Thursday, February 7
Tea & Talk: David Cateforis
“Wenda Gu’s Neon Calligraphy Series”
Professor Cateforis (Art History) will discuss his research on contemporary Chinese artist Wenda Gu.
Time: 4 pm
Location: English Room, Kansas Union
Friday, February 8
Lunar New Year Party
Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with activities for everyone, including crafts, performances, and East Asian food tastings.
Time: 5-7pm
Location: ECM, 1204 Oread Avenue
Wednesday, February 13
Book Talk: Patricia Graham (CEAS Research Associate) will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art, 1600-2005 (University of Hawai'i Press, 2007).
Time: 4pm
Location: Oread Bookstore, Kansas Union
Saturday, March 1
Film: “State of Mind.” Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the closed and secretive communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games in Pyongyang, a spectacular nationalist celebration involving thousands of performers. (2004, 94 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 2pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, March 6
Tea & Talk: Gregory Hadley, “Old Wars, Present Memories: Revisiting the ‘Field of Spears’”
Professor Hadley (Niigata University of International and Information Studies) discusses his book, "Field of Spears," the true story of a B-29 crew that was shot down over a rural Japanese village on July 20, 1945.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Friday, March 7
Film: “Game of Their Lives.” BBC documentary producer Daniel Gorden was given unprecedented access to North Korea in order to chronicle the story of the famed 1966 World Cup team from the North that advanced to the quarterfinals. The feature includes interviews with surviving members of the team, English fans, and soccer pundits who saw the North Koreans upset Italy, 1-0, and go up 3-0 against Portugal before Eusebio eventually rallied the Portuguese. (2002, 80 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 7pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Saturday, March 8
Film: “Waterboys.” Five high school boys decide to learn synchronized swimming, influenced by the new coach of their school's swimming team, Sakuma. However, because of an unexpected incident, Sakuma must go on vacation, leaving the team without supervision. With the Tadano High's summer festival coming very soon, every club from the school is preparing a special event of their own. The boys eventually decide to organize a special sync swimming show, with the help of a dolphin trainer. (2001, 90 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 2pm
Location: Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, March 13
Film: “Balls of Fury.” Former ping pong pro Randy Daytona is down on his luck and down on his game when FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez recruits him for a mission he can't refuse: to smoke out his father's killer, the evil Feng. With the help of a blind ping pong sage and an expert trainer, Daytona travels to Feng's jungle compound, where he'll face a raft of formidable players en route to the prize. (2007, 91 minutes) Part of the 2008 East Asia Film Festival.
Time: 7pm
Location: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, March 27
Tea & Talk: Marsha Haufler, “Beyond Sports: Cultural Impact of the Olympics in North & South Korea”
Professor Haufler (Art History) will discuss the cultural impact of the 1988 Olympics in South Korea.
Time: 4 pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Thursday, March 27
Grant Goodman Distinguished Lecture in Japanese Studies: William Kelly, “Japan As a Sporting Nation: Baseball, Judo, Sumo, Soccer!”
Professor Kelly (Anthropology, Yale University) will explore sport and sports fans in Japan.
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Dole Institute of Politics
Conference
April 10-12
“Olympian Desires: Building Bodies and Nations in East Asia”
This international conference will explore the Olympic games in East Asia and their impact on the politics, cultures, economic conditions, international relations, natural and built environments, and lifestyles of the host countries and the region.
Opening lecture April 10, 7:30 pm, Regnier Hall Auditorium, KU Edwards Campus
Conference April 11-12, Hall Center for the Humanities, KU Lawrence campus
Thursday, April 17
Tea & Talk: Yong Bai, "NSF Workshop in China: Research and Education in Bridge Construction." Assistant Professor Bai (Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering) will discuss the NSF workshop he organized in China last September.
Time: 4pm
Location: Pine Room, Kansas Union
Friday, April 18
Claire Conceison (Tufts University, Dept. of Drama & Dance)
“Collaborative Autobiography: Writing the Life of Chinese Theatre Luminary and Statesman Ying Ruocheng.” Sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities and the KU Center for East Asian Studies.
Time: 1:30–3 pm
Location: Hall Center for the Humanities
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