Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

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Department Overview

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What we offer:

Why ALC?

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures offers an education in the languages, cultures, and literatures of Asia. Students will acquire linguistic and transcultural competence in one or more regions of Asia and learn to better appreciate Asia as a dynamic site of international cultural relations. A few of our students share their reasons for studying Asian languages and cultures and what they gained from the experience.

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Faculty Highlights

Brueck Publishes New book

A product of more than four years of collaborative work with 27 chapters (including one by ALC’s own Assistant Professor of Korean Literature, Jeong Eun Annabel We), the Routledge Companion to Postcolonial and Decolonial Literature foregrounds questions of language and circulation by emphasizing translation, vernacularity, and world literature. The book expands the linguistic, regional, and critical foci of both postcolonial and decolonial approaches to literary scholarship.

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Associate Professor named Vice President

Daniel Majchrowicz becomes Vice President of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. AIPS provides research fellowships to researchers, administers lectureships, and sponsors academic conferences.

The Famous People in Korean History: Korean through Historical Figures

Ihnhee Kim co-authored this Korean textbook with Dr. Sang Yee Cheon and Dr. Min Jung Jee. By providing cultures in history, the book is designed to enhance proficiency toward an advanced level, aligned with ACTFL standards. Organized thematically around the historical figures, it integrates the 5Cs (Communication, Comparisons, Cultures, Connections, and Communities) and balances all four language skills.

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News and Events

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Presented by Aao Mil Baithen in partnership with the Race, Caste, and Colorism project and supported by Northwestern University’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. The community enjoyed six weeks of art-making, creative workshops, film screenings, performances, music + a reading nook and listening stations. It was a huge success!

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