IU East Asian Studies Center

The Official EASC Podcast

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A compendium of interdisciplinary conversations with the foremost experts of East Asian Studies based on thematic research interests. The East Asian Studies Center in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is proud to introduce its new Official EASC Podcast. With each episode, join us on a journey through the minds of experts linking East Asian research and cultural interests with internationally relevant topics that build on a network of knowledge, practice, resources, and discovery to improve our global fluency and. Whether you’re an aspiring politician, an artist, an...

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Indigenous Studies with Kanako Uzawa 06.04.2026 1:06:33

Episode 3 of the East Asian Indigenous Studies series, hosted by Dr. Roslynn Ang with Dr. Kanako Uzawa. In traditional textbooks, we rarely hear about the history, languages, and cultures of the many indigenous people and other ethnic minorities who live or have lived in East Asia. From the Ainu in Northern Japan to the Seediq in the highlands of Taiwan and the large Uyghur and Tibetan minorities...

Indigenous Studies with Megumi Chibana 28.03.2025 1:09:56

Episode 2 of the East Asian Indigenous Studies series, hosted by Dr. Roslynn Ang with Kanagawa University Assistant Professor Megumi Chibana. In traditional textbooks, we rarely hear about the history, languages, and cultures of the many indigenous people and other ethnic minorities who live or have lived in East Asia. From the Ainu in Northern Japan to the Seediq in the highlands of Taiwan and t...

The Meanings of Violence with George Kallander 08.11.2024 39:20

Episode 3 of the Meanings of Violence series, hosted by Dr. Morten Oxenboell with Syracuse University guest Dr. George Kallander. In collaboration with the Hamilton Lugar School’s Area Studies Centers, the East Asian Studies Center has launched into a a multi-faceted exploration of the history of collective violence. In East Asia, as everywhere, violence (or the threat thereof) has determined the...

Indigenous Studies with Liang Yu 23.07.2024 53:35

Episode 1 of the East Asian Indigenous Studies series, hosted by Dr. Roslynn Ang with Cornell University Ph. D. candidate Liang Yu. In traditional textbooks, we rarely hear about the history, languages, and cultures of the many indigenous people and other ethnic minorities who live or have lived in East Asia. From the Ainu in Northern Japan to the Seediq in the highlands of Taiwan and the large...

The Meanings of Violence with David Spafford 26.02.2024 59:31

Episode 2 of the Meanings of Violence series, hosted by Dr. Morten Oxenboell with University of Pennsylvania guest Dr. David Spafford. After this conversation, Dr. Spafford noted the following corrections: 1) the nun Jukei died just a few months before the end of her house, not a few years. 2) Hagakure was written in the eighteenth century, not the seventeenth. In collaboration with the Hamilton L...

The Meanings of Violence with Don Wyatt 02.02.2024 37:49

Episode 1 of the Meanings of Violence series, hosted by Dr. Morten Oxenboell with Middlebury College guest Dr. Don Wyatt. Content warning: includes references to historic slavery practices. In collaboration with the Hamilton Lugar School’s Area Studies Centers, the East Asian Studies Center has launched into a a multi-faceted exploration of the history of collective violence. In East Asia, as ever...