College of Social Science
Professor Ethan Segal, whose recent research explores new views of foreign relations in East Asia during Japan’s medieval period, will be giving a paper titled “Yuan Dynasty Policies and Their Impact on Early Medieval Japan” at the international conference “Mobility and Transformations: Economic and Cultural… Continue Reading Segal presents at Mongol Studies conference in Israel
Dr. Ethan Segal reviews films on Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 triple disasters Professor Segal’s review of four documentary films on Japan in the wake of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant crises was published online by the Asian Educational Media… Continue Reading Dr. Ethan Segal reviews films on Japan
On April 16, the Football Scholars Forum met to discuss Soccernomics by Stefan Szymanski and Simon Kuper. Szymanski, Stephen J. Galetti Professor of Sport Management at the University of Michigan, joined us in East Lansing while Simon Kuper participated via Skype. For Twitter timeline click… Continue Reading Soccernomics at the Football Scholars Forum
As part of the Speaker Series, our very own Helen Veit will be giving a talk on Friday, April 19, at 3:30 pm in the Old Horticulture Conference Room. Helen Veit specializes in American history. Her first book, Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the… Continue Reading Speaker Series: Helen Veit “For Infants and Invalids: Medicalizing Children’s Food in the Nineteenth Century”
As part of the Speaker Series for the Department of History, Jerry Davila will be giving a talk on Thursday, April 11, 3:30pm in room 255 Old Horticulture. Davila is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “Race Mixture in the… Continue Reading Speaker Series: Jerry Davila, “Race Mixture in the Land of the Future”