ASIAN STUDIES/ASIA-RELATED EVENT SCHEDULE- FALL 2013
Wednesday, October 16th, 4:10 PM, Buttrick 202
Asian Studies Colloquium
Cecilia Mo, Vanderbilt University, Department of Political Science
"Human Trafficking Vulnerability: An Experimental Intervention Using Mass Media
to Change Norms and Behaviors in Nepal"
Tuesday, October 29th, 4:10 PM, Alumni Hall
In God's Land/ Kadavulin Nilathil (72 minutes, 2013/ Tamil with English subtitles)
Directed by Pankaj Rishi Kumar
Screening followed by Q&A with the director
Wednesday, November 6th, 4:10 PM, Buttrick 202
Asian Studies Colloquium
Bryan Lowe, Vanderbilt University, Department of Religious Studies
"Writing Societies: Local Organizations and the Emergence of Buddhism in Early
Japan”
Thursday, November 7th, 4:10 PM Cohen Building
Goldberg Lecture, History of Art
Amy McNair, University of Kansas, speaking on medieval Chinese art
Tuesday and Wednesday, November 19th-20th, TBA
Asian Studies Contemporary China Symposium, in conjunction with the
Vanderbilt US-China Center for Education and Culture
Featuring guest speakers
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Department of History, UC Irvine, and Editor, Journal of
Asian Studies. Speaking on "Political Scandals and Political Trials in a Booming
China."
James Millward, Department of History, Georgetown University. Speaking on
contemporary Chinese and American folk music movements