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International Symposium on the Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems: Implications for Natural Resource Management in Asia

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

Symposium Schedule  ||   Abstracts & Biosketches  ||  Program PDF  ||   Video Recordings Human and natural environmental systems are closely linked to each other via the impacts of  human actions on the environment, with the resulting changes (often not anticipated … Read more

Screening: “The Problem with Apu”

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

Please join us for a screening of the film The Problem with Apu (2017), as part of a suite of events on the depiction of South Asians: "From Dave Carson to Apu: Global Circulations of Indian Brown Voice and Brownface." … Read more

Dave Carson’s Brownface Empire

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This is part of a suite of events on the depiction of South Asians: “From Dave Carson to Apu: Global Circulations of Indian Brown Voice and Brownface.”   In October 1861, blackface minstrel performer Dave Carson staged the début of … Read more

FLAS information session

Come learn more about the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships offered by the area studies centers at UNC. This information session will allow students (or eligible prospective students) to ask their questions about the fellowship or about the … Read more

The Myanmar Coup: Faculty and Student Perspectives

On Feb 1, 2021, the democratically elected government of Myanmar was deposed in a military coup. The coup immediately sparked pro-democracy protests from Myanmar’s citizens, and despite international attention, the Tatmadaw has cracked down harshly on protestors, killing over 700 … Read more

Jane Austen’s Influence on Japanese Realist Novels

Kimiyo Ogawa (Sophia University, Japan) will be discussing the influential Japanese writer Natsume Soseki and his inspiration from Austen. The talk is free and open to the public, and will be held virtually over Zoom.   This event is run … 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.