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Department News
Chinese Calligraphy Club, EALC Lecturer Jing Hu Featured in Penn Today
EALC Lecturer Jing Hu was interviewed in Penn Today as part of a feature on the Penn Chinese Calligraphy Club. Jing discussed Chinese calligraphy from a scholarly perspective.Professor Chris Atwood Publishes New Translation
Penguin Random House recently published Professor Chris Atwood's translation of The Secret History of the Mongols. They describe the publication as: "An inventive translation of a great historical epic, and the oldest surviving liFall 2023 Language Placement Test Information
The Chinese Language Placement Test will be held on August 25, 2023 in David Rittenhouse Lab, Rooms A4, A6, and A8 beginning at 8:00AM. The test lasts approximately 2 hours. Pre-registration is not required. Full information canPhD Candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria on Queer Americans in Postwar Japan
In today's issue of Penn Today, PhD Candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria discusses his research on postwar Japanese queer cultures, translation, art, and literPhD Candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria Wins 2022 Marlene Mayo Graduate Paper Prize
EALC PhD Candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria's paper, "Finding the Rainbow World: Queer Translation and Utopian Imaginaries in Postwar Japan," was awarded the Mid-Atlantic Region/Association for Asian Studies (MARAAS) 2022 Marlene Mayo
Events
EALC Speakers' Colloquium Event
Wenkai He
Please join us for the next lecture in the EALC Speakers' Colloquium. Wenkai He will be presenting on his recent book Public Interest and State Legitimation: Early Modern England, Japan, and China.
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