Squid Game: Streaming TV in the Platform Era Workshop Provides Platform to Showcase Cutting-Edge Research in Television, Social Media, and Digital Platforms

The November 10-11, 2023 workshop Squid Game: Streaming TV in the Platform Era, sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Chicago and organized by scholars from the University of Chicago and other institutions, provided a dynamic platform to showcase cutting-edge research in television, social media, and digital platforms.

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UChicago Participates at the 2024 Association for Asian Studies Conference in Seattle

*JOIN THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES RECEPTION ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH AT 7:30 PM IN THE WILLOW A ROOM AT THE SHERATON GRAND SEATTLE.

The below listing reflects presentations of those that relate to the study of China, Japan, and Korea.

VIRTUAL, CHRONOLOGICAL 

Friday, March 1, 2024

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CEAS Faculty Dali Yang and Yuting Dong Named 2024-25 CISSR Faculty Research Fellows

The University of Chicago's Center for International Social Science Research (CISSR) recently announced is 2024-25 Faculty Research Fellos which supports international, transnational, and global research projects that are empiracal in nature.  Among the cohort include Center for East Asian Studies faculty, Dali Yang (William Claude Reavis Professor in the Department of Political Science) and Yuting Dong (Assistant Professor of East Asian History and the College). 

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CEAS Faculty Alan C. Yu Co-Edits Volume That Brings Together the Works of Internationally-Renowned Linguists

Bringing together internationally-renowned linguists with diverse research backgrounds and methodological concerns, The Life Cycle of Language: Past, Present, and Future, brings together an international group of linguists from a diverse range of research backgrounds to explore the cycles of change in the world's languages. Historical linguistics does not solely focus on reconstructing a language's linguistic past and exploring the mechanisms underlying previous language changes; it also addresses broader questions concerning the development and ongoing evolution of language.

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CEAS Faculty Michael Bourdaghs and Affiliated Faculty Yoonsun Choi Receive Named and Distinguished Service Professorships Named

Eighteen University of Chicago faculty members recently received named and distinguished service professorships in 2024 including the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations' Michael Bourdaghs, and the Crown Family School's Yoonsun Choi.

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