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East Asia Program
As Relations With U.S. Sink, China Tones Down ‘Hotheaded’ Nationalism
Jessica Chen Weiss (EAP) comments on China's decision to tone down nationalistic rhetoric as Trump escalates his punitive campaign against the eastern superpower.
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Gender and Material Culture
The Female Artisan Gu Erniang and the Craft of Inkstone Making in Early Modern China
This talk by Dorothy Ko (History|Barnard), focuses on the career of Gu Erniang, the most famous female inkstone-maker in the history of the craft, as well as her relationship with her male patrons and collectors. The collaboration between artisans and scholars announced a new social order in which the hierarchy of "head" over "hand" no longer predominated.
The Annual Hu Shih Distinguished Lecture, 2019-2020 was given by Professor Dorothy Ko, History, Barnard College. Her talk was titled, Gender and Material Culture: The Female Artisan Gu Erniang and the Craft of Inkstone-Making in Early Modern China. This event was co-sponsored by the Department of History.
An inkstone, a piece of polished stone no bigger than an outstretched hand, is an instrument for grinding ink on every writer’s and painter’s desk in East Asia before the invention of fountain pens. It is also a collectible object of art, a token of exchange between friends or sovereign states, and an inscriptional surface on which texts and images are carved and reproduced. As such the inkstone is entangled with elite masculinity and the culture of wen (culture, literature, civility) in China, Korea, and Japan for over a millennium. Curiously, such a ubiquitous object in East Asia is virtually unknown in Europe and America. In introducing the hidden history and cultural significance of the inkstone, this talk also puts the effaced stonecutters and artisans on center stage while revealing the workings of the Qing “material empire”. - Dorothy Ko
Dorothy Y. Ko, professor of history, joined the faculty of Barnard in 2001. In addition to her teaching duties for the department of history, she is affiliated with the Barnard Women's. Gender and Sexuality Studies department. Prior to coming to Barnard, she taught at the University of California at San Diego and at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Her teaching at Barnard includes such courses as "Gender and Power in China," "Body Histories: The Case of Footbinding," "Chinese Cultural History," "Fashion," and "Feminisms in China."Professor Ko is a cultural historian who specializes in gender and body in early modern China. Her current research focuses on women's artistry and skills in textiles, which constitute an alternative knowledge system to male-centered textual scholarship. Her teaching interests also include the history of women and gender in East Asia; feminist theories; and visual and material cultures.
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China is Powerful Now: Beijing's Aggressive Global Stance Sparks Wave of Nationalism
EAP faculty Jessica Chen Weiss in the Guardian: “To some extent, the government has been able to use tough talk and bluster to appease domestic audiences, but swagger has real downsides for China’s foreign policy objectives.”
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Immigrants, Health, and the Coronavirus Crisis
August 12, 2020
1:00 pm
Learn how the coronavirus crisis is affecting immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, including new healthcare, public benefits, and detention policies these populations face. Einaudi Center Migrations faculty fellows Steve Yale-Loehr and Gunisha Kaur will discuss Weill Cornell and Cornell University’s efforts to assist immigrants through Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge, part of Global Cornell.
Moderator: Eleanor Paynter, Einaudi Center Migrations Postdoctoral Fellow
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
The U.S.-China Trade Deal Risks Falling Victim to Spiraling Ties
SAP faculty Eswar Prasad quoted in Bloomberg: "“The phase-one trade deal between the U.S. and China hangs by a thread."
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Officials Push U.S.-China Relations Toward Point of No Return
EAP's Jessica Chen Weiss in NYT: “With global anti-China sentiment at its highest level in decades, Chinese officials have indicated an interest in exploring potential offramps to the current death spiral in U.S.-China relations."
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China Pledges to Retaliate after U.S. Orders Closure of Its Consulate in Houston
WaPo quotes EAP faculty Jessica Chen Weiss: “Closing the consulate does not appear to be part of a coherent strategy to deter or compel China to alter its behavior. It looks more like a ‘shock and awe’ strategy to distract U.S. voters from the Trump administration’s disastrous response to the pandemic.”
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Global Approaches to Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality
July 24, 2020
12:00 pm
Across the world, injustice perpetuates racial and ethnic inequalities, including policing practices, census and identity card categorizations, access to healthcare, education, employment, mobility, and political representation. Racial and ethnic inequalities are fundamentally about differential access to power, resources, protections, and rights. These injustices share common elements, but different histories and contexts shape them.
