The Digital Humanities & Social Sciences for Teaching & Learning Showcase: The David Wurfel Fonds
29-06-2018
YCAR Associate, Wendy Alejandra Medina De Loera (Doctoral student, Geography) presented a digital collection of archival materials from the David Wurfel fonds for the Digital Humanities and Social Sciences for...
New Asia Research Brief | Understanding Knowledge Culture in Late Imperial China
30-05-2018
Lianbin Dai, YCAR CCKF Postdoctoral Fellow In our latest Asia Research Brief, “Understanding Knowledge Culture in Late Imperial China,” Lianbin Dai (YCAR CCKF Postdoctoral Fellow) tackles...
Photos from the Second Annual Luk Memorial Lecture
16-05-2018
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...
New Asia Research Brief | Languages of Wisdom: Multi-lingual Poetry in the Guru Granth Sahib
14-05-2018
In our latest Asia Research Brief, “Languages of Wisdom: Multi-lingual Poetry in the Guru Granth Sahib,” Amardeep Kaur (Geography) explores the vernacular pluralism of the sacred text of Sikhi. She...
Penny and John Van Esterik Establish Graduate Award for Southeast Asian Studies
26-04-2018
The York 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...
CCSEAS/CCEASE Call for Submissions/Appel à contributions
24-04-2018
CCSEAS Newsletter - Spring 2018 Call 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...
*** AGM Postponed ***
19-04-2018
YCAR’s 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...
TCDSB teachers and York professors launch Filipino curriculum
12-04-2018
York 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...
YCAR Is Now Accepting Funding Proposals for Events & Activities
03-04-2018
YCAR is accepting the first round of proposals for activities from our Associates for the 2018-2019 academic year. Activities can include: 1. Lecture Series 2. Community Research Engagement Initiatives 3. ...
Photos from the Salween Studies Workshop
20-03-2018
26-27 February 2018, University of Yangon This research workshop on “Salween Thanlwin Nu Studies” (“Salween Studies”) built on the work and momentum of previous Salween Studies with the aim to...