As part of Columbia University Libraries ADEI (Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) awarded programs, the event of “Affirming Queer Intimacies in Sinophone Cinema” was held successfully during February 15-17, 2023. It featured representative films of such critically acclaimed sinophone filmmakers of queer cinema as Zi’en Cui, Popo Fan (China), Zero Chou and Yunhou Liu (Taiwan). […]
Tag: Chinese Studies
Starr Library co-sponsors film series
As part of Columbia University Libraries ADEI (Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) awarded programs, “Affirming Queer Intimacies in Sinophone Cinema” features the screening of critically acclaimed films of such leading independent filmmakers as Zi’en Cui, Popo Fan and Zero Chou, panel discussions, and roundtable dialogues with the directors. Click here for more details and to […]
SupChina trial
Through May 15, 2022 a trial is available for the SupChina database. Give it a go, and let us know what you think. To register, you must use your @columbia.edu address at this link (https://supchina.com/?contractId=TMVA9SU9QQRN). After registering and logging in, you can then visit www.supchina.com/newsletters to tailor your newsletter preferences. To access the members-only […]
New database
With the print collections unavailable while the libraries remain closed, we are all working hard to assist you remotely, and to make more electronic resources available. Your Libraries Online summarizes all the various ways the Libraries offer these online services. The Starr Library collection development librarians are, of course, doing their part too. We try […]
An American Missionary and Her ‘Paper Gods’
Dr. Mingjie Li, professor in the Folklore Institute, School of Social Development at East China Norma University, as part of her research project on our Paper God Collection, has just published an English-language article on Anne Swann Goodrich, the original collector, and subsequent donor of the collection. The article, along with other pieces by Dr. […]
New York International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition
The Second New York International Chinese Calligraphy Exhibition (2017) will be hosted from October 27th 2017 to November 27th 2017 in the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University. The exhibition is organized by a group of organizations including North American Chinese Calligraphers Association; Calligraphy Research and Innovation Center of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University of […]
Kuo Ping Wen: Scholar, Reformer, Statesman
Our library, in partnership with Teachers College, the Columbia Confucius Institute, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and the Office of Global Centers, will host a book panel and author signing event for Kuo Ping Wen: Scholar, Reformer, Statesman (Long River Press, 2015). This event will take place on October 4, 2016 in our main reading […]
Cultural Revolution, Propaganda Art, and Historical Memories
The C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University, in partnership with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute will host “Cultural Revolution: Propaganda Art and Historical Memories” exhibition from September to November, 2016. The exhibition will be inaugurated with a film screening, a lecture and a reception on […]
Upcoming event: Li Ang and her lost garden
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 our library will present a literary discussion between the author Li Ang, and the translators of her novel The Lost Garden, Sylvia Lin and Howard Goldblatt. Other speakers will include Susan Yu, Director of the Taiwan Cultural Center (TECO) and Jennifer Crewe, Director of Columbia University Press. The discussion will take […]
A Friendly Gift
In 2014, our Library acquired a new friend in Michael Lam. Mr. Lam is a health-remedy advisor, an artist and a writer. He started writing calligraphy at age 7, and created his own Zen style of calligraphy and painting. Using black and white ink, he writes and paints abstract images on various types of paper. […]