YCAR pleased to support Arts of the Indian Ocean conference
23-08-2024
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...
Hana Ahmed features in CBC interview on Bangladesh’s new Interim Prime Minister
10-08-2024
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...
Research Associate Tiffany Pollock launches her first book
24-07-2024
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)...
YCAR Publication Fund | Contemporary Korean Culture from the Edge
24-07-2024
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...
Our 2024 N. Sivalingam Award in Tamil Studies recipient
24-07-2024
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...
John Laurier Van Esterik (1943–2024)
10-07-2024
A long-time associate of YCAR, Professor John Laurier Van Esterik (1943–2024) passed away under the compassionate care of Hospice Wellington on 29 June 2024, after a long battle with cancer....
Launch of the China Studies Group
21-05-2024
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...
Call for submission | Workshop on AI Governance in Global Dynamics | Deadline: June 15
06-05-2024
The AI Governance in Global Dynamics at the Crossroads of Geopolitics and Technopolitics workshop is scheduled for 12–13 September 2024 at York University, organized by Wenhong Chen (University of Texas...
Amy Choi is our 2023 Dr. Sangdeok Woo & Mrs. Kwisoon Lim Woo Memorial Graduate Award recipient
06-05-2024
Congratulations to Amy Choi, the 2023 recipient of the Dr. Sangdeok Woo & Mrs. Kwisoon Lim Woo Memorial Graduate Award. A doctoral student in Sociology, Amy’s research interests include internalized...
ABMP and YCAR launch the China Insights Fund: Building knowledge and understanding of China
30-04-2024
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) announces the relaunch of the China Insights Fund (CIF), made possible by the incredible support of the Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP)....