Seminars and Events
Since its inception, CAPS has supported several major conferences that have provided opportunities for faculty and students to interact with leading scholars from throughout the world. These conferences are often sponsored in conjunction with other centers at the University of Iowa. CAPS also sponsors lectures and cultural events as part of its service mission to disseminate information about the nations of East and Southeast Asia to interested people in the community.
The following is a list of lectures at the University of Iowa sponsored entirely or in part by the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies for Fall 2009.
Fall 2009 Seminars and Events
Friday, September 11, 2009
Brownbag Seminar: Modern Myths in Japan.
by Stephen Vlastos, Professor of History and JAS Japan Book Review Editor, The University of Iowa
12:00 - 1:30 pm
302 Schaeffer Hall, UI Campus
Sunday, September 20, 2009
CAPS Annual Reception for New Faculty, Scholars and Graduate Students and IWP Asian Writers.
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Professor David Arkush's house at 730 South Summit Street, Iowa City.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Brownbag Seminar: Ethnic Conflicts in China
by Wenfang Tang, Professor and Chair of
Maxwell & Elizabeth M. Stanley Family and Hua Hsia Foundation of Chinese Culture and Institutions, Dept. of Political Science at the University of Iowa.
12:00 - 1:30 pm
302 Schaeffer Hall, UI Campus
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Public Lecture:
"Untimeliness in Chinese Literature: Two Recent Novels by Ge Fei"
by Paola Iovene, Assistant Professor of Chinese Literature, University of Chicago.
4:00 - 5:30 pm
S207 Papajohn Business Building
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Screening: Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony" followed by informal discussion to be led by Dr. James Polachek
7:00 pm
Shambaugh Auditorium, Main Library, UI Campus
Friday, October 23, 2009
Public Lecture:
“An Unharmonious Choreography: Divergent Views of Grandeur in the Designing of the 2008 BJ Olympics Pageant”
by Dr. James Polachek, Research Associate, Columbia University Institute of East Asian Studies
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Shambaugh Auditorium, Main Library, UI Campus
Friday, November 13, 2009
Brownbag Seminar: "Identity and the body in Postmodern Japan and Beyond"
By Dr. Marc Yamada, Japanese Studies Scholar, the University of Iowa
12:15 - 1:30 pm
302 Schaeffer Hall, UI Campus
Friday, Dec. 4, 2009
East Asian Studies Graduate Conference
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1117 University Capitol Centre, UI Campus
Friday, December 11, 2009
Brown Bag Seminar: Contemporary Taiwanese Poetry and Machine Translation.
12:00 - 1:30 pm
By Jennifer Feeley, Assistant Professor of Chinese literature
302 Schaeffer Hall, UI Campus