The Modern Chinese Novel: Free course on YouTube
UBC Asian Studies Professor Christopher Rea recently launched a free public version of his undergraduate course, “The Modern Chinese Novel” on his YouTube channel Modern Chinese Cultural Studies.
Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard joins the Editorial and Advisory Boards of two humanities journals
We are pleased to share that Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard has joined the Editorial Boards of Iran Namag and folklor/edebiyat (folklore/literature).
Open Education Resource Video Series on Japanese Cinema
We are delighted to share Dr. Collen Laird’s new video series on formal film analysis focusing on Japanese Cinema.
Dr. Rumee Ahmed Named as New Canada Research Chair
We are thrilled to share that Asian Studies professor, Rumee Ahmed has been named as Canada Research Chair in Theology and Ethics.
New Publication: “Coloniality and Racial (In)Justice in the University: Counting for Nothing?” edited by Sunera Thobani
Congratulations to Dr. Sunera Thobani who edited the newly released Coloniality and Racial (In)Justice in the University: Counting for Nothing? (University of Toronto Press)!
Dr. Helena Wu receives Merit Award in the 2021 International Journal of Taiwan Studies Research Article Competition
Congratulations to Helena Wu, Assistant Professor of Hong Kong Studies, who received a Merit Award in the category of Social Sciences in the 2021 International Journal of Taiwan Studies Research Article Competition, for the article titled “Serving the ‘China Dream’? Taiwan as a National Object in Cross-Strait Communication” (co-authored with Dr. Simona A. Grano).
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Daniel L. Overmyer FRSC August 20th 1935 – November 24th 2021
Professor Daniel L. Overmyer FRSC, Emeritus Professor, died peacefully at home after a short battle with cancer, loving family members by his side. Professor Overmyer had a very distinguished career, teaching and publishing widely in the field of Chinese popular religion – a field he helped establish. His aim was to more fully understand traditional […]
New Publication on Transnational Sex Workers in Yokohama by Dr. Ayaka Yoshimizu
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Ayaka Yoshimizu’s publication Doing Ethnography in the Wake of the Displacement of Transnational Sex Workers in Yokohama (Routledge) has now been released! Doing Ethnography in the Wake of the Displacement of Transnational Sex Workers in Yokohama reflects on the politics, poetics, and ethics of remembering the lives […]
Interview with Professor Emeritus Matsuo Soga
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Department of Asian Studies, we reached out to professor emeriti in recollection of precious memories, and their hopes and aspiration for the Department’s next 60 years. It is our great pleasure to have an opportunity to interview Professor Matsuo Soga, a linguist who taught at UBC from 1971 […]
New Releases in “Exploring Premodern Japan” video series
Graduate students Haley Blum, José Manuel Escalona Echániz, Saeko Suzuki, Miaoling Xue, and Asian Studies professor, Dr. Christina Laffin are excited to announce that they have released three new videos in their “Exploring Premodern Japan” series.