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Spring semester 2024 programming for the Center for East Asian Studies will feature a Professional Series lecture on diplomacy to be offered by the former ambassador to the Republic of Korea, a talk by the curator of the Anderson Japanese Gardens, an exhibition of Tibetan calligraphy, and a workshop on the stories of UW–Madison’s early …
University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Jinwan Park has been accepted as a 2024-2025 Schwarzman Scholar. A Political Science major with a certificate in East Asian Studies, Park will be graduating this December and is being featured as a notable graduate at the 2023 UW–Madison Winter Commencement. Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowship …
A select group of 24 incoming UW–Madison first-year students got a head start on their Badger education in summer 2023. These badgers went through a unique three week experience where they immersed themselves in the unfamiliar sights and sounds of Kyoto, Japan, while engaging with Japanese tales about ghosts and monsters. “The UW Summer Launch …
MADISON — The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is pleased to announce the winners of the recent “East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program” competition. Grants have been awarded to public libraries throughout Wisconsin, enriching their collections with new titles that will enable patrons to deepen their understanding of East …
The Center for East Asian Studies is delighted to announce the release of its newsletter for the 2022-2023 academic year! This newsletter features a note from our previous director, Professor Charles Kim, a spotlight on CEAS faculty and student achievements, a recap of the center’s highlights and events over the past year, as well as …
The Wisconsin Sijo (WiSiJo) Poetry Contest Opens for its Fourth 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 fourth year in a row, the UW–Madison Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), in collaboration with the Sejong Cultural Society …
Fall semester 2023 programming for the Center for East Asian Studies is highlighted by a September lecture on China from a European perspective, two book talks through a partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival, and an array of speakers on topics related to East Asia – from Japanese pop culture to the politics of abortion …
The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Wisconsin—Madison is delighted to announce that the “East Asia in Wisconsin” library program, now in its fourth year, is accepting applications. Full details, ideas for materials and programming, and a link to the application can be found at https://eastasia.wisc.edu/eainwisconsin. Proposals will be accepted through …
The Center for East Asian Studies at UW–Madison and The Sejong Cultural Society are pleased to announce the results of their 3rd annual Wisijo competition. The goals of the competition included connecting with talented Wisconsin writers and encouraging them to learn and write a sijo (a Korean form of poetry). Through this competition, UW–Madison and …
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 …