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- Faculty Spotlight
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…
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Professor Yoshiko Matsumoto was elected to serve as the Incoming President of the International Pragmatics Association 2026-2027, as President 2028-2029, and as Outgoing President 2030-2031. The International Pragmatics Association…
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Winner, 2025 John K. Fairbank Prize in East Asian history since 1800, American Historical Association
Co-winner, 2025 John Boswell Prize, LGBTQ+ History Association
Finalist, 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Studies
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- Alumni Spotlight
“When I think back to my time in Stanford’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, what stands out most to me is how interdisciplinary the environment was. Even though my main focus was in literature, I constantly benefitted from…
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The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau hosted the Macao Humanities Forum, featuring a lecture by Professor Ronald Egan, Stanford W. Ascherman, M.D. Professor and Confucius Institute Professor of Sinology in Stanford’s…