2011 annual report | york centre for asian research

2011 Annual Report

York Centre for Asian Research

April 2011

An organized research unit of York University

YorkCentreforAsianResearch

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TableofContents1.Director'sMessage(p.3)2.ExecutiveCommittee(p.6)3.Membership(p.7)4.ResearchandTrainingProgrammesandProjects(p.10)

1)BetweenMountains:RefugeeLifeduringtheKoreanWar,194819532)FilipinoYouthTransitionsinCanada 3)Predicamentsofa"PostConflict"Generation:AComparativeStudyofSikhandAhmadiyyaDiasporaFormations4)Spectacles,PoliticsandHistoriesinKorea5)CriticalChinaStudiesReadingGroup6)WritingsinChinesebyJapanese:AnalysisandClassification7)ChinaintheLongTwentiethCentury:Overcomingthe1949Divide 8)LiteraturesofHumanRightsinAsiaandAsianDiaspora9)EcologiesontheEdge10)Development,MigrationStrategiesandProspectsforIntegration:UnderstandingContemporaryTransnationalismamongSouthKoreanFamilies11)ResearchSnapshotsonAsiaandAsianDiaspora:MobilizingResearchonAsiaandAsianDiaspora12)ANewApproachtothePopularPressinChina:GenderandCulturalProduction,1904193713)B(R)ICSandBeyond:EmergingPowersandWorldOrder14)ReorganizingLandscapeandLivelihood:HouseholdandCommunityResponsestoProtectedAreaEstablishment15)PrivatizingEnvironmentalGovernance:AGlobalAnalysisoftheEffectsandEffectivenessofEnvironmentalCertificationforFarmedSalmonandShrimp16)ChallengesofAgrarianTransitioninSoutheastAsia17)AsianBusinessandManagementProgramme(ABMP)18)ABMPTrainingDivision

5.ResearchClusters(p.42)1)KoreaStudyGroup2)PhilippineStudyGroup3)(Re)makingGovernance4)YorkChinaStudies5)YorkPoliticalEcologyWorkshop6)ReligionsandPhilosophiesinAsiaandAsianDiaspora7)LiteraturesandTranslations8)VisualCulture

6.EventHighlights(p.49)1)2010AsianHeritageMonthLectureatYorkUniversity2)40YearswithChina:FromtheEstablishmentofDiplomaticRelationsin1970tothePresentDay3)PhilippineStudiesSymposiumandLecture


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4)InterrogatingDevelopmentandDevelopmentIndicators:AGraduateWorkshopwithDr.PadminiSwaminathan5)TheGenderofMemory:RuralWomenandChina'sCollectivePast

7.CalendarofEvents(p.55)8.GraduateStudentResearch,TrainingandAwards(p.64)

1)GraduateDiplomainAsianStudies2)YCARGraduateStudentAwards3)YCARGraduateAssistants

9.AssociateAwardsandGrants(p.71)10.PlansandPrioritiesfor2011.2012(p.74)

1)PreliminaryListofMajorResearchDisseminationEvents2)PlansofYCARResearchers

11.Publications(p.93)1)PublicationHighlights2)PublicationsofAssociates

12.BudgetandStatementofOperationsfor2010.2011(p.121)


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1.Director'sMessageWehavehadabusyandfulfillingyearattheYorkCentreforAsianResearch.TheprojectssupportedbytheCentreandthemanylectures,seminars,researchseminarsandresearchgroups,workshopsandsymposiaattesttotheinnovativeness,qualityandrangeofAsiarelatedresearchacrossYorkUniversity.TheyalsopointtotheengagementofYorksresearcherswiththemanycriticalissuesandtransformationsfacingAsiansocietiesandAsiandiasporacommunities,pastandpresent.TheyrevealthewideinternationalresearchnetworksofYorkscholars.In2010.2011,theCentrewashometonineSSHRCfundedprojects.OurnewestprojectsrangefromastudyofrefugeelifeduringtheKoreanWar(PI:JaniceKim,History)andofspectacles,politicsandhistoriesinKorea(PI:HongKal,VisualArts)toclassformationamongstFilipinoyouthinCanada(PI:PhilipF.Kelly,Geography)andthepostconflictsituationofSikhandAhmadiyyadiasporayouthinGermanyandCanada(PI:MichaelNijhawan,Sociology).TheCentrehostedorsupportedafullprogrammeofresearchdisseminationevents,manyconnectedwithprojectsandresearchgroupsandclusters.YoucanfindmoredetailsintherestoftheAnnualReport(www.yorku.ca/ycar/Publications/Annual_Report_2011.pdf)andonourwebsite(www.yorku.ca/ycar).Here,IwillmentiontheparticularlyactivescheduleofeventsinChinastudies:aninternationalsymposiumonChineseCanadianLiteraturethatbroughttogetherChineseandCanadianresearchers,organizedbyXueqingXu(FacultyAssociate,Languages,LiteraturesandLinguistics);aninternationalworkshopinterrogating1949asananalyticaldivideinChinesehistory,organizedbyCanadaResearchChairJoshuaFogel(FacultyAssociate,History),andamajorlecturebyGailHershatter(UniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCruz)onruralwomensexperiencesandmemoriesofChinaspast.ThelecturewasassociatedwiththeCriticalChinaStudiesReadingGroup(JoanJudge,FacultyAssociate,History;JoshuaA.Fogel,History).ThePhilippineStudiesGrouphadabusyyear,beginninginSeptemberwiththe2010PhilippineStudiesLecturefeaturingJayGonzalez(UniversityofSanFrancisco),whospokeonKasamahanandBayanihan:UnderstandingFilipinoMigrantCulturalandCivicCapital.Throughouttheyear,amultidisciplinaryresearchgroupofhumanitiesandsocialsciencescholarsfromsouthernOntariouniversitiesmetatYCARtoexplorehumanrightsissuesinAsiaandAsiandiasporathroughworksofcreativeexpression,fromliteratureandpoetrytopopmusicandfilm.Planningbeganonanumberofinitiativesforthecomingacademicyear,includingforanexternallyfundedinternationalworkshopconnectedwiththeEcologiesontheEdgeResearchProgramme.OrganizedbyPeterVandergeest(FacultyAssociate,Geography)andShubhraGururani(FacultyAssociate,Anthropology),theworkshopwillexaminehowtheproliferationofecologicalknowledgeistransformingenvironmentalmanagementinwaysthatproducenew


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inequalitiesinaccesstoknowledgeanddecisionmakinginfragilemountain,coastal,grasslandandforestecologiesinAsia.AspartofourmandatetopromoteresearchinformedpublicdiscussionofkeyissuesforCanadaandAsia,theCentreheldaYorkAsianHeritageMonthlectureinMay2010featuringaprovocativelectureonAsianIdentity:BecomingCanadianbyauthorWaysonChoyandastunningdanceperformancebyOrienTik/Portraitprobingthesamethemes.WealsohostedoursecondannualAsiaLectureinSeptember2010.B.MichaelFrolic(SeniorResearchAssociate,PoliticalScience)gaveaninsightfuladdresson40YearswithChina:FromtheEstablishmentofDiplomaticRelationsin1970tothePresentDay.TheYCARresearchcommunitywasfortunateoverthelastyeartohostanumberofvisitingresearchers,whohaveenrichedthelifeofourresearchcommunity.InNovember2010,wewelcomedPadminiSwaminathan,ProfessorattheMadrasInstituteofDevelopmentStudies,IndiaandShastriIndoCanadianVisitingLecturer.ProfessorSwaminathan,aspecialistongenderanddevelopmenteconomics,gavelecturesatYorkandelsewhereinCanada.ShealsoledaworkshopforYorkandotherGTAgraduatestudentswhoseresearchinterrogatesdevelopmentanddevelopmentindicators.MarkLawrenceSantiago,aTrudeauScholarfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbia,hasbeenatYCARworkingonhisdoctoralresearchonglobalnursemigrations,inparticularfromthePhilippines.Hisworkconcernsthestateandinternationalpoliciesthatinfluencetheethicalandsustainablerecruitmentofhealthcareworkersfromthedevelopingworld.SonjaRegler,fromtheFreieUniversittBerlininGermany,isatYCARwritingupherdoctoralresearchonthepoliciesoftheChinesegovernmenttowardstheDarfurcrisisinSudanandworkingwiththeAsiaBusinessandManagementProgrammeonaprojectthatistrackingtheprogrammestraineesaftertheirreturntoChina.Thestudywillevaluatehowtheyhaveappliedtheirexperienceandnewskillsintheirworkingovernment,businessandtheeducationsectors.Duringthepastseveralmonths,theCentreadministratorsandwiderYCARcommunityhavebeenparticipatinginaconsultationprocessconcerningproposedchangestothestructureandgovernanceoforganizedresearchunitsatYork.Whiletheconsultationsareongoing,itseemslikelythattherewillbenewYorkSenatelegislationinplacesoontowhichYCARwillneedtorespondinthecomingyear.Meanwhile,overthepastyearwehavefullysettledintoournewpremisesintheYorkResearchTower.Theexpanded,manywindowedspace,withitsnewfacilities,hasbeenarealboosttoouractivities.Themeetingrooms,withtheirwallmountedcomputers,arebusy.Thereisincreasedofficeandworkspaceforfacultyprojectsandprojectstaff.Graduatestudentshavetheirownworkspaces.Thesharedcommonroomhasbecomeaspaceofencounterwithresearchersfromothercentresonthefloorandinthebuilding.ThedaytodayoperationsoftheCentrewouldbeimpossiblewithouttheeffortsofsomanypeople.Iwouldlike,onbehalfoftheentireYCARcommunity,toextendaheartfeltthankyoutoourexecutivecommitteefortheirworkonbehalfoftheCentre.Thisyear,thecommittee


