Image: Shamsia Hassani, What about the Dead Fish?, 2011
Shamsia Hassani (b. Iran, 1988) is regarded as the first female graffiti artist from Afghanistan. Her work is currently shown in the Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC (on until October 9, 2017).
Through her art, Shamsia aims to colour over the sad memories of wars and to bring positive changes to society. Her work often depicts women in burqas, and fish. When she cannot work on the street, she creates a “dreaming graffiti” by painting on photographic images of her city. She has held solo and group exhibitions both internationally and in Afghanistan and was selected as one of the top ten artists for the second Afghan Contemporary Art Prize in 2009. She teaches at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Kabul University, and is one of the founders of the Berang Arts organization.
Artist Talks
Creating and Speaking through Art
Presented by the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory and the Museum of Anthropology http://ahva.ubc.ca/events/event/shamsia-hassani-artist-talk/ Monday, September 25, 2017 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Audain Art Centre, Room 1002, UBC
6398 University Boulevard
Undergraduate Research Opportunities is a student-led, AMS-constituted UBC
club. They run the Research EXperience (REX) program where undergraduate
students are paired with post-doctoral and graduate students to design a
theoretical research project. At the end of the program, the undergraduate
students present their finished projects at MURC, one of the largest
undergraduate research conferences in BC. This initiative provides
undergraduates early exposure to the valuable world of research without
the monetary and logistical constraints associated with the traditional
laboratory experience. The 2015-16 program saw the participation of over
110 mentors and 450 undergraduate applicants.
What is REX?
REX is a six-month long program designed to help undergraduate students
build essential research skills through a prospective research project (no
results, lab time, or lab resources required). The skills acquired by the
prospective students include:
· Answering research questions
· Understanding how to perform literature reviews
· Synthesizing an experimental design
· Creating & printing a research poster
· Learning how to present a research poster
They are currently looking for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
who are interested in committing a minimum of 3 hours each month to act as
a mentor. It is a great opportunity for graduate students to gain
mentorship, leadership, and management skills. Furthermore, the REX
program assists mentors on the lookout for promising students to take into
their lab through direct evaluation for 6 months (October to March).
Sign up for a REX mentor information session: http://www.uroubc.ca/mentor-registration/
Check out their website for more information on the REX program: http://www.uroubc.ca/rex/
Further information:
REX Mentor Brochure: http://www.uroubc.ca/Finalized-2017-18-Mentor-Brochure.pdf
REX Timeline: http://www.uroubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Timeline.pdf
GoGlobal is promoting an excellent opportunity to pursue a one year graduate degree at Peking University, as a part of the Yenching Academy. The Yenching Academy of Peking University builds bridges between China and the rest of the world through an interdisciplinary master’s program in China Studies for outstanding graduates from all over the globe. This initiative brings together young people who show promise to lead and innovate in their fields in an intensive learning environment where they can explore China and its role in the world – past, present, and future. The Academy aims to thereby shape a new generation of global citizens with a nuanced understanding of China.
As a partner of Peking University, UBC has the opportunity to nominate 1 – 2 students to the program. Program costs, including flight, accommodation and living costs, for nominated students will be paid for by Peking University. Students will be selected by UBC.
Further information and application details can be found here.
Applications are due on November 3rd, 2017. If you have any questions, please feel welcome to email go.global@ubc.ca
The Work Learn Program supports and subsidizes meaningful work experiences on campus that offer the opportunity for all current UBC students to develop your professional skills and learn in a work environment. From these experiences, you will gain mentorship opportunities, an expanded network, ownership and responsibility of work, self-awareness and reflection, as well as a chance to apply your knowledge in practical settings, contribute to personal learning goals and the University in a different way.
Apply for any of the below Department of Asian Studies’ postings on the UBC Career Service Management System:
Daily tasks include writing a biweekly departmental newsletter, posting to social media, and updating the departmental website. Other duties will include designing promotional materials, writing stories and creating other forms of multimedia content for publication through the Departments public communications. As necessary, Work Learn Students may be required to perform other duties which may include assisting with the logistics and running of Department events, general errands, filing, copying or other admin tasks.
Daily tasks include assisting with the promotion and logistics of Department events, the booking of rental spaces in the Asian Centre, and management of the HKSI website. The promotion and logistics of Department events includes activities like: designing physical posters and graphics for online promotion, running social media advertisements, sourcing venders for catering and equipment rentals, event set-up and clean up, managing and training event volunteers, taking photos and videos of events and other tasks associated with event preparation, organization and management.
Daily tasks are answering phone, e-mail and in person enquiries (from students and Faculty), receiving and distributing mail, faxes and courier deliveries, maintaining bulletin boards, maintaining Inventory count and running errands as necessary. Other duties will include assisting with event set-up and clean up, assisting with event preparation and marketing. Special projects will include assisting with course scheduling and waitlist scheduling using various UBC software applications.
Ricepaper offers Asian Canadian context to ongoing arts and cultural issues, new perspectives on emerging and established Asian Canadian artists, challenges to the mainstream media perspective, little-known facts of interest, or a critical story that hasn’t been told elsewhere.
Writers of any and all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to submit non-fiction articles, stories, poems, and profiles relatable to Asian Canadians, many of whom consider themselves global citizens with ties to other parts of the world.
Canada 150, or the 150th anniversary of Confederation, is an occasion of both celebration and remembrance. The significance of this anniversary can be complicated to navigate given Canada’s varied history. Some people have lived in Canada their whole lives; others haven’t, yet they know that this country is their home. From tales of the past, what lessons have we learned to apply to the future? What country can we make of the one we inhabit now? Will you celebrate Canada 150 at all? What would you celebrate instead?
Submissions close 11:59 pm, 8 July, 2017. See our submission guidelines here.
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Nick Stember, Translation Editor ricepapermagazine.ca | Facebook | Twitter| Instagram
The Beifang Education Group is setting up a new program to bring international students to their schools in China for fully-funded, short-term internships.
For the 2017-18 school year they will have four programs:
1. Filmmaking, Visual, and Performing Arts at Kede College of Capital Normal University
2. Business and International Relations at Canvard College of Beijing Technology and Business University
3. Teaching English through Creative Writing at Yanching Institute of Technology
4. Tourism and Hospitality at Yunnan Normal University Business School
Students will be provided with:
• One roundtrip ticket to China and back
• A shared 2-person dorm room with attached bathroom for the duration of your stay
• A monthly stipend of 5000 RMB to cover living expenses
• Medical insurance
• Chinese language and culture classes
• Three all-expenses paid field trips: two day trips to a major city center or cultural hot spot,
and one overnight trip further afield
If you would like to know more about these programs, please see their brochure, or visit their website: http://www.beifangedu.net/beifang-education-group—sunshine.html
They are especially interested in students:
• Who can demonstrate exceptional academic performance
• Who are interested in exploring out-of-the-way corners of the Middle Kingdom
• Who are non-traditional, first generation college students from diverse backgrounds
To apply send them your completed application form, with one-page personal statement, along with your CV, and scanned university transcript including your most recent term. Reference letters are optional, but highly recommended! [Download application form]
Fall Term – September, October, November
Deadline: July 15, 2017
Spring Term – March, April, May
Deadline: January 15, 2018
Please send your completed application materials to:sunshine@beifangedu.net
Competitive applicants will be contacted for a follow-up interview within two weeks of receiving your completed application. Download the Scholarship Flyer for more details.
—————— Nick Stember
International Development Office | Beifang Education Group T (236)-520-0876 | Enick.stember@beifangedu.net
2328 SW Marine Dr. Vancouver, BC V6P 6C2
