Ucla Asia Institute. eNews | February 2015

Asia Institute Events Wanderlust: Travelogues Seminar and Guided Tour of the ‘Round Trip: Bicycling Asia Minor, 1891’ Exhibit with Program on Central Asia Director Nile Green and UCLA Library Special Collections Saturday, February 7, 2015 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Fowler Museum To register, e-mail fowlerprograms@arts.ucla.edu by January 30, 2015. For more information about this event, visit the Fowler Museum website. Program on Central Asia: Eurasian Empires Series Islamic Practices and Institutions among Inner Asian Nomads: A Need for Reevaluation A lecture by Allen Frank, Independent Scholar Tuesday, February 17, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 10383 Bunche Hall Co-sponsored by the Center for Near Eastern Studies and the Center for the Study of Religion Program on Central Asia Afghan Rumour Bazaar: Secret Sub-Cultures, Hidden Worlds and the Everyday Life of the Absurd A book talk by Nushin Arbabzadah, UCLA Thursday, February 26, 2015 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 10383 Bunche Hall February Asian Studies Spotlight Events at UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies Tuesday, February 3, through Thursday, February 5, 2015 Film Series: Landscape Theory Curated by Go Hirasawa, Meiji-Gakuin University UCLA James Bridges Theater (Melnitz Hall) Co-sponsored by UCLA GSA Melnitz Movies, Japan Foundation Center for Chinese Studies and Department of History Monday, February 9, 2015 Rescuing Science from Civilisation: On Joseph Needham’s ‘Asiatic Mode of (Knowledge) Production’ Kapil Raj, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM 5288 Bunche Hall Center for Chinese Studies Monday, February 23, 2015 ‘Lessons in Dissent’ Documentary Screening and Q&A Matthew Torne, Director 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Charles E. Young Library Main Conference Room 11360 Center for Korean Studies Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Comfort Women Wanted Chang-Jin Lee, Artist 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Royce Hall 314 Co-sponsored by UCLA East Asian Library, Young Research Library Center for Buddhist Studies Friday, February 27, 2015 Buddhist Music, Rituals, and Founder Worship: The Development of Kōshiki in the Sōtō School Michaela Mross, UC Berkeley 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Royce Hall 243 Co-sponsored by UCLA Asian Languages and Cultures More events posted here

Asia Institute Member Centers For further information and announcements about research on campus, public events, funding, and ongoing programs, please visit the UCLA Asia Institute website, or the centers' individual websites. Center for Buddhist Studies Center for Chinese Studies Center for India and South Asia Center for Korean Studies Center for Southeast Asian Studies Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies UCLA Program on Central Asia