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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Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Persianate & Iranian Studies Fall 2020 / Winter 2021 Schedule

 
Announcing six upcoming lectures delving into modern Iranian culture, race, representation and much more.

Congratulations to our graduates!

 
Asian Studies extends a huge congratulations to all of our graduates in the June 2020 ceremony. We hope that you feel justifiably proud of your incredible achievements!

Featured Course for Winter Term 2!

 
ASTU 202 (Canada, Japan and the Pacific: Political, Economic and Geographical Perspectives) takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine core geo-political, economic, and social forces that shape transpacific culture.
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Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Persianate & Iranian Studies Fall 2020 / Winter 2021 Schedule

July 8, 2020

Congratulations to our graduates!

June 9, 2020

Featured Course for Winter Term 2!

June 8, 2020
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Events

Pondering Anti-Blackness in the Iranian Context: From Enslavement to the Present

September 26, 2020
4:00 pm

No Heaven for Gunga Din” (1965): From Speculative Fiction to Decolonial Option

October 17, 2020
11:00 am

The Poetics and Politics of Representation: A Comparative Study of ‘Simurgh’ in Four Royal Manuscripts of the Shahnama

October 31, 2020
4:00 pm
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