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Congratulations to our Fall 2021 Graduates!
The Department of Asian Studies heartily congratulates all of our graduates on the completion of their studies! We hope that you feel justifiably proud of your incredible achievements.
Check out te Fall 2021 Congregation Schedule of Ceremonies
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Celebrate Asian Studies' 60th anniversary with us!
To help celebrate UBC Asian Studies' upcoming 60th anniversary, we have launched a brand new webpage on the landing page of the departmental website (asia.ubc.ca)! Here, you can learn more about the department's milestones and keep up with the anniversary festivities.
Visit the new webpage
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New Publication on Transnational Sex Workers in Yokohama by Dr. Ayaka Yoshimizu
Congratulations to Professor Ayaka Yoshimizu's on her new publication Doing Ethnography in the Wake of the Displacement of Transnational Sex Workers in Yokohama! This book reflects on the politics, poetics, and ethics of remembering the lives of transnational migrant sex workers in postcolonial Japan.
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Learn about UBC's Hindi-Urdu Language Program
The Hindi-Urdu language program is unique in the Department of Asian Studies. Although Hindi and Urdu are essentially the same language written in two different scripts, their vocabulary differs due to relationships with their respective religious, traditions and cosmopolitan languages.
Watch our video to learn more
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| UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS |
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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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The relationship between Neo-Confucianism and Buddhism in Song Dynasty: taking Zhu Xi as an example
December 6, 10am, PT / 1pm ET
In this talk, Asian Studies Visiting Associate Professor, Chunying Li of China University of Political Science and Law will be discussing the relationship between Neo-Confucianism and Buddhism in Song Dynasty. By analyzing Zhu Xi's thoughts, it could help us better understand the complex relationship between Neo-Confucianism and Buddhism.
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Fostering Education beyond the Classroom: Examples from Republican Buddhism and their Legacy Today
December 8, 5am PT / 8am ET
This talk by Dr. Stefania Trevagnin (University of London) will address Buddhists as educators in the larger society, exploring several cases from the first half of the twentieth century. It will show how their engagement in society is still visible today and reflect on further potentials for Buddhists as educators in the future.
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What Would an Accessible University Look Like? Perspectives of Disabled Instructors at UBC
December 8, 2022, 1pm PT / 4pm ET
This workshop is the culmination of a project focused on disabilities, ableism, and accessibility for disabled instructors at UBC, including faculty, sessionals, and graduate student TAs. Featuring three Asian Studies faculty members and a graduate student, the event will present outcomes of the project and offers a forum and networking opportunity for disabled instructors.
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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 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture with Professor Ban Wang
February 9-10, 2022
The annual Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture will continue this winter with Professor Ban Wang from Stanford University. Focusing on national formation and international outlooks, Dr. Wang will discuss how ancient visions persist even as Chinese modernizers and revolutionaries adopted and revised the Western nation-state form.
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| SPOTLIGHTS |
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Interview with Professor Emeritus Matsuo Soga
To celebrate the Department's 60th anniversary, we reached out to professor emeriti in recollection of precious memories, and their hopes and aspirations for the Department’s next 60 years. It is our great pleasure to have the opportunity to interview Professor Matsuo Soga, who taught at UBC from 1971 to 1992.
Read the full interview
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Why Asian Studies: Alumni Interview with Richard N. Liu (BA' 93)
We invited 6 Asian Studies alumni to join us for a blast in the past, by catching us up with where they are now, and sharing their personal stories of being in Asian Studies. Our first interviewee, Richard N. Liu, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Area Studies with a focus on China.
Watch Richard's Story
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Why Asian Studies: Alumni Interview with Sophie Rock (BA' 21)
We invited 6 Asian Studies alumni to join us for a blast in the past, by catching us up with where they are now, and sharing their personal stories of being in Asian Studies. Sophie Rock graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a minor in Asian Language and Culture, focusing on Korea.
Watch Sophie's Story
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| EVENT RECAP |
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A Panel to Their Heart: Promoting Mental Wellness among Heritage Mandarin Learners
This past October, the UBC Chinese Language Program hosted a panel for heritage Mandarin learners and their family members in acknowledgement of these learners’ unique mental health challenges. The panel featured three panelists, welcomed about 50 attendees and offered an abundance of tailored information and resources for heritage Mandarin learners’ mental wellbeing.
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| SUSTAINABILITY NEWS |
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Reduce emissions associated with academic conferences
As we start to transition to a post-pandemic world, now is the time to continue the conversation on how to reduce emissions associated with academic conferences.
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Event: Climate Emergency Now
On Thursday, November 25th, there will be an important snap town hall on the climate emergency in BC. It will be a space to listen and process our current moment of climate breakdown and the brutal militarized response to land defenders taking place in Wet'suwet'en territory right now.
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| OPPORTUNITIES |
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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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CUHK - Call for Paper Proposals: Young Scholars’ Forum in Chinese Studies 2022
The Institute of Chinese Studies organizes an annual Young Scholars' Forum in Chinese Studies to nurture and and strengthen the network between young scholars in the field. The forum plans to invite Ph.D. students and Ph.D. graduates for a presentation of their recent research output on any aspect of Chinese studies. The online application deadline is January 3, 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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