Congratulations to the Class of 2015!

May 7, 2015

Congratulations to the Class of 2015! The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to announce that there are seven students graduating this spring and summer with a degree in Asian Studies, as well as three students who are graduating with an Asian Studies minor. Our 2014 Graduates are: Earl Grey...

2015 CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference a Success!

May 4, 2015

This year’s CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Student (CUBASGA) conference was an enormous success. The conference took place February 27th and 28th and featured two distinguished keynote speakers: Dr. Michael Emmerich of the University of California, Los Angeles and Dr. Ding Xiang Warner of Cornell University. Conference participants also included...

Introducing Carla Stansifer

April 30, 2015

Please join us in welcoming our newest staff member, Carla Stansifer! Carla not only graduated from ALC in 2000 with a M.A. in classical Japanese, but she also taught Asian art history at CU as an adjunct instructor. Her area of specialty is East Asian visual arts. After graduating from...

Liberating Yaks: Khenpo Tsultrim Lodrö to Present on the Question of Vegetarianism in Tibet

April 27, 2015

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to help host Khenpo Tsultrim Lodrö, a renowned Buddhist teacher from Larung Buddhist Academy in eastern Tibet for a public lecture on Tuesday, April 28 . Khenpo Tsultrim Lodrö is a leading figure at Larung Buddhist Academy in eastern Tibet, the largest Buddhist...

Yoga, Nature Cure and 'Perfect Health': Dr. Joseph Alter to Speak at CU on Thursday, April 23

April 20, 2015

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to partner with the Department of Religious Studies to bring Dr. Joseph Alter, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh, to CU on Thursday, April 23. In this lecture, Alter presents an answer to the question of why the practice of yoga...

"Mediating Asia": 2015 CAS Annual Symposium This Friday

April 16, 2015

This Friday is the 4th annual CAS symposium. In this day-long conference, we will continue to examine our year-long theme, "Mediating Asia." A great deal of our current knowledge about Asia comes to us via traditional media channels (such as print & broadcast journalism, feature films, and documentaries) and, increasingly,...

Three Panels that will Challenge Us to Think Critically about "Mediating Asia"

April 15, 2015

This Friday is the 4th annual CAS symposium. In this day-long conference, we will continue to examine our year-long theme, "Mediating Asia." In addition to our keynote addresses, this year's conference will also feature three panels on "Media and Environmental Politics in Asia," "Authoritarian States, Nationalism, and the Unruly Media,"...

Endy Bayuni and Melissa Chan to Give Keynote Addresses at Upcoming Mediating Asia Symposium

April 14, 2015

This Friday is the 4th annual CAS symposium. In this day-long conference, we will continue to examine our year-long theme, "Mediating Asia." A great deal of our current knowledge about Asia comes to us via traditional media channels (such as print & broadcast journalism, feature films, and documentaries) and, increasingly,...

Libbie D. Cohn and J.P. Sniadecki's "People's Park" will be Shown on Campus Next Tuesday

April 9, 2015

On Tuesday, April 14, the Center for Asian Studies is partnering with Critical Media Practices and the Department of Anthropology to bring People's Park to campus. Produced by Libbie D. Cohn and J.P. Sniadecki, People's Park is a 78-minute single shot documentary that immerses viewers in an unbroken journey through...

Join CAS and the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations for Asian Language Night!

April 6, 2015

It's time for the annual Asian Language Night. This Wednesday, April 8, join the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations in celebrating the languages and cultures of Asia with student performances and food. There will be presentations from each of the six language programs offered through the department: Arabic, Chinese,...

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