Join us for an annual day of presentations by graduate students from the Asian Studies department, featuring special guest presenters unique to each year. Participants in the conference will present their original research, engage in accompanying discussions on their papers or presentations, and enjoy refreshments while meeting and talking with scholars working in a wide variety of disciplines and regions. This year we are also excited to have Dr. Sunera Thobani as our keynote speaker. Questions can be directed to ubcasiagradcon2020@gmail.com
If you plan to attend, please register here. There will be some food available, but please keep in mind that priority will be given to presenters, panel chairs, and volunteers. We hope to see you there!
The event program can be viewed here.
Recent Events
2019 Graduate Student Conference
A day of presentations by graduate students from the Asian Studies department, exploring current research projects, engaging with various scholars, and hosting discussions regarding a wide range of subjects and disciplines.
Saturday, March 9th, 2019
Past Events
2018 Graduate Student Conference
A day of presentations by graduate students from the Asian Studies department, with a few guest presenters from other departments
Saturday, March 10, 2018
2017 Graduate Student Conference
With panel discussions from Dr. Christina Yi, Dr. Bruce Rusk, Dr. Ross King, Dr. Jessica Main and Dr. Hyung-Gu Lynn from the Department of Asian Studies
Saturday, March 11, 2017
2016 Graduate Student Conference
With opening and closing talks from Dr. Ross King and Dr. Christopher Rea from the Department of Asian Studies
Saturday, March 12, 2016
2015 Graduate Student Conference
With opening and closing talks from Dr. Stefania Burk, Dr. Anne Murphy, and Dr. Ross King from the Department of Asian Studies
Saturday, April 11, 2015
2014 Graduate Student Conference
With keynote speech from Dr. Daisuke Miyao, Associate Professor of Japanese Film and Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Oregon
Saturday, April 5th, 2014
2013 Graduate Student Conference
With keynote speech from Dr. Rebecca Copeland, Professor and Chair of Department of Japanese Language and Literature at Washington University in St. Louis
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
2012 Graduate Student Conference
With keynote speech from Dr. Melek Ortabasi, Director and Associate Professor of the World Literature program at Simon Fraser University
Saturday, May 12th, 2012