The Department of Asian Studies offers programs of study that lead to degrees in the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and a Ph.D. Our programs offer students the opportunity to learn about the impact of Asian cultures and develop their linguistic competencies in up to nine Asian languages.

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Faculty Spotlight with Hessam Dehghani and Zhaokun Xin

 
To help us to get 2021 off to a flying start, we wanted to introduce our two newest faculty members in Asian Studies! Hessam Dehghani is our new Assistant Professor of Teaching (Persian Language and Culture); and Zhaokun Xin is our newest Lecturer in Chinese Language.

Alireza Ahmadian Lecture Dates Announced for Term 2, 2021!

 
Announcing our incredible lineup of Alireza Ahmadian Lectures for Term 2! They will all be held virtually over Zoom, and individual dates, times, titles and presenter names can all be found in the graphic below.

Asian Studies Spotlight: Danielle Barkley

 
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? In this issue's Spotlight Interview Series, we have gone slightly rogue and interviewed Danielle Barkley, Graduate Career Educator with UBC's Centre for Student Involvement & Careers
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News

Faculty Spotlight with Hessam Dehghani and Zhaokun Xin

January 13, 2021

Alireza Ahmadian Lecture Dates Announced for Term 2, 2021!

December 20, 2020

Asian Studies Spotlight: Danielle Barkley

November 22, 2020
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Events

The Iranian Nightmare: Theorizing a New Iranian Horror Cinema in the (Trans)National Circuitry, 2009-2019

January 30, 2021
4:00 pm
RSVP

2020/21 John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies: Nouvelle Japonisme: Le Samouraï (1967) and Jean-Pierre Melville’s Cinematic Japan

February 1, 2021
5:30 pm
RSVP

Razi- Nuw: Hossein Alizadeh and the Possibility of a Persian Musical Modernity

February 13, 2021
4:00 pm
RSVP
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