On November 2, 2017, the Munk School of Global Affairs, in conjunction with the Consulate General of Japan and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, hosted a lecture about the “Maternal and Child Health […]
Last month, Disney cast Chinese actress Liu Yifei as Mulan for their live-action Mulan remake. The decision was applauded by many, and over 100 thousand people had signed an online petition calling for Disney to […]
On 26 October 2017, the Centre for the Study of Korea sponsored a lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs titled “Igniting the Internet: South Korea’s Internet-Born Protests and Popular Politics, 2002 to 2017.” […]
On November 3, 2017, the event “Transnational Domesticity in the Making of Modern Korea” happened at North House in Munk School of Global Affairs. The Asian Institute of the Munk School of Global Affairs introduced professor […]
Climate change is a scientific fact, and its effects are already being distinctly felt around the world, threatening human health, the places we inhabit, and the sustainability of our socioeconomic systems. ________ This includes Taiwan. […]
In the olden days, being beautiful was like winning a biological jackpot. Modern technology, however, has levelled the playing field: anyone can physically alter their body if they are willing to pay the right price. Seoul […]
On September 19, 2017, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted Richard McGregor for a discussion on his new book Asia’s Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century at […]
The Munk School of Global Affairs, in conjunction with the Consulate General of Japan, regularly hosts the JAPAN NOW lecture series regarding issues in contemporary Japan. On 22 September 2017, the newly established Centre for […]
Abstract The unity of the themes gender and class have always been a point of friction in Marxist thought but are nevertheless very important. This essay examines the social history of women who have been […]
Introduction “The north wind blows, the snowflakes whirl. A flurry of snow brings in New Year.” Zhao tearily sings along the lyrics of “North Wind Blows” from the Chinese opera White-Haired Girl that was propagated […]
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