Here’s a little bit about Sophie, one of the students in the first DAMES graduate program cohort! Tell us about yourself! I graduated from Davidson College in 2020 where I majored in English and East Asian Studies. After graduation I … Read more
Exciting news, everyone! Vietnamese is back! Vietnamese at Carolina: A Look Back The last year DAMES offered Vietnamese classes prior to the upcoming fall semester was the 2005-2006 academic year. Once taught by Professor Emeritus Eric Henry, Vietnamese was eventually … Read more
Have you ever wondered what DAMES alums are up to? Now you can know! Here are updates from DAMES alums Erin Posas and Matt Coss, both 2016 grads! Fun fact: This picture of Matt and Erin was taken at another … Read more
Though the 2020-2021 academic year brought challenges of the most unprecedented sort to our campus, classrooms (virtual!), and community, DAMES accomplished great things! Our students worked unbelievably hard. Our faculty rose to the occasion. We came together to work through … Read more
A short but loving video from your assorted DAMES faculty offering heartfelt congratulations to the graduating class of 2021! We so enjoyed teaching you the languages and cultures of Asia and the Middle East over the past four years! Please … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Black American Relations with South Koreans: Historical Origins and Present Trajectories Presentation on February 3, 4 PM by Professor Nadia Kim (Loyola Marymount University), moderated by Morgan Wilson (Ph.D. candidate, UNC Department of History). Nadia Y. Kim, professor of sociology … Read more
