Bridging media art and East Asian philosophy in the AI era Dr Jinjoon Lee explores ontology in the post-digital age, where myth and his tory, memory and data, identity and anonymity converge.
Constructing Taiwan: Place, Power, and Identity Politics — Dr Bi-Yu Chang’s Retirement Lecture Join us in celebrating Dr Bi-Yu Chang’s retirement with a reflective lecture tracing her two-decade journey through the cultural politics, spatial identities, and shifting meanings of belonging in Taiwan.
Seminar: Taking Care of Buddhist Material Culture This seminar explore approaches to the premodern care and treatment of Buddhist material culture from Dunhuang through selected case studies.
Buddhist Archaeology and the Silk Roads In this lecture, Michelle Wang examines the impact of colonial archaeology, particularly as practiced on the Indian subcontinent, upon Stein, and she traces the institutional networks within which he traveled.
Film Screening and Discussion: The Oath - A Documentary The Oath follows a week in the life of Dr Lina Qasem-Hassan, a Palestinian medic living and working in Israel and teaching medical ethics. While the medical oath taken by all doctors requires that they provide equal care for all patients, Lina witnesses a system increasingly at odds with this.
The Power of Proof: How Documentation Can Support Justice in Palestine This panel will discuss the importance of documenting international crimes and human rights violations in Palestine in seeking justice.
'International Relations in a Multipolar Middle East' This volume explores the international relations of today's Middle East, a region that has become increasingly multi-polar.
The recognition of caste and the “Caste in Canada” project This panel examines the experience and address of caste in Canada, featuring the Chetna Association and UBC's "Caste in Canada" project.
For Whom Is Industrial Heritage Preserved? Conservation and Exhibition at Taipei Railway Workshop Chun-Wen Chen shares the preservation case of the Taipei Railway Workshop, exploring the multifaceted positioning and power dynamics of industrial heritage in contemporary Taiwanese society.