Seminars are sponsored by: CCR - Centre for Chinese Research | CISAR - Centre for India & South Asia Research | CJR - Centre for Japanese Research | CKR - Centre for Korean Research | CSEAR - Centre for Southeast Asia Research | Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program | Contemporary Tibetan Studies Program | Program on Inner Asia. Sessions are typically held in the C.K. Choi Building.

2007 SEMINARS: JANUARY / FEBRUARY / MARCH / APRIL / MAY / JUNE / JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER

Balance and Balance Weight: A Study of the Conception of Justice in the History of China and Its Relation to The Modernization of the Chinese Legal System

BY: Professor Yeong-cheol Pak, CCR Visiting Scholar

DATE: Tuesday April 3

TIME: 12:30 - 2:00 PM

PLACE: C.K. Choi Building, Conference Room #120

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSOR: CENTRE FOR CHINESE RESEARCH

Shrinking Culture: Lotte World and the (Strange) Logic of Miniaturization (More details...)

BY: Professor Tim Tangherline, UCLA

DATE: Friday April 6

TIME: 4:00-5:30 PM

PLACE: C.K. Choi Building, Conference Room #120

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSOR: CENTRE FOR KOREAN RESEARCH

Watch Foreigners!: Crimes by Foreigners and the Myth of Safety in Japan (More details...)

BY: Nam-lin Hur, Asian Studies, UBC

DATE: Friday April 13

TIME: 5:00 - 6:30 PM

PLACE: C.K. Choi Building, Conference Room #120

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSOR: CENTRE FOR JAPANESE RESEARCH

CJR Wine and Cheese & Grads/Visitors vs Supervisors Quiz Nite (More details...)

BY: CJR Grads/Visitors Social Committee

DATE: Friday April 13

TIME: 6:30 - 8:00 PM

PLACE: C.K. Choi Building, Foyer

FORMAT: SOCIAL

SPONSOR: CENTRE FOR JAPANESE RESEARCH

Anson Chan (More details...)

BY: The Honourable Dr. Anson Chan GBM, GCMG, CBE, JP, former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

DATE: Wednesday April 18

TIME: 4:00 - 5:30 PM

PLACE: C.K. Choi Building, Conference Room #120

FORMAT: TALK

SPONSOR: CENTRE FOR CHINESE RESEARCH

Human Rights, Trade and the Discourse of China in Africa (More details...)

BY: Professor Barry Sautman, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

DATE: Monday April 23

TIME: 4:00 - 5:30 PM

PLACE: C.K. Choi Building, Conference Room #120

FORMAT: TALK

SPONSOR: CENTRE FOR CHINESE RESEARCH