CAS Event Thursday: Ai Weiwei: Global Artist, Borderless Humanist, Contemporary Emperor

Sept. 17, 2018

CAS Event Thursday, September 20, 2018, 5 p.m. Eaton Humanities 250, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Ai Weiwei is one of the most compelling figures working in the spheres of international art and political activism. His extraordinary range of creative activities is unparalleled among his peers—from provocative large-scale museum exhibitions that reference traditional...

ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival September 21-23

Sept. 13, 2018

The Center for Asian Studies has a supportive relationship with the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival. The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival (ZEE JLF) is a five-day festival hosted in Jaipur, India, and is considered the world’s largest literature festival, drawing an estimated 500,000 people in five days, according to ZEE JLF@ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ...

Event Thursday - Contesting Muhammad: Contemporary Controversies in Historical Perspective

Sept. 10, 2018

CAS Event Thursday, September 13, 2018, 5pm Center for British and Irish Studies, Norlin Library, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ The Prophet’s life story has been told from the earliest days of Islam to the present, by both Muslims and non-Muslims, in myriad ways. Since the nineteenth century, hagiographic and polemical writings have...

2018 Best Should Teach Award Ceremony tonight!

Sept. 6, 2018

Thursday, September 6th at 6:00 p.m CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, UMC Ballroom Please join us for the 2018 Best Should Teach award ceremony and keynote address on Thursday, September 6th at 6:00 p.m. in the UMC Ballroom. Our keynote speaker this year is Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History...

Rachel Lie Recounts Her First Week at the Center’s Asia Internship Program - Japan

Sept. 4, 2018

Rachel Lie, a rising sophomore in the Business Management and Entrepreneurship program at the Leeds School of Business, spent the summer working for Chiyoda Rubber Company through the Center’s Asia Internship Program - Japan. We share here some of Rachel’s thoughts about her experience from the first week to reflecting...

Welcome Back from the Center for Asian Studies!

Aug. 27, 2018

The Fall Semester of 2018 is here! Here at the Center for Asian Studies, we hope it is a life-expanding and successful semester for you. We still have quite a few courses with open slots where you can broaden your horizons and "Internationalize Yourself." If yopu are still searching for...

Registration Open Monday, August 27 for 2018 Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Aug. 24, 2018

Each year on the first Sunday in December, the Center for Asian Studies sponsors the Colorado-area Japanese Language Proficiency Test. T his year's test date is December 2, 2018. The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is an internationally accredited language examination that is offered in five different levels, designed to...

Center for Asian Studies Internship at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Aug. 20, 2018

Editorial Acquisitions Intern In the Fall 2018 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 in Louisville that is committed to publishing enduring...

Asia-Related Courses Still Open Fall 2018

Aug. 13, 2018

This Fall don't miss out on these Asia-related courses that are still open for enrollment! CAS Supported Classes ASIA 4500 Urban Asia: Tradition, Modernity, Challenges Dr. Colleen Berry MWF 2:00-2:50 Introduces main themes, intellectual approaches used in Asian Studies through a transdisciplinary perspective that focuses on interactions and links between...

An American library in 1965 Indonesia: From enlightenment to torture

Aug. 6, 2018

CAS Advisory Council member Stan Harsha's essay has been published in the current edition of "Strategic Review, The Indonesian Journal of Leadership, Policy and World Affairs." Based on interviews with persons interrogated at the former Thomas Jefferson Library in Yogyakarta, and a review of U.S. officials' statements in declassified cables,...

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