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The Kimono Tattoo: Discussing Kyoto, Kimono & More w. Dr. Rebecca Copeland

6.1.21

Japan Station podcast with Rebecca Copeland

WashU Expert: Propaganda at the Movies

4.14.21

As China prepares for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party, theaters have been instructed to screen at least two propaganda films each week. But ideological mandates may not sit well with moviegoers, argues Zhao Ma.

New book from Mijeong Mimi Kim

3.17.21

New Korean language textbook provides students with the perfect preparation for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK).

Remembering the forgotten war

12.16.20

By examining the Chinese film industry’s long relationship with the Korean War, Zhao Ma’s current book project reveals the power of movies to shape historical memory.

Far from campus, but part of the community

12.14.20

International students and faculty including Zhao Ma share how they maintain community from afar

Beijing deploys role in Korean war in fight against the US

10.23.20

Zhao Ma quoted in Financial Times article

How Korean war memories in China fuel desire to take Taiwan 70 years on

10.21.20

Zhao Ma quoted in South China Morning Post article

70 years on, how China sees the Korean War

10.16.20

“The Korean War, as I understand it, is very much like the First World War to Europeans. It changed the ways in which they understand modern warfare,” says Zhao Ma, an associate professor of modern Chinese history and culture at Washington University in St. Louis.

Beata Grant retires after 32 years

6.18.20

Beata Grant, professor of Chinese and religious studies, is retiring this summer after thirty-two years at Washington University in St. Louis.

Letter from the chair: Summer 2020

6.15.20

Marvin Marcus reflects on the past semester at WashU and the challenges posed by COVID-19 for teaching East Asian languages and cultures.

Chen and Nie promoted to senior lecturer

4.24.20

Wenhui Chen and Ke Nie have been promoted to senior lecturer effective July 1, 2020.

Vedal wins ACLS fellowship

4.22.20

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.