New Buddhism-Related Courses in Art History: ARTH 353 and ARTH 455
This year, professor Katherine Hacker (faculty page) will be offering two undergraduate courses in Art History that will discuss Himalayan Buddhism in both its premodern and contemporary forms. Prof. Hacker welcomes graduate students to her classes as well, and will tailor course work accordingly. ARTH 353: Nepal and Tibet: Art, Ritual, and Performance (Term 1) […]
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 […]
ASIA 450: Special Topics in Buddhist Studies, Winter 2011
Theravada Buddhist Stories: Ancient Texts to Modern Film (3 credits) Course Syllabus Excerpt Jan – Apr 2011, Tue / Thu 10:00-11:00 Buchanan B218 Instructor: Jessica L. Main, jessica.main@ubc.ca, (604) 822-9305, C.K. Choi Building, Room 283 Office hours: TBA Course Description: The course will examine Theravada Buddhism, the Buddhism of Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), […]
ASIA 250: Introduction to Buddhism, Fall 2010
Introduction to Buddhism: Modernism and Other Forms (3 credits) Course Syllabus Excerpt Mon/Wed 10:00-11:00 Buchanan B315 Fri 10:00-11:00 McLeod 202 Office hours: Mondays, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Instructor: Jessica L. Main, jessica.main@ubc.ca, (604) 822-9305, C.K. Choi Building, Room 283 Course Description: We will move from the Buddhism many know, “Buddhist modernism,” to forms of […]
UBC-TCU-RUC: Summer program in Buddhist Studies, 2010
reposted from the UBC-TCU-RUC Summer Program in Buddhist Studies homepage. The University of British Columbia (UBC), Tzu-chi University (TCU, 慈濟大學) and Renmin University of China in Beijing (RUC, 中國人民大學) cordially invite applications for a four-week summer program in Buddhist studies (July 21-August 10, 2010) in China (first in Suzhou 蘇州 and then in Chengdu 成都). […]
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 […]
ASIA 250: Introduction to Buddhism, Winter 2010
Introduction to Buddhism: Indian Subcontinent to the New World (3 credits) Course Syllabus Excerpt Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00-10:00 Buchanan D222 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: Beginning with the origins of Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent (c. 6th century BCE), this […]
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 […]