MCLC: NYCAS 2012

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: Ron Knapp <knappr at newpaltz.edu>
Subject: NYCAS 2012
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NYCAS 2012 at SUNY New Paltz Welcomes You to Attend
New York Conference on Asian Studies
 
September 28-29, 2012 (Friday and Saturday)‹SUNY New Paltz, New York

 
Nearly 60 panels and more than 200 panelists-- discussing questions of
globalization, gender,  migration, nationalism, feminism, trade, civil
society, media, oil, identity, education, library resources, and many more
­ from experts in the arts, geography, history, political science,
religion, sociology, literature, philosophy, and economics, among other
disciplinary perspectives.

 
Presenters come from colleges and universities throughout New York State,
15 other US states, as well as from Belgium, Canada, China, England,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Russia, and
Singapore.

 
Full Program and Abstracts Available on NYCAS 2012 Website

http://www.newpaltz.edu/asianstudies/nycas/

 
Undergraduate students may attend all panels FREE!  Just pick up your free
badge on-site at the NYCAS conference registration desk in the Student
Union Building anytime Friday or Saturday.

Registration for faculty, graduate students, and others available on the
conference website.
HIGHLIGHTS:

Ha Jin, acclaimed Chinese author of many books, recipient of the National
Book Award, and a two-time winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, will be a
plenary speaker with a talk about his work and a reading from his most
recent short story collection, A Good Fall (2009).

Shinohara Pops! The Avant-Garde Road, Tokyo/New York--Exhibition examines
the 50-year career of Ushio Shinohara, an indispensable player in the
field of global art history and in the Tokyo avant-garde art scene.

On the Farm, a photo exhibition by Veronica O'Keefe, a SUNY New Paltz
graduate and Fulbright Scholar in China.

Performance by the Neel Murgai Ensemble, whose improvised music is rooted
in Indian classical traditions while including unique raga chamber-jazz
improvisation combining the sitar, violin, cello, and tabla.

Exhibit of latest books in Asian Studies from 20 publishers

PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN NYCAS
2012 AT SUNY NEW PALTZ
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Upcoming NYCAS Conferences:
NYCAS 2013--Binghamton University, State University of New York
September 27-28, 2013
NYCAS 2014--Hofstra University
NYCAS 2015--if interested in hosting, please let us know.
NYCAS 2016--Utica College