East Asia Program Lecture Series
The East Asia Program Lecture Series brings scholars from around the world to speak on a wide range of topics in East Asian studies. Recordings of many past lectures are available on the Global Cornell YouTube channel.
Fall 2025 Lectures & Events:
More events will be announced throughout the semester.
Localizing Surrealism: A Cross-Cultural Study of Modern Taiwanese Poetry 超現實主義的在地化：台灣現代詩的跨文化研究
Thursday, August 28, 2025 | 5pm to 6pm | Uris Hall, G08
Speaker: Cheng-Chung Liu, National Taiwan University
Poetry by Tang Juan: A Community Translation of Ah, Conan
Friday, August 29, 2025 | 5pm to 6pm | Buffalo Streets Books
Cornell Classical Chinese Colloquium: “Rhubarb under Embargo: Medicine and Diplomacy in the Qing”
Friday, September 19 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Rockefeller Hall, Room 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Chang Xu, Rice University
Chih-Jou Chen Lecture (title TBD)
Friday, October 3, 2025 | 12pm - 1:30pm | A.D. White House
Speaker: Chih-Jou Chen, Academia Sinica
Enchanted Revolution: Ghosts, Shamans, and Gender Politics in Chinese Communist Propaganda
Thursday, October 9, 2025 | TBD | TBD
Speaker: Xiaofei Kang, George Washington University
Cornell Classical Chinese Colloquium (title TBD)
Friday, October 10 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Rockefeller Hall, Room 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Xiaofei Kang, George Washington University
Global Chinese Theatre: A Transnational Perspective
Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Uris Hall, G08
Speaker: Wah Guan Lim, National Chung Hsing University
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Rockefeller Hall, Room 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Eno Pei-Jean Chen, National Chengchi University
Friday, November 7 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Rockefeller Hall, Room 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Jingyu Liu, Rollins College
Cornell Classical Chinese Colloquium (title TBD)
Friday, November 21 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Rockefeller Hall, Room 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)
Speaker: Mark Meulenbeld, Hong Kong University
Past Lectures: