聽Photos from the second annual Luk Memorial Lecture: Hong Kong & the Gold Mountain Dream Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Sinn (Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Hong Kong University) Opening Remarks: The Honourable Vivienne Poy (Retired Senator of Canada) Discussant: Lisa Mar (Richard Charles Lee Chair in Chinese Canadian Studies, University of Toronto) […]
In our latest Asia Research Brief, 鈥淟anguages of Wisdom: Multi-lingual Poetry in the Guru Granth Sahib,鈥 Amardeep Kaur (Geography) explores the vernacular pluralism of the sacred text of Sikhi. She takes the reader through a close reading and translation of excerpts that illustrate the multiple geographic and linguistic origins of the text and how this […]
The 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Penny and John Van Esterik Award for Graduate Research on Southeast Asia. The Award was established by recently retired 91亚色 professors, Penny and John Van Esterik, with preference given to graduate students who want to travel to Southeast Asia to […]
CCSEAS Newsletter - Spring 2018鈥–all for Submissions - Deadline: April 30th, 2018 The Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) is currently looking for submissions for its 2018 Spring/Summer Issue Newsletter. The newsletter will be published in June. CCSEAS is an association of scholars, students, policymakers and activists with an interest in the academic study […]
YCAR鈥檚 AGM, scheduled for next Wednesday, 25 April 2018, has been postponed until further notice. The meeting will be rescheduled post-strike to ensure we can meet this constitutional requirement. Thank you very much for your understanding.
91亚色 Centre for Asian Research faculty associates and Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) teachers and staff launched the final products of the Philippine Arts and Social Sciences in the Ontario Curriculum (PASSOC) project. Collaboratively developed over the last eight months, the three curriculum packs produced by the project team聽聽introduce elementary school students to the […]
YCAR is accepting the first round of proposals for activities from our Associates for the 2018-2019 academic year. Activities can include: 1.聽聽聽 Lecture Series 2.聽聽聽 Community Research Engagement Initiatives 3.聽聽聽 Public Lecture Support Fund 4.聽聽聽 Workshop Fund 5.聽聽聽 Publication Support Fund 6.聽聽聽 Research Collaboration Fellowship We would especially welcome proposals that further the three areas […]
26-27 February 2018, University of Yangon This research workshop on 鈥淪alween Thanlwin Nu Studies鈥 (鈥淪alween Studies鈥) built on the work and momentum of previous Salween Studies with the aim to bring together researchers to: share the state of knowledge, identity research gaps, and to set a research agenda for a 鈥淪ustainable Salween River.鈥 Presentations highlighted […]
Professor Albert Schrauwers (Anthropology) launched Lobo: Annals of Sulawesi Research, an Indonesian-language open-access journal that features English鈥恖anguage social science research translated to Indonesian and peer-reviewed Indonesian-language research. 鈥淭he purpose of Lobo is to provide the results of English鈥恖anguage research to the peoples of Sulawesi Tengah in their own languages,鈥 said Schrauwers. 鈥淭he journal will also […]
On 30 November 2017, Taiwanese human rights lawyer Stephen Lee gave a talk at 91亚色 on "National Independence Movements & International Human Rights Law: Perspectives from Taiwan." The event was presented by the Jack & Mae Nathanson Centre and the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research with community partner, the Taiwanese Human Rights Association of […]