This second event in the Himalaya Program’s Fall Event Series will be November 7th, 2016 at 5:00pm-7:00pm in CK Choi Bldg, Room 120.
This talk engages these points of tension, discussing how Tibetan medicine remains at once a crucial form of local health care across Tibetan communities, a manifestation of national identity, and, increasingly, a globally available form of ‘traditional’ medicine in the 21st century. This event is sponsored by the Himalaya Program, the Contemporary Tibetan Studies Program, and the Department of Anthropology.
UBC’s Speech and Linguistics Student Association (SALSA)<https://ubcsalsa.wordpress.com/> is partnering with the UBC Language Sciences Initiative<http://www.languagesciences.ubc.ca/> to organize a brand new undergraduate conference for language and communication studies!
The Language Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (LSURC) is set to take place on February 2 & 3, 2017. Doors open at 4:30pm and the conference will run from 5:00-7:30pm.
Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for LSURC is now open until December 5, 2016 at 11:59pm!
Eligible presenters are those conducting research on any topic related to language or communication and who are either (a) current undergraduate students or (b) recent graduates from an undergraduate program who have not yet entered a graduate program.
Submit an abstract by following the application submission instructions below. Presentation and abstract details are found on our website https://blogs.ubc.ca/lsurc/submissions/. Abstract Submission: Two-step process
* 1) Fill in Application form HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/iHLCae6G6On2EvPk1
<https://goo.gl/forms/iHLCae6G6On2EvPk1>
o Presentation and presenter information
o Choice of oral or poster presentation
* 2) Email your abstract to ubc.lsurc@gmail.com<mailto:ubc.lsurc@gmail.com> with the title “LSURC2017 Abstract Submission”.
o Abstracts must be in PDF format and follow the guidelines given below.
o Confirm that you have filled in the Application form
Abstract format
* PDF, 300 words max. (including references)
* Make sure information is accessible to attendees who are not in your field of study. Explain any jargon or unfamiliar terms if used.
* Do NOT include names on document or file name.
* Name your PDF file with the title of the presentation.
Survey of Interest
Please follow the link to complete this 1-minute survey by THIS FRIDAY, November 4 at 11:59pm: https://goo.gl/forms/H4e8QH1b2UDcbvaN2 if…
* you are an eligible presenter interested in attending or presenting at LSURC; or
* you are not an eligible presenter (ex. graduate students, faculty members) but are interested in attending LSURC.
Invited Speakers
We are excited to announce our plenary speakers who will be discussing language sciences research from a variety of disciplines!
* Dr. Bryan Gick (Dept. of Linguistics): Simulating Talking Bodies
* Dr. Bonny Norton (Dept. of Language & Literacy Education): Digital Storytelling and Social Change in Classrooms and Communities
* Dr. Janet Werker (Dept. of Psychology): Language Acquisition: First Steps in Infancy
UBC Faculty of Education has announced three professional learning courses in Indigenous Education that will take place in 2017. The MOOC Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education is open registration for anyone; it is a free course delivered entirely online. Check out the three courses below:
RECONCILIATION THROUGH INDIGENOUS EDUCATIONJanuary 24 March 7 | MOOC a free Massive Open Online Course pdce.educ.ubc.ca/MOOC<http://bit.ly/2ekpNRj>
Engage with Indigenous knowledge keepers, educational leaders, and resources to enhance your understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work we do in classrooms, organizations, communities, and our everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful. In this course, reconciliation emphasizes changing institutional structures, practices, and policies, as well as personal and professional ideologies to create environments that are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous peoples.
For educators, this means responding to educational reforms that prioritize improved educational outcomes for Indigenous learners. In addition, educators must support all learners to develop their knowledge and understanding of Indigenous people¹s worldviews and cultures as a basis for creating equitable and inclusive learning spaces. To support these goals, teachers, administrators, young people, school staff, and researchers will learn from Indigenous Elders, educational leaders, and culturally relevant learning resources as part of their experiences in this MOOC.
