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Upcoming Event
Tonda Ningyō Jōruri Puppet Troupe
Monday, October 8, 2018
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
RCAH Theater, Snyder Hall
The Tonda Ningyō Jōruri has a long history that extends back to the Edo Period of Japan. Ningyō Jōruri combines three traditional japanese arts: music, puppetry, and story telling.
The State of Michigan and Japan’s Shiga Prefecture, tied together by lakes, have been Sister States since 1968. This performance is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of that
relationship.
Act 1: Keisei Awa no Naruto - The Infant Pilgrim
Jurobei, formerly a samurai serving the Lord of Awa (part of Shikoku), now lives in Osaka with his wife Oyumi in order to devote himself to the search for the lord’s stolen sword, has changed his name to Ginjuro and joined a group of thieves.
Act 2: Kotobuki Shiki Sambaso - The Dance of Sambaso
This dance is in two parts. In the first, the old man, Okina, accompanied by Senzai, offers a prayer for peace and fruitfulness for all. This introduction is followed by a lively, humorous dance by the two characters called Sambaso, in which hand bells are used.
Co-Sponsors: Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Japan Business Society of Detroit, Michigan - Shiga Sister State Board, MSU Asian Studies Center, MSU Japan Council, MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
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Upcoming Event
Asian Studies Center Fall Reception & S.C. Lee Awards
Monday, October 15, 2018
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
303 International Center
Affiliated faculty, S.C. Lee awardees, and other supporters of the Asian Studies Center are invited to join us for light refreshments and a brief award recognition program.
Please RSVP on the Asian Studies Center's website.
If you have any question call the Asian Studies center at (517) 353-1680
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Upcoming Event
Idols and Figural Images in Islam
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
303 International Center
Christiane Gruber is Professor of Islamic Art and Associate Chair in the History of Art Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research interests span medieval Islamic art to contemporary visual culture. She has authored two books on Islamic texts and images of the Prophet Muhammad's ascension and has edited about a dozen volumes on Islamic book arts, ascension texts and images, and visual and material culture. Her third book, entitled The Praiseworthy One: The Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Texts and Images, will appear in print in January 2019.
Organized by the Muslim Studies Program and cosponsored by the Department of Art, Art History, and Design
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Upcoming Event
Graduate Student Workshops on Writing Proposals for International Dissertation Research Grants
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
4:40 - 7:00 p.m.
122 Berkey Hall
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Saturday, September 22, 2018
1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
122 Berkey Hall
Open to all MSU graduate students - US and foreign – planning to write proposals for funding dissertation or pre-dissertation research abroad for deadlines in 2018 or 2019 - especially the IIE Fulbright, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad, NSF, and Ford Minority Fellowships.
Free at the workshop:
- Funding Catalog for Graduate Student International Research
- Handout: "Secrets of Writing Winning Proposals"
- Advice from MSU graduate students who have won awards
- Writing proposals for 2018-19 deadlines for national & local grants
- Developing proposals for the dissertation or pre-dissertation grants
- Sep 19: Special instructions for those seeking IIE-Fulbright grants
For more information, contact:
David Wiley, wiley@msu.edu or (517) 332-0333 or Roger Bresnahan, bresnaha@msu.edu or (517) 974-9640
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Upcoming Event
Re-Presenting the Indian Dancer: Gender, Sexuality and the New Orientalism
Friday, September 21, 2018
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
303 International Center
A Lecture by Sitara Thobani, Assistant Professor in the Residential College of Arts and Humanities
The figure of the ‘Indian’ dancer – depicted variously in the image of the devadasi, the tawa’if and the bayadere – has long captured imaginations on both sides of the colonial divide. In this paper, Dr. Thobani historicizes manifestations of the generalized figure of the Indian dancer in contemporary popular culture to examine its genealogy from the 18th century to the present. Drawing on examples from the visual and cinematic arts as well as from music and dance performances and literary texts, Dr. Thobani analyses the ways in which this figure is evoked by different actors to varied effects.
Sponsored by the Center for Gender in Global Context
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Upcoming Event
Spandan
Saturday 22, 2018
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
115 International Center
The Greater Lansing Bengali Association welcomes Bengali students and faculty to an evening of Adda.
If you have any questions contact, Padmini Mitra, (517) 898 -2301.
Co-sponsored by the Greater Lansing Bengali Association and MSU Asian Studies Center.
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Upcoming Event
Arabic Tea and Conversation Hour Fall 2018
Thursdays 2-3 p.m.
302 International Center (IC)
* Unless otherwise noted
Arabic Diwan is a gathering of Arabic students who are in the Arabic program, where they speak the language and learn about the culture in a relaxed environment with our Fulbright teaching assistant. Students from all Arabic language levels are encouraged to attend. Also, we extend the invitation to the Arabic speaking students at the English Center.
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November 15 (201 IC)* |
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For more information please contact Fatima Alaiwi, fatima_bh@msn.com.
Sponsored by the Arabic Program and Asian Studies Center.
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Indian and South Asian Languages & Cultures Chai and Chat
Thursdays
5:00 p.m.
International Center (IC)
Film Showings
201 International Center
Conversation Hours
302 International Center
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For more information contact Rajiv Ranjan, rranjan@msu.edu.
Co-Sponsored by the Asian Studies Center and The India Council
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Upcoming Event
Muslims and U.S. Politics
Monday October 1, 2018
7:00 p.m.
115 International Center
Dalia Mogahed is the Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) and a former advisor to President Barack Obama, Mogahed will talk about the complexity and interactions of Muslims in U.S. Politics.
Organized by the Muslim Studies Program and James Madison College and cosponsored by the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Social Science, and the Honors College
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Event Highlights
Workshop for Teachers of Arabic
The annual Workshop for Teachers of Arabic, co-sponsored by the Asian and African Studies Centers, was held at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn in late summer 2018. Teachers learned best practices for teaching Arabic, focusing specifically on learner-centered instructions and strategies for gradual release of responsibilities with language learners. The workshop was taught by Dr. Wafa Hassan, director of Global Educational Excellence.
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Upcoming Event
Climate Change Impacts on Staple Food Production Seminar
Friday, September 28, 2018
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
305 International Center
Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable counties in the world to climate change which currently faces a serious challenge in agricultural production to feed the growing population in the context of both shrinking agricultural land and climate change impacts. The population has been projected to increase to 191 million in 2030 from the current 150 million. So there is an urgent need to improve crop productivity under a changing climate to support the population growth.
Please RSVP via e-mail to Mr. Sunil Madan, madansun@msu.edu
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