Dr. James Welker, professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural Studies at Kanagawa University, in Yokohama, Japan, published his latest collection, Queer Transfigurations: Boys Love Media in Asia, with University of Hawai‘i Press on May 31. The volume brings together twenty-one scholars exploring boys love (BL) media and its sociocultural impacts across a dozen countries in East,...
Jessica Haxhi: "Leadership for a Bright Future in World Languages"Thu, 07/21/22, 11 am-12 pm CT
Speaker: Jessica Haxhi (Supervisor of World Languages. Methods Instructor. Japanese Teacher. ACTFL Past President)
Info: https://bit.ly/3NEu5Ry
UIUC IGI Summer 2022 Global Educators Workshop: "World Languages & Area Studies: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Perspectives"07/19-21/22, 10 am - 12 pm CT, Info: https://bit.ly/3NFf6qw *Illinois K-12 educators are eligible to receive ISBE PDH.
East Asian Story TimeSat, 07/23, 2-2:30 p CTIn-person at Urbana Free Library and Virtual on ZoomBring your children to enjoy a Kamishibai (紙芝居).Registration: https://bit.ly/3NUV8Iz
Dr. Akira Shimizu, an associate professor of History and a specialist in the history of Japan and East Asia at Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, received the Diversity Faculty Award in recognition of the faculty member who has contributed to improving the diversity climate. Dr. Shimizu received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and taught at Washington University in St...- The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies is pleased to announce our AY 2022-23 travel grant programs in support of faculty and graduate student conference presentations and dissertation research. CEAPS Affiliated Faculty Conference Travel Grant The CEAPS Affiliated Faculty Conference Travel Grant is open to any CEAPS affiliated faculty from all departments and colleges....
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- U.S. CULCON is pleased to invite you to a webinar, “Neglected Crossroads: Black Lives in the Japanese Experience/Japanese Lives in the Black Experience” Wednesday, September 28, 9:00-10:00 ET/22:00-23:00 JT. Japanese language interpretation will be provided. This discussion...
- Hello Grad Students, A Research Assistantship is available starting August 15 to be filled as soon as possible (50% PhD preferred, but MA candidates will be considered). The project will help us better understand young adults’ perceptions of East Asians and...
- **INVITATION TO AATJ お茶ット SESSION** As you plan your summer holidays, please mark your calendar for a special AATJ お茶ット SESSION to be held on Friday, July 1 (US) / Saturday, July 2 (Japan). "...
Highlighted Courses
EALC 398See online schedule for current topics. There are many sections to choose from. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 12 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: Junior standing. EALC 389-CIC Kingdoms Queendoms Collectives: Gender is an essential component of...
EALC 361Interdisciplinary inquiry into the cultural and social patterns that have shaped women's lives in China, Japan, and Korea. Same as GWS 361.
EALC 275What do holy monks, star-crossed lovers, and shapeshifting monsters have in common? In this course, we will read some of the great classics of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese literature, and explore the rich socio-cultural contexts behind these works. You will gain a finer appreciation of these...
EALC 230An introduction to the popular cultures and subcultures of China, Korea, and Japan through exposure to popular films, music, anime, games, and everyday practices. Already hugely popular in its home countries, East Asian popular culture has become familiar to American audiences through films, video...
EALC 120This course provides a survey of the past four centuries of East Asian history from the political and economic heights of the Qing Empire in China, the Choson dynasty in Korea, and the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan through the turbulent decades of imperialism, colonialism, nationalism, and...
