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Making a laser beam red is more than an aesthetic choice in Nan Xu’s (M.A. '26, Modern Chinese Literature) M.A. thesis “How Colorless Light Turns Red: Laser, Affect, and the Logic of Activation in Post-Socialist China". By analyzing the role of…

We would like to introduce our incoming graduate cohort for Autumn 2026!  We extend a very warm welcome to the members: we're so glad you're joining the EALC department.

Here are brief profiles provided by each of the…

The Center for East Asian Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures are excited to announce that CEAS alum, journalist, and scholar Leta Hong Fincher will be the keynote speaker at our joint Departmental Commencement…

The Journal of Korean Studies (JKS), the flagship peer-reviewed publication in the field of Korean studies, returns to Stanford University’s Korea Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) with the…

Once the exclusive domain of the aristocracy, classical Japanese poetry (waka) underwent a remarkable transformation in the medieval period, becoming a dynamic tool for cultural education embraced by warriors, monks, merchants, and commoners…