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Department News
Is it a cult, or a new religious movement?
EALC Professor Ori Tavor was interviewed for this Penn Today article about new religious movements.
Chinese Placement Exam Results
The results of the Fall 2019 Chinese placement exam given on August 24 and August 30 can be found here: https://ealc.sas.upenn.edu/chinese-placement-results-2019
First Day Lessons
Michael Lin, a rising sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and minor in EALC, offers advice for new travelers based on his experiences as a summer intern in Shanghai.
Penn Asian Review Published Online
The 9th volume of the Penn Asian Review has been published online! The Penn Asian Review provides both undergraduate and graduate students with a forum to discuss all aspects of the Asia-Pacific region.
Christopher Atwood Receives Honorary Doctorate from National Mongolia University
On May 21, 2019, Professor Christopher Atwood, Graduate Chair in EALC, received an honorary doctorate from National Mongolia University.
Rare Chinese scroll unfurled at Penn Museum
Students in Professor Nancy Steinhardt’s history of art course had the chance to closely examine a 200-ye
Arthur Tress Collection of Japanese Illustrated Books Gifted to Penn Libraries
With the gift of the Arthur Tress Collection of Japanese Illustrated Books, the Penn Libraries has secured one of the best – if not the best – most complete and widest-ranging collections of Japanese illustrated books in the United State
Congratulations Professor Nancy Steinhardt!
Professor Nancy Steinhardt has won the 2019 Provost's Award for Distinguished PhD Teaching and Mentoring. Currently the Chair of our department, Professor Steinhardt has mentored over 30 PhD students during her time with EALC.
A tour of the ancient world—in Mandarin
The Penn Museum offers tours of its exhibits in Mandarin, increasing cross-cultural access to its invaluable assemblage of objects on display, the only known museum in Philadelphia with regularly scheduled tours in the langua
Nancy Steinhardt Wins College Art Association Award
Professor Steinhardt has been named the 2019 recipient of the 2019 College Art Association Award for Distinguished Teaching of Art History. The award was present on February 13 in New York during the CAA's annual conference. Awardees wer
Events
"From Shore to Shore: Maritime Transport and Commerce in Japan’s Late Medieval Period"
Michelle Damian
The Seto Inland Sea region was the center for much of the late medieval (14 th – 16 th c) period’s commercial activity. With growing local economic development came the rise of smaller markets throughout the…
“Toward a Global History of International Relations: A Perspective from Asia”
Tomoko Akami
ICEA Series
Scholars have increasingly noted the Eurocentric bent of the field of international relations, including the so-called Westphalian Model. But university teaching on international relations…
"Japan's Monarchy and the New Emperor in Historical Perspective"
Ken Ruoff
The constitutional position of Japan’s monarchy was fundamentally redefined after the war, and initially conservatives rejected that the emperor should be “no more than a symbol.” But by the 1970s, the political…
