Community-Engaged Learning and Teaching: Instructors Uniting and Learning How To Build Communities Through Teaching!
The Virtual Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning Workshop brought instructors from the Chinese and Cantonese Language Programs together along with special guests from both programs, the Centre for Community-Engaged Learning, and various individuals from well-known Canadian universities. In an engaging day of discussions, they sought to broaden the horizons of the Chinese Language Program and expand […]
Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Graduates!
The Department of Asian Studies extends a huge congratulations to all of our Nov 2020 graduates. Click on the post to see all graduate and undergrad student names and to view our Graduation Reception presentation.
Asian Studies Spotlight: Danielle Barkley
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 […]
We have a new Publications Page!
Check out publications by Asian Studies faculty on our brand-new page!
We’re Hiring! 2020 Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Hong Kong Studies
Applicants are invited for an appointment to a SSHRC Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Hong Kong Studies with a focus on literary, visual, and/or popular culture, starting July 1 2021. Click image to see the full job posting.
2019/20 Lecturers of the Year Announced
Asian Studies is delighted to announce Li-jung Lee and Gurinder Mann as our 2019/20 Lecturers of the Year.
Transitioning Asian Studies to online for Winter 2020…no easy task!
September 2020 marks the first time ever that UBC Asian Studies (along with most other UBC departments) has offered all classes in online form. Although many courses already included some sort of online component, it was no small task to move everything entirely online, so we were extremely lucky to have a team of grad students, led by Kurtis Hanlon and Shota Iwasaki, on-hand to manage the overwhelming flow of information.
Teaching Assistantships Now Open – Winter 2020
We’ve just opened applications for Winter 2020 Teaching Assistantship positions in our department – closing date to submit them is June 30!
Practice Your New Language Skills with UBC Tandem!
Learning a new language comes with many small “joys”. The first time you can read a full line of text and understand it. The first time you order a meal or a train ticket. And the first time you realise you can fully hold a conversation with a native speaker! “Everyone brings a lot of […]
Statement on Academic Freedom
In light of the recent developments in Hong Kong, as well as the on-going challenges in addressing the past and present elsewhere in Asia, the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia is reaffirming its support of UBC’s commitment to advancing academic freedom.