Dr. Toshi Yoshihara of the US Naval War College will speak on The Future of Martime Security in the Pacific, buffet dinner and book signing for Red Star Over the Pacific: China’s Rise and the Challenge to U.S. Maritime Strategy; a collaborative event with World Boston and the Boston University Center for the Study of […]
A Lecture by Michael Bourdaghs (University of Chicago) April 11, 2013 5-7PM Kenmore Classroom Building Room 101 565 Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA Sushi Reception to follow Misora Hibari (1937-1989) was Cold War Japan’s most important and influential popular singer. In his book Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop (2012), Michael Bourdaghs explored […]
For more than 50 years, the American Institute of Indian Studies has provided funding to pre- and post-doctoral scholars and artists in pursuit of knowledge about India. Junior Fellowships are for graduate students conducting research for their doctoral dissertations in India. Senior Long- and Short-term Fellowships are for those holding the PhD degree. Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships are available to […]
5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Boston University, College of Arts and Sciences, Seminar Room 200 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Join us for a talk by John C. Balzano, Visiting Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Law, on gay rights in China. Gay rights advocates in China have recently begun to seek […]
The Pardee Center would like to remind you of an opportunity and upcoming deadline for Pre-Doctoral students as part of the Global Economic Governance Initiative, a joint program between BU’s Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the Center for Finance, Law and Policy, and the Center for International Relations. Applicants are sought […]
4:00-6:00 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013 College of Arts & Sciences, Room 132 Join us for a panel discussion with Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows speakers: Dr. Veerendra Mishra (India), a senior police officer and Assistant Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Department for the Madhya Pradesh State Police. Dr. Zohir Navjuvonov (Tajikistan) works as […]
The Center for the Study of Asia hosted discussions about expanding the number of American students studying in China on February 27, 2013, at the Boston University Castle. BUCSA Director Eugenio Menegon welcomed those attending to participate in two discussion sessions. The first focused on pre-college study in China programs, and the second on university […]
On February 11, 2013, the Boston University Center for the Study of Asia (BUCSA), in co-sponsorship and collaboration with the African Studies Center, Program in Latin American Studies, the College of Communication, and the Boston University Center for Humanities, hosted Visible + Invisible Users: Internet, Social Media, and Youth in Global Perspective, an interdisciplinary symposium […]
Every other Wednesday @ 6:30 PM | College of Arts & Sciences | 725 Commonwealth Ave, Room 537C The Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia, the Boston University’s Geddes Language Center, and the Japanese House are pleased to present the Spring 2013 Japanese Film Series. Films […]
The Northeast Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology invites ethnomusicology students and faculty as well as scholars in related disciplines to submit abstracts for the NECSEM annual meeting to be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Proposals for individual papers, panel discussions and lecture/performance demonstrations are welcome. We also […]