2004 Seminar Schedule
For more information please call (604)
822-4688
or email iar@interchange.ubc.ca
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Institute
of Asian Research 2004 Seminar Schedule |
For more information please call (604)
822-4688 |
Seminars are sponsored by: CAS - Centre
for Australian Studies | CAPRI - Canada Asia Pacific Research Initiatives |
CCR - Centre for Chinese Research | CISAR - Centre for India & South Asian
Research | CJR - Centre for Japanese Research | CKR - Centre for Korean Research
| CPIRD - China Program for Integrated Research Development | CSEAR - Centre
for Southeast Asia Research | PICSA - Program in Inter-Cultural Studies in Asia.
Sessions are typically held in the C.K. Choi Building.
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APRIL SEMINARS |
location |
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Thursday,April 1 4:00 to 5:30pm |
CENTRE FOR KOREAN RESEARCH 'Verbal Hygiene' in Korean:Notions of Correctness and Authenticity
in Korean Language Ideologies This lecture explores Deborah Cameron's notions of 'verbal hygiene' and 'the popular culture of language' in the Korean context, and consists of two parts. In part one, I will survey some three dozen books published in South Korea over the past fifteen years in the genre of 'Korean verbal hygiene' - works usually authored by amateur grammarians or patriotically-minded Korean language enthusiasts, sometimes by high school Korean language teachers or journalists and newspaper editors. Books like these give advice on 'good vs. bad Korean', deplorable trends in the diction and syntax of contemporary Korean writers, and opinions about popular, colloquial usage (e.g., on loanwords), and also feature musings on etymology, language origins, linguistic divergence between North and South Korea, script reform, etc. A survey of the issues discussed and opinions mooted in books like these can serve as a window onto the question of language and national identity in South Korea. In part two, I survey the last ten years of the North Korean quarterly, Munhwo haksup (Cultured Language Learning), North Korea's official 'verbal hygiene' journal, in order to draw comparisons with the contemporary South Korean situation, as well as to update my 1996 survey and comparison of issues in (north and south) Korean language ideology, "Language, Politics and Ideology in the Post-War Koreas." |
C.K. Choi bldg. Seminar Room #129 |
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Fri 2 April 12:00-2:00 pm |
CENTRE FOR CHINESE RESEARCH, DEPT. OF ASIAN AND DEPT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE TESTING DEMOCRACY IN TAIWAN: A Round table Discussion with UBC Faculty. Taiwan's recent presidential election has captured the headlines with the assassination attempt on Chen Shui-bien and the contested vote count. What is going on? What does this say about Taiwan democracy and what are the implications for cross-strait relations? MODERATOR: Paul Evans (IAR) SPEAKERS: Kenneth Foster (Pol Sci), Chyungly Lee (Institute of International Relations, Taipei), Josephine Chiu-Duke (Asian Studies), Diana Lary (IAR/History), Brian Job (Liu Institute), Maxwell Cameron (Pol Sci). This will be a brown bag lunch meeting.For more information, contact
Tim Cheek (t.cheek@ubc.ca)
or Ken Foster(kfoster@interchange.ubc.ca)
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2-3 April |
CENTRE FOR CHINESE RESEARCH The British Columbia Tri-University Symposium |
C.K. Choi Building Room #120 |
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Fri 2 April |
CENTRE FOR JAPANESE RESEARCH The 75 Years of Canada-Japan Relationships: Retrospective and Prospect Over the past 75 years, both Canada and Japan has undergone many changes
that have led to the current state of generally considered excellent
relations. Japan is now Canada's second largest national trading partner
and key ally in Asia. Canada-Japan relations are underpinned by partnerships
in multilateral institutions and by a common interest in the Pacific
community. In recognition of the importance and benefit of relations
with Japan CJR has invited these two prominent speakers to reflect on
the last 75 years and give comments on the opportunities and challenges
ahead.RSVP Holly Couts (sidergirl1@yahoo.ca) by 25th March so that the
Centre can plan for some refreshment. Seating is limited so first come
first served! |
Music Room, Sage Bistro at University Centre, 6331 Cresent Road, UBC Campus |
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Wed 28 April 4:00 - 5:30 pm |
CENTRE FOR CHINESE RESEARCH Global Governance and Domestic Genetically Modified Foods Regulation
Policy-Making in Taiwan If genetically modified foods regulation as a good example of global
public policy issue, then insufficient attention has been devoted to
those within Taiwanese context.From global governance perspective, this
study explores how International Governmental Organizations, Transnational
Corporations and International Nongovernmental Organizations use what
kind of influences to affect domestic genetically modified foods regulation
policy in Taiwan. What role that the United States government plays?
