Episode 2 of the East Asian Indigenous Studies series, hosted by Dr. Roslynn Ang with Kanagawa University Assistant Professor Megumi Chibana. 

In traditional textbooks, we rarely hear about the history, languages, and cultures of the many indigenous people and other ethnic minorities who live or have lived in East Asia. From the Ainu in Northern Japan to the Seediq in the highlands of Taiwan and the large Uyghur and Tibetan minorities in China and many others, ethnic minorities and indigenous people have striven to protect their rich heritages and linguistic characteristics against colonial powers, expanding nation-states, as well as the homogenizing forces of globalization. 

Building on our speaker series "Indigenous East Asia" in Fall 2021, EASC aims to amplify the voices of these peoples and recenter them on the map of East Asian civilizations, featuring scholars from various fields of linguistics, anthropology, history, and social science.

Episode 3 of the Meanings of Violence series, hosted by Dr. Morten Oxenboell with Syracuse University guest Dr. George Kallander.

In collaboration with the Hamilton Lugar School’s Area Studies Centers, the East Asian Studies Center has launched into a a multi-faceted exploration of the history of collective violence. In East Asia, as everywhere, violence (or the threat thereof) has determined the fates of nations, driven advancements in technology and administration, and spurred doctrinal developments in philosophy and religion.

This series facilitates dialogue between scholars from different disciplines about how violence can be understood. With both global and historical approaches, our network of experts is ideally situated to explore how different social contexts inform sentiments and appropriate and/or illegitimate violence—an approach that is critical for developing sustainable and effective policies for violence prevention in the future.

Episode 1 of the East Asian Indigenous Studies series, hosted by Dr. Roslynn Ang with Cornell University Ph.D. candidate Liang Yu. 

In traditional textbooks, we rarely hear about the history, languages, and cultures of the many indigenous people and other ethnic minorities who live or have lived in East Asia. From the Ainu in Northern Japan to the Seediq in the highlands of Taiwan and the large Uyghur and Tibetan minorities in China and many others, ethnic minorities and indigenous people have striven to protect their rich heritages and linguistic characteristics against colonial powers, expanding nation-states, as well as the homogenizing forces of globalization. 

Building on our speaker series "Indigenous East Asia" in Fall 2021, EASC aims to amplify the voices of these peoples and recenter them on the map of East Asian civilizations, featuring scholars from various fields of linguistics, anthropology, history, and social science. 

Additional resources:

• Scott Simon and Jolan Hsieh (2023) Indigenous reconciliation in contemporary Taiwan: from stigma to hope. Routledge
• Liang Yu (2022) UNSETTLED TRANSITIONAL JUSTICES: INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY AND THE LIMIT OF DEMOCRACY
• Liang Yu’s bio page on Cornell U

Episode 2 of the Meanings of Violence series, hosted by Dr. Morten Oxenboell with University of Pennsylvania guest Dr. David Spafford.

After this conversation, Dr. Spafford noted the following corrections: 1) the nun Jukei died just a few months before the end of her house, not a few years. 2) Hagakure was written in the eighteenth century, not the seventeenth.

In collaboration with the Hamilton Lugar School’s Area Studies Centers, the East Asian Studies Center has launched into a a multi-faceted exploration of the history of collective violence. In East Asia, as everywhere, violence (or the threat thereof) has determined the fates of nations, driven advancements in technology and administration, and spurred doctrinal developments in philosophy and religion.

This series facilitates dialogue between scholars from different disciplines about how violence can be understood. With both global and historical approaches, our network of experts is ideally situated to explore how different social contexts inform sentiments and appropriate and/or illegitimate violence—an approach that is critical for developing sustainable and effective policies for violence prevention in the future.

Episode 1 of the Meanings of Violence series, hosted by Dr. Morten Oxenboell with Middlebury College guest Dr. Don Wyatt.

Content warning: includes references to historic slavery practices.

In collaboration with the Hamilton Lugar School’s Area Studies Centers, the East Asian Studies Center has launched into a a multi-faceted exploration of the history of collective violence. In East Asia, as everywhere, violence (or the threat thereof) has determined the fates of nations, driven advancements in technology and administration, and spurred doctrinal developments in philosophy and religion.

This series facilitates dialogue between scholars from different disciplines about how violence can be understood. With both global and historical approaches, our network of experts is ideally situated to explore how different social contexts inform sentiments and appropriate and/or illegitimate violence—an approach that is critical for developing sustainable and effective policies for violence prevention in the future.