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 as a dynamic site of international cultural relations.
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.
Daniel Majchrowicz's new book shows how Urdu travel writing gave voice to a global imagination that reflected the ambition and aspiration of Indians and Pakistanis as they negotiated their place in the changing world of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Jingjing Ji, Yan Liu, Grace Wu, and Min-Min Liang have been working on Modern Chinese for Heritage Beginners. The books aims to serve as a stepping-stone for Chinese heritage language learners’ future Chinese learning, inspiring them to reflect on their identities, learn Chinese American history, and embrace their cultural heritage.
Starlight
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!
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM, Evanston
Learn about Study Abroad program options in South Korea during the academic year and summer. Members from the Global Learning Office an...
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM, Evanston
Please join the East Asia Research Forum and the Department of History as they host Johan Elverskog (Southern Methodist University) for...
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Evanston
Victoria Chang’s forthcoming book of poems, With My Back to the World will be published in 2024 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Corsair ...
