The Korean Language Program will be hosting its 12th annual K-Pop Noraebang Contest on 12/6 (Mon) at 7:30pm in Goldwin Smith HEC auditorium. Korean language students who passed the audition will compete for awards and the audience will vote. Free Korean t-shirts will be given to the first 30 audience members and…

In-Person Event, open to the Cornell Community at G01 Stimson.

Open to the General Public Virtually Register here: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P7BCqugqT6-ncBFT8gBQpg

In 2016, during the United Nations…

The Institute for Comparative Modernities' first Global South Translation Symposium, featuring presentations by our inaugural cohort of translators (see below), remarks by translation theorist Naoki Sakai and commentary by Brett DeBary and Jan Steyn. Registation is required for this online event.…

The Cornell Classical Chinese Colloquium welcomes Nathan Vieal, University of Toronto to lead the final text reading for the semester. He will present on Fan Zongshi's "Jiang shouju yuanchi ji" and the Reception of an Impossible Text

Cornell Classical Chinese Colloquium 古文品讀

The…

Please join us for a talk by James Robson 羅柏松 (James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University).

It has become increasingly well-known that religious statues throughout Asia have hidden cavities that are filled with various objects inserted during a…

European Study Abroad Pre-Departure Orientation

As you prepare to embark on your European study abroad experience, it is important to understand the cultural, historical, political, and economic landscape in Europe so you can arrive as an informed global citizen. This hour-long virtual session provides a…

This presentation has been postponed.

Abstract:

In late 2018, the Indian YouTube channel T-Series became the most highly subscribed channel in the world, surpassing Swedish vlogger Pewdie Pie with 63 billion views and 88 million subscribers. In this talk, I investigate the successful expansion of…

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

Issues in African Development Seminar Series examines critical concerns in contemporary Africa using a different theme each semester. The seminars provide a forum for participants to explore alternative perspectives and exchange ideas. They are also a focal activity for students and faculty interested in African…

Part of the Ronald and Janette Gatty Lecture Series.

Hanisah Sani, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore

Hanisah Abdullah Sani is a comparative-historical sociologist of empire and state-formation, modernization, and development. Her research lies in the intersection of…