Center for Asian Studies 2013 Newsletter

April 26, 2013

Each year, the Center for Asian Studies complies a newsletter featuring CU faculty updates, alumni news, student awards and event reports. Our 2013 newsletter includes: an introduction to our new Director, Timothy Oakes; news and updates from our associated faculty in six different departments; and a report from Beijing: Window...

Maymester Linguistics course provides foundation for teaching English abroad

April 26, 2013

The ֲý Boulder is offering a Maymester course for those interested in gaining credential to teach English abroad. The three-credit course, titled Applied English Language Teaching Techniques, LING 3800, section 570, covers the basics of second language acquisition and English gramma, in addition to dynamic, creative, and interactive...

CAS Event Report: Buddhism To-go

April 24, 2013

Earlier this week, the Center for Asian studies wrapped up its 2012-2013 Brown Bag events with “Buddhism To-go: Creating Mobile Sacred Space Through Smartphone Meditation Apps.” The talk, presented by CAS’ Graduate Research Assistant and CU Religious Studies graduate student Joanna Piacenza, covered digital Buddhism, as framed through a smartphone...

CAS Event: Imagining China in Medieval Japan

April 22, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to invite you to the following event: Imagining China in Medieval Japan: The Case of Fujiwara no Teika Thursday, April 25 at 5:00pm Humanities 250, CU-Boulder campus A lecture by Paul Atkins, Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair, Department of Asian Languages &...

CAS Event: Rescheduled Khenpo Sodargye talk

April 19, 2013

Join us next week for the following event: Visions & Prophecies in ֲý Buddhism: An Evening with Khenpo Sodargye from Larung Buddhist Academy Tuesday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. Wolf Law 304, CU-Boulder campus This event is a rescheduling of the canceled April 2 event. A lecture by Khenpo Sodargye,...

Undergraduate Funding Opportunity: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Internship

April 18, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies is excited to announce an undergraduate internship opportunity. For fall semester, the Center for Asian Studies is offering a 2-credit internship at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers to an undergraduate student with an interest in Asia. Rowman & Littlefield is a leading independent academic press located...

CAS Event: Discussion on the Future of Asian Studies

April 18, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies would like to invite you to the following event: "Public Forum on the Future of Asian Studies" Friday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m. Eaton Humanities Room 250, CU-Boulder campus A roundtable discussion addressing the future of Asian area studies from a variety of perspectives (K-12...

CAS Brown Bag: Mobile Buddhism

April 16, 2013

The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to invite you to the following event: Buddhism to-go: Creating Mobile Sacred Space Through Smartphone Meditation Apps Monday, April 22, at 12:00 p.m. Guggenheim 201E, CU-Boulder campus This brown bag luncheon will feature a talk by Joanna Piacenza, MA Candidate, Department of Religious...

CAS Event: "Catastrophic Asia" Information Session (THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED)

April 15, 2013

Due to campus closure, this event has been rescheduled. Please see below for updated information: We are excited to announce the Center for Asian Studies theme for the 2013-2014 academic year: “Catastrophic Asia.” Throughout the academic year, the Center will host a series of events and activities, culminating in the...

CAS Event: Visiting Buddhist Master to speak on ֲý texts

April 11, 2013

We are pleased to announce the following event: "Ecumenism in Tibet: Public Panel with Ringu Tulku" Thursday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. British Studies Room, 5th Floor of Norlin Library, CU-Boulder campus In nineteenth-century in Tibet, a circle of Buddhist luminaries compiled eclectic collections of texts from a wide range...

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