Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi, Roshan Associate Professor and Inaugural Director of Persian studies here in DAMES, has been appointed to serve in the role of Director at the UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies (CMEIS). Those of us who … Read more

Hot off the presses of UWA Press, read more about Garden of Eloquence and Eric Henry’s accolades below! Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan 說苑 (January 2022) By Liu Xiang Introduction and Translation by Eric Henry — In 17 BCE the Han … Read more

What’s been quiet during COVID? Not the DAMES Korean program! Please find below a brief snapshot of our students’ incredible achievements over these past couple of years, evidence of their hard work and determination in the face of global crisis. … Read more

Recently I interviewed our wonderful professor, Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi, about her appointment as the new inaugural Director of Persian Studies here at UNC. This was the multilayered question I asked her: In your appointment letter, which I was given to … Read more

On Friday, October 8th, the Ackland Art Museum opened a new exhibition entitled Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, on view until January 9, 2022. Don’t … Read more

Interested in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean? We have language and culture classes regardless of your starting level, and separate major and minor tracks for each culture. Interested in Hindi-Urdu and the films and literatures of India? You can major in … Read more

The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (DAMES) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accepting applications for its Fall 2022 Master’s program.   Priority deadline—December 14, 2021 NOTE: If you want to be considered for FLAS … Read more

Here’s a little bit about Samir, one of the students in the first DAMES graduate program cohort! Tell us about yourself! I graduated from North Carolina State University last year with a Bachelor’s in History and a Middle East studies … Read more

Here’s a little bit about Caroline, one of the students in the first DAMES graduate program cohort! Tell us about yourself! I’m from Cumming, Georgia, and I graduated from the University of Georgia in May 2021 with a BA in … Read more