Special Lecture: The Whole Empire in a Single Palace
The Department of Asian Studies invites you to join us for a special lecture by guest speaker Michel Vieillard-Baron, Professor of Japanese Literature and Language, National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, Paris. Lecture: The Whole Empire in a Single Palace: the Poems for the Sliding Doors of the Saishô Shitennô-in Residence (1207) Thursday, March 13, […]
Dr. Slingerland’s Book, Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity, Released!
Dr. Slingerland‘s first popular book, Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity, has just been released by Crown (Random House)! Buy book now >> Read excerpt published on Nautilus >> Reviews: “Trying Not to Try navigates the confluence of two mighty rivers: the burgeoning science of the mind and the classic wisdom of China’s Taoist […]
2014 Fo Guang Buddhist Monastic Retreat
To whom it may concern: We would like to bring to your attention the summer program < 2014 Fo Guang Buddhist Monastic Retreat >, that you may forward the information to any of your undergraduate or graduate students who may be interested, and encourage them to apply. 2014 Fo Guang Buddhist Monastic Retreat […]
Call for Papers: Buddhism and Politics in the Twenty-First Century
Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program (Funded by the Tung Lin Kok Yuen 東蓮覺苑 Canada Foundation) Conference: Buddhism and Politics in the Twenty-First Century University of British Columbia | Friday, June 6 to Saturday, June 7, 2014 Abstracts due: March 13, 2014 Papers due: May 23, 2014 Please submit a 100- word abstract and short bio […]
Shunga: How J-Porn Became Academic – Lecture on February 27th
UBC ASIA’s Academic Department is proud to present a once-in-a-lifetime evening lecture on Shunga with the UBC Asian Studies Department’s Dr. Joshua Mostow! Shunga is an erotic art form which had its origins in the Heian period and flourished in the Edo period. The event details are as follows: “Shunga: How J-Porn Became Academic” Time: […]
Interview with Daisuke Miyao – Grad Conference Abstracts Due Tomorrow (Feb. 15)!
On January 28th, 2014, the ever productive Carla Nappi from the Department of History at UBC interviewed Daisuke Miyao about his latest book, The Aesthetics of Shadow: Lighting and Japanese Cinema (Duke University Press, 2013), for the New Books in East Asia Podcast. If you are interested in learning more about Professor Miyao’s work before he visits UBC in April, this […]
