Spring/Summer 2008 Events

Spring and Summer 2008   

(January/February/March/April/Summer)

January 17, Thursday
"Migration and Minority Marginarization : Understanding Ethnic Conflict in China's Autonomous Regions"

• Presented by Anthony Howell (Geography)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• Part of the ASN Graduate Research Forum
• event flier here (PDF)*

January 22, Tuesday
Akio Takamori

• Presented by the Department of Art & Art History
• 6:00 p.m., Room 61 Kresge Art Center
• This presentation is part of the MSU “Year of Arts and Culture.”
• more information here

January 28, Monday
“Symptoms of Withdrawal: The Threefold Structure of Hegel's and Schopenhauer's Interpretation of Hindu Religion and Philosophy”

• Presented by Sai Bhatawadekar (Ohio State University)
• 2:15 p.m., Room A607 Wells Hall
• Sponsored by the Department of Linguistics and Languages

January 28, Monday
“Nationalism, Islam and National History in Modern Indonesia”

• Presented by Michael Wood (Dawson College, Montreal)
• 4:30 p.m., Room 340 Morrill Hall
• Sponsored by the Department of History

January 29, Tuesday
“Cultural Reproduction: Linguistic Categories, Education, and Occupations in Singapore”

• Presented by Kiat-Jin Lee (National University of Singapore)
• 1:00 p.m., Room 118 Berkey Hall
• Sponsored by the Department of Sociology

January 29, Tuesday
“Changing Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia”

• Presented by John Schoeberlein (Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies, Harvard)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• This is part of Spring Colloquium "Focus on Central Asia: Social and Cultural Transformations"
• event flier here (PDF)*

January 30, Wednesday
“From MSU doctoral Student to First Semester Faculty Member at Shimane University, Japan”

• Presented by Makito Yurita (Shimane University, Japan)
• 12:00 p.m., Room 507 Erickson Hall
• MSU College of Education Brown Bag
• event flier here (PDF)*

January 30, Wednesday
“Martyrdom and the Birth of the Vietnamese Catholic Church, 1860-1960”

• Presented by Charles Keith (Yale University)
• 4:30 p.m., Room 340 Morrill Hall
• Sponsored by the Department of History

January 31, Thursday
“Sarasvati's Sahitya: Defining Literature and Nation in an Early 20th Century Hindi Journal”

• Presented by Sujata Mody (University of California, Berkeley)
• 2:15 p.m., Room A607 Wells Hall
• Sponsored by the Department of Linguistics and Languages

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February 4, Monday
The Annual Kwan Wai So/Anthony Koo lecture

• This year's Kwan Wai So/Anthony Koo lecture will be presented by Eric Sheperd (Chinese Studies, Iowa State University). He will present a lecture/performance, accompanied by music, of the Chinese storytelling tradition.
• 7:00 p.m., room 303 and 305 International Center. The presentation will be followed by a reception in room 302
• This lecture/performance has been arranged as part of the MSU “Year of Arts and Culture.”
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 5, Tuesday
“The Impact of War and Military Service Over the Life Course:
The Case of Vietnamese Men in Northern Vietnam”

• Presented by Puk Teerawichitchainan (Population Council, Vietnam)
• 1:00 p.m., Room 118 Berkey Hall
• Sponsored by the Department of Sociology

February 5, Tuesday
“The Politics of Language Change and Identity in Central Asia: From Pre-Soviet to Soviet and Post-Soviet Periods”

• Presented by Timur Kocaoglu (Koc University, Istanbul; Visiting Scholar, CERS - MSU)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• This is part of Spring Colloquium "Focus on Central Asia: Social and Cultural Transformations"

February 6, Wednesday
“Higher Education in China”

• Presented by Zhou Zuoyu (Beijing Normal University)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 252 Erickson Hall
• An inaugural event for The Center for Higher and Adult Education in the College of Education.