In this session of our webinar series, four experts on race and ethnicity will analyze global inequalities as they are experienced in local and regional forms, and analyze the implications of the contemporary moment for transformative change.
Moderator:
Rachel Beatty Riedl, Director of the Einaudi Center and Professor, Government Department, Cornell University.
Riedl teaches comparative and African politics, with an emphasis on political parties, democracy, and authoritarianism.
Panelists:
Prerna Singh, Political Science, Brown University.
Singh's research focuses on the intersection of ethnic conflict and competition, and the improvement of human well-being, particularly in the promotion of social welfare in South Asia.
Pap Ndiaye, History, Sciences Po (Paris).
Ndiaye's research focuses on transnational philosophies of race that draw both from American and French political thought, especially as they apply to the African diaspora populations of both countries.
Alisha Holland, Government, Harvard University.
Holland researches the comparative political economy of development with a focus on urban politics, social policy, and Latin America.
Leo Arriola, Political Science, University of California Berkeley.
Arriola studies comparative politics with a focus on democratization and governance in Africa.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Lingua Mater Student Competition Deadline
November 1, 2020
5:00 pm
The Lingua Mater competition invites students to translate Cornell's Alma Mater into a different language and submit a video of the performed translation. The inaugural Lingua Mater student competition took place in 2018 as part of Cornell's Global Grand Challenges Symposium. The top three videos received cash prizes.
2020 competition details
Can you translate Cornell’s Alma Mater into your mother tongue (or a language you are learning/have learned at Cornell) and sing it in public? We invite you to translate “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters” and submit a video of you (and your friends!) performing it somewhere - virtually - on any of Cornell’s campuses.
Translations do not need to be exact or perfectly in meter but should capture the feel and tune of our university’s Alma Mater. As is customary, include the first verse, refrain, second verse, and refrain in your video submission (for guidance, listen to a performance and read the lyrics).
Video submissions need to be MP4 files at 1920 x 1080 (1080p), in landscape mode with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Please ensure that you have copyright permission for any images/videos you use.
Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Submissions will be judged equally on the translation, the musical quality, and the creativity in visual presentation.
The top three entries will win cash prizes.
Winners will be announced during International Education Week (November 16-20, 2020) and the top three videos will be posted online that week.
Entries may be submitted by any registered Cornell student or group of students.
Submission deadline: Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 5 pm
SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO HERE
Please contact Angelika Kraemer, Director of the Language Resource Center, if you have any questions.
The Lingua Mater competition is co-sponsored by the Language Resource Center and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
South Asia Program
Lingua Mater Alumni Competition Deadline
November 1, 2020
5:00 pm
The Lingua Mater competition invites alumni to translate Cornell's Alma Mater into a different language and submit a video of the performed translation. The inaugural Lingua Mater alumni competition took place in 2018 as part of Cornell's Global Grand Challenges Symposium. Winners included the Cornell Club of Thailand 2018 and the Cornell Club of Gaeta, Italy in 2019, and won financial support of a local alumni event.
2020 competition details
Can you translate Cornell’s Alma Mater into your mother tongue (or a language you learned at Cornell) and sing it in public? We invite you to translate “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters” and submit a video of you (and your friends!) performing it, wherever you may be!
Translations do not need to be exact or perfectly in meter but should capture the feel and tune of our university’s Alma Mater. As is customary, include the first verse, refrain, second verse, and refrain in your video submission (for guidance, listen to a performance and read the lyrics).
Video submissions need to be MP4 files at 1920 x 1080 (1080p), in landscape mode with an aspect ratio of 16:9. Please ensure that you have copyright permission for any images/videos you use.
Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Submissions will be judged equally on the translation, the musical quality, and the creativity in visual presentation.
The top entry will receive financial support and Cornell swag for a local alumni event.
Winners will be announced during International Education Week (November 16-20, 2020) via Noteworthy, and the top three videos will be posted online that week. Be sure to subscribe to our weekly newsletter to stay in the know of this competition and international alumni activities.
Entries may be submitted by any Cornell alumni groups outside of the United States and Canada.
Submission deadline: Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 5 pm
SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO HERE
Please contact the International Alumni Relations team if you have any questions.
The Lingua Mater competition is co-sponsored by the Office of International Alumni Relations, the Language Resource Center, and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
South Asia Program