Maxwell School Events Calendar

East Asia Program Events

• A Confucian Contribution to the Ethics of Attention

  October 08, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  In this talk, Daniel J. Stephens (University at Buffalo) makes the case that early Confucian ethics can make an important contribution to general frameworks for the ethics of “the attention” economy.

• Chinese Culture and Conversation Table

  October 07, 2026, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Hall of Languages, 114

  The Chinese Culture and Conversation Table is a forum where you get to meet and converse with friends old and new. All language levels are welcome.

• Japanese Culture and Conversation Table

  October 01, 2026, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 009

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Japanese conversation skills!

• North and South Korea Issues in Regional Context | Interests and Policy Dynamics in NEAsia

  October 01, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  The Moynihan Institute’s East Asia Program presents Stephen Costello of George Washington University.

• Chinese Culture and Conversation Table

  September 23, 2026, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 213-A

  The Chinese Culture and Conversation Table is a forum where you get to meet and converse with friends old and new. All language levels are welcome.

• Southeast Asian Connections

  September 22, 2026, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Come meet others, exchange ideas and experiences, and help build a vibrant and welcoming Southeast Asian community at Syracuse University.

• Japanese Culture and Conversation Table

  September 10, 2026, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 009

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Japanese conversation skills!

• Book Talk |Brendan A. Galipeau | ‘Crafting a Tibetan Terroir: Winemaking in Shangri-La’

  September 10, 2026, 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Brendan A. Galipeau (SUNY Binghamton) explores how viticulture and terroir are transforming Tibetan landscapes, livelihoods and identities in China’s “Shangri-La.”

• Chinese Culture and Conversation Table

  April 21, 2026, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 340-E

  The Chinese Culture and Conversation Table is a forum where you get to meet and converse with friends old and new. All language levels are welcome.

• Japanese Culture and Conversation Table

  April 17, 2026, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 009

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Japanese conversation skills!

• David Robinson | Rethinking Chinese Diplomacy: A View from Northeast Asia in the Fifteenth Century

  April 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Join David M. Robinson from Colgate University to uncover the real story of Ming diplomacy; where immigrant envoys braved danger to shape 15th-century Northeast Asia.

• Young and Restless in China: The Rise of a New Generation of Migrant Workers

  April 03, 2026, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Xiaoshuo Hou (Skidmore College) explores the institutional and individual processes that lead to an increase in informal employment and the clustering of day laborers in major cities in China.

• Chinese Culture and Conversation Table

  March 24, 2026, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 340-E

  The Chinese Culture and Conversation Table is a forum where you get to meet and converse with friends old and new. All language levels are welcome.

• Japanese Culture and Conversation Table

  March 20, 2026, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 009

  Please join us for a great opportunity to practice your Japanese conversation skills!

• Book Talk | The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping

  February 26, 2026, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Drawing on an array of new documents and interviews, Joseph Torigian (American University) tells the life story of Xi Zhongxun, father of China’s President Xi Jingping.

• Korea Working Group Launch

  February 23, 2026, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  Please join the conversation and help shape this new initiative to advance the University's growing partnerships with Korean academic institutions.

• The DMZ as Technologized Soundscape: K-Pop & Other Sonic Entanglements in the Demilitarized Zone

  February 20, 2026, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. EST

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  Joowon Park, chair and professor of anthropology at Skidmore College, will analyze the role of technology in shaping this militarized area and the human experience within and outside the DMZ.

• Chinese Culture and Conversation Table

  February 13, 2026, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST

  Huntington Beard Crouse Hall (HBC), 340-E

  The Chinese Culture and Conversation Table is a forum where you get to meet and converse with friends old and new. All language levels are welcome.

• The Pulled Punch and the Sheathed Blade: ‘Her Story’ (2024) as a Feminist Stand-Up Film

  February 06, 2026, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. EST

  Eggers Hall, 341

  This talk explores how the movie “Her Story” (Hao dongxi), borrows not only the quick, verbal wit of stand-up, but also its risky politics of “punching up” in a censored environment.

• Chinese Culture and Conversation Table

  January 27, 2026, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. EST

  Lyman Hall, 115-B

  The Chinese Culture and Conversation Table is a forum where you get to meet and converse with friends old and new. All language levels are welcome.