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.

2008 SEMINARS: JANUARY / FEBRUARY / MARCH / APRIL / MAY / JUNE / JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER

THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN MODERN KOREA, 1871-1953 (More details...)

BY: Hyung Gu Lynn, UBC

DATE: Thursday 10 January

TIME: 4:00 - 5:30 PM

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

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSORS: CENTRE FOR KOREAN RESEARCH

THE POLITICAL CONSTRUCTION OF CASTE IN SOUTH INDIA (More details...)

BY: Dr. Vijayendra Rao

DATE: Thursday 17 January

TIME: 2:00 - 3:30 PM

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

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSORS: CENTRE FOR INDIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA RESEARCH

THE LURE AND DANGER OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE: GENDER AND MISSION ENCOUNTERS IN KOREA (More details...)

BY: Professor Hyaeweol Choi (Arizona State University)

DATE: Thursday 17 January

TIME: 4:00 - 5:30 PM

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

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSORS: CENTRE FOR KOREAN RESEARCH

EDUCATING MONKS IN MEDIEVAL JAPAN (More details...)

BY: Mariko Watanabe, Hirosaki University

DATE: Friday 18 January

TIME: 5:00 - 6:30 PM

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

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSORS: CENTRE FOR JAPANESE RESEARCH

FESTIVALS, MARKETS AND MEDIATORS IN RURAL NORTH CHINA: NEW REPORTS BY HEBEI LOCAL SCHOLAR (More details...)

BY: Professor Daniel Overmyer , Professor Emeritus, Centre for Chinese Research & the Department of Asian Studies,UBC

DATE: Wednesday 23 January

TIME: 4:00 - 5:30 PM

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

FORMAT: DISCUSSION

SPONSORS: CENTRE FOR CHINESE RESEARCH

ILLUSTRATED CLASSICAL TEXTS FOR WOMEN IN THE EDO PERIOD (More details...)

BY: Joshua Mostow, Asian Studies

DATE: Friday 25 January

TIME: 5:00 - 6:30 PM

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

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSORS: CENTRE FOR JAPANESE RESEARCH

"DEFERRED DEFORESTATION IN INDONESIAN FORESTS TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING: THE CHALLENGE OF HOLDING ON TO CARBON WITHOUT RELEASING CARBON"

DATE: Wednesday 30January

TIME: 12:30 - 2:30 PM

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

FORMAT: SEMINAR

SPONSORS: CENTRE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA RESEARCH