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2023/24 John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies: Works, Networks, and Good Works: John F. Howes and the early years of Japanese Studies at UBC

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The John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies is an annual public lecture launched in 2012 in Professor Emeritus John Howes' honour. Each year, we invite prominent scholars from around the world to speak to the university community and alumni on topics in Japanese Studies with a focus on humanities. This year's lecture features guest speaker […]

UBC South Asia Colloquium: Mrinalini Sinha

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC South Asia Research Colloquium offers a forum for specialists in South Asia to share their research in front of an interdisciplinary audience. This seminar features speaker Dr. Mrinalini Sinha (University of Michigan). "Complete Political Independence: The Curious Genealogy of a Nationalist Indian Demand" The Indian National Congress, the mainstream old anti-colonial political institution […]

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2023/24 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture: The Allegorical American: Positioning the United States in Chinese-Language Cinema

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The Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lectures are made possible by the generous support of Messrs. Alex and Chi Shum Watt in honour of their mother, the late Mrs. Wat, and her passion for Chinese literature and culture. Cinema can play many roles, from entertainment to escapism, and from the pedagogical to the propagandistic. Within […]

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Kutiyattam: A Thousand Years of Sanskrit Theatre

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Kutiyattam (“Performing Together”) is the sole surviving form of traditional Sanskrit theatre in India. A UNESCO-inscribed Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, it has been preserved over a thousand years in the state of Kerala – forming an ornate blend of performance, costume, and rhythm.  The Nepathya Centre for Excellence is one of Kerala’s foremost academies […]

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Movies + Momos

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join CIS and the Department of Asian Studies for Movies and Momos, an International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples celebration featuring food and film screenings, with discussion to follow. The event kicks off at 12pm in the CoDHers Space (Asian Centre, Room 508) and will wrap up by 2pm. We will be screening a collection […]

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The Incense Ceremony in Traditional Japan

Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The event will feature a slide lecture on incense, Japanese incense ceremony, and beneficial effects of incense. The participants will also experience the fragrance of kyara which is the highest quality of agarwood and sandalwood as well as the original fermented neri-koh along with a demonstration of Japanese incense ceremony. This event is free and open to the public. No registration is […]