Consul-General of Japan Yasunori Nakayama visits York
23-03-2016
Consul-General of Japan Yasunori Nakayama visited York on March 15, 2016 to deliver a talk on China-Japan relations. The event, organized by YCAR, explored the impact of these bilateral relations on...
Graduate Associate Publication | New Channels of Expression: Voices in Women’s Magazines in the Late Qing and Early Republican China
22-03-2016
Doris Sung’s article “New Channels of Expression: Voices in Women’s Magazines in the Late Qing and Early Republican China” (translated as “Naistenlehdet, 1900-Luvun Alun Uudet Ilmaisukanavat “) was included in...
Toronto Premiere | The Roots Remain
22-03-2016
On April 5th, Cinema Politica at The Bloor will present the Toronto premiere of The Roots Remain followed by a Q & A with graffiti artist and protagonist of the film, FONKi. THE ROOTS REMAIN...
Mar 29 | YCAR graduate associates to showcase their research on the developmental state in Asia
21-03-2016
YCAR graduate associates, Guillame Dandurand, Yasin Kaya, and Kenneth Cardenas will share their ongoing research on the developmental state in Asia at a panel discussion on March 29th. This interdisciplinary...
Jay Goulding interview for Fairchild's feature "Ancient Philosophy - Taoist"
21-03-2016
YCAR Faculty Associate, Jay Goulding, was interviewed for Fairchild Television's feature story, "Ancient Philosophy - Taoist." Based on a talk presented at the Interdisciplinary Social Science Speaker Series organized by the...
Faculty Associate Publication | Myanmar: Contesting Conceptual Landscapes in the Politics of Buddhism
08-03-2016
Alicia Turner's new article, "Myanmar: Contesting Conceptual Landscapes in the Politics of Buddhism", published in the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, examines the rise of nationalist and anti-Muslim sentiments in constructions of...
Faculty Associate Publication | Mapping Precarity and Politicisation in Punjabi Diasporas
07-03-2016
“Mapping Precarity and Politicisation in Punjabi Diasporas”, Michael Nijhawan’s new publication featured in International Innovation, provides an illustrated snapshot of his research with Sikh and Ahmadi diaspora communities. His research...
YCAR welcomes Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. Ethel Tungohan
07-03-2016
Ethel Tungohan is a postdoctoral research fellow at the York Centre for Asian Research and an incoming assistant professor in the politics of socially engaged research at the Departments of...
Join us for a discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership | 15 March 2016
03-03-2016
Debating the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Perspectives from Canada, Asia and Latin America Tuesday March 15th | 10am – 11.30am| Room 519, Fifth floor, Kaneff Tower, York University The Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Faculty associate publication on young Muslim women's experiences of eve-teasing in Kolkata slums: Kabita Chakraborty
29-02-2016
In her new article, "Eve-Teasing and Education Mobility: Young Women’s Experiences in the Urban Slums of India", Kabita Chakraborty presents parts of her ongoing research detailing young Muslim people’s experiences of...