For others who want to build their own competence and the capacity of those around them to engage in relationships with Indigenous peoples based on intercultural understanding, empathy, and respect, this course will help get you started in this process.
COURSE DETAILS
This online course is delivered using the edX platform, learn about how to register here.
. DATES: January 24 March 7, 2017
. LOCATION: Online (asynchronous)
. REGISTRATION: Register by January 23
ABORIGINAL EDUCATION IN CANADA | EDUC 440 January April, 2017 | 8 evening classes + 4 online modules pdce.educ.ubc.ca/Aboriginal-Ed<http://bit.ly/2djb9va>
The educational landscape in BC is undergoing exciting developments, and this course responds to new curriculum developments.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this course, educators will build their knowledge and deepen their understanding of Aboriginal/Indigenous people¹s worldviews, approaches to learning, and their histories and contemporary realities. Through the frameworks of reconciliation, decolonization, and self-determination, we will explore how Indigenous histories, perspectives, content, worldviews and pedagogies can be respectfully and meaningfully integrated in the curriculum, teaching, and programming of classrooms, schools, and community contexts.
This course responds to new curriculum development in British Columbia and Canada¹s Truth and Reconciliation Commission¹s Calls to Action (2015), whereby educators are prepared to advance Aboriginal history and worldviews in the curriculum of schools.
Delivered through blended learning, the class will meet 8 weeks face-to-face at UBC Vancouver and include four 3-hour online modules.
COURSE DETAILS
Registration is available for credit (3 credits, EDUC 440) or for non-credit participation to meet the needs of working professionals. We anticipate this course will fill quickly, early registration is recommended.
. DATES: January 3 April 7, 2017
. TIMES: Tuesdays, 4:30-7:30pm
. LOCATION: UBC Vancouver + Online modules
. REGISTRATION: Register by November 22
ECOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND INDIGENEITY IN THE HIGH AMAZON July 4-24, 2017 | Lamas, Peru pdce.educ.ubc.ca/Peru2017<http://bit.ly/2dnfBED>
Join UBC at the Sachamama Center for BioCultural Regeneration in Lamas, Peru. The Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to work collaboratively with the local Kichwa-Lamista communities in their bio-cultural regeneration with the goal of nurturing intercultural dialogue.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This six (6) credit Peru Summer Institute: Ecology, Technology & Indigeneity in the High Amazon offers an intensive three-week program of study consisting of two integrated courses: Ecology, Technology, and Indigeneity in the High Amazon, and Narrativity, Indigenous Ecoliteracies and Ecopedagogies in the High Amazon.
Through a combination of seminars at Sachamama and immersion learning in a local Kichwa-Lamista community, students will engage mind, body, heart and spirit as they experience worldviews, knowings, and community practices that value other than global capital and geopolitical systems. Students will reciprocate by doing hands-on service work at Sachamama and in the Kichwa-Lamista community as part of their coursework. It is anticipated that the exchanges with the Kichwa-Lamista continue beyond the Peru Summer Institute enacting sustained intercultural solidarity-building toward a more just and sustainable world.
COURSE DETAILS
Registration is available for credit (6 credits), therefore participants would need to be a UBC student or apply for admission in order to register. Go Global<http://students.ubc.ca/career/international-experiences/global-seminars/peru-summer-institute> at UBC International House supports this program.
. DATES: July 4-24, 2017
. LOCATION: Lamas, Peru
. REGISTRATION: Register by January 19
Three reasons why students should consider a Master’s Degree in South Asian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle:
First, we have a critical mass of faculty in two key scholarly areas–Contemporary Politics, Culture, and Development and Languages, Literatures, and Religions. The breadth of faculty and close engagement among our faculty allow students to learn in an environment that exemplifies the benefits of interdisciplinary scholarship. Courses of study, seminars, discussion groups, and speaker series are designed to promote interdisciplinary discussion and debate amongst faculty and students.
