Laurel Taylor attends British Centre for Literary Translation
EALC graduate student participates in the Japanese Workshop at the British Centre for Literary Translation
Congratulations, EALC Class of 2020!
A message to the EALC Class of 2020 from Zhao Ma, director of undergraduate studies
NEH Awards Summer Stipend to EALC’s Nathan Vedal
Chen and Nie promoted to senior lecturer
Wenhui Chen and Ke Nie have been promoted to senior lecturer effective July 1, 2020.
Q & A with Ananda Martin (AB '95)
Ananda Martin graduated from WashU in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in Japanese and cultural anthropology.
Vedal wins ACLS fellowship
Nathan Vedal, assistant professor of East Asian languages and cultures in Arts & Sciences, has received a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. Vedal also recently received a Mellon Fellowship from Princeton University’s Institute for Advanced Study.
Letty Chen publishes new book, "The Great Leap Backward"
Lingchei Letty Chen’s new book, “The Great Leap Backward: Forgetting and Representing the Mao Years,” has been published by Cambria Press.
SP20 EALC Major/Minor Updates
EALC has made changes in class instruction and degree requirements for SP20
Krystel Mowery receives Outstanding Staff Award
EALC administrative coordinator and WashU alumna Krystel Mowery receives award
Language Teaching Fair Spring Coffee Hour: Extending Class Time with Canvas
Language instructors at WashU gathered on Wednesday for an informal roundtable discussion on teaching and using Canvas in the classroom. Iva Youkilis, Senior Lecturer and Placement Coordinator in Italian; Erik Nesse, PhD, Lecturer in French; and Taewoong Kim, PhD, Lecturer in Korean, led the discussion.
China hits back at American ‘coronavirus overreaction’ with travel warning for US
Professor Zhao Ma comments on recent China travel warning
Summer 2019 Spector-Yang Awards
The second cohort of Stanley Spector and Richard Yang Award recipients share their experiences in East Asia during the summer of 2019.
Ai Weiwei: Displacement and Replacement
We asked Yuqian Yan, a postdoctoral fellow in Chinese performance cultures in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, to respond to the Kemper Art Museum’s exhibition, Ai Weiwei: Bare Life, and to attend the museum’s sold-out Q&A with Ai Weiwei on September 26. (The exhibit continues through January 5.) Here, she brings her expertise in spectatorship and Chinese performance culture to bear on the controversial Chinese artist and filmmaker’s works, which draw attention to the struggles of millions of people in China and around the world.