2021 Summer Course Offerings in Buddhist Studies
With the 2021 winter academic term coming to an end, we are excited to share two Buddhist Studies courses that will be offered this upcoming summer term! See below for the details of each course, and for registration: ASIA 250: Introduction to Buddhism Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Kotyk Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and […]
Language Learning: Nepali and Tibetan Community-Engaged Language courses
Save the Date: Nepali and Tibetan Community-Engaged Language courses will be offered May 11-22, 2020. Sign up to our mailing list (here) to receive further details! To learn about student experiences in Nepali and Tibetan community-engaged language courses at UBC, please view the videos below! Summer 2019: Nepali Language Course Video Summer 2018: Tibetan Language Course […]
UBC Himalaya Program Winter 2018 Course Offerings
Interested in learning more about the Himalaya region? Take a look at these Himalaya-focused courses offered at UBC in Winter Term 2018/2019 Choose from a selection of undergraduate and graduate-level courses with content relevant to the Himalayan region, taught by UBC Himalaya Program faculty. TIBT 100: Introduction to Tibetan I Concepts, grammar, syntax of spoken […]
2018 Winter Course Offerings in Buddhist Studies
With the start of the new 2018 academic year upon us, we are excited to share some of our Buddhist Studies course offerings! See below for a full listings of all courses: ASIA 211: Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions Sex and sexual ethics in the scriptures, monastic rules, rituals, and narratives of Asian religions, […]
MAPPS Stream: Media Representations of Asia: Culture, Religion, Nation (Media)
The Master of Arts–Asia Pacific Policy Studies (MAPPS) program, is developing a new stream: “Media Representations of Asia: Culture, Religion, Nation” or “Media,” for short. Here is a draft description that will be posted to the MAPPS program site when it is finalized. The stream module will deal with contemporary media representations of Buddhism and […]
A Brief Overview of Buddhist Studies at the University of British Columbia
by Jessica L. Main For prospective students: At the University of British Columbia (UBC), Buddhism is studied using a variety of disciplinary approaches and in historical periods spanning the ancient to the contemporary. The centre of this constellation of teaching and research on Buddhism is the Department of Asian Studies where the main strength is […]
IAR 515B: Buddhism and Contemporary Society, Winter 2010
Buddhism, Violence, and the State in Modern and Contemporary Asia (3 credits) Course Syllabus Excerpt Wed 2:30-4:30 C.K. Choi Building Instructor: Jessica L. Main, jessica.main@ubc.ca, (604) 822-9305, C.K. Choi Building, Room 283 Office hours: Mondays, 10:00 am to 11:30 am Course Description: Extreme tension exists between those who hold that Buddhists should leave politics to […]
Announcement: Gustaaf Houtman as TLKY Visiting Professor, Winter 2009
Gustaaf Houtman Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Scholar (Jan – May 2009) The Institute of Asian Research welcomed Dr. Gustaaf Houtman as the TLKY Canada Foundation Visiting Scholar. Dr. Houtman is the Editor of Anthropology Today and served as the Deputy Director of the Royal Anthropology Institute in London. His book, Mental Culture […]
Announcement: Ian Harris as TLKY Visiting Professor, Winter 2008
Ian Harris Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Professor in Buddhism and Contemporary Society (Jan – May 2008) The Institute of Asian Research welcomes Professor Ian Harris as the TLKY Canada Foundation Visiting Scholar. Professor Harris was a Senior Scholar at the Becket Institute, St. Hugh’s College, Oxford (20014) and is currently Professor of […]