Current Theme

Crossroads.
Changes are happening. Choices are to be made.
Which way do you come from, and which path will you take?

American Studies
What will Americans opt for, Democrats or Republicans, if they bother to opt at all? Where does the path lie beyond the impasse of two Party fights?

Art History
How did the dominant contemporary art trend move from modernist sincerity to post-modern irony during the last century?

China Studies
Consider the crossroads in contemporary China, how do the intersection of politics, ideologies, culture and means of living come together to affect the lives of Chinese people?

History
How did historical events capture ethical dilemma, personal choices, or national destiny, as representations of crossroads, and how did people make their choices, through negotiation, power struggle, violence, etc?

Legal Studies
How important the voices of people are to legislative crossroads? Who decides when and what to legislate?

Literature
Were there any crossroads in literary history when formal traditions are broken, platitudes discarded, and bold experimentations mark the new apex of literary creativity?

Linguistics
Many minority languages dying out under the wave of globalization. Between linguistic (cultural) assimilation and linguistic diversity, what is the right choice to make?

Philosophy
What are the philosophical debates that reflect a crossroads in history? What past events have been considered a philosophical struggle?

Translation Studies
With limited time and ample translation strategies at hand, should translators opt for quality or quantity while arriving at different kinds of translation goals?