about study abroad opportunities, and the types of funding that are...
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