Looking for courses for your Summer Term? Check out the following options!

ASIA 386 - Chinese Grammar and Usage I

Looking for a remote course this summer where you can get credit for watching Chinese TV dramas and movies? Are you fascinated by language and linguistics? This course is an accessible introduction to Chinese applied linguistics, specially designed for native speakers of Chinese as well as advanced Chinese learners. Take an in-depth look at modern Chinese grammar and its usage, characteristics, social context, differences with English and other languages, and changes over time (including slang, Internet language, and neologisms) through the lens of pop culture and technology.

This course is multi-access (fully online with optional in-person meetings) in Summer Term 1 and is taught in English. There are no prerequisites other than advanced reading proficiency in Chinese.

JAPN 465 - Japanese Media and Translation

This course will engage in the audiovisual translation of films that explore
themes such as gender, sexuality, race, and indigeneity. Embracing a translanguaging approach, this course encourages students to actively utilize both Japanese and English in classroom activities and assignments. Both
fluent speakers and advanced-level learners of Japanese are encouraged to
take this course! 

This course is in-person for Summer Term 1, with a prerequisite of one of JAPN 450, JAPN 452, JAPN 453, JAPN 456 (or placement with native or near-native Japanese proficiency).

Call for Proposals: Canonical, Non-Canonical and Extra-canonical: Interdisciplinary and Multi-media Studies of the Formation, Translation
and Transmission of Buddhist Texts

The organizing committee for the international conference on “Canonical, Non-Canonical and Extra-canonical” invites the submission of papers related to the theme of the formation, translation, and transmission of Buddhist texts. The conference is organized by the Wutai Research Institute for Eastern Buddhist Culture in Shanxi, China, co-organized by the FROGBEAR project at UBC. The conference will be held between August 11 (arrival) and August 14 (departure)
at the Great Bamboo Grove Monastery on Mount Wutai. Submissions are due
by April 15.

Call for Proposals: Cross-Regional and Cross-Cultural Interaction and Integration between Buddhism and Other Asian Religions

This conference is hosted by the Center for Buddhist Studies at Zhejiang University, in collaboration with the Glorisun Global Network of Buddhist
Studies, with administration support from the FROGBEAR project at UBC. The conference will be held between August 16 (arrival) and August 19 (departure). The organizing committee welcomes submissions related to the study of Buddhism and the interregional, cross-cultural themes of Asian religions. Submissions are due by April 15.

Call for Proposals: Microcosm Holds Mountains and Seas: The
Sinicization of Buddhism in the ‘Multi-layered Contextualization’ from
Local to Global History

This conference is hosted by the South Putuo Monastery and the Buddhist College of Minnan, in Xiamen, Fujian, sponsored jointly by the South Putuo Monastery and the Research Center for Buddhist Texts and Art at Peking University, and administered the FROGBEAR project at UBC. The conference will be held between August 18 (arrival) and August 21 (departure), and aims to examine a range of issues related to both the global and local histories of Buddhism. Submissions are due by April 15.

Call for Proposals: International Conference on Chinese Buddhist Rituals and Spiritual Life in Asia

The 2024 Annual International Academic Conference on Chinese Buddhism
will take place in Singapore between August 24-25 with the theme “Chinese Buddhist Rituals and Spiritual Life in Asia.” The event is jointly organized by
Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery in Singapore, the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore, the Institute of Ethics and Religious Studies at Tsinghua University in China, and the FROGBEAR
project at UBC. Submissions are due by April 24.

Volunteer at the UBC Spring 2024 Graduation Ceremony

You're invited to take part in UBC’s rich history of service to the graduating
class and their families and guests! If you are interested in helping celebrate
the achievements of UBC’s graduating students this Spring (May), register as soon as possible. Volunteer orientation is scheduled for May 14.