Second, the South Asia Center is closely committed to building a sense of community and purpose among faculty, staff and students. We have an active roster of speakers, conferences, informal discussions, and cultural events. Both inside and outside of the classroom, we strive to foster a sense of collegiality, friendliness, and shared purpose at UW.
Finally, Seattle is a terrific place to live: it offers an enormous wealth of cultural activities and opportunities to engage with NGOs; a large, diverse, and active South Asian community; and one of America’s fastest growing metropolitan economies.
The University of Washington also offers a PhD in International Studies, in which there is an option to focus on South Asia. Following the MA degree, some students choose to pursue this option: http://jsis.washington.edu/phd/
The Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Colorado, Boulder is calling for applications from students interested in pursuing graduate studies on topics related to China and Japan. The department offers MA and PhD degrees in modern and premodern Chinese and Japanese literature and culture. For information about the research areas of our graduate faculty please visit http://www.colorado.edu/alc/people/faculty.
Funding opportunities for our MA and PhD candidates include fellowships, tuition reimbursement, and stipends for Teaching Assistantships and Graduate Part-Time Instructorships. Also, as a part of the new “Consortium of Doctoral Studies in Literatures and Cultures” at the University of Colorado, the department will offer two full-ride, five-year PhD fellowships every year, which will include a teaching exemption in the first and fifth years, a reduced teaching load in the second through fourth years, a competitive annual stipend, and generous summer research funds. For more information about our graduate programs, funding, and how to apply, please visit http://www.colorado.edu/alc/graduate.
Graduate applications for Fall 2017 admission are due on January 1st, 2017.
More information about the program can also be found here.
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in Hindi (English surtitles) Translated by Amitosh Nagpal Showtimes: Oct 11, 8PM: Opening Night Oct 12 – 15, 18 – 22: 8PM Oct 16 & 22: 2PM *Contact Dr. Anne Murphy [Anne.Murphy@ubc.ca] to get info about discounted tickets for students.
Commissioned by London’s Globe Theatre, The Company Theatre, one of Mumbai’s most innovative theatre groups, created a Bollywood-meets-Shakespeare musical adaptation of Twelfth Night. A runaway success, the contagiously joyful Piya Behrupiya has since been performed nearly 100 times across India and around the world. IN HINDI WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES “Fun? Definitely. Accessible? Completely, even if you didn’t speak the language” — The Guardian “Delights with an originality of its own.” — Mumbai Theatre Guide “Outstanding. The sheer ingenuity Atul Kumar has given Piya Behrupiya and his creative vision is proof that theatre direction in India has reached a level, which even the best talents in Bollywood will struggle to match. If you think theatre is ‘boring’ this play will break all those notions and make you a fan.” — Times of India “Refreshingly, with their silly humour, carefree dancing and brilliant colour, this ensemble acknowledge the play’s light-hearted status and deliver a bold powerfully casual piece that is, more than anything, just a whole lot of fun.” — Stage Impressions
Details: http://thecultch.com/events/piya-behrupiya/
Tianzhu-SSHRC Fellowship in East Asian Buddhist Studies Deadline: November 30, 2016 Summary: The Tianzhu Foundation, with support from SSHRC, will offer two fellowships through the Department of Asian Studies to begin in the 2017/18 academic year. Recipients of these fellowships will have the opportunity to participate in a multi-year international and interdisciplinary project, newly sponsored by SSHRC and led by Jinhua Chen (titled: From the Ground Up: East Asian Religions through Multi-Media Sources and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2016-2023). The fellowship will offer opportunities to participate in research visits to East Asia, and to interact with international scholars and students to develop skills in working with local partners and international peers. Recipients will also receive training on how to identify, document, photograph and transcribe primary source materials. Students will learn to work in diverse multicultural, international, and interdisciplinary environments. One fellowship will be awarded to a student pursuing an MA degree, with a $15,000 stipend in Year 1 and a $15,000 Research Assistantship in Year 2. A second fellowship is available to a student pursuing a PhD, with a $25,000 annual stipend in Years 1 and 2 and a $25,000 Research Assistantship in Years 3 and 4. Furthermore, each recipient will have access to $2,000 – $5,000 per year in additional funds for research expenses. Fellowship period:
MA: September 2017 – August 2019
PhD: September 2017 – August 2021 Eligibility:
This award is open to those who are applying for study in the University of British Columbia’s graduate program in Asian Studies, either at the Masters or Doctoral level, with a research project focusing on East Asian Buddhism. Applicants must alsobe accepted to the program through the regular admission process, and meet all eligibility requirements listed at: https://asia.ubc.ca/graduate/how-to-apply/ Evaluation Criteria:
Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria: relevance of research proposal, transcripts, CV, strength of reference letter, and capacity for conducting field visits in the Chinese, Japanese or Korean language. Application Procedure:
Please send the following electronically to vicky.baker@ubc.ca by November 30, 2016.
