2022-23 William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation Presented to Stone Bridge Press and Monkey Imprint

The Committee on Japanese Studies at the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago is proud to announce the 2022-2023 William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation to Stone Bridge Press and Monkey imprint for their upcoming book Takaoka's Travels by award-winning Japanese author, Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (1928-1987), translated by David Boyd (University of North Carolina at Charlotte).

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CEAS Director and Associate Professor of Art History, Chelsea Foxwell, Co-Curates Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan

Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan is a monumental art exhibition organized by the Japanese Art Society of America (JASA) in celebration of its 50th Anniversary.

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CEAS Announces 2023 CEAS M.A. Thesis Prize in Japan Studies Awardee

The Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago (CEAS) is pleased to announce Simon Lenoe (Master of Arts Program in the Humanities) as the winner of the 2023 CEAS M.A.

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East Asia by the Book! CEAS Author Talks (2023-2024)

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October 11, 2023 at 12 PM US Central Time (VIRTUAL)
Olga V. Solovieva (Scholar of Comparative Literature, Nicolaus Copernicus University)
The Russian Kurosawa: Transnational Cinema, or the Art of Speaking Differently
Video recording coming soon!

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CEAS Lecture Series (2023-2024)

An initiative that advances the Center’s mission in fostering dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration, this annual public lecture series presents eminent scholars who concentrate on the study of East Asia in a variety of disciplines.

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