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MADISON—Leading artists, poets, writers, and translators from India, China, and North America will gather in Madison the week of May 22 for a series of public events as part of a Summer Institute on “Chinese Literature and the Global South: Writing, Translating, Reading, Looking.” Spanning four evenings, the public program will showcase the arts, including …

This year is the 25th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, and CEAS is delighted to be a presenting sponsor for the three films. The film festival begins on April 13th and ends on April 20th. For full listings and tickets, visit their ticketing website. Tickets are free for students with a UW student ID! We at …

The Japanese government recognized the work of William F. Vilas Anthropology Professor Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, with its highest honor for public service, awarding her the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbons (瑞寶綬章) on November 28, 2022, in Chicago. Tajima Horoshi, Consul-General of Japan in Chicago, presented Prof. Ohnuki-Tierney with the honor at …

The Wisconsin Sijo (WiSiJo) Poetry Contest opens for its third Year! MADISON–Wisconsinites of all ages will have the opportunity to learn a new poetry form and possibly win a prize for doing so. For the third year in a row, the UW–Madison Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), in collaboration with the Sejong Cultural Society …

Meet Allison Hesselberg, a double major in Chinese and Theatre Studies with a certificate in East Asian Studies at UW Madison! Allison, a senior who is graduating this May, has cultivated her interests in these two areas throughout her time at UW Madison. She has weaved Chinese and drama together by translating Pan Jinlian (潘金莲), …