New Publication on reading practices and the scholarly culture of late Imperial China by recent Asian Studies alumnus Yinzong Wei
Congratulations to Asian Studies alumnus Dr. Yinzong Wei (韋胤宗) who recently published a book based on his 2019 dissertation!
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.
Asian Studies Ph.D. student Minoru Takano Accepted by the 2021 China Studies Program Online Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship
Congratulations to Asian Studies doctoral student, Minoru Takano who was recently accepted by the 2021 China Studies Program (CSP) Online Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship.
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).
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.
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!
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.”
New entry about Buddhism in Bhutan in the Database of Religious History (DRH) by Dr. Dagmar Schwerk
We are delighted to share Dr. Dagmar Schwerk’s detailed entry, “Drukpa Kagyü School (Bhutan),” in the open-access Database of Religious History (DRH) at UBC.
The first essay collection in English on The Ise Stories co-edited by Prof. Joshua Mostow and PhD student Kurtis Hanlon
Congratulations to Asian Studies Professor Joshua S. Mostow and Asian Studies PhD student, Kurtis Hanlon on the co-edited publication “An “Ise monogatari” Reader”!