On April 5th and 12th, Oberlin students presented on their experiences on their study trips to Sichuan province and Hong Kong. Both students and faculty reflected on their experiences and the meaningful connections they made to their collaborators, as well as relationships between their interdisciplinary aspects of each collaborators’ research. For the Sichuan trip, which…
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Apr. 3rd ’19 Designing Sustainability: Containment, Circulation, and Contingency in Beijing
Nature and Nostalgia in Early 20th-Century Japanese Art
New exhibit on display at Allen Memorial Art Museum now! Click the heading to watch the video trailer.
Upcoming presentations on WT experiences and research
A Presentation about Winter Term LIASE 2019 Study Trip to China “Parks and the Environment in Sichuan China” Friday April 5, 2019 12:00-1:00 Severance 108 Join us for pizza and a presentation by student & faculty participants with Trip Leader Professor Amanda Schmidt (Geology) Sponsored by Geology, East Asian Studies, Religion, Sociology, Luce/LIASE A…
Oberlin News & Events: Students and Faculty Travel to China through LIASE Grant
Read the article about the recent trips to Hong Kong and Sichuan here: https://www.oberlin.edu/news/students-and-faculty-travel-china-through-liase-grant
2019 WT Trips Lunch with President Ambar
After returning to campus, the Sichuan and Hong Kong winter term groups presented on their experiences in China to President Ambar, as well as members of the grants office, the Office of Communications, as well as each other. The Sichuan trip served as a practicum in understanding the nuances of national park and resource management,…
CANCELLED “Worlds Apart” Artist Roundtable scheduled for Nov 30 5:00 pm
Nov. 6th ’18 From Hong Kong Air to Atmosphere: The Particular Problem in Atmospheric Politics
On November 6th, with the wind howling outside of Hallock Auditorium, Timothy Choy described his research and methods of approach on the politics of atmosphere, beginning in regards to the overlap and challenges of a western environmental background with relation to area studies and East Asian conceptions of the environment. He discussed the encompassing but…
Nov. 2nd ’18 Place, Region, and Empire in Song Dynasty Painting: Landscape and Environment
On Friday, November 2nd, LIASE had its second Art History related event, which was a faculty seminar with a presentation by Julia Orell and discussion moderated by Bonnie Cheng. Professor Orell received her PhD from the University of Chicago, has taught at the University of Zurich, and is currently teaching at the University of British…
Nov. 1st ’18 Empire of Water: Art and Environment in Northern Song Dynasty China
It was fitting that on Liu Heping’s November 1st talk on the “Empire of Water” the day had been overcast and rainy, and Oberlin was in flood advisory. Approximately 50-60 Oberlin students, faculty, and residents braved the weather to hear Liu speak on his new book project, where he applies a historical analysis to Song…