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includedfacultyJoshuaA.Fogel(History),ZulfikarHirji(Anthropology),HongKal(VisualArts),AnanyaMukherjeeReed(PoliticalScience),AliciaTurner(Humanities),ShubhraGururani(Anthropology),GraduateAssociatesNgaDao(Geography),RyanFoster(PoliticalScience),andNaokoIkeda(SchoolofWomensStudies)aswellasB.MichaelFrolic(PoliticalScience;AsianBusinessandManagementProgramme[ABMP]Director)andMireOBrien(ABMPTrainingDivisionDirector;ResearchAssociate).AnespeciallybigthankyoutoJoshuaA.Fogel,HongKalandAnanyaMukherjeeReed,whosetermsontheExecutiveCommitteewillendthisyear.Wearegratefulfortheirservice.Ourresearchcommunityowesmuchtotheprofessionalism,skillsandenergyofourCoordinator,AliciaFilipowich.ThenewlyexpandedResearchpagesontheYCARwebsitearebutoneofthemany,manytasksshehasaccomplishedforusinthepastyear.ThisyearwealsohadthesupportofShubhraGururani,whohasbeenextremelyableasAssociateDirectorandCoordinatoroftheGraduateDiplomainAsianStudies(GDAS).WewerealsomostfortunatetohavehadthehelpofseveralGraduateAssistantsduringthepastyear:DavidHynes(PoliticalScience),GaborJosza(SocialAnthropology),MiriamKatz(EnvironmentalStudies),DanielPomerants(EnvironmentalStudies)andSamiraIslam(PublicAdministration).Iinviteyoutolearnmoreaboutourprogrammes,projectsandotherinitiativesinthepagesthatfollow.Pleasealsocheckoutourwebsiteatwww.yorku.ca/ycarandsubscribetothelistservbyemailingycar@yorku.catokeepinformedofouractivitiesthroughouttheyear.BestWishes,

SusanHenders,DPhilDirector,YorkCentreforAsianResearchAssociateProfessor,PoliticalScience


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2.ExecutiveCommitteeTheYCARExecutiveCommitteeischairedbytheDirector(exofficio)andiscomprisedoftheAssociateDirector(exofficio);fourotherfacultymembers;afifthmember,whomaybeaYorkfacultymemberorafacultymemberfromanotheruniversityoranotherpersonexternaltoYorkUniversitywhowouldmakeausefulcontributiontotheworkoftheCentre;anduptothreeGraduateAssociateswhohavetwovotes.TheGraduateAssociaterepresentativesareelectedbytheGraduateAssociatesoftheCentre,whilethefacultymembersontheExecutiveCommitteeareelectedbytheYCARgeneralmembershipattheAnnualGeneralMeetingheldinApril.TheDirectormayalsoappointadministrativestaffoftheCentretotheExecutiveCommitteeasexofficiomembers.In2010.2011,theExecutiveCommitteeheldfourregularmeetings.YCARExecutiveCommitteeMembersfor2010.2011(alphabetically) NgaDao,Geography;GraduateAssociateRepresentative JoshuaA.Fogel,History;EastAsianStudiesProgrammeCoordinator RyanFoster,PoliticalScience;GraduateAssociateRepresentative B.MichaelFrolic,PoliticalScience;DirectorofAsianBusinessandManagementProgramme(ABMP)(exofficio) SusanHenders,PoliticalScience,Director(exofficio) ZulfikarHirji,Anthropology NaokoIkeda,SchoolofWomensStudies;GraduateAssociateRepresentative HongKal,VisualArts AnanyaMukherjeeReed,PoliticalScience;SouthAsianStudiesProgrammeCoordinator MireOBrien,ABMPTrainingDivisionDirector;ResearchAssociate(exofficio) AliciaTurner,Humanities AliciaFilipowich,Coordinator(exofficio)


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3.MembershipTherearedistinctiveaffiliationswithYCARthatareavailabletoAsianandAsianDiasporaresearchersandscholars:1)FacultyAssociate;2)ResearchAssociate;3)SeniorResearchAssociate;4)GraduateAssociate;5)VisitingScholar;and6)PostDoctoralAssociate.ThesecategoriesenableawidevarietyofinterestedindividualswithdiversebackgroundstobecomeinvolvedinYCARactivities.1)FacultyAssociatesFacultyAssociatesarefulltime,parttime,tenurestreamandnontenurestreamfacultyfromYorkUniversitywhoareactivelyinvolvedinresearchonAsiaorAsianDiasporasandcommittedtotheCentre'smandate.In2010.2011,wewerehappytowelcomefivenewFacultyAssociates. TonyFang(HumanResourceManagement) LaamHae(PoliticalScience) JessicaLi(Humanities) YukariTakai(History,GlendonCollege) AliciaTurner(Humanities)Currently,YCARhas55FacultyAssociates.2)ResearchAssociatesResearchAssociatesareindividualsotherthanfulltimeYorkUniversityfacultywhoareassociatedwithuniversitiesandothereducationalinstitutions,government,industry,nongovernmentalandnotforprofitorganizations,andwhoareactivelyinvolvedinresearchonAsiaorAsianDiasporas.YCARcurrentlyhas27ResearchAssociates.In2010.2011,wewelcomedProfessorAkbarHussain(DepartmentofAnthropology,JahangirnagarUniversity,Bangladesh).3)SeniorResearchAssociatesSeniorResearchAssociatesareindividualswhohavemadeoutstandingcontributionstoresearchonAsiaorAsianDiasporasandareretiredandemeritischolars.YCARcurrentlyhasfourSeniorResearchAssociates,allofwhomareactiveintheCentre'sprogrammesandactivities.


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4)GraduateAssociatesGraduateAssociatesareYorkUniversitygraduatestudentsengagedinresearchonAsiaorAsianDiaspora.WenowhavemanyGraduateAssociatealumniand,atpresent,37graduatestudentsassociatedwiththeCentre.SinceMay2010,wehavewelcomed: AnisaAnwar(DoctoralCandidate,SocialAnthropology) ConelydeLeon(DoctoralCandidate,SchoolofWomensStudies) SaraJackson(DoctoralCandidate,Geography) BeenashJafri(DoctoralCandidate,SchoolofWomensStudies) DhruvJain(DoctoralCandidate,SocialandPoliticalThought) MasakiKondo(MastersCandidate,CinemaandMediaStudies) MarianneLau(MastersCandidate,PoliticalScience) RaeKathleenMitchell(MastersCandidate,Sociology) ArunaPanday(DoctoralCandidate,SocialAnthropology) DanielPillai(MastersCandidate,CommunicationsandCulture) NausheenQuayyum(DoctoralCandidate,PoliticalScience) OmmeSalmaRahemtullah(DoctoralCandidate,Sociology) DanielSchnee(DoctoralCandidate,Ethnomusicology) AkikoTakesue(DoctoralCandidate,ArtHistory) PhyllisTang(MastersCandidate,Ethnomusicology) HongDiem(Regina)LamVu(DoctoralCandidate,Music) MeganYoudelis(MastersCandidate,Geography) JianlanZhu(DoctoralCandidate,OsgoodeLawSchool)5)VisitingScholarsVisitingScholarsarefacultyotherthanfulltimeYorkUniversityfacultywhoareactivelyinvolvedinresearchonAsiaorAsianDiasporasandwhoareassociatedwithuniversitiesandothereducationalinstitutions.(S)heappliesandareacceptedtojointheCentretoconductresearchandconsultwithYorkUniversityfacultyandstudents.In2010.2011wewelcomedProfessorPadminiSwaminathan(MadrasInstituteofDevelopmentStudies)whowashostedbyYCARandspentthreeweeksinCanadaasaShastriIndoCanadianVisitingLecturer.YCARalsohostedtwovisitinggraduatestudents: SonjaRegler(DoctoralCandidate,FreieUniversittBerlin,Germany) MarkLawrenceSantiago(TrudeauScholarandDoctoralCandidate,Geography,UniversityofBritishColumbia)


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7)PostDoctoralAssociatesPostdoctoralAssociatesareexternallyfundedresearcherswhoworkonresearchprojectsundertheauspicesoftheCentre.YCARdidnothostaPostdoctoralAssociatein2010.2011.Foracompletemembershiplistandmemberresearcherprofiles,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/Membership.html.


