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UBC Asian Studies is celebrating 60 years!
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, an anniversary of deep cultural significance in a variety of Asian societies. We invite you to join us virtually on December 6 at 6:00pm (PST) to celebrate our past accomplishments and look forward to an even more splendid future together.
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PhD student Haoyue Li receives award at the American Oriental Society Western Branch 2021 Conference
Congratulations to Asian Studies doctoral student Haoyue who received the Graduate Student Award for her research paper "The Insight of Nose: Odours, Sentiments, and Memory in Qian Qianyi (1582-1664) and other Late-Ming Loyalists' Writings."
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PhD student Chunping Huang is one of the newly announced Public Scholars Initiative awardees
We are thrilled to share that Asian Studies student Chunping Huang has been chosen as one of 38 doctoral students for UBC's Public Scholars Initiative 2021/2022 cohort. Previous Asian Studies awardees include Ajay Bhardwaj and Shota Iwasaki.
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#AsiaNow Speaks with Christopher Rea about Early Chinese Cinema
Dr. Christopher Rea has translated over twenty early Chinese films and made them available on YouTube at Modern Chinese Cultural Studies. He has also produced an online course on early Chinese cinema. Learn what he has to say about film research and pedagogy in the digital age.
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Dr. Jessica Main on Ways of Knowing podcast
Asian Studies professor Jessica Main recently took part in an episode of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies' podcast Ways of Knowing. With two others, she explored the adaptions of Buddhist practices and concepts for training in professional disciplines.
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To Think and to Transcend: Introducing the UBC Student Association of Sinology, a Newly Constituted UBC AMS Club
The UBC Student Association of Sinology (USAS), or UBC 漢學社 in Chinese, was established as a platform to promote undergraduate research on China-related topics and issues. In September, 2021, USAS joined the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS).
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| UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS |
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Beholding Beauty: Sa‘di of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry
November 20, 4pm PT / 7pm ET
The next event in the Alireza Ahmadian lecture series features guest speaker Dr. Domenico Ingenito. He will discuss the aesthetics of desire in medieval Persian poetry with Dr. Justine Landau.
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(Featuring Dr. Bruce Rusk) Period Pieces: Approaching the Recent Past in Ming-Qing Connoisseurship - Leiden University
November 24, 6:30am PT / 9:30am ET
Focusing on the “era names” (nianhao) that tie decorative objects to the emperors who commissioned them, Asian Studies professor Bruce Rusk explores geography, chronology, and human agency in shaping the supply and demand for decorative objects across forms and materials.
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“Deadend of Story writing in exile: challenges of migrant women writers,” in conversation with Mahbuba Temori
November 24, 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
The UBC Persian community is hosting their last session of Fall 2021 series in analyzing migration and exile in modern Persian literature. This workshop features writer Mahbuba Temori, who will delve into migrant women writers' maladies and challenges.
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New Insights from the East on Poetry and Politics: The Reconciliatory Thought of Sa‘di Shirazi
December 4, 4pm PT / 7pm ET
In this talk, the poetry of ancient Persia will be analysed for its insights into contemporary Iranian politics. Guest speaker Iman Ahmadian will discuss how this poetry can be transposed from the so-called Islamic Golden Age of the Middle Ages into modern day politics.
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Virtual Symposium: The Radical Other Power of Shinran (1173-1263)
December 11, 5pm PT / 8pm ET
The Buddhism and Contemporary Society is delighted to host their annual symposium on "Other Power in Buddhism." This panel will examine what many agree to be Buddhism's most radical form, the one espoused by Shinran, the founder of Shin or Jodo Shinshu Buddhism.
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2021/22 John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies with Dr. Clark Chilson
March 8-9, 2022, 5pm PT / 8pm ET
Save the date for the annual John Howes Lectures in Japanese Studies, returning in 2022. Professor Clark Chilson from the University of Pittsburgh has been invited to discuss the values of Morita and Naikan therapies in Japan from 1945 to present day.
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| EVENT RECAP |
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A Creative and Interactive Mid-Autumn Celebration: Recapping the “2021 Virtual Mooncake Maker with Your Own Works” Event
This year, the UBC Chinese Language Program created an immersive online experience of both the Mid-Autumn Festival and its associated food cultures. This online gathering enabled students to showcase their creativity and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in their own unique ways!
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| OPPORTUNITIES |
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2021/22 Call for Applications for Open Educational Resource Grants
The UBC community is invited to apply for the UBC Vancouver Open Educational Resources (OER) Fund Rapid Innovation and Implementation Grants. This fund aims to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials in UBCV courses. The deadline for OER Implementation Grant applications is November 25, 2021.
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Open for Application - Visiting Fellowship Programme 2022 - Institute of Chinese Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
In 2022, ICS will launch a Visiting Fellowship Programme for scholars in Chinese Studies to visit and conduct research at CUHK for a period of 3-6 months. While in residence, the Visiting Fellow is expected to interact with colleagues at CUHK, conduct and present his/her research, and work on a publication project. Deadline for application is January 1, 2022.
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Global Seminars for Asian Studies (Summer 2022)
Get an international experience in the summer. Global Seminars are prof-led UBC courses that take place in different locations, and focus on a specific topic. Want to earn UBC credits while travelling through Hong Kong, Kaiping, and Malaysia? Go Global will be offering ACAM 390A: The Heritage of Chinese Migrations. The deadline to apply is January 27, 2022.
Find more information on ACAM 390A and apply here
Find the full list of Global Seminar offerings here
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