2021 Taiwan Festival - Literature Strand The 2021 Taiwan Festival - Literature Strand will host talks from contemporary Taiwan authors, Shawna Yang Ryan and Wu Ming-yi and academics, Dr Gwennaël Gaffric, Dr Ti-han Chang, and Prof Niki Alsford showcasing a range of Taiwan Literature covering topics...
Call for Papers: "Korean Politics and International Relations at Crossroads: Past, Present and the Future." University of Central Lancashire, UK, 7-8 January 2022 In the run up to the 2022 presidential election, the IKSU Annual International Conference will discuss how South Korea’s politics and international relations have evolved...
Anthropocene and Race Conference We are pleased to announce the Anthropocene and Race Conference organised by IBAR will be taking place on the 5th and 6th of February 2021. Programme Plan Feb. 05 2021, Friday 09:15 - 9:30 Opening Remarks (by Dr Yvonne Reddick) 09:30 - 11:00 Panel A The...
Taiwan Travel Seminar Have you ever wanted to visit Taiwan? Join the NorITS Taiwan ravel Seminar for the opportunity to visit many Taiwan highlights including the Kenting National Park and Night Market, teach English at Kaohsiung, Stay with the Amis indigenous Community in A'tolan (Dulan), and...
[THIS CALL FOR PAPERS HAS AN UPDATED DEADLINE, PLEASE SEE BELOW] Call for Papers: "Climate Change in the Pacific: Exploring Indigenous Voices on Climate Change." Papers from PhD candidates and all disciplines are invited. Interdisciplinary co-authored pieces are welcome. Schedule for submission Proposal Submission (Approx. 500...
Dr Bill Mihalopoulos caught up with Professor Saori Katada to talk about her new book 'Japan's New Regional Reality: Geoeconomic Strategy in the Asia-Pacific.' Dr Bill Mihalopoulos, Chief Editor of Japan Forum and lecturer for Asia Pacific Studies at UCLan spoke with Professor Saori Katada to talk...
Tokyo 2020: Korea & Japanese Nationalism Join us on the 3rd February for ISAP UCLan's first postgraduate-led event for 2021! A Roundtable discussion on Korea's perspective of the postponed Tokyo Olympics. Including a range of participants from different academic disciplines: Professor Niki Alsford Professor in Asia Pacific...
Taiwan: New decade, old challenges? In the last years, Taiwan has been on the spotlight for several reasons: its advanced democracy has been seen as a model in a region still threatened by authoritarian governments. Furthermore, its quick response to the challenges brought by Covid-19 has...
Biden to pursue ‘traditional diplomacy’ with North Korea – and a different agenda to Trump Dr Sojin Lim, co-director for the Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan, was interviewed for a piece with Redaction Politics on Biden's agenda with...
Kimchi clash: South Korea accuses China of cultural and culinary appropriation Dr Sojin Lim, co-director for the Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan, featured in an interview on DW News Asia about China's claim to the provenance of Kimchi. Watch...