November 23, 2020 The Update is a regular roundup of news in the Department of Asian Studies for our Students, Faculty and Staff |
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New Publications Page on Asian Studies Website! We are very proud of our faculty members and the research and work that they do. That is why we are excited to announce that we have recently created a publications page on the Department of Asian Studies website dedicated to featuring works by our faculty members! We are working on expanding our collection but please check out some of our wonderful faculty's most recent publications that we have so far. If you are an Asian Studies faculty member who would like their works featured, please reach out to the Asian Studies Communications Team. We are constantly on the lookout to feature your works and would love to add a publication to the collection. Click here to view the new page! |
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| SPOTLIGHT: Danielle Barkley |
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Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? In this issue's Spotlight Interview Series, we have gone slightly rogue and interviewed Danielle Barkley, Graduate Career Educator with UBC's Centre for Student Involvement & Careers (CSIC). Danielle holds a PhD from the Department of English at McGill University, has taught writing, rhetoric, and critical analysis, and currently works with current and new graduate students to advise on "life after graduation" if they are looking for guidance after completing their thesis.
You’ve come from an academic background yourself – how do you feel this background assists you in your current role? Like many people who undertake graduate study, it's not so much the subject matter or thesis topic, as it's the competencies, research skills and view of the world that I found has particularly assisted me. You learn how to ask the questions that will bring a conversation forward (or deeper), and of course you greatly hone your writing skills; handy when many roles, including my current one, have a lot of information constantly coming in and going out! And so while that information might not necessarily be specifically related to 19th-century British novels (my PhD topic), being able to quickly decipher an email to find important information, or to write something and feel confident it will be clear and coherent to readers, is obviously very beneficial. Throughout my PhD, I was also a teaching assistant, and so taught a number of courses, which helped me to feel confident being in front of a room, answering questions and thinking on my feet, which again, all comes in handy for many roles! Do you have advice for graduate students who are unsure of their career path after their graduate program? What do you think are the important factors to consider when career planning for graduate students, particularly in today’s environment? Just try *something*! Even if you don't know if it's the perfect first step or job: if there is something you feel curious about, is there one event you can attend (even virtually right now), or one person you can talk to who is working in that industry? In exploring that, you've at least felt a sense of agency around it, and may discover if it's something you want to know more about. So I think starting with something that has caught your attention is a good way to begin. Tied up in that, I think relationship building and talking to people is a must: you can only get so far by reading. Probably the best thing you can do is find someone who works/has worked in that area, and send them an email to ask if they might have ten minutes to talk to you about their background. I think relationship building and personal connections always play a part in career building and transition. I also think this helps you to get an idea of if that's the type of job you want to do - would I feel happy? Would I feel well supported? |
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Global English Camp is a program dedicated to the importance of gaining an unparalleled life opportunity via cross-cultural education. Through an intensive 5 week program focused not only on language but also relevant global issues, university students and recent graduates from around the world facilitate the improvement of expressing opinions in English and impact students' discovery of their individual life missions. The program is seeking university students and recent graduates with native level English skills who are passionate about Japanese culture, gaining global experience, and mentoring others – no Japanese fluency requirements! The first application deadline is November 30. For more information or to apply, visit the Come On Out website. Have an idea to support social connectedness during this time? The @utownubc community grant offers up to $1000 in funding for projects that foster community and capacity building from a distance. Applications are being accepted on a rolling deadline until Dec. 1, or once funding is fully subscribed. Members of the UBC and Musqueam communities, including students, residents, staff and faculty are welcome to apply. Call for Submissions: The 2nd Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE2021) The Southeast Asian Conference on Education seeks to identify the challenges and highlight the strength in the way ASEAN countries address and tackle the region’s educational needs, at both the national level and at the region-wide level, such as internationalisation, multiculturalism, connectivity, mobility and accessibility. SEACE2021 encourages academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum stimulating respectful dialogue and the Organising Committee welcomes papers from a wide variety of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives, and submissions are organised into the streams and substreams listed on their website.The early bird abstract submission deadline is December 10. For more information, please visit the SEACE2021 Call for Papers page. Call for Abstracts: 'Writing the Supernatural into History' Graduate Symposium The Graduate Association of East Asian Studies, an informal group of UK-based postgraduate students studying East Asia, is holding a graduate symposium entitled, 'Writing the Supernatural into History in Pre-Modern East Asia,' taking place online in April 2021. This one-day symposium invites abstracts of 250 words for presentations of 15-20 minutes or panel proposals of 750 words that explain the contributions of each panellist (three at most) and the panel as a whole. Submissions on the supernatural in relation to history and/or historiography focusing on East Asia before 1900 are preferred, but other historical periods and geographical regions are also welcome for the perspective they provide. The hope is to bring together graduate students at any stage of their research for an exchange of ideas on this topic within the context of pre-modern East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea). The abstract submission deadline is December 31. For more information or submissions, please contact gradaeas@gmail.com. |
| ON & OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS |
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November 1 - 30 CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Drop-in hour November 25, 10am UBC Fall Graduation Ceremonies November 25 Origins – Music of the Tang Dynasty November 25
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