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4.ResearchandTrainingProgrammesandProjectsThefollowingprogrammesandprojectswereneworongoingin2010.2011.1)BetweenMountains:RefugeeLifeduringtheKoreanWar,19481953(2010)Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaStandardGrant;KoreaFoundationFieldResearchFellowship(2010),YorkUniversityFacultyofLiberalArtsandProfessionalStudiesMeritAward(2009.2010)andaSocialScienceandHumanitiesResearchCouncil(SSHRC)SmallGrant(2010).PrincipalInvestigator:JaniceKim(FacultyAssociate;History,YorkUniversity).BetweenMountains:RefugeeLifeduringtheKoreanWar,19481953isthefirstsystematichistoryofrefugeesandcivilianlivelihoodduringthewarpublishedinanylanguage.TherehavebeennumerouspoliticizedandpoliticalhistoriesoftheconflictthatiscalledtheKoreanWar(19501953)outsideofthepeninsula,theJune25thWar(yugiochnjaeng)intheRepublicofKorea(ROK),andtheFatherlandLiberationWar(chogukhaebangchnjaeng)intheDemocraticPeoplesRepublicofKorea(DPRK).Incontrast,scholarshiponthecivilianandsocialhistoryofthewarhasbeencomparativelysparseinbothEnglishandKorean.Thedearthofinformationonnoncombatants,however,didnotmeanthattherewaslittleactivityamongordinarypeople.InSouthKoreaalone,overfivemillionpeoplefledviolenceinthefirstyearoftheconflict,andtwoyearsintothewar,roughlyhalfofthepopulation,10millionpeople,wereidentifiedaswarsufferers.Therefore,thisprojectexploresthehistoryofrefugees,definedbroadlyasthosewhocrossedthethirtyeighthparallelseparatingNorthandSouthKorea,warsufferers,andtheinternallydisplaced.AlthoughthewarsgeneraleffectsonNorthKoreawillbeexamined,duetothelackofaccesstothemajorityofNorthKoreansources,ProfessorJaniceKim(PrincipalInvestigator)focusesonthehistoryofrefugeelifeinSouthKorea.Theprojectwillassessthedetailsofandchangesinthenumbersofrefugees,theirroutesofpassage,theirmethodsofsurvival,andinstitutionalassistanceforwarsufferers.Shewillalsoinvestigatehowfratricidalwarfareinfluencedthecreationofwelfaremechanismsand,byextension,differingvisionsofcivilsocietyinthetwoKoreas.Inthefirstyearoftheproject,ProfessorKimspentthreemonthsinKoreaandseveralweeksintheUnitedStates(attheUnitedNationsArchivesinNewYork,UnitedStatesNationalArchivesinWashingtonD.C.),metwithunofficialcollaboratorsaffiliatedwiththeNationalHistoryCompilationCommittee(RepublicofKorea)inSeoulandOttawa,andconductedinterviewsinSeoul,KjeIsland,Pusan,LosAngelesandSanDiego.HerresearchassistanthasbeentranslatingnewspaperheadlinespertainingtoKoreanWarrefugeesaswellasimportanttestimonialdocuments.


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LivinginFlight:CivilianDisplacement,Suffering,andReliefduringtheKoreanWar,19451953inSahakyngu[TheReviewofKoreanHistory]waspublishedinDecember2010.Inthefirstyear,ProfessorKimalsopresentedresearchrelatedtotheprojectattheAssociationforAsianStudies62ndAnnualConferenceinPhiladelphia(March2010).ProfessorKimwillreturntoKoreainMay2011forfurtherinterviewsandresearchandisalsocommittedtocoeditacollaborativemonographonthetwoKoreasinthe1950swithStevenHughLee(History,UniversityofBritishColumbia)asanextensionofherSSHRCproject.ShewillpresentresearchrelatedtotheprojectattheConferenceoftheAssociationforKoreanStudiesinEuropehostedbytheInternationalCenterforKoreanStudiesofMoscowStateUniversityinJune2011.Formoreinformation,visit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/refugee_life_korean_war.html.2)FilipinoYouthTransitionsinCanada(2010)

Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaStandardGrantPrincipalInvestigator:PhilipF.Kelly(FacultyAssociate;Geography,YorkUniversity)

ThefailureofCanadianlabourmarketsandinstitutionstorecognizethetraining,educationandprofessionalexperienceofimmigrantsisawidelyacknowledgedproblem.Ofgrowingconcern,however,aretheeducationalandemploymentoutcomesofthesecondand1.5generations(thoseborninCanadatoimmigrantparents,andthosewhoimmigratedduringchildhood).Formanyimmigrantgroups,evidencesuggeststhatthesecondgenerationenjoysupwardmobility,achievinghighlevelsofeducationandfindingwellpaidjobs.FilipinoimmigrantsarriveinCanadawithoneofthehighestpercentagesofuniversityleveleducationamongallrecentimmigrantgroups,andyetthechildrenofFilipinoimmigrantshaveoneofthelowestratesofuniversitygraduation.ItwouldseemthatapatternisemergingofFilipinoCanadianyouthreproducingthesubordinatelabourmarketpositionsintowhichtheirparentswereincorporateduponarrival.Theobjectiveofthisprojectistoexaminetherootsoftheseintergenerationaloutcomesandthisresearchshouldhelpusunderstandhowethnicidentityisimplicatedineconomicopportunities,howparentalemploymentisreproducedinthelifechancesoftheirchildren,andhowdifferentimmigrantsettlementsitesshapethenextgenerationinimportantways.InadditionaltoquantitativeanalysisofStatisticsCanadadata,theresearchconductedbyProfessorPhilipF.Kellyandhisresearchteamwillbebasedonqualitativeinterviewswithkey


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informantsfromtheFilipinocommunityandrespondentswhoare1.5or2ndgenerationFilipinoCanadiansaged18to30.TheteamwillexplorethespacesandsocialrelationshipsinwhichaFilipinoCanadianidentityisforgedandlived;howFilipinonessgetsconstructed,performed,acceptedandrejectedbothbyFilipinosthemselvesandbyothers;and,whatFilipinoyouthseeastherelationshipbetweentheseprocessesofselfidentificationandracializationontheonehand,andemploymentandclasstrajectoriesontheother.TheprojectwillconductcasestudiesinToronto,Vancouver,WinnipegandHamilton,andwhereappropriateattheneighbourhoodscaleaswell.ThiswillallowtheteamtoexamineoutcomesincitieswithdiversehistoriesofFilipinosettlement,andinquitedifferentneighbourhoodsacrossthesecities.Ineachcity,theprojecthasacollaborativerelationshipwithalocalcommunityorganization.TheprojectwascreatedinTorontoincollaborationwiththeCommunityAllianceforSocialJustice(CASJ).Intheprojectsfirstyear,ProfessorKellyformedthesteeringcommitteewhichguidestheprojectanditsresearch.Itsmembersincludegraduatestudents,CASJrepresentatives,andFilipinoyouthleaders.YorkUniversitygraduatestudentsVeronicaJavier(GraduateAssociate;MastersCandidate,SchoolofSocialWork),JuliaMais(MastersCandidate,Geography),andConelyDeLeon(GraduateAssociate;DoctoralCandidate,SchoolofWomen'sStudies)areworkingwiththeprojectandconductingrelatedresearchfortheirtheses/dissertations.Theteamhavecompleted15keyinformantinterviewswithleadersandyouthsocialworkersintheFilipinocommunityinToronto.ProfessorKellypresentedtheprojectsummaryatthePhilippineStudiesSymposiuminSeptember2010atYorkUniversity.On2April2011,anupdateontheprojectwaspresentedtotheprojectscommunitypartner,CASJ,astheorganizationsLeadersGala.TheeventsinvitedguestwastheHonourableFlorMarcelinoMPP,Manitoba'sMinisterofCulture,Heritage,TourismandSports.In2011.2012,theteamplanstoundertakealargescalesurveyofFIlipinoyouthinToronto,aswellasextendtheprojecttoHamilton,WinnipegandVancouver.ProfessorKellywasquotedinarecentGlobeandMailarticle,ThePhilippinesnowCanada'stopsourceofimmigrants.Itcanbeaccessedat:www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/thephilippinesnowcanadastopsourceofimmigrants/article1948315/.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/FYTiC_home.html.


