“Exploring Premodern Japan” new video releases
Since 2020, Asian Studies graduate students Miaoling Xue, Saeko Suzuki, and José Manuel Escalona Echániz have been collaborating with Dr. Christina Laffin to create a video series named “Exploring Premodern Japan” that capture aspects of research on premodern Japan.
New Publication on choosing a research project that matters to you (and the world) by Dr. Christopher Rea
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Rea on his newly co-authored book Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World) (University of Chicago Press)!
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 […]