Faculty

Yü Ying-shih’s memoir now available in English co-translated by Josephine Chiu-Duke and Michael S. Duke

Yü Ying-shih’s memoir now available in English co-translated by Josephine Chiu-Duke and Michael S. Duke

Congratulations to Asian Studies Professor Josephine Chiu-Duke and Professor Emeritus Michal S. Duke on the co-translated publication “From Rural China to the Ivy League: Reminiscences of Transformations in Modern Chinese History” by Yü Ying-shih (Cambria Press, 2021).

New publication: “Persian Literature as World Literature” co-edited by Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard

New publication: “Persian Literature as World Literature” co-edited by Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard

Congratulations to Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard on the co-edited publication Persian Literature as World Literature (Omid Azadibougar, Amirhossein Vafa, and Mostafa Abedinifard, Bloomsbury Publishing)!

Caring On: Meet our new and seasoned instructors and learn how they approach student-centered learning

Caring On: Meet our new and seasoned instructors and learn how they approach student-centered learning

Behind UBC’s Chinese Language Program is a diverse team of passionate instructors who seek to not only broaden the students’ academic horizons, but also enrich their personal lives. This year, we are honoured to introduce to you our seasoned instructor Lu Mingzhu, and our three new visiting lecturers, Peng Yu-chun, Chen Yi, and Lin Shiang-han. […]

Welcome New Asian Studies Faculty for 2021/22!

Welcome New Asian Studies Faculty for 2021/22!

As we kick off the new academic year, we’d also like to extend a huge welcome to our new faculty members joining us this year! We’ve asked each of our new faculty to tell us a little bit about themselves. Aynur Kadir — Assistant Professor in Lifeways in Indigenous Asia Aynur Kadir is an Indigenous Uyghur […]

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Yasuko Matsumoto

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Yasuko Matsumoto

Meet our new faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce to you Yasuko Matsumoto, our newest Lecturer in Japanese language!

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Helena Wu

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Helena Wu

In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce to you Dr. Helena Wu, Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Asian Studies.

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Fuyubi Nakamura

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Fuyubi Nakamura

Meet our new faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce to you Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura (中村冬日).

The first English translation of Bian zhongbian lun 辯中邊論 by Dr. Jeffrey Kotyk

The first English translation of Bian zhongbian lun 辯中邊論 by Dr. Jeffrey Kotyk

Congratulations to Sheng Yen Education Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Chinese Buddhism, Jeffrey Kotyk, on the publication of his translation, Analysis of the Middle and Extremes!

Book launch for the Malayalam translation of “Monsoon Islam: Trade & Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast”

Book launch for the Malayalam translation of “Monsoon Islam: Trade & Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast”

On August 4, the Department of History at Farook College in Kozhikode, India hosted the book launch for the Malayalam translation of Monsoon Islam: Trade & Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast. Written by Asian Studies professor Sebastian Prange, and translated by Thomas Karthikapuram, this prize-winning book will now be available to a wider readership […]

New article published in the “International Journal of Middle East Studies” by Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard

New article published in the “International Journal of Middle East Studies” by Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard

We are delighted to share Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard’s published article in the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES). The article is titled “Iran’s ‘Self-Deprecating Modernity’: Toward Decolonizing Collective Self-Critique.”