Soyoung Lee to present on Korean ceramics on Oct. 17

The Institute for Korean Studies will present a lecture by Soyoung Lee, Harvard Art Museums, on Tuesday, October 17 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at. 144 Baker Systems. Prof. Lee will present "Defining 'Korea': Case Studies in Ceramics, in East Asian Context."

Abstract: This lecture explores case studies of artistic influence and reception in East Asia, centering the ceramics of Korea ranging from 12th-century celadon to 15th-century punch’ŏng ware to 19th-century blue-and-white porcelain. Collectors and museums in the West began in earnest to take notice of Korean ceramics in the early 20th-century, especially for their perceived distinctive qualities vis-à-vis Chinese and Japanese counterparts. This differentiation or uniqueness continues to be the defining contextualization for appreciating Korean ceramics. Yet the most interesting and compelling layers of the rich history of Korean ceramics—and cultural history more broadly—are arguably the points of cross-cultural intersection, of how influence and reception unfold within the East Asian contexts. And a coda: how have modern and contemporary artists responded to this history?

ICS, DEALL to present "Chinese Theater Collaborative" on Nov. 1

The Institute for Chinese Studies and Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures will present "Launching the “Chinese Theater Collaborative”/華語戲聚" on Wednesday, November 1 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. online. Patricia Sieber and Julia Keblinska, both from The Ohio State University, will moderate.

In a ZOOM conversation with participants from around the globe, Drs. Sieber and Keblinska will introduce the “Chinese Theater Collaborative,” a digital resource center for traditional Chinese plays and their modern afterlives.

OIA soliciting applications for FY2024 DDRA Fellowship competition

The Office of International Affairs is soliciting applicants for the FY2024 U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship competition. This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. The program is designed to deepen research knowledge and increase the study of modern foreign languages, cultural engagement, and area studies not generally included in U.S. curricula.

All interested students must contact Joanna Kukielka-Blaser by October 31, 2022, to begin preparations for submitting an application.