Co-hosted by the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg, the conference represents a collaboration among several of Harvard’s most distinguished research entities: the Center for African Studies, the Asia Center, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, the Reischauer Institute for Japanese Studies, the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, the Korea Institute, and the East Asian Legal Studies Program.
Event supporters:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Harvard China Fund
Harvard University Asia Center
Harvard University Center for African Studies
Harvard University East Asian Legal Studies Program
Harvard University Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
Harvard University Korea Institute
Harvard University Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute
Harvard University Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard-Yenching Institute
Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
University of Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Upcoming Events
Visiting Scholar Talks
The Economics of Bloodline: Language, Social Class, and the Racialization of Damunhwa Youth in South KoreaMonday, October 5, 2026
Visiting Scholar Talks
When Men Marry into the Wife’s Family: Patriarchy, Intimacy, and Masculinity in Everyday Family Life of Post-Reform ChinaTuesday, October 13, 2026
Visiting Scholar Talks
Between Village and City: How Ede Communities Navigate Urbanization in Vietnam’s Central HighlandsTuesday, October 20, 2026