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3)Predicamentsofa"PostConflict"Generation:AComparativeStudyofSikhandAhmadiyyaDiasporaFormations(2010)Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaStandardGrantPrincipalInvestigator:MichaelNijhawan(FacultyAssociate;Sociology,YorkUniversity)ProfessorMichaelNijhawansresearchprojectaimsatmethodologicalandtheoreticalinnovationinthescholarshipontransnationalreligiouspracticesanddiasporaformation.Theprojectexamineshow,overthelastthreedecades,experiencesandmemoriesofviolencehaveaffectedcontemporarysocialrelationsandreligiouspracticesofSikhandAhmadiyouthinGermanyandCanada.ThisprojectplacesastrongemphasisonthecurrentsituationandselfunderstandingofayoungergenerationofCanadianbornandGermanbornSikhsandAhmadis,whoareanactivepartofculturalreorientationsandsocialchange.Asapostconflictgeneration(thosebornaftertheviolentupheavalsofthe1980s),thisgenerationisintimatelytiedtorepresentationsandfamilynarrativesofviolenceandtraumaandyetinmanywaysactiveinovercomingthelegacyoftheseevents.Onthebasisofaqualitativeresearchdesignwithseveralclustersofindividualsfrombothcommunitiesintwodiasporiclocations(theFrankfurt/MainregionandtheGreaterTorontoArea[GTA]),thisresearchwillallowustobetterunderstandtheroleofthisyoungergenerationagainstthebackgroundofbothnationallyspecificcontextsofsocializationandthetransnationalpracticesandformsofaffiliationwhichbridgethisdivide.TheprojectwasnominatedfortheSocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanada(SSHRC)AuroraPrize,whichrecognizesanoutstandingnewresearcherwhoisbuildingareputationforexcitingandoriginalresearchinthesocialsciencesorhumanities.Theprojectiscurrentlyinitsinitialstageofdatacollectionandfieldresearch.Overthefirstyear,tworesearchassistanthavebeenconductinginterviewswiththepostconflictgenerationofCanadianbornSikhsandAhmadisintheGreaterTorontoArea.FurtherinterviewsandfieldresearchwillcontinueinFrankfurtandtheGTAin2011.2012. Formoreinformation,pleasevisit: www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/predicaments_diaspora_youth.html. 4)Spectacles,PoliticsandHistoriesinKorea(2010)Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaStandardGrantPrincipalInvestigator:HongKal(FacultyAssociate;VisualArts,YorkUniversity)ProfessorHongKalsthreeyearprojectexaminesthechangingmodeofvisualrepresentationsincontemporaryKorea.Intheresearch,ProfessorKalseekstounderstandthechangingmodeofrepresentationsofnationalidentityincontemporaryKorea.Itexaminesthelinkbetweenthechangesinthepoliticaleconomyandtheproductionsofaestheticexpressioninvarioussitesin


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Korea.BylookingaturbanvisualsitesthatcameintandemwiththechangesinstatepowerinKoreasincethe1980s,itquestionshowspectaclesinvariousformsproposenewsocialrelations,reshapetheideaofthenation,andmarktheboundariesofcitizenship.Thereareseveralsitesincludingpublicplazas,memorialgroundsandexhibitionsthatareimportanttounderstandthenewcoordinationofgovernmentalityandtheunderlyingculturaltransformationofcontemporaryKorea.Forinstance,theCheonggyestreamproject,arguablythemostspectacularandcontentiouscaserestoredtheinnercitystreamwhichwasburiedinconcretetobuildanoverpassexpresshighwayinthe1970s.Therestorationprojectcanbeviewedasanofficialversionofcountermonumenttotheearliermodeofnationalistimagining.ItencapsulatesadesiretoredevelopSeoulasafinancialbusinesscenterconnectedtotheglobalmarketandindicatesaparadigmshiftinthetrajectoryofnationaldevelopment.Yetitalsorepresentsashiftintherepresentationofnationalidentityandachangeinthegoverningmodeofthepopulation.TheCheonggyewaterfrontprojectwasonlypartofanextensivenetworkofthemakingofpublicspacetodaythathasparticipatedinthenewconstructionofnationalnarratives.Theseriesofspectaclesofdestruction,restorationandnewconstructionwitnessedinthepast10yearscouldbeseenasanindicationofhowcontemporaryKoreahasreconfiguredthenationaltimeandspaceinresponsetothetransformationofpoliticalregimesandtheglobalinfluenceofneoliberalforces.Inthefirstyearoftheproject,ProfessorKalsresearchfocusedonthearchivaldatacollectiononsociopoliticalsignificancesandimplicationsoftheplacementofplazasinfrontoftheSeoulCityHallandtheroyalpalace,Kyngbokpalace,indowntownSeoul.Theurbansitesarehistoricallychargedwiththestatepowerandthepopularresistanceandconsumptionanditsmemoriesofcolonialism,modernity,wars,militarism,andpopularparticipationhavebeenexploitedbythegovernmentaswellascorporateleaders.Shewillcontinuewiththesecasestudiesinthecomingyeartoillustratetheworkingofaestheticspectaclegovernedinparticularsetsofpoliticalandeconomiccircumstances.Formoreinformation,visit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/spectacles_politics_histories_korea.html.5)CriticalChinaStudiesReadingGroup(2009)Supportedby:OfficeoftheVicePresident,Research&InnovationwithadditionalsupportforeventsandguestlecturersfrominternalsourcesatYorkUniversityandUniversityofToronto,includingtheYorkCentreforAsianResearch(YCAR)Organizedby:JoanJudge(FacultyAssociate;History,YorkUniversity);JoshuaA.Fogel(FacultyAssociate;History,YorkUniversity).


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CriticalChinaStudiesReadingGroup(CCS),aGTAbasedforumoffacultyandgraduatestudentswithascholarlyinterestinChina,heldtwoeventsatYorkUniversityin2010.2011.ThegroupalsometforninereadinggroupsessionsovertheyearattheUniversityofToronto.TheCriticalChinaStudiesReadingGrouphasbeeninexistencesinceJanuaryof2009.InitiatedbyProfessorJudgeandProfessorFogel,itsmeetingsbringtogetherfrom15to20professorsandgraduatestudentsfromYorkUniversity,theUniversityofToronto,McMasterUniversity,andWilfredLaurierUniversity.Theseinformalsessionsserveasalively,interdisciplinaryforuminwhichmembersofthegroupfromseniorscholarstofirstyeargraduatestudentscanpresenttheirworkinprogress.InSpring2010,theorganizersoftheReadingGroupreceivedfundsfromtheOfficeoftheVicePresident,Research&InnovationatYorkUniversity,whichwereintendedtosupporttheGrouptoextendanddeepentheresearchforcurrentandfutureopportunities.Sinceitsinception,presentationsgivenbyCCSparticipantshavebeenonarangeoftopicsincludingtraditionalSinology,historyofscience,genderstudies,printculture,artanddesign,photography,postcolonialstudiesandlaw.Thegrouphasalsobroughtinrenownedoutsidespeakerswhosharedbothaworkinprogresswithmembersofthegroupandgaveamoreformalpubliclecture.AmongthesespeakerswereBenjaminElman(HistoryofChineseScience,PrincetonUniversity)andLydiaLiu(ChineseLiterature,ColumbiaUniversity).In2010.2011,thegroupaddedGailHershatter(UniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz)tothislist.ProfessorHershattergaveapubliclectureatYorkUniversityon3March2011titledTheGenderofMemory:RuralWomenandChina'sCollectivePast(SeeEventHighlightssectionformoreinformation).Thisisalsothenameofherupcomingpublication(UniversityofCaliforniaPress,2011),whichthegroupdiscussedatasessionalsoheldduringhervisit.ThesecondCCSeventatYorkduringtheacademicyearwasaworkshopthatexploredChineseusesandmeaningsofphotographyintheearlytwentiethandearlytwentyfirstcenturies.CameraSinica:UsesandMeaningofPhotographyinChina,EarlyTwentiethtoEarlyTwentyfirstCenturieson11March2011featuredpresentationsbyfourCCSparticipants.JoanJudgereadauniquearchiveofphotographsofRepublicanLadiesagainstaseriesofcourtesanalbumsandquestionswhattheirblurredboundariesrevealaboutthedynamismandambivalenceoftheearlyRepublicanmoment(1912.1917).YiGuexaminedthecomplexiconographyofdeathintheartphotographyofpainter,dramatist,andsocialreformerPanDawei(1880.1929).MengYuediscussedWangJiuliang'sphotographyofgarbageincontemporaryBeijinginthecontextofotherecologicalcrisessuchasrainforestdeteriorationandincollaborationTongLam,himselfaphotographerofindustrialandpostindustrialruins.


