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Asia Institute Events Taiwan Studies Lecture Series Wednesday, May 20, 4:00–5:30 p.m. From the Classics to Literature and Religion in Traditional China Yu-yu Cheng, National Taiwan University Mu-chou Poo, Chinese University of Hong Kong Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room Co-sponsored by UCLA Dean of Humanities and Taipei Economic and Cultural Organization in Los Angeles Thursday, May 21, 9:30 a.m., and Friday, May 22, 8:30 a.m. Empire and the Media of Religion: A Workshop on Comparative Approaches to the Study of Religion in the Greco-Roman Imperial Era and Early China Organized by Professors Carol Bakhos (Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures) and Robert Gurval (Department of Classics) For full schedule, please refer to the Center for the Study of Religion website. Inquiries about this conference should be directed to CSR (csr@humnet.ucla.edu or (310) 206-8799). Organized by Center for the Study of Religion and co-sponsored by Asia Institute with funding from the UCLA-HKUST Joint Program May Asian Studies Spotlight Events at UCLA Center for Buddhist Studies Friday, May 8, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Broken Bodies: The Death of Buddhist Icons and Their Changing Ontology in 10th-12th Century China Wei-cheng Lin, UNC Chapel Hill 243 Royce Hall Co-sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies and Center for Korean Studies Friday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. Colloquium: Reporting on “Comfort Women” Takashi Uemura, journalist 1302 Perloff Hall RSVP here to attend. Center for India and South Asia Monday, May 11, 12:00–1:30 p.m. Development as Concept-Image: Articulating Caste, Religion and Poverty in “New” India Madhavi Murty, Virginia Tech 10383 Bunche Hall Center for Southeast Asian Studies Wednesday, May 13, 12:00–1:30 p.m. Gazing at the Left Eye of God from Both Sides of the Pacific: Caodaism’s Transpacific Transformations 1926–2015 Janet Hoskins, USC 10383 Bunche Hall Center for Chinese Studies Thursday, May 14, 4:00–5:30 p.m. The Sovereignty of the Dead and the Disorder of War in Twentieth Century China Rebecca Nedostup, Brown University 10383 Bunche Hall Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies Thursday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. Film Screening: Asleep (U.S. Premiere) Shingo Wakagi, director, in conversation with Michael Emmerich, UCLA Fowler Museum Lenart Auditorium Co-sponsored by Fowler Museum at UCLA and Japan Foundation Los Angeles RSVP here to attend. Related event: Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.—Film Screening: Waltz in Starlight (RSVP) Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies Friday, May 15, 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Global Japan Forum 2015: Cultures of Migration Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon RSVP by e-mail to japancenter@international.ucla.edu. Center for India and South Asia Friday, May 15, 12:00–1:30 p.m. Book Talk: Unsettling India: Affect, Temporality, Transnationality Purnima Mankekar, UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Presentation Room Co-sponsored by Asian American Studies Center RSVP here to attend. Center for Chinese Studies Monday, May 18, 4:30–6:30 p.m. Book Talk: Chinese Politics in the Era of Xi Jinping: Renaissance, Reform, or Retrogression? Willy Lam, Chinese University of Hong Kong 4276 Bunche Hall Center for Chinese Studies Thursday, May 21, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Live Dance Presentation by Ming-Shen Ku Ming-Shen Ku, choreographer and dancer 208 Glorya Kaufman Hall Co-sponsored by the Department of World Arts & Cultures/Dance Center for Buddhist Studies Friday, May 22, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Writing Buddhist Liturgies at Dunhuang: Hints of the Ritualist’s Craft Paul Copp, University of Chicago 243 Royce Hall Co-sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures Center for Southeast Asian Studies Tuesday, May 26, 12:30–2:00 p.m. Musical Resonances of Empire: Filipino Musicians and their African American Conductor Tour America’s Symphony Halls and World’s Fairs Mary Talusan, Loyola Marymount University and CSU Dominguez Hills 10383 Bunche Hall Center for Chinese Studies Tuesday, May 26, 4:00–5:30 p.m. Water Resources and Environmental Issues in Beijing (lecture in Mandarin Chinese) Qing Dai, journalist, writer, and activist 10383 Bunche Hall More events posted here
Asia Institute Member Centers 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
The Asia Institute promotes Asian Studies at UCLA and fosters greater understanding of Asia through a wide variety of research support, public programs, and community outreach on East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.
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