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Interrogating Genre / Culture / Gender: The Cinema of Ang Lee

Greenlaw Hall, Donovan Lounge Chapel Hill , United States

Dr. Whitney Crothers Dilley (Shih Hsin University), will give a lecture on Ang Lee’s films, titled “Interrogating Genre/Culture/Gender: The Cinema of Ang Lee.” She will examine the key films throughout Lee’s career, his filming techniques and subject matter, with a … Read more

Unravelling the Ṭawāsīn of Ḥallāj, A Conversation

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Kitāb al-Ṭawāsīn of the Sufi al-Ḥallāj (d. 922 CE) is a fascinating versified mystical treatise of a monumental and intriguing figure in the history of Sufism. Ḥallāj was mercilessly executed by Abbasid rulers in a mêlée of political and sectarian … Read more

Welcome to the Digital Village: Networking Geographies of Agrarian Change

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Almost 5 billion people—two thirds of the global population—now go online. The Internet has changed how we work, learn, govern, and fall in love. Yet despite its digital turn, geography has failed to grapple with the patterns and significance of … Read more

Gamelan Fall Concert: Jazz and Jasmine

James and Susan Moeser Auditorium 135 Cameran Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Nyai Saraswati Gamelan and Angklung Ensemble presents its Fall Concert 2022, “JAZZ AND JASMINE” with Special Guest Artist: Dr. Heidi Radtke – Saxophone (UNC Music Dept.) on Lou Harrison’s “Cornish Lancaran” and other pieces. Free Admission! After the concert the audience is invited … Read more

Changing Diasporic Relations: Old Emigrants and New Mobilities in Shenzhen

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This talk explores the transformations of Pine Mansion—a Shenzhen former emigrant community—and its members’ changing relationship with their diaspora around the world. For over a century, inhabitants of Shenzhen’s villages have migrated to South-east Asia, the Pacific, North and South … Read more

Hmong Veterans of the Secret War and Their Fight for Recognition in America

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join the Carolina Asia Center in a talk from Dr. Mai Na Lee, Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies at University of Minnesota, entitled: Hmong Veterans of the Secret War and their Fight for Recognition in America. … Read more

The Art of the Warlis with Sampada Kodagali Agarwal

FedEx Global Education Center, Florence and James Peacock Atrium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Modern Indian Studies, the Carolina Asia Center, and UNC Global proudly present: The Art of the Warlis Learn the traditional tribal art of the Warlis (from Western India) and create your own work of art with local artist Sampada Kodagali … Read more

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Rioting for Representation: Local Ethnic Mobilization in Democratizing Countries

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1009 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Ethnic riots are a costly and all too common occurrence during political transitions in multi-ethnic settings.  Why do ethnic riots occur in certain parts of a country and not others? How does violence eventually decline? Drawing on rich case studies … Read more

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Indonesia in International Relations with Ambassador Piper Campbell

FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Carolina Asia Center and the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs are proud to present a conference on Indonesia in International Relations. Join us on Jan. 26 for a keynote address from Ambassador Piper Campbell, former U.S. … Read more