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Rengetsu and Nantenbo: Calligraphy and Context

Ackland Art Museum Chapel Hill, NC

A one-day symposium considering the two artists of Lotus Moon and Nandina Staff, open to the general public and scholars alike. The symposium will look at the work of artists Ōtagaki Rengetsu and Nakahara Nantenbō from multiple perspectives, including Japanese Buddhism, the materiality and … Read more

Research on the System Evolution, Development Characteristics, and Trends of Development Zones in China

中国开发区的制度演进、发展特征及趋势探讨 This presentation offers a brief introduction to the transformation process of China's Development Zone System. It will mainly introduce the concept, classification, and development process of China's development zones. Furthermore, it will endeavor to employ qualitative and quantitative analysis … Read more

Korean Diaspora Films and New Media Series: Artist Talk with Soni Kum

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC

The Carolina Asia Center and the Art and Art History Department of UNC-Chapel Hill are proud to welcome Soni Kum as Hanes Visiting Artist in Fall 2023. Soni Kum is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Tokyo, Japan as … Read more

Book Launch for Morgan Pitelka’s Reading Medieval Ruins

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 Chapel Hill, NC

The Carolina Asia Center is proud to host a book launch for the release of the paperback edition of Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth Century Japan by Morgan Pitelka, Bernard L. Herman Distinguished Professor and Chair in the … Read more

Film Screening: Ringu

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC

In collaboration with Prof. Rick Warner's class CMPL 144 and in celebration of Halloween, the Carolina Asia Center presents the Japanese horror classic Ringu A reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the … Read more

The Carolina Asia Center supports diverse Asia-related events. However, CAC co-sponsorship of any talk, seminar, documentary screening, film screening, performance or celebration does not constitute endorsement of or agreement with the views presented therein. As an academic institution, we value diverse perspectives that promote dialogue and understanding.