Events at: Asian Centre, Room 604

WORKSHOP: Rethinking the Cultural Cartographies of Tokyo in Japanese Media

January 31, 2:00pm – 4:30pm Asian Centre, Room 604 No other city has lent itself to the spatial imaginary of Japanese cultural production than Tokyo. Capital of Japan, undisputed center of politics and business, home of the publishing industry, most populous metropolis in the world: Tokyo maps itself onto the rest of the nation in […]

Struggles of Life between Cultural Sensitivity and Social Reality in Premodern/Modern Korea

Animism has remained a key feature of Korean culture from premodern times despite a lack of organizational force of its own. Animism has also extensively permeated into institutional religions, whether directly or indirectly, in Korean history. Dr. Oh explores why it has been the case and what impact animism has brought upon Korean culture as […]

The Samurai & the Cross: “Temporal” or “Spiritual” Conquest in Early Modern Japan?

After Jesuit missionaries introduced Christianity to Japan in 1549, the Christian community grew rapidly, both among the samurai class and the common populace. By 1600 there were an estimated 450,000 converts amongst a total Japanese population of approximately twelve million. With the unification of Japan by Tokugawa Ieyasu, there was an increasing need on the […]

Selection Bias and Chinese Translation

Not everything can be translated, and selection of translated texts is neither a neutral nor a random process. This presentation considers selection bias in four cases of translation involving Chinese. The first case considers the arrival of Chinese narratives in European languages vs. Southeast Asian languages; the second considers the choice of Indonesian texts for […]

Department of Asian Studies Indigenizing Teaching & Learning Series: Indigenous Asia Brown Bag Gathering

  Following the successful workshops last year, we are organizing an informal conversation to share our experience, knowledge and questions with each other to further Indigenize teaching and learning. This gathering is open to both faculty and graduate students. If you are already including Indigenous content and/or incorporating decolonial assessments and teaching techniques, this is […]

The Chosŏn Korean Kingship in the Chosŏn-Ming Relations in the Sixteenth Century

The talk will begin with an introduction to the framework of the Dr. Xiuzhi Huang’s forthcoming book The Anxious Kingship: Chosŏn Korea’s “Small China” Mind and Historical Writing Practice, followed by a discussion of the kingship caught in the “Great Ritual Controversy” between Chosŏn and the Ming Dynasty. The “Great Ritual Controversy” of Emperor Shizong […]

Experience the Healing Art of Pastel Nagomi

  Thrive Month Special – Relax, Reconnect and Have Fun! With its origin from Japan, Pastel Nagomi Art presents a simple way of painting that cultivates hope, healing and happiness. The word “Nagomi” (和) means harmony and calmness. Join our Pastel Nagomi Art Workshop and learn from certified instructor how to create beautiful and heart-warming […]

Presenting a Red Chamber’s Banquet—Food and Life in Classical Chinese Novels

獻上一品紅樓宴——中國古典小說裡的飲食與生活: Presenting a Red Chamber’s Banquet—Food and Life in Classical Chinese Novels This talk will be presented in Chinese by Professor Chu Chia-wen 朱嘉雯 National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan Details: Monday, November 13th, 4-6pm Room 604, Asian Centre (map here) The event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Please note that […]