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Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China: Debates on Hui Identity and Islamic Reform

August 28, 2026

Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China provides a portrait of underrecognized reformists who aimed to turn Muslim subjects into active Chinese citizens and revive “true” Islam in order to aid China’s development and promote peace. Eroğlu examines...

IAAS Lecture: Before Kamikaze: Diplomatic Negotiations among the Mongols, Japan, and Korea before 1274 Bun'ei Campaign

April 01, 2026

On Wednesday, April 1st, we will welcome Prof. Lina Nie (RSEA'18) to present her work " Before Kamikaze: Diplomatic Negotiations among the Mongols, Japan, and Korea before 1274 Bun'ei Campaign ." This lecture will be a hybrid event. Please join us in...

New Directions Workshop: Against Erasure: Uyghur Poems, Imprisoned Souls, and the Act of Resistance

March 27, 2026

On Friday, March 27th, New Directions will host Aziz Isa Elkun, a Uyghur poet, academic, and human rights advocate. He will present his work "Against Erasure: Uyghur Poems, Imprisoned Souls, and the Act of Resistance" at 4:00 pm in room S050, CGIS-South...

IAAS Lecture: The Advent of Nomadic Pastoralism in Northeast Asia

February 04, 2026

On Wednesday, February 4th, we will welcome Prof. Joshua Wright to present his work " The Advent of Nomadic Pastoralism in Northeast Asia: An evolving synthesis ." This lecture will be a hybrid event. Please join us in person at 1:15 pm in room S050, CGIS...

IAAS Special Lecture: Carrying the Qara Shanyraq: Craft and the Everyday Politics of Patrimony in Mongolian Kazakh Households

December 03, 2025

On Wednesday, December 3rd, we will welcome IAAS Doctoral Candidate Kristen Pearson to present her work " Carrying the Qara Shanyraq: Craft and the Everyday Politics of Patrimony in Mongolian Kazakh Households." This lecture will be a hybrid event. Please...

IAAS Lecture: The Black Collapse: Plague in Tibet

November 19, 2025

On Wednesday, November 19th, we will welcome Prof. William McGrath to present his work " The Black Collapse: Plague in Tibet .” This lecture will be a hybrid event. Please join us in person at 1:15 pm in CGIS-S050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA. To...

IAAS Lecture: Prof. Rian Thum

November 05, 2025

On Wednesday, November 5 at 4:00 PM (note special time), we will welcome Prof. Rian Thum (IAAS '10) to present his work Islamic China: Sino-Indian entanglement and the myth of the Han Kitab ( abstract ). This lecture will be a hybrid event. Please join us...

IAAS Lecture Prof. Henny Piezonka: Learning from the Experts

October 01, 2025

On Wednesday, October 1st, we will welcome Prof. Henny Piezonka to present her work " Learning from the Experts:  Ethnoarchaeological insights on multispecies lifeways and mobile settlement among North and Inner Asian hunter-reindeer herders.” This...

Hale Eroğlu (PhD ’16) publishes book on Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China

July 10, 2025

IAAS alum Prof. Hale Eroğlu (PhD ’16) recently published a book entitled Muslim Transnationalism in Modern China: Debates on Hui Identity and Islamic Reform (2025, Columbia University Press). In this book, Hale Eroğlu explores how a group of key figures...

Congratulations to our IAAS 2025 Graduate, Dr. Xiaotian Yin!

May 28, 2025

Co-Sponsored Lecture: Indigenous Narrative

April 16, 2025

On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, HYI Visiting Scholar Prof. Konchok Tsering will present her work " Indigenous Narrative: The Dynamic Biographies of gShen-rab Mi-bo, Founder of the Tibetan Bon Religion ." Please join us at 11:30 am in Common Room (#136), 2...

IAAS Doctoral Candidate Xiaotian Yin's Dissertation Defense

April 16, 2025