This talk explains how the Loess Plateau in northern China has shaped, and has been shaped by, a range of human activities over the past three thousand years.

The Poetic Roots of Chanoyu in Linked Verse Practice

In this webinar, Jimmy Goodrich shares insight into the ways in which China is investing heavily to bolster its own semiconductor industry while the U.S. government is similarly preparing efforts to support the industry as it seeks to retain its historic technological leadership.

This event will feature research projects by two graduate students who have completed the requirements for the EAS Graduate Certificate.

The talk highlights how the threat of low-dose radiation is not only biological; the uncertainty of its impacts also disintegrates the social, cultural, and political fabric of the community and divides people morally, ideologically, and economically.

Alluring Stimulant: A History of Five-Stone Powder in Medieval China

This talk by Tim Smith (PhD candidate, Religious Studies, UNC Chapel Hill) examines how the positionality of churches within Tenrikyō has shaped his research, and how alternative networks are forming within the religion in response to the obstacles traditional church networks present.

This talk will explore ritual practices in Chinese history as well as theories that arose in China concerning these practices.

Film Screening: "Mothra" (Ishiro Honda, 1961, 101 min, Japan, Japanese w/ English subtitles, Color, 35mm)