Morgan Pitelka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies and an Adjunct Associate Professor of History at UNC. His research focuses on the history and material culture of the long sixteenth century (or what is often called the … Read more

As part of the Triangle Japan Forum, Barbara Ambros (Religion, UNC), Morgan Pitelka (Asian Studies, UNC), and Brett Walker, History, Philosophy, and Religions Studies, Montana State University) will discuss “Animals and Historical Agency in Early Modern Japan”   DATE: October … Read more

Professor Mark Driscoll of the Department of Asian Studies will read from his new book “Absolute Erotic, Absolute Grotesque” (Duke UP, 2010). The event is organized and sponsored by the Relocating Empires in the Asia-Pacific (REAP) research group.   DATE: … Read more

Pamela Runestad is a graduate student in Medical Anthropology at the University of Hawaii.   DATE:  October 1, 2010 LOCATION:  Breedlove Room, Perkins Library, Duke