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• Virtual Event: On the Politics of Presence: Afro-Asia in the Age of Black Lives Matter

  On the Politics of Presence: Afro-Asia in the Age of Black Lives Matter with Dr. Marvin Sterling Diandra Dwyer, UNC DAMES alumna and Tokyo-based filmmaker, Moderator April 8th, 4pm Marvin D. Sterling’s research centers on a range of Jamaican cultural … Continued

• DAMES Statement on Anti-Asian Violence and Discrimination

  The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies categorically condemns the attacks on Asian Americans in Atlanta on March 16, 2021, and rejects the rise in anti-Asian violence and discrimination of the past year. These acts are rooted in a … Continued

• Maiko Masquerade: New Book by Professor Emerita Jan Bardsley!

  Jan Bardsley’s new book Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan debuts this month from University of California Press. What’s Maiko Masquerade about? Maiko Masquerade explores Japanese representations of the maiko, or apprentice geisha, in films, manga, and other popular … Continued

• Virtual Event: Dissecting Blackness in Early-Twentieth-Century Egypt

  Down to the Bone: Dissecting Blackness in Early-Twentieth-Century Egypt With Dr. Taylor Moore Shreya Parikh, Ph.D Candidate in UNC Sociology, Moderator March 18th, 4PM Taylor M. Moore is a University of California Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the History Department at … Continued