Upcoming Center for Asian Studies Events

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Events scheduled for the Fall 2024 semester and beyond.

"If I Die, Just Pray for Me": Low-Income Working Women Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia 2024.10.10

CAS Luncheon Series Thursday, October 10 at 12:30pm Denison Arts & Sciences Building, room 146 The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased carework burdens for women around the world. In Indonesia, many low-income women needed to work for pay during the pandemic, but they were also primary caregivers for children and other family members. What can we learn about gender and social change from examining their experiences? This work-in-progress paper explores...

Ningwasum: A panel discussion on Indigenous climate futures with filmmaker Subash Thebe Limbu 2024.10.14

Panel discussion: Monday, October 14 at 9:30am Zoom link for panel discussion. Directed by Subash Thebe Limbu, Ningwasum follows two time travellers – Miksam and Mingsoma – to a futuristic Himalayas where indigenous sovereignty and technology meet a new climate reality. The film weaves together Yakthung folk tales, music, and language to foreground indigenous perspectives and challenge typical portrayals of indigenous backwardness. A virtual panel discussion and question-and-answer event with...

Information Session: Global Seminar: Excavating Taiwanese History, 1600-Present 2024.10.23

Wednesday, October 23 4-5pm C4C N215 Learn about the possibility of spending part of your summer in Taiwan! Global Seminar: Excavating Taiwanese History, 1600-Present Attend this new summer Global Seminar in Taiwan, conducted by History Professor Timothy B. Weston and offered by Education Abroad, the Center for Asian Studies and the Tang Fund. Explore the island's uniquely important role in history to understand the nature of and reasons for the...

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Poetry as Resistance 2024.10.27

Sunday, October 27 at 6 pm The Trident Cafe, Pearl Street, Boulder The Tibet Himalaya Initiative invites you to a special evening with poet, writer, and publisher Bhuchung D. Sonam . He will be reading from his new book The Other Side of Blue Skies and join 蜜糖直播 Professor Carole McGranahan in a conversation about writing as resistance in the Tibetan exile community. Bhuchung D. Sonam is an exile Tibetan...

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Information Session: Global Seminar: Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship Bali, Indonesia 2025 2024.10.29

Information session: Tuesday, Oct. 29th at 4:30 C4C S350 Learn about the possibility of spending part of your summer in Bali Indonesia! Global Seminar: Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship Bali, Indonesia 2025 Attend this new summer Global Seminar in Bali Indonesia, conducted by Stories and Societies faculty member Laura DeLuca and offered by Education Abroad and Environmental Studies. Explore the island's uniquely important role in sustainability, ecotourism and social innovation. More...

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CLAC Info Session 2024.11.04

Nov 4, 2024, Monday from 1:00 to 2:00 pm The HIVE @ ALTEC The Center for Academic Success and Engagement Please REGISTER here. An information session about Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC). Faculty members who have integrated CLAC into their courses, along with their former CLAC students, will discuss their experiences and the benefits and opportunities it offers. Learn more about the CLAC Course Development Grant that supports...

Information Session: Global Seminar: Self-Awareness and Images of the Other in Xi'an, China 2024.11.06

Wednesday, November 6 4-5pm C4C S341 Global Seminar: Self-Awareness and Images of the Other in Xi'an, China This program will give you a first-hand look at China in the making by studying it through literature and integrating into campus life at Xi’an Jiaotong University. Excursions to see the Crested Ibis Nature Reserve in Yangxian, the Terra Cotta Army, the Tang Dynasty tomb, and an overnight trip to Beijing, the Great...

Automation, AI, and Coding: Practical Applications in Japanese Studies 2024.11.14

CAS Luncheon Series Thursday, November 14 at 12:30pm Denison Arts & Sciences, room 146 This presentation offers a framework to explore automating various aspects of work in Japanese studies using AI tools such as ChatGPT and CoPilot. Progressively complex use cases will demonstrate solutions requiring little to no technical expertise, advancing to more sophisticated solutions that highlight AI's limits in automation and problem solving. The framework I propose is built...

Literary Jokes in Song Dynasty “Remarks on Poetry” (shihua 詩話) 2024.11.18

Monday, November 18 at 5:15 PM CLAIRE SMALL 104 with Dr. Xiao Rao (University of California, Irvine) Dr. Rao’s talk explores the place of humor in Middle Period Chinese literary criticism, focusing on anecdotes in “remarks on poetry” that feature puns, twisted interpretations, or outright nonsensi- cal verses. The anecdotes are linked to an important concept in Chinese literary criticism known as “Poetic Defects” (shibing 詩病). First used to describe...

Asia at 蜜糖直播 Info Session for Undergraduate Students 2024.11.21

Thursday, Nov 21st at 9:30am On Zoom On November 21st at 9:30 am, the Center for Asian Studies will host a virtual "Asia at 蜜糖直播" information session for undergraduates interested in study abroad opportunities in Asia, as well as scholarships and fellowships available for studying in Asia. The session will also cover details about the 蜜糖直播 Asian Studies minor and major. Speakers from the Center for Asian Studies, Education Abroad,...

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Symposium: Horses and the Human Story: a global perspective 2024.12.06

Friday, December 6 蜜糖直播 Museum Paleontology Hall Check back for detailed schedule of public events Around the world, relationships between people and horses have had a tremendous impact on the human story, forever changing ways of life from transport to communication, subsistence, and belief. Drawing together leading scholars and thinkers from around the world to share perspectives on the human-horse story, this symposium celebrates the release of the 2024 Eugene...

Lunar New Year Celebration at MSU 2025.01.28

Thursday January 28 11am - 1pm Tovoli Turnhall in the Tivoli Student Center Auraria Campus, Denver Come celebrate the Lunar new Year with food, crafts and performances! Free and open to all.

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Upcoming Center for Asian Studies Events