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• An Interview with Dr. Yaghoobi, New Director of Persian Studies

  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 … Continued

• From Dave Carson to Apu: Global Circulations of Indian Brownface & Brown Voice, ft. Comedian Hari Kondabolu, 11/11/21-11/15/21

• Dr. Pitelka, Japanese Ceramics, and the Ackland Art Museum: A Video Lecture

  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 … Continued

• Consider a Major in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

  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 … Continued