Join us Thursday, March 2 for a guest lecture by Ira Helderman of Vanderbilt University. 3:30 pm in 113 ten Hoor. The lecture will consider different understanding of the relations between traditions identified as Buddhist and mindfulness practices in psychotherapy and continued debates over classifying these practices as religious or secular, medicine or science. The event […]
October 10: Roundtable on Mandarin
“In Search of Standard Mandarin in Modern China” will be a public roundtable featuring two guest scholars, Janet Chen from Princeton University and Robert Culp from Bard College. They will be discussing how textbook editors, linguists, and educators tried to standardize Mandarin when it was in the infancy of its formation. The event will be […]
Welcome Back Newsletter
Our first newsletter of this semester has been released. Check it out for details about Fulbright opportunities, Get on Board Day, and a movie screening and discussion. […]
Honors Week Lecture
2016 Honors Week Lecture and Awards Reception in Asian Studies will be April 6 at 3:00 in Ferguson Center 3111 Dr. Jo Weaver in Anthropology will present the lecture ‘”I Have Sugar”: The Social Aspects of Diabetes Management Among Urban North Indian Women.’ Join us for the lecture and celebration of the achievements of our students. including […]
Interested in a Year in Asia
The Fulbright Program provides opportunities for successful applicants to study outside the United States, including various programs in Asia. If you might be interested, the Global Cafe event at UA will include people at UA and Stillman who participated in the program in previous years, talking about the application process and their experiences in the […]
Spring 2016 Registration
It will soon be time to register for Spring 2016. Check out the list of courses being offered at UA that count towards your Asian Studies minor. If you are not a minor yet, come talk to us about what being a minor provides. […]
Japan’s Popular Culture
On Sept. 24, UA will host Dr. Jolyon Thomas, who researches popular culture in Japan, including anime. At 7:00 pm in Smith 205, he will present a lecture that investigates the interplay between animated music videos, figurines, and other merchandise with the vitality of temples commonly identified as Buddhist. In addition to his evening lecture, […]
Lotus Photographs Presentation
Dr. Prakash Joglekar, a physician in Pune, India, will visit UA to present his artwork, including photographs of varieties of the Lotus from around the world (over 180 varieties), paired with verses from the literature of India written by kings, poets and saints of India and its translation from 2nd century AD- 16th century. This Photographic […]
Yoga Lecture
Dr. Vasundahra Doraswamy will present “The Culture of Yoga,” a lecture on yoga and meditation Wed., Aug 26, at 3:00 in Rodgers Library Lobby at UA. Her research has emphasized the connection between yoga and bharatnatyam (often identified as classical Indian dance). In India, she teaches both bharatnatyam and yoga. This lecture is sponsored by […]
Course List
Fall registration starts soon, so be certain to check the updated course list for Asian Studies. It details the variety of language, history, religious studies, literature, and art history courses that count towards the Asian Studies minor in Fall 2015. […]