Asia on Edge, the inaugural symposium of the Center For Asian Studies, will address the challenging modern issues of Asian countries in a day-long event on Saturday, March 3 at Norlin Library on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. The symposium will feature faculty and graduate students from several CU-Boulder academic departments presenting on various Asian-related topics.
“The challenges confronting countries throughout the entire region of Asia today are numerous, ranging from immediate crises of terrorism, natural disasters, and autocratic government crackdowns to long-term economic, social, and cultural changes in the lifestyles and identities of Asian people,” said Jay Keister, professor of music and chair of speakers and events at the Center for East Asian Studies.
This event is free and open to the public, and public parking is available in the parking lot adjacent to Norlin at the corner of University and 17th Street for $3 a day. Additional parking is available at the Euclid AutoPark for $3 a day.
Asia on Edge schedule of events:
— 10:30 a.m. – Keynote: "Pakistan After Bin Laden: The Crisis of Governance," author and University of Michigan History Professor Juan Cole
— 11:30 a.m. – Panel of CU faculty respondents (John Willis – History, Najeeb
Jan – Geography, Amy Liu – Political Science)
— 12:30 p.m. -Lunch (on your own)
— 1:30 p.m. – "Sri Lanka after the Tigers," Dennis McGilvray (Anthropology)
— 1:55 p.m. – "Islamic Piety and Public Culture in Indonesia," Carla Jones
(Anthropology)
— 2:20 p.m. – "Japan on Edge," Faye Kleeman (Asian Languages and Civilizations)
— 3:00 p.m. – "Social Conflicts in Xinjiang: Historical Perspective," Kwangmin
Kim (History)
— 3:25 p.m. – "Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones: Researching in China
and Researching on Chinese National Emergency Management," Wee Kiat Lim (PhD student in Sociology)
— 3:50 p.m. – "Between Cultures: Korean Chinese Marriage Migrants in
'Multicultural' South Korea," Amy Schubert (PhD student in Geography)
— 4:15 p.m. – Reception
The Center for Asian Studies encourages and supports Asian-area scholarship across disciplinary and university boundaries. Its mission is to support faculty research and teaching initiatives related to Asian Studies and to disseminate knowledge of Asia in schools and the community. As part of this mission, the Center for Asian Studies hosts numerous symposia, talks, performances, and presentations each year. The center aims to make the Asia on Edge symposium an annual event.
For more information about this and other Asia-related events, please visit the center’s website at: http://cas.colorado.edu.