Congratulations to our 2020 recipients of the YCAR Professional Development Fund. Fifteen students received funding in support of professional presentations at conferences and workshops in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States on topics ranging from sand extraction to the sunflower movement to Nepali Dalit literature and the Model Minority Stereotype and the […]
The Emerging Asian Urbanism series at the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is hosting a film exchange workshop to spark discussion and peer review of unfinished or finished films. The purpose of this event is to allow for a space to showcase ongoing student and scholarly work for the exchange of ideas and constructive […]
Ann Kim’s (Sociology, YCAR) new co-edited book investigates the connections between students and institutions. Outward and Upward Mobilities: International Students in Canada, Their Families, and Structuring Institutions (University of Toronto Press, 2019) will be launched on Sept. 27 at an event featuring a panel discussion on international education in Canada with three of the book’s […]
2019 Conference of the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies McGill University and University of Sherbrooke (Longueuil), Montreal, Quebec 24-26 October 2019 Call for Submissions: “Power in Southeast Asia” Deadline extended to 15 April 2019 Questions of power permeate virtually all social relations and social facts. Southeast Asia is an especially fertile area in which […]
YCAR’s Professional Development Fund subsidizes its Graduate Associates’ travel costs to present their scholarly or creative work. Amounts awarded will range from $50 to $500 with the expectation that they will be used in conjunction with other awards. The next deadline is Friday, 18 January 2019 by 4pm for activities taking place six month before […]
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is accepting applications for graduate awards for students conducting research related to Asia or Asian diasporas. The deadline for all applications is Monday, 11 February 2019 before 4pm. The Centre offers eight awards to support a range of graduate research activities including fieldwork travel and language training. • […]
On 26 October, Southeast Asian dignitaries and scholars will visit York to participate in the Common Fears and Hopes: ASEAN and Canada at 50 Roundtable. As one of the featured events in this week’s Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) Conference, the roundtable is convened to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Association of […]
Twelve York graduate students won the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) awards for research on Asia or Asian diasporas. Selected through a competitive application process, the YCAR graduate associates who won the awards represent multiple disciplines and areas of research. Find out more about their work below. Albert C.W. Chan Foundation Award Winner Amardeep […]
The theme of this year’s Tamil Studies Symposium, Transnational Configurations of Tamil Identities, will create a space for interdisciplinary discussions on how transnational Tamil identities have been documented historically and politically, and performed culturally and artistically. What is particularly unique about this year’s symposium is that it will provide a forum for discussions across multiple […]
The late Professor Bernard HK Luk (History) was a central figure forging new directions in international research on Hong Kong. His legacy in shaping the emerging field of Hong Kong studies will be commemorated annually with the Bernard Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies organized by the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR). Professor Luk […]