February 6, Wednesday
Film Showing: Die another Day

• 6:00 p.m., Room 108 Bessey Hall
• Part of the ASN film series “Perspectives on North Korea”
• Korea film series flier here (PDF)*

February 7, Thursday
Chinese New Year Celebration

• 12:30 p.m., Room 15B Manly Miles
• Sponsored by the MSU Confucius Institute
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 7, Thursday
“Art and Aggression: Contemporary Asian Art, 20th Century Conflict, and the Role of the Museum”

• Presented by Katharine A. Douglass (ASN)
• 3:00 p.m., Room 305 International Center
• Part of the ASN Graduate Research Forum
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 12, Tuesday
“Power, Identity, and Technoscience: Exploring Nation-State in Southeast Asia”

• Presented by Sulfikar Amir (East-West Center, Washington D.C.)
• 1:00 p.m., Room 118 Berkey Hall
• Sponsored by the Department of Sociology

February 12, Tuesday
“Claiming the High Ground in Central Asia’s Pamir Mountains”

• Presented by Stephen F. Cunha (Department of Geography, Humboldt State University)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• This is part of Spring Colloquium "Focus on Central Asia: Social and Cultural Transformations"
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 13, Wednesday
Film Showing: Pyongyang Diaries and Seoul Diaries

• 6:00 p.m., Room 108 Bessey Hall
• Part of the ASN film series “Perspectives on North Korea”
• Korea film series flier here (PDF)*

February 17, Sunday
The Annual Shao Chang Lee Scholarship Dinner

• Guofang Li (MSU Teacher Education) will present the after dinner talk, entitled “Asian Parents and Mainstream Schools: Cultural Conflicts and Compromises.”
• 5:00 p.m.,The Golden Wok Restaurant
• Tickets to the dinner (including a $10.00 donation to the S.C. Lee Scholarship fund) are $40.00. Please call 353-1680 or email Ellen Acker (acker@msu.edu) to reserve your tickets.

February 19, Tuesday
“The Limits of Liberation: Gender, Revolution, and the Veil in Soviet Uzbekistan”

• Presented by Douglas T. Northrop (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• This is part of Spring Colloquium "Focus on Central Asia: Social and Cultural Transformations"

February 20, Wednesday
Film Showing: A Day in the Life (North Korea)

• Plus excerpts from two 60 Minutes programs.
• 6:00 p.m., Room 108 Bessey Hall
• Part of the ASN film series “Perspectives on North Korea”
• Korea film series flier here (PDF)*

February 21, Thursday
“General Practitioners' Views on Autism Spectrum Disorder in Karachi, Pakistan:
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices”

• Presented by Khalid Ibrahim (Epidemiology, MSU)
• noon, Patenge Room, C102 East Fee Hall
• This is part of the INPEP 2007-08 Brown Bag Lecture Series
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 21, Thursday
Film screening: Hula Girls

• 7:00 p.m., Room 104-B Wells Hall
• part of the MSU Japanese Language program and Japan Club Japanese film series
• film series flier here (PDF)*

February 22, Friday
“Development Evolution and Contribution of NGOs in Bangladesh”

• Presented by Imrul Muniruzzaman (Humphrey Fellow, MSU)
• 12:00 noon, Room 201 International Center
• Part of the CASID/WID Friday Forum
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 22, Friday
“Imagining Cho Chang: Complexities and Contradictions in Race Relations and Asian American Ethnic Identies in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series”

• Presented by Amanda Tigner (WRAC)
• 12:00 noon, Room 204 International Center
• Part of the ASN Graduate Research Forum
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 22, Friday
Documentary Filmmaker Ellen Bruno

• Ellen Bruno, documentary filmmaker, will talk about her work in making films documenting human rights abuses in Asia which will be followed by a showing of two of her films: Samsara, a documentary film about the Cambodian genocide and recovery, and Sacrifice: a documentary film about child prostitutes in Burma.
• 6:30 p.m., Room 1345, Engineering Building
• This is the “kick-off” event for The Media and Human Rights in Asia Conference.
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 23, Saturday
The Media and Human Rights in Asia Conference

• From 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., International Center Library
• 9:00 a.m. keynote address: Robert Dietz, Director, Asia Bureau of the Committee to Protect Journalists
• morning panel
• 1:15 p.m. Keynote Address: Carroll Bogert, Associate Director, Human Rights Watch
• afternoon panel
• Click here for a flier with a detailed schedule of events. (PDF)*

February 26, Tuesday
“Japan and East Asian Security”

• Presented by Richard Samuels (Political Science, MIT).
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303, International Center
• This presentation is a part of the mini-symposium “Social and Political Change in Asia: Convergence, Polarities and Japan’s Regional Leadership.”
• event flier here (PDF)*