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TheYorkUniversitybaseddiscussantsincluded:CarolZemel(VisualArts);ZulfikarHirji(Anthropology)andMarleneKadar(Humanities).TheCCSparticipantsalsoattendeda(separatelyfunded)symposiumonChinaintheLongTwentiethCentury:Overcomingthe1949Divideon19November2010,alsoatYorkUniversity(see4.7).Membersofthegroup,includingtwoYorkfacultymembersandoneYorkgraduatestudent,gavepapers,andthreeothermembersofthereadinggroupservedasdiscussants.Intheupcomingyear,thegroupwillcontinuetheirmonthlysessionsandhopetoinviteaguestspeakerifapplicationsforfundingaresuccessful.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/critical_china_studies.html.(YCARphotographofJoanJudge,GailHershatter,JoshuaA.Fogel) 6)WritingsinChinesebyJapanese:AnalysisandClassification(2010)Supportedby:AmericanCouncilofLearnedSocieties;OfficeoftheVicePresident,Research&Innovation(YorkUniversity)Organizedby:JoshuaA.Fogel(FacultyAssociate;History,YorkUniversity)WithfundingfromtheAmericanCouncilofLearnedSocieties,agroupofsixscholarsorganizedbyProfessorFogelmetatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCityinAugust2010todiscussawaytoopenuptheimmensebutunderstudiedtopicof"Chinese"writingsbyJapanese.TheplanningworkshopfocusedonKanbun,adistinctiveformofChineseusedbypremodernandmodernJapanesewriters,aboutwhichthereislittlescholarshipintheWest.WorkshopparticipantsincludedProfessorFogel(historianofSinoJapaneserelations),J.TimothyWixted(specialistinChineseandJapaneselanguagesandliteratures,ArizonaStateUniversity),DavidLurie(specialistinancientJapaneseliteratureandlanguagespecialist,ColumbiaUniversity),MatthewFraleigh(specialistineighteenthandnineteenthcenturyJapaneseliterature,BrandeisUniversity),JuChiouer(specialistinancientandearlymodernJapaneseliterature,NationalTaiwanUniversity)andWiebkeDenecke(specialistinChinese,Japaneseandcomparativeliterature,BostonUniversity).Futureactivitiesofthegroupincludecompilingahandbookexploringthesethemes,whichwillincludecontributionsfromadditionalscholars.7)ChinaintheLongTwentiethCentury:Overcomingthe1949Divide(2010)Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaAidtoWorkshopandConferencesgrantandthefollowingYorkUniversityoffices:OfficeoftheVicePresident,


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Research&Innovation;OfficeoftheVicePresident,Academic;FacultyofLiberalArtsandProfessionalStudies;ConferencesatYork(YorkAdHoc)grant;YorkCentreforAsianResearch(YCAR)Organizedby:JoshuaA.Fogel(FacultyAssociate;History,YorkUniversity)TwelvescholarsfromacrossCanadaandtheUnitedStatesmetatYorkUniversityinlateNovember2010tooffertheirperspectivesontwentiethcenturyChina,andmorespecificallytoexaminevarioussubfieldslinkingtheRepublicanperiodwiththepostMaoeraalongerperspectivethatnolongerseesthecreationofthePeoplesRepublicofChinain1949astheMountEverestofthatcountrysmodernhistory.Sixpaperswerepresentedandsixdiscussantsledoffafruitfuldiscussionatthe19November2010workshopontopicsincludingleadership,intellectualservice,ShanghaisJapanesecommunity,genderandsecularism,amongothers.YorkpresentersincludedProfessorFogel,ProfessorJoanJudge(FacultyAssociate,History)andDoctoralCandidateDorisH.L.Sung(GraduateAssociate,Humanities).DavidStrand(DickinsonCollege),TimothyCheek(UniversityofBritishColumbia)andDavidOwnby(UniversitdeMontral)alsopresented,andWilliamKirby(HarvardUniversity)attendedasaspecialdiscussant.BlaineChiasson(WilfredLaurierUniversity),JeremyPaltiel(CarletonUniversity),JenniferPurtle(UniversityofToronto),WuYiching(UniversityofToronto)andMengYue(UniversityofToronto)participatedasdiscussants.AgeneraldiscussionreflectedonthethemeoftheworkshopaswellasonthedevelopmentofhighereducationinChinaandothertopicscoveringtheentirelongtwentiethcentury.TherevisedpaperswillbepostedontheYorkCentreforAsianResearch(YCAR)websitein2011.8)LiteraturesandHumanRightsinAsiaandAsianDiaspora(2010)Supportedby:YorkAdvancedResearchSeminarGrant,OfficeoftheVicePresident,Research&Innovation(YorkUniversity)PrincipalInvestigators:SusanHenders(Director;PoliticalScience,YorkUniversity);TedGoossen(FacultyAssociate;Humanities,YorkUniversity).SupportedbyfundingfromtheOfficeoftheVicePresident,ResearchandInnovation,thisinterdisciplinaryYorkSeminarforAdvancedResearchexamineshumanrightsstrugglesandissues(broadlyandcriticallyunderstood)inAsiaandAsianDiasporacommunitiesthroughnovels,shortstories,poetry,filmandvideo,musicandtheatre).Thebroadaimistoconsiderhowworksofcreativeexpressioncontextualizehumanrightsissuesandtoconsiderhowhumanrightsquestionsexposenewdimensionsofworksofcreativeexpression.Duringthepastyear,approximatelyadozenfacultyandgraduatestudentsfromYorkUniversityandotheruniversitiesmetregularlytodiscussthesethemes.Theformathasbeentomeetto


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discussworksofcreativeexpressionaswellasrelatedscholarlywritingonaparticulartopic,leadbyaspecialistinthattopic.Amongstitslongertermgoals,theresearchgroupaimstoproduceaneditedvolumeofpapersoraspecialjournalissue.Todate,theseminarsessionshaveincludedorwillinclude:Session1(19May2010):HumanRightsDiscoursesinAsiaandAsianDiaspora:HistoriesandCounterdiscourses|Presenters:SusanHenders(FacultyAssociate,PoliticalScience),TedGoossen(FacultyAssociate;Humanities)Session2(16June2010):HumanRightsandLiterature:ApproachesandIssues|Presenter:TedGoossen(FacultyAssociate;Humanities)Session3(27September2010):Screeningofthefilm1999(LeninM.Sivam,2010)ThisindependentfilmbyCanadianfilmmakerLeninM.SivamlooksattheeffectsofgangviolenceamongstTorontosTamilyouthinthe1990sanditsconnectionstotheSriLankancivilwar.Adramabasedonreallifeevents,thefilmwasselectedforthe10thReelWorldFilmFestivalinTorontoin2010.Session4(4October2010)DangersofDiaspora:EthicsandAestheticsinDiasporicSriLankanHumanRightsTexts|Presenter:NedraRodrigo(DoctoralCandidate;Humanities,YorkUniversity)

TheHumanRightstextrarelyservesapurelyaestheticfunction,but,becauseitaddressesaninjustice,servesanethicalfunctionaswell.AnycritiqueofthecreativeHumanRightstextmustfollowbyexaminingboththeaestheticchoicesoftheauthor(form)aswellasthesocialfunctionofthetext(contentandcontext).MypresentationexaminedthetreatmentoftheSriLankancivilconflictbythreediasporicartists:poet/novelistMichaelOndaatje,filmmakerLeninSivamandmusicianM.I.A.(MathangiArulpragasam).Iusedbothtextualandextratextualinformationtodeterminetheaudiencesinterpolatedbytheirworks,andtostudytheeffectivenessofemployingchronoschismsandpostmodernnarrativestylesinthearticulationofhumanrightsconcerns.

