[8/17] Workshop: Letters and Epistolary Culture in China
08.17.2012
Epistolary communication, literature, and culture have been crucial elements of Chinese social life for more than two thousand years. This workshop will bring together twenty scholars working in fields as diverse as literature, history, archaeology, and art history, and ranging from ca. 200BC to the 20th century and provide an opportunity for them to present and discuss their research in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of the Chinese culture of written communication.

[8/18] Workshop: Letters and Epistolary Culture in China
08.18.2012
Epistolary communication, literature, and culture have been crucial elements of Chinese social life for more than two thousand years. This workshop will bring together twenty scholars working in fields as diverse as literature, history, archaeology, and art history, and ranging from ca. 200BC to the 20th century and provide an opportunity for them to present and discuss their research in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of the Chinese culture of written communication.

[9/14] The Crane Wife
09.14.2012
A puppet theatre performance based on the Japanese folk tale of the same name. The show features puppets, actors, shadow theatre, masks, movement, and live music. Inspired by Japanese culture and aesthetic as well as Japanese theatre forms such as Bunraku, Kabuki and Noh, the show creates an enchanting atmosphere to take the audience on a mystical journey.

[9/30] Min'yo: Japan's Musical Roots
09.30.2012
A concert of min’yo folk music and dance featuring Takeda Masahiro and Takeda Hiroko, award winning folk performers and professional min’yo musicians from Japan (Sunday, Sept. 30) and a lecture demonstration by CU Prof. Jay Keister (Monday, Oct. 1). In the lecture Prof. Keister will analyze several key min’yo songs and examine the meanings and significance in their words and music.

[10/1] Min'yo: Japan's Musical Roots
10.01.2012
A concert of min’yo folk music and dance featuring Takeda Masahiro and Takeda Hiroko, award winning folk performers and professional min’yo musicians from Japan (Sunday, Sept. 30) and a lecture demonstration by CU Prof. Jay Keister (Monday, Oct. 1). In the lecture Prof. Keister will analyze several key min’yo songs and examine the meanings and significance in their words and music.

[10/19] Legal Pluralism in South Indian Fisheries: A Typology of Interplays
10.19.2012
A lecture by Dr. Maarten Bavinck, Director of the Center for Maritime Research, University of Amsterdam Caste law remains particularly strong along the Coromandel Coast, also affecting the management of fisheries. However, the Blue Revolution and the rise of modern trawl fisheries has prompted the development of new international law regimes and the fragmentation of national and local legal frameworks for this region’s fishing communities. At the same time, changes in Indian constitutional law are also affecting the fishing population. This talk will investigate the interactions that take place between various legal systems in the context of fishing.