Undergraduate student Aleeshah Nasir presented her research on the role and complex relationships of the epic heroine Sita in three different literary versions of the Ramayana–the classic Hindu version, a Buddhist version, and a dramatic adaptation by a famous Sanskrit playwright–at … Read more
By: Muziah Kargbo Club Board: President: Sara Cook Vice President: Junqi Zhang Treasurer: Ian Dewars Event Coordinators: Trinity Battle and Catherine Williamson Secretary: Jasmine Akoto Social Links: Instagram: @uncjapanclub | Facebook: UNC-CH Japan Club | Japan Club Heel Life … Read more
By: Muziah Kargbo Club Board: President: Sharon Ge Vice President: Serena Gao Treasurer: Alexandra Wang Creative Chair: Kylie Shen, Cyan Bai Publicity Chair: Vivi Wang Outreach Chair: Annie Zhang Social Links: Instagram: uncunicorndance | Facebook: uncunicorndance | Youtube: UNC UNiCorn … Read more
Faculty in the Department of Asian Studies gathered to socialize and relax on February 14th. Professors Uffe Bergeton, John Caldwell, Mark Driscoll, Ji-Yeon Jo, Pamela Lothspeich, Morgan Pitelka, Afroz Taj, Claudia Yaghoobi, and Nadia Yaqub, plus department Accounting Technician Angelika Straus … Read more
Associate Professor Pamela Lothspeich has been elected a delegate for Women and Gender in the Profession in the Delegate Assembly of the Modern Language Association, the largest professional organization for scholars of language and literature in the U.S. She will be … Read more
On Saturday, December 1, four students in Professor Lothspeich’s Asia 331/PWAD 3331/HIST 335 “Cracking India: Partition and its Legacy in South Asia,” presented papers on the panel “Gendered Violence at the Time of India’s Partition,” at the Feminisms Here and … Read more
By: Muziah Kargbo I had the chance to interview the newest addition to the department, Professor Jonathan Kief, who teaches within the Korean program on the relationship between South and North Korea through literature and culture. Talking to him led … Read more
A new course in Asian Studies, for both undergraduate and graduate students* in Spring 2019: ASIA 522— The Beauty and the Power of the Classical Indian World Taught by Professor Pamela Lothspeich Tuesday, Thursday 11:00-12:15, 115 Murphey Hall Fulfills GenEds LA … Read more
Dr. Khalid Shahu, Teaching Assistant Professor in Arabic, presented a paper at ACTFL Convention 2018 in New Orleans from November 16-18. Congratulations!
Dr. Khalid Shahu, Teaching Assistant Professor in Arabic, will lead a UNC summer study abroad program in Rabat, Morocco in 2019. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Flyer
