The UBC History Empires and (Post-)Colonialisms in the Asia-Pacific Cluster features local non-UBC scholars who have recently published monographs to have informal discussions about a chapter or two of their book. We invite all faculty and graduate students with interests in modern Asia/-Pacific (broadly defined) and the themes of empire, colonialism, or postcolonialism/decolonization to join, […]
The Empires in Asia cluster is delighted to welcome interested graduate students and faculty to this informal lunchtime conversation with Andy Chih-Ming Wang (Academia Sinica; Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society). Andy Chih-ming Wang is a Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, working in the intersected […]
Despite its 3,000 kilometre coastline, few people see Vietnam as a maritime country. In A Maritime Vietnam, Li Tana presents a powerful new argument about Vietnamese history: that key political changes resulted from the impact, economic and otherwise, of the sea. This is a finely layered account covering the two millennia before colonisation that radically […]
UBC History GPRC | Creating an Atmosphere: Linguistic Nuance and Environmental Concerns in the Italian and European Renaissance 
Converging Empires with Dr. Andrea Geiger 
A Conversation with Andy Chih-ming Wang 
A Maritime Vietnam with Li Tana