February 27, Wednesday
Film Showing: 2009: Lost Memories

• 6:00 p.m., Room 108 Bessey Hall
• Part of the ASN film series: “Perspectives on North Korea”
• Korea film series flier here (PDF)*

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March 11, Tuesday
“A Critical Geopolitics of Eurasianism Today: Examples from Kazakhstan and Turkey”

• Presented by Kyle Evered (Geography, MSU)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• This is part of Spring Colloquium "Focus on Central Asia: Social and Cultural Transformations"
• event flier here (PDF)*

March 12, Wednesday
Film screening of Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People

• 3:30 p.m., Room 104-B Wells Hall
• Introduction by David Chung, Director, Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan
• event flier here (PDF)*

March 13, Thursday
“The Immorality of Modernist Poetry in Late Colonial India”

• Presented by Sean Pue
• 2:00 p.m., Room A607 Wells Hall
• Sponsored by the Department of Linguistics and Languages

March 14, Friday
Indian breakfast and short presentations

• Presented by Education graduate students
• 9:00-10:30 a.m., Graduate Student Lounge, Erickson Hall
• For more information, contact Punya Mishra: punya@msu.edu
• This is part of "India Week" events. Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 14, Friday
Shigaraki Pottery Artisans: Eizan Okuda and Shizuo Tamura

• 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center: Lecture on Shigaraki pottery by Shizuo Tamura and demonstration of the Tea Ceremony by Eizan Okuda.
• 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Studio 19, Kresge Art Center: Hands-on demonstration of pottery making (Make your own pot). This hands-on workshop is limited to 16 people due to the number of pottery wheels available. To reserve a spot, please email Marilyn McCullough ( mccull67@msu.edu ). Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 14, Friday
Holi Celebration: A reception for studetnts

• 4:00-6:00 p.m., Spartan Room B + C, International Center
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 14, Friday
Vanaja

• 7:00 p.m., Room 104-B, Wells Hall
• General Public $7.00, Students and Seniors $5.00
• Presented at the East Lansing Film Festival. For more information: http://www.elff.com/
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 15, Saturday
The Rhythm and Romance of India: classical Indian vocal music

• Vocalist: Pandit Radharaman Kirtane
• 6:00-8:00 p.m., Erickson Kiva
• General Public: $10.00. Students $5.00
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 17, Monday
Korean Instrumental Music: Traditional Music in a Modern Setting

• Presented by Jim Hi Kim. She will play both the traditional and electronic Komongos and discuss how she uses traditional Korean music themes to create modern sounds.
• 3:30 p.m., Fairchild Theatre
• This event is open to the public without charge.

March 17, Monday - 21, Friday
“What you always wanted to know about India but were afraid to ask”

• Community volunteers will visit area schools to participate in a question and answer session with students or assemblies.
• To setup a session contact Ved Agrwal: vedagrwal@shcglobal.net>
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*

March 18, Tuesday
Conceptualizing God: A question and answer session about dominant religious traditions

• 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Bharatiya Temple of Lansing, 955 Haslett Road, Haslett
• For more information, contact: sunit_patke@hotmail.com
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 18, Tuesday
“Silk and Sand:  Women's Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Xinjiang”

• The Gulistan Dance Theatre will perform a Central Asian Dance.
• 4:00 p.m., Fairchild Theater, MSU Auditorium
• This is part of Spring Colloquium "Focus on Central Asia: Social and Cultural Transformations"
• Event flier here (PDF)*

March 20, Thursday
LATTICE Book Club: A book reading

• 4:15-6:00 p.m., East Lansing Public Library
• Book to be read is "Born Confused" by Tanuja Desai Hidier--available at local bookstores at a 20% discount.
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 20, Thursday
Taste of India

• 5:00-9:00 p.m., Michigan Athletic Club 2900 Hannah Boulevard, East Lansing
• Food ($10.00 per plate) will be served along with recipes and explanation.
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 20, Thursday
Film screening: Linda, Linda, Linda

• 7:00 p.m., Room 104-B Wells Hall
• part of the MSU Japanese Language program and Japan Club Japanese film series
• film series flier here (PDF)*

March 21, Friday
Travel India: A virtual tour with travel tips

• 6:30-8:30 p.m., 108 Bessey Hall
• Film to be shown is ԓearching for Mr. KaushikԠby Bob Wilks
• Question and answer session led by Bob Wilks, Gail Vanderstoep and Passageways Travel representatives will follow.
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 22, Saturday
Indian Chai at the Turner Dodge House

• Two sittings: 2:30-4:00 p.m. and 4:30-6:00 p.m., 100E. North Street, Lansing
• Tickets $7.50 in advance by contacting 483-4220
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 25, Tuesday
“Cultural Change in Uzbekistan: Post-Colonialism or Globalization?”

