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Emily Baum and Albert Wu Discuss Uncanny Beliefs: Superstition in Modern Chinese History
September 29, 2026
In advance of next week's Asia Center Author Book Talk, editors Emily Baum and Albert Wu discuss the book Uncanny Beliefs: Superstition in Modern Chinese History in the interview below.
Asia Center Author Ashton Lazarus Discusses Performing Transgression: Crowds and Bodies in Heian Japan
September 26, 2026
In advance of this week's Asia Center Author Book Talk, Ashton Lazarus discusses his book Performing Transgression in the interview below.
An Interview with Asia Center Author Mengxiao Wang
September 21, 2026
Asia Center Author Mengxiao Wang Discusses Performing Enlightenment: Buddhism and Theater in Early Modern China
In Memoriam: Professor Stephen Owen (1946–2026)
August 28, 2026
The Asia Center is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Stephen Owen (1946-2026). Steve was the James Bryant Conant University Professor of Chinese Literature. He was, quite simply, the most important scholar of classical Chinese poetry of the past half century. But somehow even this statement does not capture his significance.