Professor Emeritus Trichy Sankaran (Music) was honoured as a Rhythmfest Legend of Rhythm at this year’s festival in August. An Indian percussionist, one of the foremost virtuosos of the mridangam, and the founding director of Indian music studies at York, this is one many accolades in his distinguished career. Rhythmfest is a one-day celebration of the universal […]
Policy Options invited Qiang Zha (Education) to write a piece on Canada-China education relations, as part of a special series of articles on Canada-China relations that preceded the Prime Minister’s visit to China and the G20 meeting titled “Canada was once a pioneer in establishing links with Chinese universities. Ottawa should examine what we did right […]
Harini Sivlaingam (Socio-legal Studies) was co-organizer of a public symposium to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the rescue of Tamil refugees off the coast of Newfoundland. The event was co-organized with Dr Yolande Pottie-Sherman (Memorial University). Jennifer Hyndman (Social Science and Geography) also participated in the panel. Read more about the event at https://gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-community/migration-by-water/. A similar event […]
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund recognized York alumnus Dr Nga Dao (Development Studies and YCAR Research Associate ) as one of its 15 ‘Hotspot Heroes’ for outstanding conservation efforts. The Indo-Burma Hotspot Hero, Dr Dao is the co-founder and director of the Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development (WARECOD), a Vietnamese nongovernmental organization that focuses on […]
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is now accepting proposals for panels, roundtables, workshops, and individual papers for its 2017 conference to be held in Toronto. The deadline for submissions is 9 August 2016. Submissions can be made electronically on their website. For more information, visit http://www.asian-studies.org/Conferences/AAS-Annual-Conference-2017/Call-for-Papers-Annual-Conference
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is now accepting proposals for panels, roundtables, workshops, and individual papers for its 2017 conference to be held in Toronto. The deadline for submissions is 9 August 2016. Submissions can be made electronically on their website. For more information, visit http://www.asian-studies.org/Conferences/AAS-Annual-Conference-2017/Call-for-Papers-Annual-Conference
Thomas Klassen co-organized The Second Annual International Symposium on Aging and Old-Age in Asia-Pacific held at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand on June 30-July 2, 2016. The symposium brought together contributors to the forthcoming Handbook of Ageing and Old Age in Asia-Pacific (Routledge 2017) that Klassen is co-editing. Details about the book are available at: http://336230788576663006.weebly.com/. Find […]
YCAR external associate, Nivedita Das Kundu, published two books this year on socio-economic issues in China and India. India’s Emerging Partnerships with Eurasia – Strategies of New Regionalism explores historical and contemporary relationships between India and Eurasia. Her co-edited collection with Bal Kishan Sharma, China’s One Belt One Road – Initiatives, Challenges and Prospects, brings together an array of works […]
Congratulations to all the YCAR graduate associates who defended their dissertations in 2015-16! Nadia Z. Hasan (Political Science), Unscripting Piety: Muslim Women, Pakistani Nationalism, and Islamic Feminism Anindo Hazra (English), A Noble Mansion For All?: The Production of Difference in Selected Works by Mahesh Dattani and R. Raj Rao Abhar Rukh Husain, Spirited women tell […]
17 working papers from the Challenges of Agrarian Transition in Southeast Asia (ChATSEA) project are now available on the University of Toronto’s T-space. ChATSEA is a major international collaborative project across 18 universities and research institutions in Canada, Southeast Asia, Europe and Australia, including the York Centre for Asian Research. Supported by the Social Sciences and […]