Application form [click here to download the form]
CV
Copy of your transcripts
Three (3) reference letters. These must be sent directly to vicky.baker@ubc.ca by the person providing the reference.
All applications will to be forwarded to an adjudication committee led by Professor Jinhua Chen. Adjudication Procedure:
Once the adjudication committee has reviewed all applications, qualified applications will be forwarded to the Graduate Committee for further consideration. Results will be announced with the admissions offer in March 2017.
Join us for a rare and exciting opportunity to engage with Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki and a panel of young experts from Japan in a stimulating dialogue on Japan-related issues. Led by Ambassador Fujisaki, the panel of four specialists working in diverse fields will discuss some of the major concerns facing Japan and the world including recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, energy, Japan’s technology, culture policy and economic policy.
Panel and Reception: Walk in Canada, Talk on Japan
Friday, October 28th, 2016
11am
Sage Bistro, 6331 Crescent Road, UBC
The presentation and discussion will be led by H.E., Ichiro Fujisaki, former Ambassador of Japan to the United States. While he was Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Fujisaki served as the chief negotiator in Japan-Canada vice-ministerial economic meetings. He was also responsible for Japan-Canada relations as Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Greetings from the Consulate General of Japan!
Recruitment for the 2017 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is currently underway. Of the 43 participants sent from British Columbia, this past summer, 17 were former University of British Columbia students. We hope we will continue to receive many strong candidates from UBC for next year.
The JET Programme offers a minimum, one-year opportunity to experience Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) or Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) through an official Government of Japan program. ALTs work alongside Japanese teachers of English in the public school system, while CIRs are employed in local government offices. Participants gain valuable overseas work experience, learn about Japanese culture, and meet participants from around the world, while contributing to language education and international understanding.
Application forms and further details can be found on the Embassy of Japan’s JET Programme website: jetprogramme.ca. The deadline to apply for the 2017 JET programme is November 18, 2016.
In general, applicants are required to hold a bachelor’s degree (any discipline) by July 2017 and be a Canadian citizen, to apply through the Embassy of Japan in Canada. As the JET Programme involves 40 countries, non-Canadians should contact the Embassy of Japan in their home country about applying for the JET Programme.
Information sessions will be held at UBC’s main campus as follows:
* Thursday, October 6 – 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm in Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 185
* Tuesday, October 25 – 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm in the Asian Centre Auditorium
We hope you will consider forwarding this message to your students, colleagues or others who might be interested in this opportunity to live and work in Japan. Thank you again for supporting our program.
Sincerely,
Steve Chevalier
Education and Culture/
JET Programme Coordinator
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Consulate General of Japan
900-1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 2K9 education@vc.mofa.go.jp 604-684-5868
Imagine Japan! at jetprogramme.ca
