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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Statement on Academic Freedom

 
In light of the recent developments in Hong Kong, as well as the on-going challenges in addressing the past and present elsewhere in Asia, the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia is reaffirming its support of UBC’s commitment to advancing academic freedom.

Asian Centre Zoom Backgrounds

 
We, here at the Department of Asian Studies, miss all of your lovely faces and thought that you, too, might be missing the beautiful scenery surrounding the Asian Centre - so, we created a few Virtual Zoom Backgrounds for you to use in any of your upcoming Zoom sessions!

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

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

Statement on Academic Freedom

July 22, 2020

Asian Centre Zoom Backgrounds

July 17, 2020

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

July 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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