The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the Canada-China Initiatives Fund (CCIF). “The call for this third round was adjusted for the summer 2020 deadline to prioritize virtual events and initiatives in light of the realities of our new academic landscape. We are pleased to be able […]
Thank you to the YCAR Associates who joined us in support of a great cause—the prevention of blindness worldwide—and participated in the virtual 20/20 Orbis Plane Pull for Sight on 13 September 2020. Orbis’ mission is to use its network of partners, supporters, staff and sector-leading volunteers to empower local communities with the skills and […]
We are pleased to welcome our new and returning Associates! • Lalaie Ameeriar, Anthropology• Lisa Davidson, Anthropology• Mehraneh Ebrahimi, English• Zhipeng Gao, Simon Fraser University• Yilin Guo, History• Jack Leong, York University Libraries• Muyang Li, Sociology• Zhifan Luo, University of Albany• Aparna Sengupta, Social Anthropology• Ei Phyu Smith, independent scholar• Gobi Sriranganathan, Kinesiology and Health […]
In this latest Asia Research Brief, Zahra Nader (Doctoral Student, Graduate Programme in Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies) investigates whether the use of the Facebook platform is helping Afghan women to create an alternative public space where they can engage in politics and be heard by their government. Download issue 38 here: Can Facebook Usher […]
Faculty Associate Jack Leong (York University Libraries) delivered a seminar called “Perspectives on China” for the Later Life Learning Program at Innis College at the University of Toronto on 2 October 2020 with Vivienne Poy. They discussed the history and recent developments in Hong Kong, as well as its relations with Canada and Mainland China, […]
YCAR offers or adjudicates nine awards to graduate students at York University on an annual basis. In 2020, 21 students received over $40,000 in support of their research, fieldwork and language studies. In each Update over the summer, we will introduce the 2020 winners. In this final installment, we congratulate the 11 recipients of a […]
Congratulations to Noa Nahmias (History), the 2020–21 recipient of the D. Kim Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia dissertation fellowship. Established in 2008, the D. Kim Foundation is dedicated to furthering the study of the history of science and technology in modern East Asia (primarily the twentieth century on). The […]
In this latest Asia Research Brief, Peter Vandergeest (Geography) gives an overview of the program of research on New Directions in Environmental Governance (NDEG) which wrapped up in 2019. The work examines neoliberalizing changes in environmental governance and argues that the implications for local resource users cannot be simply read off of how these projects […]
Congratulations to Ilan Kapoor (Environmental Studies) on his new book—Confronting Desire: Psychoanalysis and International Development (Cornell University Press, 2020). By applying psychoanalytic perspectives to key themes, concepts, and practices underlying the development enterprise, Confronting Desire offers a new way of analyzing the problems, challenges and potentialities of international development. Professor Kapoor makes a compelling case for examining […]
Congratulations to Laam Hae (Politics) on her new co-edited book, On the Margins of Urban South Korea: Core Location as Method and Praxis (University of Toronto Press, 2020). Professor Hae and her co-editor, Jesook Song (University of Toronto), also contribute chapters. YCAR is pleased to have supported the book in its earlier stages through workshop […]