Dr. Akira Shimizu, an associate professor of History and a specialist in the history of Japan and East Asia at Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, received the Diversity Faculty Award in recognition of the faculty member who has contributed to improving the diversity climate. Dr. Shimizu received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and taught at Washington University in St...
The 29th Central Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference (CATJ 29)May 21, 2022 - May 22, 2022
All Day
"The Farewell": In-person Screening & Online Panel DiscussionFriday, April 29th, 2022
2:00 - 4:30 PM CDT
Spurlock Museum (600 S. Gregory Street, Urbana, IL) & Online
CEAPS Speaker/KANG Lecture Series | Gergana Ivanova, "The Many Lives of a Japanese Classic: Sei Shōnagon’s Pillow Book"Friday, April 22, 2022 1:00 - 2:30 pm CDT
- The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies is pleased to announce our AY 2022-23 travel grant programs in support of faculty and graduate student conference presentations and dissertation research. CEAPS Affiliated Faculty Conference Travel Grant The CEAPS Affiliated Faculty Conference Travel Grant is open to any CEAPS affiliated faculty from all departments and colleges....
CEAPS Faculty affiliate Jeeyoung Ahn Ha (Director of Korean Language Program/Director of Undergraduate Studies, EALC) has been selected by Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs to receive this year’s award for Outstanding Commitment in Education in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The award recipients will be featured in video interviews on Treasurer Frerichs’ social media...
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Highlighted Courses
EALC 398See online schedule for current topics. There are many sections to choose from. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 12 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: Junior standing. EALC 389-CIC Kingdoms Queendoms Collectives: Gender is an essential component of...
EALC 361Interdisciplinary inquiry into the cultural and social patterns that have shaped women's lives in China, Japan, and Korea. Same as GWS 361.
EALC 275What do holy monks, star-crossed lovers, and shapeshifting monsters have in common? In this course, we will read some of the great classics of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese literature, and explore the rich socio-cultural contexts behind these works. You will gain a finer appreciation of these...
EALC 230An introduction to the popular cultures and subcultures of China, Korea, and Japan through exposure to popular films, music, anime, games, and everyday practices. Already hugely popular in its home countries, East Asian popular culture has become familiar to American audiences through films, video...
EALC 120This course provides a survey of the past four centuries of East Asian history from the political and economic heights of the Qing Empire in China, the Choson dynasty in Korea, and the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan through the turbulent decades of imperialism, colonialism, nationalism, and...
