Asian Studies Center

Synonyms: 
ASC
Asian Studies

Anglophone Asian Novels Conference, 1945-present

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 12/02/2011 (All day) to Sun, 12/04/2011 (All day)

Conference is free but space is limited and participants must register; contact asianlitconference@gmail.com for more information.

Speakers:
Rashimi Bhatnagar, independent scholar; Toral Gajarawala, New York University; Priya Joshi, Temple University; Patricia May Jurilla, University of the Philippines; Shuchi Kapila, Grinnell College; Aparajita Sagar, Purdue University; Shuang Shen, Penn State University; Richard So, University of Chicago

Event Web Site: 
http://www.english.pitt.edu/asiannovels/index.php
Contact Person: 
Susan Andrade
Contact Email: 
sza@pitt.edu

Medea

Presenter: 
Japan's Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 15:30

October 2, 2011, "Medea" will be performed by the Shizuoka Performing Art Center at the Pittsburgh School for Creative and Preforming Arts (CAPA) at 2 PM. Sponsored by the Japan Society of New York and the Japan America Society of Pennsylvania.

Location: 
Pittsburgh CAPA Theater, 111 Nith Street in Downtown Pittsburgh
Cost: 
$20 Adults; $10 Students
Event Web Site: 
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/197145

Asia Over Lunch: "Impact Assessment of Free Trade Agreements on Vietnam's Economy"

Presenter: 
James Cassing, Professor, Economics
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/19/2011 - 12:00 to 13:00

ASIA OVER LUNCH LECTURE – Noon in 4130 Posvar. Please feel free to join us for this lecture – all are welcome to bring their lunch or a snack along if you wish and enjoy!

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

China's 1911 Revolution: How it Continues to Influence China (and the World)

Presenter: 
Dr. Kristin Stapleton, Director of the Asian Studies Program, Director of the Confucius Institute, and Associate Professor, Department of History, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 09/24/2011 - 09:30 to 12:00

This is the 11th seminar presented by the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Global Studies Center (UCIS), and the World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The general public is welcome.

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Patrick Hughes
Contact Email: 
hughespw@pitt.edu

Asia Over Lunch: "'Why Are the Flowers So Beautiful?': Changing Cultural Policies for a United Chinese Identity - A Study of the Hua'er (Flower Song) Tradition in the Northwest of China"

Presenter: 
Meng Ren, M.A. Candidate, Music
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 11/16/2011 - 12:00 to 13:00

ASIA OVER LUNCH LECTURE – Noon in 4130 Posvar. Please feel free to join us for this lecture – all are welcome to bring their lunch or a snack along if you wish and enjoy!

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Asia Over Lunch: "Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in Indian and Maharashtrian Immigrants in North America"

Presenter: 
Balwant Dixit, Professor of Pharmacology
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:00 to 13:00

ASIA OVER LUNCH LECTURE – Noon in 4130 Posvar. Please feel free to join us for this lecture – all are welcome to bring their lunch or a snack along if you wish and enjoy!

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Asia Over Lunch: "Update on Chinese Databases"

Presenter: 
Xiuying Zou, Public Services Librarian, and Haihui Zhang, Chinese Bibliographer, East Asian Library
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/26/2011 - 12:00 to 13:00

ASIA OVER LUNCH LECTURE – Noon in 4130 Posvar. Please feel free to join us for this lecture – all are welcome to bring their lunch or a snack along if you wish and enjoy!

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Rachel Jacobson
Contact Email: 
rej16@pitt.edu

Asia Over Lunch: "Update on Japanese Databases"

Presenter: 
Hiroyuki Good, Japanese Bibliographer, East Asian Library
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/12/2011 - 12:00 to 13:00

ASIA OVER LUNCH LECTURE – Noon in 4130 Posvar. Please feel free to join us for this lecture – all are welcome to bring their lunch or a snack along if you wish and enjoy!

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Rachel Jacobson
Contact Email: 
rej16@pitt.edu

Asia Over Lunch: "'You speak Chinese well for a white/black guy!': The Effect of Student Ethnicity on Native Speakers' Judgments of Chinese Foreign Language Competency"

Presenter: 
Kristopher Geda, Ph.D. Student, Linguistics
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 10/05/2011 - 12:00 to 13:00

ASIA OVER LUNCH LECTURE – Noon in 4130 Posvar. Please feel free to join us for this lecture – all are welcome to bring their lunch or a snack along if you wish and enjoy!

Location: 
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Rachel Jacobson
Contact Email: 
rej16@pitt.edu

Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sun, 10/02/2011 - 15:00 to 17:00

Join us for a Celebration of Indian Culture, with activities celebrating the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings, featuring performances, inter-faith presentations, and more!

There will also be a lecture by Dr. Uma Majmudar, Gandhian researcher and published author:
Gandhi's Legacy of 'Satyagraha' in the Modern World
What is "satyagraha"? Is it passive resistance? Is it civil disobedience?
Why and how did Gandhi coin this term 'satyagraha and what did it mean to him?

Location: 
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Event Web Site: 
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc/gandhi.html
Contact Person: 
sOm Sharma
Contact Phone: 
412-856-6520

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