Drawing from the relevant literature about global governance and genetically
modified foods regulation and from in depth interview data, we try to
figure out the causal relationship among those pertinent variables.
Meanwhile, we propose nine research hypotheses to be a reference for
future research.This study has its characteristic for providing first
hand empirical evidence to connect global governance with local public
policy-making in Taiwan. |
C.K. Choi Building Room #120 |
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Mon 5 April 9:00 - 10:15 am |
THE PROGRAM ON CANADA-ASIA POLICY STUDIES AND CENTRE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA RESEARCH The Philippines in Transition: Roundtable Discussion with Ambassador
Peter Sutherland. Peter Sutherland assumed his new functions as Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines in October 2003 following three years as Canada's High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to Nepal and a one year fellowship at Harvard University. Other foreign assignments include three years as Canada's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1993 to 1996 and postings in the United States, Hungary and Ivory Coast. In Canada he has held senior positions in several departments in the areas of international business development, trade policy and international finance. |
Room 120, C.K. Choi Building |
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Thurs 15 April 4:00 pm |
CENTRE FOR INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH (CISAR), THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND THE WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM Multiculturalism and Gender Relations:Changes in Muslim Family Law
in India Dr. Narendra Subramanian is an Associate Professor of Political Science
at McGill University. The focus of the lecture will be on the tension
between gender equity and religious group rights in India. |
Buchanan Penthouse, UBC (5th Floor of Buchanan C) |
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Fri 23 April 3:00 - 6:00 pm |
CENTRE FOR JAPANESE RESEARCH AND THE CENTRE FOR KOREAN RESEARCH Localism, Nationalism, and Regionalism in East Asia The planned format is for the paper presenter to speak for 15-20 minutes,
the commentator for 5-10 minutes, leaving another 10 minutes for general
discussion (max 45 minutes per session). Session 2: 3:45-4:30 Session 3: 4:30-5:15 Session 4: 5:15-6:00 Participants from Seoul National University |
C.K. Choi Bldg. #120 |
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Wed 28 April 4:00 - 5:30 pm |
CENTRE FOR CHINESE RESEARCH Global Governance and Domestic Genetically Modified Foods Regulation
Policy-Making in Taiwan If genetically modified foods regulation as a good example of global
public policy issue, then insufficient attention has been devoted to
those within Taiwanese context.From global governance perspective, this
study explores how International Governmental Organizations, Transnational
Corporations and International Nongovernmental Organizations use what
kind of influences to affect domestic genetically modified foods regulation
policy in Taiwan. What role that the United States government plays?
Drawing from the relevant literature about global governance and genetically
modified foods regulation and from in depth interview data, we try to
figure out the causal relationship among those pertinent variables.
Meanwhile, we propose nine research hypotheses to be a reference for
future research.This study has its characteristic for providing first
hand empirical evidence to connect global governance with local public
policy-making in Taiwan. |
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Fri 30 April 4:30 - 6:00 pm |
CENTRE FOR KOREAN RESEARCH The state, Industrialization and Social Changes : the Emergence
of Neofamilism in South Korea |
C.K. Choi Building Room #120 |
Seminars in: 1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008