Session5(25October2010):DuongThuHuong'sNovelwithoutaName|Presenter:VanNguyenMarshall(History,TrentUniversity)ExaminingDuongThuHuongsantiwarnovel,entitledNovelwithoutaName,thisseminarexploredhumanrightsissuesinwartimeandraisedquestionsregardingthelimitofastatesdemandsonitspeopleforsacrificeinaperiodoftotalwar.ThisseminaralsoexaminedthedilemmasofdissidentauthorssuchasDuongThuHuong,whoquestionsstateorthodoxy,aswellastherelationshipbetweenfictionandpolitics.Session6(3December2010):Noor,bySorrayaKhan|Presenter:SorrayaKhan


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AnovelistofPakistaniandDutchheritage,MsKhanspokeaboutNoorasanexplorationofmemory,silence,andatrocityintheaftermathoftheBangladeshPakistanwarof1971.Sheprovidedinsightintotheenduringintergenerationaleffectsofhumanrightstragedies.Session6(15December2010):RepresentingMinoritiesandtheirRightsinLawandLiterature:TheMacaneseofMacau|Presenter:SusanHenders(FacultyAssociate,PoliticalScience)Theseminarexaminedhowminorities,theiridentities,belongingandrights,arerepresentedinmajorinternationalandChineselegaltextsaswellasliterarytexts,giventhetendencytoemphasizetheinternalpurityandcoherenceofsuchindividualsandcommunitiesdespitetheirlivedexperiencesofinterculturality.ThesessionfocusedontheMacanesecommunity,aEurasianminorityinMacau,nowaSpecialAdministrativeRegionofthePeoplesRepublicofChina.ThefocuswasontheextenttowhichlawandliteratureallowforunderstandingsofMacaneseidentity,belongingandrightsthatrecognizetheirinterculturalhistoryandexperiences.ThepresentationexaminedDeolindadaConceiaosshortstory"AnActofCharity"(1956),thenovelofHenriqueSennaFernandes,entitledTheBewitchingBraid(1992),andLiaoZixinsshortstory,"TheIllusoryWorldofAoge"(1999).Session7(4February2011):Kashmir/Cauchemar:TheQueerPoetryofAghaShahidAli|Presenter:AndinoHazra(DoctoralCandidate;English,YorkUniversity) MypresentationfocusedonAghaShahidAliscollectionofpoetry,TheCountryWithoutAPostOffice.ItsoughttothrowlightonthequeerimpulserunningthroughAlismeditationsinthesepoemsonthestateofKashmir,poisedprecipitouslyvisvistwolargenationsasclaimants(IndiaandPakistan).Alisqueerness,mostexplicitlycodedintherecurringgazeonKashmirimalebodies,weavesthroughissuesofsexualitytocommentonthemultifacetedhierarchiesundergirdingthenationstate.AlisKashmirimalesembodysitesofIndiannationalviolence,literallybearingmarksbothpsychologicalandphysical.ForAli,thesedesirableyoungmenaretherebelliouschildrenoftheparentnation,whomustbebrokeniftheyareunwillingtoreproduce,i.e.,accedeto,theIndiannationwithintheKashmiristate.Yet,AlisvisionforaKashmiricommunitydoesnotpandertoManicheanisticseparatismassolution:hispoetry(re)inscribesaKashmirwheresyncretictiesbetweenHindusandMuslimsexceed,ormakequeer,thebordersofthemodernnation.Session8(18February2011):HumanRightsandContemporaryTibetanlanguageLiterature,ArtandMusic|Presenter:FranoiseRobin(Professor,InstitutNationaldesLanguesetCivilisationsOrientales,Paris,France)ThespeakersurveyedthediversityofcontemporaryTibetanartists/writers(e.g.regionaldiversity,whethertheycommunicateinTibetanorChinese,whethertheyliveinoroutsideTibet,andtheirpatriotic,middleway,orpassivestancevisvistheChinesestate).Shealsoexploredthevarietyofcreativeworksbeingproducedbytheseindividuals,examiningtheoftenindirectandmetaphoricalwaystheyexpresshumanrightsissuesandhowdifferentformsofcreativeexpressiontendtoreachdifferentkindsofaudiences.Robinnotedthemany


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paradoxesofthesituationofTibetanwriters/artistsinChina.Forinstance,itispartlytheChinesestatesmultinationalpoliciesthathaveallowedtheseindividualspublicspacetoexpressthemselves.Yet,thestatealsoaggressivelycracksdownonwriters/artistsassoonastheyareperceivedasthreateningtoChinasestablishedpoliticalandeconomicorder.ThecrackdownshavebeenparticularlyintensesincethewidespreadprotestsbyTibetansacrossChinainspring2008. Session9(14April2011):QuotidianIndignities:LifeLivedasaMusliminContemporaryIndia|Presenter:ArunMukherjee(FacultyAssociate,English)MypresentationwasfocusedonIndianwriterNoorZaheer'sshortstory"ALifeinTransit,"andhowitbringsoutthedaytodayotheringofMuslimIndiansubjects.ThestorypoignantlyunderlinestheinvisibleborderlinesbetweenHindusandMuslimswhereneighbourhoodshavebeendemarcatedaccordingtoreligionandadefactosegregationexists.Beyondthat,thestoryunderlinesthedeepreachofHindutvaideologywhichconstructsMuslimIndiansas"invaders"and"foreigners"therebyendangeringtheirlivesandwellbeing.ThestorysuccessfullyhelpsusgrasptheemotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofbeingsubjectedtotheonslaughtsofthisideologyandpaintsadarkfuturefortheIndiandemocracyanditsMuslimcitizens.Sessions10and11willfollowinthe2011.2012academicyear.MichaelBodden(ProfessorofPacificandAsianStudies,UniversityofVictoria)willpresentonCosmopolitanismandDemocracyandHumanRightsintheContemporaryIndonesiaTheatre/PerformanceWorkon18May2011.InFall2011,thegroupwillwelcomeNimrodBaranovitch(ProfessorofEastAsianStudies,UniversityofHaifa,Isreal)tospeakonGender,EthnicityandthePoliticsofPopMusicforUyghurandMongolCommunitiesinChina.Formoreinformation,visit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/LHRAAD.html.9)EcologiesontheEdge(2007)Supportedby:InstituteforResearchandInnovationinSustainabilityatYorkUniversity,ConferencesatYork(YorkAdHoc)grantandYorkCentreforAsianResearchPrincipalInvestigator:PeterVandergeest(FacultyAssociate;Geography,YorkUniversity)TheEcologiesontheEdgeResearchProgramme(EoE)bringstogetherscholarsfromthesocialandnaturalsciences,includingsociology,anthropology,ecology,law,geographyandpoliticalsciencetoinvestigatekeyprocessesaffectingvulnerableecologiesinAsia,Africa,LatinAmericaandtheArctic.ItbuildsonseveralinterdisciplinaryresearchclustersatYorkUniversityandisajointinitiativeofYCAR,theYorkCentreforInternationalandSecurityStudies(YCISS)andtheInstituteforResearchandInnovationinSustainability(IRIS).


