.@UChicagoCEAS is excited to announce it's 2026-2027 CEAS Spotlight Lecture Series (f/k/a CEAS Lecture Series) line up! Learn more about the series, and who's speaking: ceas.uchicago.edu/events/cea… This series is co-sponsored by @UChicagoLibrary.

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED**

Associate Professor of History and the College at @UChicago, Johanna Ransmeier, moderates today's Q&A w/@UW's James Lin, author of "In the Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan" #CEASAuthorTalks @SeminaryCoop

Ft. @UW's James Lin, today's #CEASAuthorTalks explores how Taiwan transitioned from an agricultural colony into an economic power and exported its agrarian success during the Cold War @SeminaryCoop

Yoonbin Cho, Asst. Prof. of Korean Media, East Asian Languages and Civilizations at @UChicago discusses @UofPenn Julia Alekseyeva's book, "Antifascism and the Avant-Garde: Radical Documentary in the 1960s" #CEASAuthorTalks @SeminaryCoop

Today's #CEASAuthorTalks ft. @UofPenn's Julia Alekseyeva who's book explores how 1960s leftist filmmakers in countries like France and Japan transformed the documentary film genre into an active weapon against fascism, capitalism, & imperialism @SeminaryCoop

Next Wk! Hear @UMassAmherst's Isabella Weber discuss her book, together w/Postdoctoral Scholar in the @UChicagoHistory, Timothy Barker! Co-sponsored w/@uchicago3ct & w/the support of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung - New York Office. isabella_weber.eventbrite.co…

On Sept 29, @UChicagoHK hosted Beyond Nolan’s Odyssey, a webinar with CEAS faculty Kenneth Pomeranz and Haun Saussy and Divinity School’s Carolina López-Ruiz on Near Eastern roots, Chinese epics & the power of myth. Recording: bit.ly/4hPVHpn

Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History & the College, Bruce Cumings, provides commentary & questions as discussant during today's #CEASAuthorTalks ft.@WSJ's Jonathan Cheng @SeminaryCoop

Jonathan Cheng, @WSJ’s China bureau chief and former Korea bureau chief, discusses his book that takes readers deep inside Pyongyang, a city once so dominated by Christianity that it was known as the “Jerusalem of the East” @SeminaryCoop #CEASAuthorTalks

.@WSJ 's Jonathan Cheng talks to students today about his journey in becoming the China Bureau Chief, and fields questions re: the current state of journalism during today's lunch event at @UChicagoCEAS

Congratulations to UChicago’s Prof. Wu Hung, conferred an Honorary Fellowship by HKUST on Sept 22! A leading historian of Chinese art, he has also shared his scholarship with Hong Kong audiences through @UChicagoHK.

.@UChicagoCEAS is ramping up for the fall quarter, and excited for the 2026-2027 academic year! Take a look at what's to come this year, including fall quarter activities! conta.cc/46J9t6E

.@UChicagoCEAS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 CEAS M.A. Thesis Prize in Japan Studies! Brennan Chang (MAPPS) & Yike Ren (MAPH); Read more about the winners including their thesis topics, & their future plans! bit.ly/4ho0cWn

Coming Up! A Reading Kuzushiji Symposium & Workshop, on Oct. 24-25! Ft. @tohoku_univ's Prof. Emeritus Takahashi Akinori; Learn more about these events and REGISTER: bit.ly/4AtdVnI (ZOOM option available! See registration page for link!)

This event is co-sponsored with @CriticalInquiry.

.@DukeU's Rey Chow is coming to Chicago for a lecture; join us on October 8th! Learn more about the lecture, and register: rey_chow.eventbrite.com

Yesterday, a full house at @LoganUChicago saw staged readings of a work-in-progress entitled, "OBON," by acclaimed playwright and novelist, Yū Miri; catch continued readings tomorrow at @theaterwit! bit.ly/4yJ9x24

With a new academic year upon us, we're excited to continue to bring a number of authors to campus to discuss their recent publications as part of the #CEASAuthorTaks series, an initiative co-partnered with the @SeminaryCoop! See who's coming this FALL! bit.ly/4iRnK8P