BUCSA News Archives
4th International Conference on Bangladesh Environment (ICBEN-4) announcement
Announcement and Call for Papers 4th International Conference on Bangladesh Environment (ICBEN-4) December 26-27, 2020 Online Conference Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) and Bangladesh Environment Network (BEN) are pleased to announce the 4th International Conference on Bangladesh Environment (ICBEN), to be held as on online conference on December 26-27, 2020. For more than two decades, BAPA and BEN, together with other pro-environment forces of the country, have been waging a relentless campaign for the protection of Bangladesh’s and global environment. Many successes have been achieved. However, reversing the overall trend of environmental deterioration remains a challenge. As a part of this on-going... More
China, Global History, and the Sea: BUCSA faculty contribute to special issue of Education About Asia
We are pleased to draw your attention to the newly published set of articles onChina's maritime history produced collaboratively by Grant Rhode, Thomas Kennelly, Eytan Goldstein, William Grimes, Eugenio Menegon, and Robert Murowchick for the Fall 2020 issue of the journal Education About Asia, published by the Association for Asian Studies. Their contribution "China, Global History, and the Sea: Pedagogical Perspectives and Applications"can be read by clicking on this link: Rhode, Grant, Thomas Kennelly, Eytan Goldstein, William Grimes, Eugenio Menegon, and Robert Murowchick 2020. China, Global History, and the Sea-Pedagogical Perspectives and Applications. Education about Asia 25 (2), pp 18-24 with online supplement electronic links... More
Manjari Chatterjee Miller co-edits Routledge Handbook of China-India Relations
Congratulations to Prof. Manjari Chatterjee Miller and her co-editors Kanti Bajpai and Selina Ho, on their recent publication of the Routledge Handbook of China–India Relations For details, see https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news-events/events/details/maintaining-peace-in-china-india-relations-a-discussion-and-a-book-launch "The China-India relationship is one of the keys to international security, the future of Asia, and the well-being of nearly 3 billion people. Since early May 2020, border tensions between the two powers have underlined the potential for conflict between them. In 2017, their armies faced off for 73 days. At the same time, they have built a system of engagement designed to manage conflict and their larger rivalry. Their leaders meet regularly, they... More
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies Now Accepting Applications For 2020-21 Fellowship Competitions
The Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies Now Accepting Applications For 2020-21 Fellowship Competitions The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites scholars seeking funds for research and writing to apply for the Henry Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies. Early Career Fellowships in China Studies identify and support innovative, early career scholars to ensure the continued intellectual vitality of the field of China Studies and to provide for its generational sustainability. The fellowships are financially supported by the Henry Luce Foundation with additional funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn More About Application and Eligibility Requirements Application deadline: November 2, More
Prof. Min Ye on China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Post-Covid-19. Rosenberg Institute, Suffolk Univ. (Sunday July 19, 2020)
BU Prof. of International Relations and Suffolk University Rosenberg Institute Scholar Min YE 叶敏 presented an online talk in Chinese on China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Post-Covid-19 Sunday, July 19, 2020 from 8:30-10:30 pm The commentator was Prof. Jane Zhen Zhu 朱贞, SuffolkUniversity Sawyer Business School and a member of the Rosenberg Institute Advisory Council. This online lecture and discussion was organized by Yin Wang王音, a visiting scholar at Harvard. The on-line event was held on Sunday 19 July from 8:30 to 10:30pm. Here is a link to the poster: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-APNkVQ3JG5ejyuwPkNX7w; you can use the QR code for event access. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Ronald Suleski, More
Prof. Min YE Publishes New Book: The Belt Road and Beyond
Professor Min Ye‘s new book – The Belt Road and Beyond: State-Mobilized Globalization in China:1998-2018 – has just been published by Cambridge University Press and now available for orders. In this new book, Prof. Ye, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, conducts a detailed process analysis of BRI and two prior grand strategies in China. Additionally, it includes a detailed analysis of policymaking in Beijing, as well as implementation/interpretation by local governments and companies. From 1998 to 2018, China had three political-economic crises, resulting in bureaucratic paralysis. It was at such junctures that China’s leadership launched initiatives, like the Western Development Program, More
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Asia is the focus of the latest issue of the journal Asian Ethnology
Journal co-editor Frank J. Korom (Prof. of Anthropology and Religion, Boston University) brings to our attention the latest issue of the journal Asian Ethnology (Vol. 79, No. 1), which carries a range of articles on aspects of intangible cultural heritage in Asia, including: Editors’ Note Benjamin Dorman and Frank J. Korom Guest Editors’ Introduction: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia: Traditions in Transition Ziying You and Patricia Ann Hardwick Kutiyattam, Heritage, and the Dynamics of Culture: Claiming India’s Place within a Global Paradigm Shift Leah Lowthorp Heritage Production in National and Global Cultural Policies: Folkloristics, Politics, and Cultural Economy in Ryukyuan/Okinawan Performance Hideyo Konagaya Mak Yong, a UNESCO “Masterpiece”: Negotiating the... More
Prof. Min Ye appointed first Rosenberg Institute Scholar at Suffolk University
The Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies at Suffolk University is pleased to announce that we have appointed our first Rosenberg Institute Scholar. She is Dr. Min Ye, Associate Professor of International Relations, Boston University. As part of this appointment, Dr. Ye will prepare a research paper which the Rosenberg Institute will publish on its website. The title of her research paper is “China and the Corona Virus: China remains a pragmatic globalist.” The paper examines the debates among policy communities in China and actions by the Chinese state to combat the corona epidemic and revive the economy. It suggests that... More
Yoon Sun Yang wins the James B. Palais Book Prize (Korea) from the AAS
Associate Professor of Korean & Comparative Literature and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Yoon Sun Yang's monograph, From Domestic Women to Sensitive Men: Translating the Individual in Colonial Korea, won the 2020 James B. Palais Prize of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). The Palais Prize is "given annually to an outstanding scholar of Korean studies from any discipline or country specialization to recognize distinguished scholarly work on Korea." It's the only book prize the AAS gives in Korean, and she will receive it at the upcoming national conference in March, which is being held here in Boston. In From Domestic Women to Sensitive Young Men: Translating... More
Congratulations to three BUCSA-affiliated Faculty Promoted to Full Professor!
BUCSA is delighted to congratulate three affiliated colleagues on their recent promotions to full professors! Cheryl Knott, CAS, Anthropology, examines orangutan and great ape physiology and behavior, focusing on how primates cope with environmental changes – particularly those resulting in fluctuating food availability. She is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, has authored dozens of book chapters and journal articles chronicling her research, and is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and other forums on orangutans, great apes, and rainforest conservation. In 2017, she received the Orang Utan Republik Foundation’s Pongo Environmental Award for ongoing conservation efforts in Borneo, Indonesia. Nancy Smith-Hefner, CAS, More