| Gender and Other Identity-Based Mass Violence: Mini-Conference |
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| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 11:00 a.m. ET |
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Zoom Registration Link
Join GenCen and Asian Studies Center for a mini-conference focusing on gender and other identity-based mass violence. The event highlights how gender interacts with other identities, the effects of mass violence on gender relations, and future implications for affected communities and regional development. Global researchers will share insights from South and Southeast Asia.
The format includes 20-minute presentations from each speaker, followed by a 20-minute Q&A session.
Panelists include:
- Prof. Dr. S.E. Wieringa, The University of Amsterdam (Indonesia)
- Dr. Angana P. Chatterji, University of California, Berkeley ('India-occupied' Kashmir)
- Prof. Theresa de Langis, American University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
- Prof. Farzana Haniffa, University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)
- Prof. Yasmin Saikia, Arizona State University (Bangladesh)
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| Non-Producing Skills in Early Modern East Asia: Skill-Material-Knowledge Entanglements beyond Innovative Production |
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| June 1-2, 2023 | Michigan State University |
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| CONFERENCE |
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In this conference, scholars discuss the multilayered meanings of Homo faber, humans as makers, in early modern East Asia. Pushing the boundary of "making" beyond the telos of product-
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ion, this conference contextualizes it within multilayered spaces of human-material entanglements fraught with more frictions and tensions than successes and innovations. In particular, it examines how human labor and knowledge devoted to work such as reusing, repairing, managing, and discarding materials intervened in and were conditioned by material lifecycles.
PROGRAM
June 1 - International Center 303
9:10 - 9:20 am ET - Welcome (Yulian Wu, MSU)
9:30 - 10:30 am ET - Keynote Session (Susan Naquin, Princeton University)
10:40 am - 6:00 pm ET - Panel and Roundtable Sessions
June 2 - International Center 201
10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET - Panel and Roundtable Sessions
This event is organized and conceptualized by Dr. Kyoungjin Bae (Kenyon College), Dr. Yijun Wang (New York University), and Dr. Yulian Wu (Michigan State University). The conference is funded by James P. Geiss & Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation, and is sponsored by the MSU Department of History and the Asian Studies Center. |
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| Community Language School (CLS) Summer 2023 Online Classes |
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Session 1: June 5-July 6
Session 2: July 10-August 10
Register for the online courses
CLS online programs are designed to provide a fun, virtual learning environment which will introduce learners to different languages and cultures with a focus on developing oral communication skills. Our online synchronous learning environment classes (via Zoom), taught by qualified teachers, will meet once a week in each session.
- Korean
- Kids Classes (Ages 6-9)
- Pre-teens & Teens (Ages 10-14)
- Japanese
- Kids Classes
- Pre-teens/Teens Classes
- Chinese:
- Kids Classes
- Pre-teens/Teens Classes
To learn more about the programs offered, please visit the Community Language School Website |
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| Michigan Sangeetha Natya Academy Presents: Vadya Lahari |
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| Sunday, June 25, 2023 - 5:00 p.m. ET @ Cook Recital Hall |
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Join Carnatic Classical Violin Concert by Smt. Charumathi Raghuraman and Sri. Anantha Krishnan
Get Tickets Here
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| The Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi: Representing the Americas in the Ottoman Empire |
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| Thursday, June 15-June 16, 2023 |
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Experts from different fields will examine the Tarih-i Hind-i Garbi, an illuminated hybrid manuscript from Ottoman Turkey circa 1600. The book depicts the Americas using Spanish and Italian sources, and the symposium will explore its creation and reception.
For more information and registration link, please visit the Newberry website |
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| 2023 AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studeis |
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Conference Dates: July 11-15, 2023
Conference Website
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
This year’s conference theme, “The Promises and Dilemmas of Indonesia,” seeks to inspire reflection on Indonesia’s successes, discontents, and efforts to rework, reinterpret, and negotiate all aspects of civic, legal, and cultural living, against and in light of Indonesia’s internal fractures and frictions and its important profile and positionality globally and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Visit the AIFIS-MSU Conference Website for more information. |
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| Call for Papers: Interfaith Architectural Encounters in Middle Eastern and North African Societies |
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Conference Date: July 25, 2023
Host: American University of Cairo
Submissions Due: May 31, 2023
Conference Website
Throughout centuries, the Middle East and North Africa have witnessed the exchange of architectural influences and ideas among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities. The conference welcomes short papers that explore architecture from all periods, shedding light on the diverse encounters and relationships between these religious traditions.
