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Call for submissions | Transnational Configurations of Tamil Identities: Tamil Studies Symposium 2017

Tamil migrations have moved across multiple continents in the present, and maintained an interconnectivity often borne through shared linguistic, cultural, economic and political links. These crossings begin from the earliest recorded movements through to colonial and economic migrations, indentured labor, and include forced displacements due to conflict. A critical study of transnational Tamil identity must […]

YCAR Associate | New book by Kusno on Visual Cultures of the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia

Faculty Associate Abidin Kusno’s (Environmental Studies) new book, Visual Cultures of the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia (Roman & Littlefield International, 2016), explores how visual representations shaped and were shaped by how the ethnic Chinese confronted the period of economic dislocation and radical social change during Dutch colonialism and the nationalist struggles in the decolonized Indonesia […]

YCAR Associate | Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World is new book by Raju Das

Professor Raju Das’ new book, Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World (Brill 2016), is a critique of some of the influential radical theories of class, and presents an alternative approach to it. The book critically discusses analytical Marxist and Post-structuralist Marxist theories of class, and offers an alternative approach that is rooted in the […]

Call for Papers | Retrospect and Prospect: International Symposium on Chinese Canadian Literature and Media

In celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, York University will host an international symposium exploring the theme “Retrospect and Prospect” in Chinese Canadian literature and media. The Symposium invites scholars in Canada and abroad from different disciplines and using various theoretical methodologies and cross-cultural approaches to submit proposals. The Symposium aims to examine how […]

YCAR Associate | Alicia Turner on religious difference and indifference in colonial Burma

Professor Turner (Humanities) was invited to present her research on religious difference and indifference in colonial Burma at the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University. Her 20 October 2016 talk is available online at: https://hcbss.stanford.edu/events/alicia-turner-most-democratic-monastery-religious-difference-and-indifference-colonial-Burma  

Found in Translation: Cosmopolitics and The Value of Biotech

Organized by YCAR Faculty Associates Anna Agathangelou (Political Science) and Bernard Lightman (Humanities), Found in Translation: Cosmopolitics and The Value of Biotech will explore the nature of profound biotech change at the fundamental level of constitutional rights and the political structures of individuals and collectives. The workshop will be held at York University from 3 […]

Asia Research Brief | The Socio-ecological Implications of US Food Aid in the South Korean “Miracle”

In our latest Asia Research Brief, Kyle Gibson draws on his doctoral research to examine the relationship between US Food Aid and the South Korean "miracle". He argues that when it comes to the socio-ecological aspects of South Korean growth, US Food Aid has led to some serious and persistent problems including de-peasantization and food dependence. […]

YCAR Associate | Cheung on North Korea and its foreign policy

Yuk-Kuen Annie Cheung (Research Associate) examines Kim Jong-un’s recent behaviour for insight into how North Korea is conducting its foreign policy in an editorial titled “Tradition and rebellion: What is happening in Pyongyang?”

Women's friendships focus of new article co-authored by YCAR alumni

Nadia Z. Hasan, Omme-Salma Rahemtullah, and Nishant Upadhyay are co-authors of “Feminisms, Collaborations, Friendships: A Conversation,” published as part of a special issue of Feminist Studies 42(2) on Women’s Friendships. It is a conversation about feminist friendships and co-authorships that emerged from a collective interview with lead author Richa Nagar, conducted in 2011 by the […]

YCAR Associate | Sai Latt on peace and reconciliation in Myanmar

Researcher and YCAR Alumnus Sai Latt has two new articles published in The Irrawaddy, a respected publication founded in 1993 by a group of Burmese journalists living in exile in Thailand.  In “Peace and Reconciliation Calls for New Ways of Looking Back,” Dr. Latt considers the role of history in the peace and national reconciliation […]