• Presented by Laura Adams (Department of Sociology, Harvard University)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• This is part of Spring Colloquium "Focus on Central Asia: Social and Cultural Transformations"
• event flier here (PDF)*

March 26, Wednesday
Tea and Memories

• 3:00-5:00 p.m., Hannah Center, Abbott Road, East Lansing
• For more information,contact: shakti_kaul@hotmail.com
• This is part of "India Week" events.
• Event flier here (PDF)*.

March 28, Friday
Democracy in Pakistan: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead

• panel discussion featuring Mohammed Ayoob (MSU Muslim Studies), Sobha Ramanand (MSU Graduate School), Khalida Zaki (MSU Sociology), and Meryem Zaman (MSU Anthropology)
• 10:00 a.m., Room 303 International Center
• sponsored by the Asian Studies Center and the Muslim Studies Program at MSU
• event flier here (PDF)*

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April 3, Thursday - April 5, Saturday
3rd Annual Muslim Studies Conference: Muslims, Race and the Public Sphere

• Keynote speakers; Mahmood Mamdani (Columbia University), Howard Winant (University of California-Santa Barbara), and Geneive Abdo (United Nations)
• 3rd floor, International Center
• Conference schedule and other information is available here (PDF)*.

April 4, Friday
Long-term Implications and Sustainability of Land Reform in India
- Preliminary Evidence from West Bengal

• Presented by Dr. Songqing Jin (Agricultural Economics, MSU)
• 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m., 201, International Center
• Sponsored by Center for Advanced Study of International Development Women and International Development Program. Free and open to the public.

April 5, Saturday
2nd Annual MSU Japan Club Festival

• 12:00pm to 2:30pm, University Christian Church, 310 Hagadorn Rd., East Lansing
• featuring traditional Japanese matsuri food and activities
• Tickets ($5) will be sold at Owen Cafeteria on Thursdays 7-9 p.m. and Fridays 6-8 p.m. starting March 27th.
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 7, Monday
“Gender, U.S. Counterinsurgency, and Resistance in the Philippines, 1899-1902”

• Presented by Dawn Nickeson (History)
• 1:00 p.m., Room 305 International Center
• an ASN Graduate Research Forum presentation
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 7, Monday
“After the 'End' of Literature: Notes on Writing from Contemporary Korea”

• Presented by Youngju Ryu (Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan)
• 3:30 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 8, Tuesday
“Water Resource Management in the Kyrgyz Republic”

• Presented by Kunduz Masylkanova (Humphrey Fellow at MSU from Kyrgyzstan)
• 4:00 p.m., Room 303 International Center
• This is part of Spring Colloquium "Focus on Central Asia: Social and Cultural Transformations"

April 10, Thursday
Documentary Film: Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

• 7:00 p.m., Room 104-B Wells Hall
• part of the MSU Japanese Language program and Japan Club Japanese film series
• film series flier here (PDF)*

April 11, Friday
“Gender, Power, and Memory in the Life of Hōjō Masako,
Japan;s First (and Only) Female Shogun”

• Presented by Ethan Segal (History, MSU)
• 1:30 p.m., Room 305 International Center
• This is part of the GenCen series “New Research on Women and Gender: Global and Local Perspectives.“

April 15, Tuesday
“Hidden in the Fields and Factories:
The Human Cost of Everyday Low Prices at Wal-Mart”

• Presented by Didier Leiton (Costa Rica) and Phal Savin (Cambodia)
• 7:00 p.m., 105 S. Kedzie Hall
• Presented by the MSU Labor Education Program

April 16, Wednesday
Film Showing: The Little Heart

• 7:00 p.m., Room 108 Bessey Hall
• The newest film from acclaimed Vietnamese director Nguyen Thanh Van, The Little Heart explores the dangers of urbanization and the exploitation of youth in contemporary Vietnam.
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 18, Friday
“Widening the Gender Gap”