Possible topics for papers include, but are not limited to, the mutual influence between Christian and Islamic architecture, heritage preservation and perceived biases, shared sacred spaces, practices of worship that bridge religious boundaries, disputes over sites during or after construction, and architectural rivalries among synagogues, churches, and mosques.
To participate, submit a 200-word abstract along with your CV to [email protected] and [email protected] by May 31, 2023.
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| Student Paper Prizes: The 72nd Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA 2023) |
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Conference Dates: September 29 – October 1, 2023 (in person)
Venue: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Proposal Deadline: June 2, 2023
Proposal Submission Form
Conference Website
The Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA) is soon hosting its annual event. This year, it features a student prize competition, inviting submissions from eligible students in Asian Studies. Submission guidelines and details about prizes such as the Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize and the undergraduate Sidney DeVere Brown and Mikiso Hane Prizes are available on the MCAA website under the "Prizes and Awards" tab. Submissions close on June 2, 2023. Winners receive prizes, travel funds, conference presentations, and publication opportunities. The MCAA event is set for September 29 to October 1, 2023, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
For questions about the call for proposals, please contact Misumi Sadler at [email protected] or Yuchia Chang at [email protected]. |
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2023 Council of Korean Studies Scholarships Application
Deadline: June 30, 2023, Including a recommendation letter
Submission Form
1. Richard Kichu & Joan Sojeon Moon Scholarship
Moon Scholarships awards $1,000 each to two qualified MSU students. Recipients will be selected based on academic performance and financial need. Special consideration will be given to the students who significantly have promoted an understanding of Korean culture.
2. David Cho Scholarship
Cho Scholarships awards $1,000 each to two qualified MSU students. Recipients will be selected based on academic performance and financial need. Special consideration will be given to either the students who have promoted an understanding of Korean culture or the students that are U.S. veterans, ROTC members, and/or active members of the military.
For more information, please visit the CKS Scholarship webpage. |
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| ISS 325: War and Revolution - THE VIETNAM WAR |
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| Enrollments Open for Summer 2023 |
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Online - Second Summer Session
What are revolutions, and why do they happen? What is the relationship between revolution and war? How have revolution and war shaped the modern world? ISS 325 addresses these core questions in the social sciences through the case of Vietnam, the site of one of modern history's most consequential revolutions and wars. It approaches the subject through both Vietnamese and American perspectives, and from many angles of vision: military, diplomatic, political, social, and cultural. To do so, it engages with scholarship from a range of social scientific disciplines, primary textual and visual sources from the war era, and documentaries and films.
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For questions or more information regarding this course, please contact Dr. Charles Keith at [email protected] .
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| ANP 419: Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa |
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| Enrollments Open for Fall 2023 |
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| Tue - Th, 12:40 to 2:00 p.m. @ Wilson Halls Room C2 |
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This course explores the modern Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in Anthropology, social sciences, and history. It covers power, development, gender, nationalism, traditions, and architecture. It examines colonialism, modernity, and postmodernity's impact on the region. It analyzes community reorganization, changing possibilities, and the meaning of architecture. It also discusses contemporary youth culture challenging established orders.
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For questions or more information regarding this course, please contact Professor Najib Hourani at [email protected] |
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| Joesph Lee Fund for Visiting Scholars in Chinese Studies |
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| Faculty Funding |
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Support is available for MSU faculty to host short-term visiting scholars at MSU. During their time at MSU, the visiting scholars shall be required to give a public lecture/colloquium. The Asian Studies Center will support the sponsoring MSU faculty and department in organizing and promoting the event.
For more information and to apply visit the Joseph Lee Fund for Visiting Scholars in Chinese Studies page.
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| Global Virtual Speaker Program |
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| Faculty Funding |
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The Asian Studies Center Global Virtual Speaker Program aims to stimulate and increase academic and scholarly interest in Asia at MSU. Faculty members at MSU are invited to apply for funding to invite speakers to share their views on any Asia-focused topic that is likely to be of interest to any section of the MSU community. Possible formats for such an event include, but are not restricted to:
To know more, please visit the Global Virtual Speaker Program page |
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