Asian Studies Presents: Hiroki Yoshikuni
Friday, Feb 16 | Old Botany 101 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM The Storytelling of the Disaster: on Ghost Stories of the 2011 Tsunami in Japan
Asian Studies lecture Series: Paul Barclay (Lafayette College)
The Musha Rebellion was a pivotal moment in the relationship between the indigenous people and the Japanese colonial government. In 1930, after years of oppression, the Seediq people of central Taiwan, led by Mona Rudao, attacked a gathering of Japanese people at a local school, slaughtering over one hundred men, women, and children. The Japanese […]
South Asian Speaker Series Presents: Mary Shenk
Mary Shenk (Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University) Demographic research on South Asia often finds that Muslims have higher fertility (family size) than Hindus, a relationship generally ascribed to either ideological or socioeconomic differences between these communities. Yet literature from the study of religion suggests that belief systems may be less important than religiosity, the […]
South Asian Speaker Series Presents: Coralynn Davis
Film Screening: Sama in the Forest Sama in the Forest delves into the subversive role women’s folktales can play in a patriarchal society. The film is set in Madhubani, a district in India’s state of Bihar, where a rich cultural identity extends from the mythical past into a globalized present. Maithil identity is passed on […]
South Asian Speaker Series Presents: Alaka Chudal
“We are bored of eating bread and coffee”: Unintended travel narratives of Indian soldiers in WWI Soldiers from South Asia —India (before Partition) and Nepal— fighting in the First World War for the British travelled to the battlefields of Europe during 1914 and 1915. A large number of them were captured and imprisoned in Germany […]
South Asian Speaker Series Presents: Sumathi Ramaswamy
#GandhiMustFall: The Dilemmas of Being Turned into Statue Using a material culture approach, I reflect on the overwhelming penchant for the creation of statues of Gandhi, the most among India’s political leaders to be so “honored” both at home and overseas, where many a statue has been installed as the official government gift. It is […]
Looking Ahead: Academic Job Market 101, with Reflections on Hiring in East Asian Studies
What sort of timeline does the academicjobmarket operate on? How can you be strategic about your fields of study? How do you select letter writers? What do job applications actually require? What sort of language do they use? How can you set yourself up for success long before you go on the market? This talk will be an introduction to […]
Asian Studies Graduates and Awards Ceremony
A Book Club-Style Discussion of Thi Bui’s Award-Winning Graphic Memoir
The Department of Asian Studies, in collaboration with the Global Asias Initiative, the Channels Initiative and the Asian American Reading Group host a book club-style discussion of Thi Bui’s award-winning graphic memoir, The Best We Could Do. Lunch will be provided.
IKS Presents the Lecture of “Us and Them” by Stephen Epstein
The Department of Asian Studies and the Institute for Korean Studies present a lecture by Stephen Epstein (Victoria University of Wellington) on the documentary “Us and Them.”