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In2011,ProfessorVandergeestandShubhraGururani(FacultyAssociate,Anthropology)receivedfundingforanAsiafocusedworkshopthatwillbecohostedbyYCARandIRIS.ChangingFrontiersofEcologicalKnowledges:ACriticalDialogueofAsianEcologiesontheEdgewillexplorechangingpracticesanddiscoursesofenvironmentalknowledgesandgovernance,bothlocallyandglobally.Asiaisasignificantsitefortheseecologicalandsocialtransformations,aplacewherewecanunderstandchangingformsofecologicalknowledgeandenvironmentalmanagementindiverse,globallyimportant,andfragileecologies. Thetwodaydayinterdisciplinaryworkshopon1213October2011willincludescholarsandindustryexpertsfromAsia,EuropeandNorthAmericawithexpertiseinsocialandecologicalchangeinthemountains,coastalzones,grasslandsandforestsofAsia.Theirpaperswilladdresshownewstrategiesofdocumenting,monitoringandevaluatingenvironmentalchangehaveledtoaproliferationofecologicalknowledgeinAsia.Keyquestionsfortheworkshopinclude:1)whohasaccesstodiversekindsofecologicalknowledge;2)howthisknowledgereshapeshowcommunitieswholiveinfragileecologiesparticipateindecisionmakingabouttheseecologiesand;3)hownewformsofecologicalknowledgeshapeenvironmentalmanagement.Theworkshopwill:takestockofcurrentresearchontheproduction,circulationanduseofecologicalknowledge,withparticularattentiontohowaccesstothisknowledgeisorganizedandhowitisusedindecisionmaking;assesshownewinformationtechnologiesarereorganizingcommunityaccesstoresourcesanddecisionmaking;identifywaysofmovingenvironmentalmanagementtowardpracticesthataremoredemocraticandinclusiveoflocalpopulations;anddefinepotentialnewareasofcollaborativeresearchthatwillformthebasisoffutureresearchproposals.Theorganizingcommitteeintendstomakethepapersavailableonlineaswellasselectingthebestpaperstobesubmittedtoanacademicpressasaneditedbook.Itishopedthatthismeetingwillbethefirststepinfurtherdevelopingacollaborativeresearchprogrammethroughpartnershipswiththekeyinstitutionsrepresentedbyworkshopparticipants.TheresearchteamsubmittedaSSHRCMCRIletterofintentinJanuary2009andwassuccessfulinobtaininganMCRIdevelopmentgrantlaterthatyear.AworkshopwasheldatYorkUniversityinJuly2009andincludedscholarsfromacrossCanada.YCARAssociatesinvolvedwiththeresearchprogrammeinclude:FacultyAssociatesPeterVandergeest(Geography),ShubhraGururani(Anthropology),RobinRoth(Geography)andSusanHenders(PoliticalScience),ResearchAssociateMelissaMarschke(UniversityofOttawa),andGraduateAssociatesKeithBarney(DoctoralCandidate,Geography)andVanessaLamb(DoctoralCandidate,Geography).


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ProfessorVandergeestappliedforanInsightDevelopmentGrantinFall2010undertheaegisoftheEoEentitledNewEcologicalKnowledgeandGovernanceinFragileAsianEnvironments:PreliminaryResearchonEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentsandEcocertification.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/ecologies_on_the_edge.html.10)Development,MigrationStrategiesandProspectsforIntegration:UnderstandingContemporaryTransnationalismamongSouthKoreanFamilies(2009to2012)

Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaStandardGrantPrincipalInvestigator:AnnH.Kim(FacultyAssociate;Sociology,YorkUniversity)ThemainobjectiveofthisresearchprogrammeistounderstandhowSouthKoreanfamilymigration

strategiesandstrategiesofsocialreproductionareshapedbytheglobalsocialandeconomicorderandhowthemigrationstrategy,inturn,shapestheexperiencesofsettlementandintegration.Itfocusesonseveralaspectsincluding:1)Thedeterminantsofcontemporarytransnationalfamilymigrationversusintactfamilymigrationwithinaglobaleconomiccontextandnotionsofspaceinsocialreproduction;2)Thedifferentsettlementexperiencesbetweenthetwotypesofmigrantfamilies(transnationalimmigrantfamilyandintactimmigrantfamily)andtheirongoingconnectionstoSouthKorea;and3)Theimpactofthedifferenttypesoffamilyhoodonsocialintegrationandincorporation.ProfessorKim'sresearchteamontheTorontoKoreanFamiliesStudyincludes:EunjungLee(CoInvestigator;SocialWork,UniversityofToronto);SamuelNoh(CoInvestigator;Psychiatry,UniversityofToronto);WansooPark(CoInvestigator;SocialWork,UniversityofWindsor);SungHyunYun(CoInvestigator;SocialWork,UniversityofWindsor);JoseItzigsohn(Collaborator;Sociology,BrownUniversity);MinJungKwak(Collaborator;Geography,YorkUniversity);JeeseonPark(Collaborator;EducationalandCounsellingPsychology,McGillUniversity);andYoungAhKim(ProjectCoordinator).Earlyinthesecondyearoftheproject,ProfessorsWansooParkandSungHyunYunpilottestedthesurveyinstrumentinWindsorusingfocusgroups.Basedonthefeedbackfromthepretest,wemodifiedthesurveyquestionnaireandthenrecruited14bilingualinterviewersinMay2010.Theinterviewerswerethentrainedbymembersoftheresearchteam:MinJungKwak,EunjungLee,SungHyunYun,SamuelNohandAnnH.Kim.Oncetrained,theinterviewersconductedover400surveysduringtheyear.Topromotetheprojectandtoaidwithrecruitment,AnnKimhadinterviewswiththeKoreanlanguagemedia,includingArirangTV,TheKoreaTimesandtheKoreaCentralDailynewspapers.


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RecruitmentofsurveyparticipantsbeganinMay2010andwasconductedthroughpostingsinlocalKoreanlanguagenewspapers,andthroughvisitsandpresentationstocommunityandreligiousgroups.YoungAhKim,theResearchCoordinator,wasresponsibleforrecruitmentandforcoordinatingandmanaginginterviews,andChoongHoPark,aResearchAssistant,wasresponsiblefordataentryandcreatingacodebooktoaccompanythesurveydata.SeveralteammembersalsoparticipatedininternationalconferencesinSouthKoreaandintheUnitedStates,andmadeformalpresentationsrelatedtotheprojectincludingtwopresentationsattheThirdInternationalGlobalStudiesConferenceinBusan,SouthKoreainJune2010,whereWansooPark,SungHyunYunandAnnH.KimgaveapeerreviewedpaperpresentationonKoreanMothersinFlight:TorontoKoreanFamiliesStudyPilotTestaswellaspresentingresearchatacolloquiumonTheImpactofGlobalizationonWomenslives:TheCaseofTransnationalCanadians. Conferencepresentationsandinvitedtalksin2010.2011academicyearalsoincluded:Kim,AnnH.(2011).TransnationalTiesAcrossthePacific:FamiliesfromSouthKoreainCanada.PlenarySessiononTiesacrossthePacific,NationalMetropolisConference,March25.Kim,AnnH.(2011).WeavingtheStrands:FindingCoherenceinaProgramofResearch.WorkshoponCriticalSociologySeries,DepartmentofSociology,YorkUniversity,January14.Kim,AnnH.(2010).ExplainingtheMigrationStrategy:TransnationalandIntactFamilyMigrantsfromSouthKoreatoCanada.FirstInternationalConferenceonKoreanDiasporicandImmigrantCommunitiesTransnationalTiestoHomeland,ResearchCenteronKoreanCommunity,Queen'sCollege,CUNY,October8.

Kim,AnnH(2010).Development,MigrationStrategiesandProspectsforIntegration:UnderstandingContemporaryTransnationalismamongSouthKoreanFamilies.AsiaticResearchInstitute,KoreaUniversity,Seoul,SouthKorea,June23.Kim,AnnH(2010).TheResearchCommunityandCommunityResearch:BuildingKnowledgeandPartnershipsamongKoreans.PlenarySession,KoreanCanadianUniversityProfessorsForum(KCUPF)AnnualMeeting,UniversityofToronto,May1.Park,Wansoo(2010).GlobalEngagementofKoreanScholarsAcrossWorldRegions.56thAnnualProgramMeeting,CouncilonSocialWorkEducation(CSWE),Portland,Oregon,October14to17.Park,Wansoo(2010).PresentationattheKoreanPopulationandUrbanPlanningAnnualMeeting,EwhaWomansUniversity,Seoul,SouthKorea,June.


