Education, migration and development the focus of visiting Indonesian scholar's talk
27-10-2014
YCAR recently hosted Dr. Devanto S. Pramoto from Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia His talk addressed the progress of Indonesian education in relation to development. He considered whether regional differentials in educational enrollment are...
Upcoming Event | York panel discusses women in dance in Muslim societies at Aga Khan Museum
16-10-2014
York University Professors Tania Ahmad and Zulfikar Hirji, both of anthropology, and film Professor Ali Kazmi will lead a discussion on “Women in Dance in Muslim Societies” at the new...
York U graduate award in Tamil Studies honours memory of pioneer and leader of the Tamil community in Canada
15-10-2014
York alumni couple has established the first-ever graduate award in Tamil studies in memory of a pioneer and leader of the Tamil community in Canada. Harini Sivalingam (LLB ’05) and...
Year-long York U lecture series on political-ecological transformations in Asia
10-10-2014
Speakers from Canada, the United States, Australia, the Netherlands and Thailand will share their expertise and experience on resource extraction, forestry, fisheries, agriculture and urban ecologies in Southeast Asia as...
Workshops explored transnational affect and the varied emotions of migration in Asia
07-10-2014
Left to Right: Janice Gow Pettey, Jocelyn Celero, Adrian Khan, Wai-chi Chee, Valerie Francisco, Gunjan Sondhi, Amrita Datta, Kabita Chakraborty, Roy Hujisman, Janarathani Arumugam, S. Irudaya...
Opportunity | YCAR/ABMP Short-Term Postdoctoral Visitor in Asian Governance
02-10-2014
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) invites applications for a short-term (four month) post-doctoral fellowship in Asian Governance. The successful applicant will have completed a PhD within the last...
Korean identity in the 21st century is focus of new YCAR speaker series
30-09-2014
Established senior and groundbreaking junior scholars will share their expertise and experience in the fields of globalization, transnational labour and class in South Korea as part of a year-long lecture...
Associate News | Colin McGuire recipient of two paper prizes
06-09-2014
The Canadian Society for Traditional Music has recognized Colin McGuire’s research and awarded him the CSTM/SCTM Student Paper Prize for the best paper presented by a student at the organization’s...
Call for Papers | 2015 Critical Approaches to South Asian Studies Workshop: Questions of Method in South Asian Studies
06-09-2014
The Critical Approaches to South Asian Studies (CASAS) Workshop will take place in Toronto on 26-27 February 2015. CASAS offers a forum for exploring research on and critical discussions about...
Associate Publication | Robin Roth and Sai Latt
20-08-2014
A new journal article by Sai Latt (YCAR alumni and Research Director, Pyidaungsu Institute for Peace & Dialogue) and Robin Roth (Geography) has been published (online) by the Journal of...