• An informal discussion with Swarna S. Vepa (Madras School of Economics, Chennai, India)
• 9:00-11:00 a.m., Room 201 International Center
• sponsored by GenCen and the Asian Studies Center
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 18, Friday
“Women's Work and Earnings in Rural India”

• Swarna S. Vepa (Madras School of Economics, Chennai, India)
• 1:30-3:00 p.m., Room 201 International Center
• Sponsored by GenCen and the Asian Studies Center
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 18, Friday
“Jass that Eats Rice: A Panel Discussion on Jazz in Japan”

• Presented by Yutaka Shiina (Japanese Jazz Pianist), David Stowe (American Studies, MSU), Rodney Whitaker (Jazz Studies, MSU)
• 3:30 p.m., International Center Library
• This event is free and open to the public.
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 18, Friday
Chinese Culture Poster Presentation

• 4th year Chinese students showcase their poster presentations on Chinese culture. Sponsored by the Dept. of Linguistics & Languages, Chinese Language & Culture program. Free and open to the public.
• 5:00 p.m., Concert Lobby, MSU Auditorium

April 19, Saturday
International Fashion Show

• Do you own a sari? A kimono? Or even a sombrero? Share and exhibit unique attire from a different culture and country. Sponsored by Snyder-Phillips Residence Life. Free and open to the public.
• 7:00 p.m., Arena Theater, MSU Auditorium

April 25, Friday
“Does Adult Literacy Have a Role to Play
in Addressing the Universal Elementary Education Challenge in India?”

• Presented by Amita Chudgar (Education, MSU)
• noon, Room 201 International Center
• This is part of the CASID/WID Friday Forum.
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 25, Friday
Documentary Film: New Year Baby

• Presented in cooperation with LATTICE, and ITVS/PBS
• 7:30 p.m., International Center Library
• Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In New Year Baby, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth and why her family's history had been buried in secrecy for so long.
• A panel discussion will follow the film.
• event flier here (PDF)*

April 28, Monday
“Changing Japanese Society: Promoting Work/Life and Next Generation Support”

• Presented by Tsuyako Nakamura
• Fourth Floor Conference Room, South Kedzie Hall
• Pizza lunch will be provided.
• event flier here (PDF)*

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May 3, Saturday - August 1, Friday
Silk Road to Clipper Ship: Trade, Changing Markets, and East Asian Ceramics

• This exhibition, organized by the University of Michigan Museum of Art, covers over 1000 years of Chinese porcelains to illustrate the important role of foreign trade and changing domestic markets in stimulating Chinese potters to continually reinvent their repertoire of shapes and decorative techniques. The exhibition traces the exchange along the Silk Road during the Han dynasty; porcelains made for domestic use, foreign exchange and imperial families.
• First floor, Kresge Art Center, Auditorium and Physics Road, MSU
• For more information, see the website:
  http://www.artmuseum.msu.edu/

June 20, Friday
Annual workshop for teachers of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

• This annual workshop will bring to campus experts in the latest pedagogy in teaching of these languages. The workshop is open to all language teachers, education students, teaching assistants and the general public.
• Room 303 International Center
• The workshop is free of charge but advance registration is required:  Please email: mccull67@msu.edu for information and registration forms.

June 22, Sunday - July 12, Sunday
China Adventure: residential travel program for Grade 10-12 High School Gifted and Talented students

• This program will feature a week in residence at MSU, with classes in Chinese language, history, culture, geography, politics, etc.  The group will then depart for a two week study tour of China, visiting Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou.
• For more information and application forms, see the website:
   http://www.msu.edu/~gifted/chinaadventure/chinaadventure.htm.

June 23, Monday - Jun 27, Friday
Workshop for K-12 teachers on Teaching about India and South Asia

• The workshop will focus on understanding India (and South Asia, including Pakistan and Bangladesh) and how to teach this in grades K-12.  The workshop will cover South Asia’s geography, history, religions, literature, arts, cinema (Bollywood), the family system and the role of women, contemporary events, modernization and India in a globalized world.  The emphasis will be on what can be taught in the schools. Each teacher will produce a lesson plan or teaching module, which will be shared with the class.  The workshop is free of charge, each teacher will receive a free textbook, and SBCEUs will be applied for.
• From 9:00am to 4:00pm, Room 303 International Center.
• Pre-registration is required. Please email:  mccull67@msu.edu for information and registration forms.