Join us in the Hitchcock Room at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center as we welcome Monique Truong back to the Old North State. Her lecture is titled “Writing Plenty/Writing Hunger/Writing North Carolina.” The talk will begin with Truong’s first meal in … Read more
Can modern concepts such as transgression, inclusion/exclusion, self/the other help us to better understand medieval subjectivity? Can medieval works shed light on out understanding of modern subjectivity? By looking at Attar's poetry contrapuntally with medieval European literature and modern theory, … Read more
Join The Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations and UNC Persian Studies department for a Persian Lecture Series presented by Dr. Mohsen Kadivar, a professor at Duke University. The lecture will be about the … Read more
"What would happen if one women told the truth about her life?" Muriel Rukeyser asked. Her response was short: "The world would split open". And Adrienne Rich, who believed "Lying is done with words, and also with silences," argued, "When … Read more
These films, art, music and talks highlight critical issues of citizenship and belonging across world regions. As international debates center migration and belonging, these events will provide space for education and reflection on what it means to belong, what it … Read more
We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience but this event has been cancelled to adhere to UNC’s policies regarding COVID-19. Please join us for a presentation by Chinese Science Fiction Writer Xia Jia 夏笳, penname of Prof. Yao Wang 王瑶, about her experiences … Read more
The conventional wisdom of Western media continues to characterize communication in China as censored, sanitized, and, with the hyper-technologized dominance in facial recognition technologies, “techno-authoritarian.” This talk presents evidence that, although ubiquitous, off-record communications are often not the results of … Read more
To celebrate National Poetry Month, come learn about Chinese garden poetry and how to integrate this subject into the North Carolina curriculum for English and Language Arts. This webinar will introduce the history and form of Chinese garden poetry, a … Read more
This mini-workshop, co-sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center and the Chinese Program in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, will bring together a celebrated authors and academic experts to discuss Southeast Asian Sinophone Literature. 3-4pm 黎紫書 … Read more
Invisible to most of the world in the past century, Chinese science fiction is now rising dramatically. Professor Wang Yao (award-winning SF writer Xia Jia) will briefly introduce the history of Chinese science fiction and share her personal experience: how … Read more
The Carolina Asia Center supports diverse Asia-related events. However, CAC co-sponsorship of any talk, seminar, documentary screening, film screening, performance or celebration does not constitute endorsement of or agreement with the views presented therein. As an academic institution, we value diverse perspectives that promote dialogue and understanding.
