Film Series "Planet at 50" opens at the Harvard Film Archive
The Harvard Film Archive, in partnership with the Reischauer Institute, is hosting a special film series "Planet at 50" (April 11 – May 9, 2025), which celebrates the monumental contributions of the Kobe Planet Film Archive to cinema history as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Read MoreAlexander Murphy awarded Pyle Prize by Journal of Japanese Studies
Alexander Murphy, Assistant Professor of Language, Literature and Culture at Clark University and 2024-25 RIJS Postdoctoral Fellow, has recently been awarded the Kenneth B. Pyle Prize for Best Article in the Journal of Japanese Studies in 2024.
Read MoreKaren Thornber publishes new book "Gender Justice and Contemporary Asian Literatures: A Casebook"
Karen Thornber, Henry Tuchman Levin Professor of Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Richard L.
Read MoreVictor Seow awarded 2025 Sarton Prize for the History of Science by American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Victor Seow, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, has been awarded the 2025 Sarton Prize for the History of Science by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which recognized his "exceptional promise and distinguished achievements as an emerging scholar in the field."
Read MoreDavid C. Atherton recognized by American Library Association for 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
David C. Atherton's most recent book, Writing Violence: The Politics of Form in Early Modern Japanese Literature (Columbia University Press, 2023), has been named a 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association.
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