News & Events
5th Korean Film Festival
Friday, March 28, 2008, animated Korean Film, directed by Seong-Gang Lee:
"Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox" (2007)
Friday, April 4, 2008, drama, directed by Jun-ik Lee:
"The King and the Clown" (2006)
Friday, April 11, 2008, drama, directed by Byeong-Guk Hwang:
"Wedding Champaign" (2005)
Shows start at 6:00 PM in 41430 Wesley W. Posvar Hall.
Light refreshments will be served.
For further information, please contact Dr. Ebru Turker, turker@pitt.edu or 412-624-5562.
EALL COLLOQUIUM SERIES
FALL 2007
First presentation:
FOUR PITT STUDENTS EXPERIENCE KOREA
Matthew Ferrick, "Fast Fast Culture"
Jessica Finberg "Combating Stereotypes as a Foreign Exchange Student:
Neal Hamilton, "Riding the Rails"
Clara Lee, "The Three Great I's of My Expedition to Korea: Independence, Introductions, and Investments"
Friday, October 12, 2:00 p.m. Room 4130 WWPH.
Cake and coffee will be served. All are welcome.
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The following talks are on Fridays, 2:00 p.m. Room 4130 WWPH. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
Note: The first two speakers switched dates (Yiyang Hu will be on February 22....)
Yiyang Hu, February 22,"Identity and Support for Political Communities Based on Language Choice Data in Tibet"
Xiaosu Sun, February 29, "Mulan: On Page and Stage"
Sadia Sattar, March 7 , "Old Friendships: Exploring the Historic Relationship between Pan-Islamism and Japanese Pan-Asianism"
Kun Tian, March 28, "What appeals to Chinese customers? International advertising of global brands in China"
Anthony W. Holmes, April 11, "Calling Shotgun: The History and Politics of Japan's Bid for a Permanent UN Security Council Position"
Mr. Holmes' talk will be in 4217 WWPH.
.All of the above speakers for Spring are M.A. candidates in the Interdisciplinary Master's Degree Program in East Asian Studies.
FINDING OUR DEPARTMENT:
The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures is now located at 702 Old Engineering Hall (formerly in 1501 Cathedral of Learning). To get to our new offices, enter "Engineering Hall" at 3943 O'Hara Street, through the main doors at the curved driveway. Use the elevator to the 6th floor. You will need to use the stairs to the 7th floor.
New Faculty Members
We are delighted to announce two new faculty appointments for this year.
Ms. Liping Chen will join us this year to head the new "Basic Chinese" language track. She is working on her Ph.D. at Rutgers University. She eceived her Master's Degree from Tianjin Normal University
We also welcome Ms. Yumiko Nishi who will be teaching in the Japanese Language Program while Professor Hiroshi Nara is in Japan serving as Director of the Konan-Illinois Program at Konan University in Kobe, Japan. She is completing her Ph.D. at Cornell University where she received her Master's Degree in Linguistics.
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