Asian Institute | Event Information — Asia Sitings / Citing Asias: Asian Studies at the University of Toronto, 2016

Date	Time	Location
Friday, November 4, 2016	4:00PM - 6:00PM	The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place

Series

The Richard Charles Lee Panel on Contemporary Asian Studies

Description

What is Asian Studies today, and where is it going? Join us for an open dialogue among faculty members affiliated with the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs as they discuss their visions for Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. Representing disciplines from across the humanities and social sciences, panelists — who are the current leaders of specific programs within the Asian Institute — will reflect on the ways they understand the legacies of area studies in their own research, how they read contemporary re-articulations of state and non-state power, and what they anticipate to be key issues in the present and future of Asian Studies. They will also put this discussion into the context of their programming agendas at the Asian Institute.

Introductory Remarks: Ritu Birla, Former Richard Charles Lee Director of the Asian Institute; Associate Professor, Department of History

Reception to follow, please register.

Addendum

Contact

Rachel Ostep (asian.institute@utoronto.ca)

Speakers

Ritu Birla
Speaker
Former Director, Asian Institute and the Centre for South Asian Studies; Associate Professor, Department of History

Jacques Bertrand
Panelist
Director, Collaborative Master’s Program in Asia- Pacific Studies; Professor, Department of Political Science

Rachel Silvey
Chair
Interim Richard Charles Lee Director of the Asian Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Geography

Christoph Emmrich
Panelist
Interim Director, Centre for South Asian Studies; Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion

Tong Lam
Panelist
Acting Director, Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies; Associate Professor, Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga

Jesook Song
Panelist
Acting Director, Centre for the Study of Korea; Professor, Department of Anthropology

Lynette Ong
Panelist
Acting Director, Dr. David Chu Program in Contemporary Asian Studies; Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Asian Institute

Tania Li
Panelist
Director, Centre for Southeast Asian Studies; Professor, Department of Anthropology

Main Sponsor

Asian Institute

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