Conference in Asian History/Asian Studies
Asia in Context: The Human and Physical Environment
This conference brings together scholars doing exciting work in “reading” Asia beyond textual sources, exploring bodies, objects, and environments to build a more nuanced understanding of the Asian past and present. In the process, it also presents new approaches and methodologies for the study of Asian history and society.
Speakers :
Robert P. Stolz (Department of History, University of Virginia), "Disaster and Everyday Life in Modern Japan from Ashio to Fukushima"
Preminda Jacob (Department of Visual Arts, UMBC), “The Painted Walls of Chennai. Street Semiotics in an Indian City”
Tobie Meyer-Fong (Department of History, Johns Hopkins University), “An Island Childhood: Zhoushan, 1943-1946.”
Location: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, ITE Building, Lecture Hall 8
Date and Time: Saturday November 7, 9 am- 3 pm
Attendance is Free, but registration is required. Please email Constantine Vaporis (vaporis@umbc.edu) for a registration form. Papers will be circulated two weeks prior to the conference.