Denise H. Yo (Georgetown University) will present the seventh Bernard H.K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies on November 12. You can register for the talk at this link. The Hong Kong Studies Group at YCAR organizes the lecture annually in honour of beloved teacher and colleague, Professor Bernard H. K. Luk (1946–2016). He […]
YCAR is pleased to welcome Mi-Hee Lim as a visiting scholar for the 2024–25 academic year.An associate professor in the College of Business at Myongji University in South Korea, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management as well as a Master’s and PhD in Management Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and […]
A panel featuring experts Bangladesh experts Dina M. Siddiqi (New York University) and Saad Hammadi (Balsillie School of International Affairs) will launch a series focusing on contemporary South Asia. The 18 September panel will focus on the massive student-led movement that ended the 15-year authoritarian rule of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. This is […]
The Arts of the Indian Ocean conference, held online 27April 2024, and in Toronto 2–4 May, brought together more than 75 knowledge producers from diverse backgrounds and scholarly arenas to present and discuss research and work on the materialities and artistic expressions in the Indian Ocean world, across geographies—from eastern and southern Africa, through the […]
Graduate Associate Hana Ahmed was recently featured on CBC Radio's Here and Now Toronto with Gill Deacon. In the segment titled What Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus' Appointment as Interim Prime Minister Could Mean for Bangladesh, Hana discusses Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, known for micro-grants, who will replace Sheikh Hasina as interim Prime Minister following her […]
Research Associate Tiffany Pollock (York University) launched her first book—Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry: Art, Affect and Labor—on Thursday at A Different Booklist. Mentor and Emeriti Faculty Associate Penny Van Esterik (Anthropology) offered remarks. Congratulations Tiffany!
Faculty Associate Thomas Klassen (School of Public Policy and Administration) is recipient of a YCAR Publication Fund to support the preparation of an edited book manuscript titled “Contemporary Korean Culture from the Edge” to be published by Lexington Books. The book, co-edited by YCAR alumna Jooyeon Rhee (Penn State University), Faculty Associate Hong Kal (Visual Art & Art History) […]
Congratulations to Vinoda Thevaseelan, recipient of the 2024 N. Sivalingam Award in Tamil Studies! Nagaratnam Sivalingam's legacy as a leader and advocate for the Tamil community in Canada continues through this prestigious award, supporting research that delves into Tamil language, history, culture, society, or the Tamil diaspora, with a scope that also embraces comparative research. […]
Congratulations to Htet Min Lwin, recipient of the 2024 The Penny and John Van Esterik Award for Graduate Research on Southeast Asia! The Award is granted annually to a graduate student conducting research on Southeast Asia especially where such research will require the student to travel to Southeast Asia. Penny and John Van Esterik established […]
On April 23, 2024, 15 York University researchers gathered on the Keele campus to launch a new research cluster, the China Studies Group within the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR). Other attendees from York University included Vinitha Gengatharan, Assistant Vice-President, Global Engagement & Partnerships, and Helen Balderama, Director of Global Engagement Programs & Partnerships. […]