Assistant Professor Chris Rea featured in CNN commenting on humour in modern China
In a CNN article entitled “What Onion saga says about China’s sense of humor” UBC Department of Asian Studies Associate Professor Chris Rea was interviewed by CNN correspondent Jaime A. FlorCruz to comment on humor in China to give some context to the latest news that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had been named the […]
Professor Edward Slingerland wins Best Essay Award from the journal Dao
Edward Slingerland’s essay “Metaphor and Meaning in Early China” published in Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy 10: 1–30 wins the 2011 Dao Annual Best Essay Award. The official citation can be found at http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/liberal_arts/philosophy/Dao/daowhatisnew.htm and reads as follows: “This is a ground-breaking essay. Slingerland debunks a fairly common assumption that Chinese way of thinking […]
New Book by Assistant Professor Anne Murphy
The Materiality of the Past: History and Representation in Sikh Tradition Anne Murphy offers a groundbreaking exploration of material representations of the Sikh past, showing how objects, as well as historical sites and texts, have played a vital role in the production of the Sikh community as an evolving historical and social formation from the […]
2012 Careers Night
Where: Asian Studies Auditorium (1871 West Mall) When: Tuesday March 22nd, 2011. 6:00pm-8:00pm With catering from Afghan Horseman Restaurant, seven alumni and over 50 undergraduate participants, the event was a great success as students were able to get some personal time with each alumni in small groups. Note that not all undergraduates had already declared […]
2012 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture
The Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia is pleased to invite you to attend the 2012 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture with featured speaker Professor Wang Fan-sen, Vice President of Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Place: UBC Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall Time: The lecture will begin at 7pm, […]
Looking to fill your Faculty of Arts Research Requirement?
ASIA 453 is scheduled for term 2 and is restricted to 3rd and 4th year majors. That’s right! We’re saving spots just for you. Check out this course and many more on our course listings: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/main?pname=subjarea&tname=subjareas&req=1&dept=ASIA
Want to learn Chinese? UBC has an App for that!
Basil Waugh for UBC Public Affairs The University of British Columbia has entered the smartphone app market with an innovative app targeting the global demand for Mandarin, Japanese and Korean language education. The UBC Chinese Character Tool is the first ever university East Asian language mobile application. While most language acquisition apps focus on a […]