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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.
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.
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
The Japanese Language Program's Tadoku Project
The JLP's Tadoku project helps our students try to read more challenging texts and enjoy reading in Japanese. See the full article in the Penn Library Newsletter.
Mongolian Language Taught at Penn
The Daily Pennsylvanian published an article about the Mongolian course being offered through EALC. This is the first time Mongolian has been offered at Penn.
Events
The Handmaiden
Korean Cinema Film Screening
Moderated by Dr. So-Rim Lee
From PARK Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE and STOKER, comes a ravishing crime drama. A gripping and sensual tale of two women - a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a…
Elusive Belonging: Marriage Immigrants and “Multiculturalism” in Rural South Korea
Korean Studies Colloquium
Minjeong Kim, San Diego State University
Based on ethnographic fieldwork, Minjeong Kimexamines Filipinas who married rural South Korean bachelors in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Against a backdrop of the South Korean government’s…
"Families Together and Apart: Divorce, Child Custody, and Contested Disconnection in Contemporary Japan"
ICEA Colloquium Series
Allison Alexy
In contemporary Japan, police and law enforcement are often reluctant to assist in family conflicts. Law enforcement representatives instead push family members to settle problems on their own. Given such a context,…
