March 5, 2009
Ryan Pyle will speak and offer a photography exhibition on “Change in China”, essentially a collection of images from his photo journalism work in China over the last 5 years. (Asian Institute and York Centre for Asian Research)
Read full entryFebruary 25, 2009
Beijing-trained film scholar, Zhu XiaoYi, guest-curated exhibition by Du Haibin, a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000. He has already made a number of important documentary films, two of which, “Beautiful Men” and “Umbrella”, can be viewed.
Read full entryNovember 8, 2008
This is the 12th edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Nov 12-16). CinemaAsia debuts as a preamble to the festival with a Sabu retrospective and academic/industry panels. CinemAsia opens with gala on Nov 11 at Innis Town Hall.
Read full entryNovember 6, 2008
As part of CinemAsia, Kenneth Bi will be a panellist on “Hong Kong, 100 Years of Films – A Panel on the Centennial. Other panellists are Sam Ho (Hong Kong Film Archive), Jessica Li (York U), Raymond Phathanavirangoon (TIFF); moderated by Bart Testa (UT).
Read full entryNovember 4, 2008
Annette Courtemanche joins the Asian Institute as the Administrator and Financial Assistant. She will be administering the Collaborative Master’s Program in Asia Pacific Studies in addition to her financial responsibilities.
Read full entryOctober 1, 2008
Asian Institute’s thematic dissertation workshop seeks to engage scholars whose work explores the impacts of collective action and social capital, and its various component parts.
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Photographs in the “Water Cube: le Making of” exhibit capture the striking architectural features of Beiing’s two main Olympic venues, the “Water Cube” National Aquatics Center and the adjacent “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium, in their making.
Read full entrySeptember 2, 2008
The director of the Centre for South Asia Studies, Professor Chelva Kanaganayakam, is very pleased to announce an appointment of Dr. Cody to the Post Colonial Studies and Empire in Asia position at the Asian Insitute and Anthropology.
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Professor Ito Peng, Department of Sociology, has been appointed the director for 2008-09. This will be Professor Peng’s second term as director, having served in 2005-07.
Read full entrySeptember 1, 2008
The Asian Institute and the Departments of East Asian Studies/Sociology invite applications for a full-time tenure stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Asian Modernities.
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