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 (TPP) is an agreement negotiated between 12 countries around the Pacific Rim, in both the Americas and Asia. It was signed in 2015 and awaits […]
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 eve-teasing in the urban slums (bustees) of Kolkata (Calcutta), India. The article focuses on how eve-teasing is an important marker in young people’s transition into […]
YCAR faculty associate, Peter Vandergeest's latest publication co-authored with Melissa Marschke, examines what has been labelled as "slave labour" in industrial fisheries in Thailand. The article, titled, "Slavery Scandals: Unpacking labour challenges and policy responses within the off-shore fisheries sector", draws on research on regional labour migration and the work of civil society organizations. The […]
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) and the Graduate Program in Humanities are offering a dissertation workshop for MA and PhD students on March 24, 2016 from 2.30 - 7 p.m. The purpose of the workshop is to generate academic discussion emerging out of students’ coursework in relationship to students’ own projects, to become familiar with each other’s […]
The newest addition to YCAR’s Asia Colloquia Paper series is now available online. Failing State or Fragmented Hegemony: The Political Economy of Change in Pakistan by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar (Quaid-i-Azam University) explores the complex and evolving relationship between Pakistani state and society. The paper is based on a keynote address at the conference Pakistan Beyond […]
Taiwan’s 16 January 2016 election gave the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) control of both the Presidency and the Legislature for the first time. Significant changes can be expected in domestic policies such as same sex marriage, indigenous self-government and judicial reform. Relations with China will change under a party that does not share […]
Congratulations to the 2016 YCAR Professional Development Fund Awardees Ten Graduate Associates have received support to present their scholarly work through YCAR’s 2016 Professional Development Fund. The papers they are delivering at conferences represent the diversity of excellent work being conducted by our graduate associates: Sarah Allen, Geography, Rethinking Current Urban Water Management Methods in […]
Ishrat Sultana conducted research with unaccompanied minors arriving in the Niagara region in Canada. She examines the experiences of minors with socio-legal support services and the impact of changes in Canadian immigration laws. Read more about her work in her Asia Research Brief at https://yorku.ca/research/ycar/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Sultana.pdf
Patrick Alcedo will present a lecture and performance on the role of dance in Phillipine national formation, anti-colonial response, and movement of people between countries. For more event details, visit our calendar: https://yorku.ca/research/ycar/calendar/
YCAR research associate, Lynne Milgram's article, "From Street to Store to Shopping Mall: Extralegal Zones of Commerce for Pirated Audio-Visual Goods in Baguio, the Philippines", was recently published in Soujourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (vol. 30, no. 3). The article examines how the language of "extralegality" organizes urban commercial spaces to the advantage […]