Laurel Taylor attends British Centre for Literary Translation
EALC graduate student participates in the Japanese Workshop at the British Centre for Literary Translation
EALC announces a call for proposals for the Stanley Spector and Richard Yang Undergraduate Student Awards for Studies in EALC
Deep in the Japanese mountains where the cryptomeria are thick and time is forgotten, you may encounter a woman... In her new book, Rebecca Copeland (EALC) examines the yamamba, or Japan’s legendary mountain witch. For hundreds of years, the yamamba has represented women who defy cultural expectations.
Chinese blockbuster war film salutes China’s military might and heroism
Hyeok Hweon Kang has received two awards for his doctoral dissertation.
Eight alumni of Washington University in St. Louis were selected by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to conduct research or teach English this academic year.
A recent conference invited language instructors from across Arts & Sciences to discuss challenges and opportunities unique to the foreign language classroom.
EALC remembers David Holloway (PhD '14, BA '02)
Marvin Marcus shares some thoughts and observations as he prepares to step down from his role as departmental chair of EALC.
Rebecca Copeland, professor of Japanese language and literature in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is a nationally known scholar of modern Japanese literature, a translator of contemporary Japanese novels, and, now, a novelist herself.
Japan Station podcast with Rebecca Copeland
The current majors and minors in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean will be consolidated into a new major and minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures.
EALC wishes its 2021 graduates the best of luck!