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Between Mountains and Mother Tongues: A Roundtable Discussion

The UBC Himalaya Program, in collaboration with Asian Studies and the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, is excited to host a roundtable discussion, “Between Mountains and Mother Tongues“. Join us for an evening of conversation as we journey across Tibet, Nepal, and the greater Himalayan region to explore the languages, landscapes, and lifeways that connect communities and generations.

Sino-Korean Relations and Anti-Catholicism in Late Chosŏn Korea

During the 1801 anti-Catholic Persecution, the Korean court executed the Chinese priest Zhou Wenmou (1752–1801). Korean officials justified this unprecedented move by accusing him of “illicit border-crossing” and attempting to invoke “The Yongzheng Emperor’s Last Testament.” These strategies raise important questions: Why did border transgression and an imperial edict matter in legitimizing the execution of […]

Diplomacy Beyond Diplomats: Working in the Field on Asia

Looking to build your career in international relations, but aren’t sure of the options outside of working for Global Affairs Canada? The Centre for Chinese Research presents a talk with Johnsen Romero, Director of the Indo-Pacific Program and a Research Fellow at the Ottawa-based Institute for Peace and Diplomacy.

Liu Lobby Gallery: Road Stories

The Liu Lobby Gallery invites you to the pop-up exhibition Road Stories, an intimate and contemplative second installation of the new “Solidarity” series. Road Stories features 11 paintings by Nurhayat Güneş Aytaç, artist and Visiting Scholar in UBC’s Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy.

Between the Pillar and State CKR SPPGABetween the Pillar of State and Social Stigma: The Military Exile Practice in Chosŏn Korea, 1863–1894

  In the late nineteenth century, the Chosŏn government under King Kojong pursued military strengthening in response to growing threats from Western powers. Existing scholarship has often interpreted these efforts as evidence of a fundamental transformation of the military system. However, the regime simultaneously relied on military exile (ch’unggun 充軍), a premodern punitive practice that […]