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Yun,SungHyun(2010).GlobalMigrationinCanada:GapsandBarriersofServiceProvisionforFemaleRefugeeswhohaveSurvivedPoliticallyMotivatedTorture.InvitedtalkatEwhaWomensUniversity,Seoul,SouthKorea,June25.Inthethirdyearoftheproject,thegroupplanstocompletedatacollectionanddataentryandpreparation,andtobeginanalyzingthedatafordisseminationinacademicjournalsandconferences.ThegroupalsoexpectstohostacommunityinformationnighttotakeplaceinFall2011.Duringthiscommunitysession,theywillreportonsurveyfindingsandpresentapaneldiscussiononSucceedinginUniversity.Inspring2011,membersoftheteamwillbeorganizinganinternationalworkshopontransnationalismandKoreanfamiliestotakeplaceduringthefallof2012.ProfessorKimhasalsoproposedaworkshopsessionon"TransnationalAttachmentsandExperiencesofIntegration"fortheInternationalMetropolisConferencethattakesplaceintheAzoresinSeptember2011.Inthisproposedsession,whichincludespresentersfromNewZealand,Italy,theUnitedKingdomandCanada,shewilldiscussthelinkbetweentransnationalismandintegrationusingdatafromtheTKFSsurvey.Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/koreanfamiliescanada_main.html.11)ResearchSnapshotsonAsiaandAsianDiaspora:MobilizingResearchonAsiaandAsianDiaspora(2009)Supportedby:YorkCentreforAsianResearch;KnowledgeMobilization,YorkUniversityInpartnershipwiththeKnowledgeMobilizationUnitatYorkUniversity,YCARaimstomakeavailabletononacademicandnonspecialistaudiencesthekeyresearchfindingsrelatedtoAsiaandAsianDiasporaofYorkscholars.Theinitiativealsohasprovidedgraduatestudentswithopportunitiestodevelopskillsinwritingresearchreportsthatareclearandaccessibletoreadersoutsidetheacademy.Todate,theprojecthascompletedfiveresearchsummariesandisneartofinalizingtwomore.ResearchsummariesfeaturingYCARresearcherscanbeaccessedat:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/research_snapshots.htmlorinthesearchabledatabaseofresearchsummariesontheResearchImpactwebsite.12)ANewApproachtothePopularPressinChina:GenderandCulturalProduction,19041937(2008to2011)


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Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaStandardGrant;HumboldtFoundationPrincipalInvestigators:JoanJudge(FacultyAssociate;History,YorkUniversity);BarbaraMittler(UniversityofHeidelberg)ANewApproachtothePopularPressinChina:GenderandCulturalProduction,19041937seekstorestorecomplexitytoearlytwentiethcenturyChinesehistorybyliberatingthathistoryfromitsownreductivediscoursesonthefailingsoftraditionandthepromiseofmodernity.Theinstrumentandobjectofinvestigationisthepopularpress,anewandasyetunderstudiedmediumthatdominatedthecontemporaryprintmarketandbecameoneoftheprimesitesfortheproductionofknowledgeandculture.Othermembersoftheresearchteaminclude:JuliaAndrews(OhioStateUniversity);MichelHockx(UniversityofLondon),ChristianHenriot(LumireLyon2University)andGraceFong(UniversitdeMontral).DorisSung(YorkUniversity),AnnikaJoest(UniversityofHeidelberg),LiyingSun(UniversityofHeidelberg),WanmingWang(McGillUniversity)andYanfeiYin(OhioStateUniversity)wereresearchassistantsin2010.2011.2010.2011ActivitiesTheprojectmemberswereactiveinthefinalyearoftheproject.InAugustof2010,theresearchteamandresearchassistantsmetatMcGillUniversityinMontralforaworkshoponShiftingLanguageRegistersinLateQing/RepublicanChina.ThisworkshopwasafollowuptoameetingheldinMarch2010inconjunctionwiththeAssociationofAsianStudiesAnnualMeetinginPhiladelphia.Atthismeeting,togetherwithProfessorTheodoreHuters(UniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles),whoiscurrentlyresearchingthecomplexitiesoftheshiftfromtheclassicaltothevernacularlanguageinearlytwentiethcenturyChina,thegroupbeganadiscussionofthecomplexityofthelanguageinthewomensjournalstheprojectresearchersarestudying.ThekeynotespeakerattheMcGillworkshopwasElizabethKaskeofCarnegieMellonUniversity,authorofoneofthemostimportantbooksinthisfield,ThePoliticsofLanguageinChineseEducation,18951919(Brill,2008).CanWeDeviseaModelofLanguageUseinEarlyTwentiethCenturyChina?washertopic.Presentersattheworkshopincluded:JuliaAndrews(OhioStateUniversity)onFragmentaryReflectionsofaChangingRepublicanCulture:AVisualReadingofFunzazhi(19151931);MatthiasArnold(UniversityofHeidelberg)ontheprojectdatabase;VictorFan(McGillUniversity)on"Hollywood,FilmTheory,andDomesticScandal:LinguisticRegistersandtheNegotiationofFemaleSexualitiesinCinematicDiscourses";GraceFong(McGillUniversity)onANewGenreforWomen?Author,AudienceandLanguageintheVernacularColumnYantaninNzishijie;JoanJudge(YorkUniversity)onDisparateRegisters,DifferentReaders?WhatLanguageSuggestsaboutFunshibaosReaderlyandWriterlyCommunities;BarbaraMittler(UniversityofHeidelberg)on"HistoryandHerstory:New(Wo)Menandthe


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LanguageofWomensMagazinesin(lateQingand)RepublicanChina";andPaolaZamperini(AmherstCollege)onBonfireoftheVanities:RegisteringEmotionsinFunshibaosfiction.Participantsincluded:LiyingSun(ProjectRA,UniversityofHeidelberg);DorisSung(ProjectRA,YorkUniversity);XiaorongLi(UniversityofCaliforniaatSantaBarbara);JohannaRansmeier(McGillUniversity);DominicSteavu(UniversityofHeidelberg);andLiduYi(McGillUniversity).Oneoftheconclusionsofthemeetingwasthatthequestionsofshiftinglanguageregistershastobestudiedinconjunctionwithshiftingvisual,socialandpoliticalregisters.JoanJudgeandBarbaraMittlerarepursuingthisnewavenueofinquiryandhaveappliedforanewleveloffundingtoexpandtheSSHRCHumboldtfundedprojectonChinesewomensjournalstoincludeothergenresofperiodicalsandwithabroaderfocusonshiftingculturalregistersintwentiethcenturyChina.Overthe2010.2011period,projectresearchassistantsDorisSung,AnnikaJoestandLiyingSunhavecontinuedtoworkcloselywithtechniciansattheHeidelbergResearchArchitectureindevelopingasophisticateddatabaseforthematerialinthefourwomensjournalsthatarethefocusoftheproject.Theteamiscommittedtoseekingmeaningfulmetadatacategoriesandtoproducinganoptimallyuserfriendlyinterface.Ms.SungandMs.Sunwereresponsiblefortrainingnewresearchassistants,andtogetherwithMs.JoestandMatthiasArnold,theyarepreparingadatabasemanualfortheprojectinthecomingmonths.WanmingWangandYanfeiYincontinuedtouploaddatafromthejournalsontothedatabase.ThepreliminarylaunchofthedatabasewilltakeplaceattheprojectsculminatingconferenceinLondoninMay2011(seebelow).ProfessorJudgesarticleonMinkokushokinonichijseikatsu:Fujojihkarayomitoku(DailyLifeDuringtheRepublicanPeriod:WhatwecanLearnfromReadingtheFunushibao)appearedinChgokujoseishikenkyinFebruary2011.GraceFongconductedresearchonNzishijiesvisualimagesduringthepastyear.ProfessorHockxandMs.SuntravelledtoShanghaiinFall2010toconductresearchforanarticleonthejournalMeiyu,whichtheyplantosubmitthearticletoamajorrefereedjournalbytheendof2011.Ms.SunalsohasaforthcomingchapterinChristianeBrosiusandRolandWenzlhuemersTransculturalTurbulences(Springer,2011).HerchapteristitledAnExoticSelf?TracingTransculturalFlowsofWesternNudesinPeiyangPictorialNews(19261933).ProfessorMittlersactivitiesin2010.2011includingleadingtheHeidelbergteamtoworkontheconceptualandfunctionaldevelopmentofthedatabase,offeringintellectualaswellasfinancialsupportinadditiontocontinuingherprojectrelatedresearchontheNewWo/men.Forthedatabase,shewasincontactwithColumbiaUniversitytopromotethepossiblecooperationbetweenthetwoinstitutionsconcerningLinglongimagesandmetadata.InFall2010,shepreparedafundingapplicationtosupportthecontinuationoftheClusterofExcellence"AsiaandEuropeinaGlobalContext:ShiftingAsymmetriesinCulturalFlows"attheUniversityof


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Heidelberg.ShealsoappliedforandreceivedfinancialsupporttocoverthetravelexpensesoftheHeidelbergteamsparticipationattheMay2011conferenceinLondon.BothMs.SungandMs.SunhavecontinuedresearchonthehistoricalcontextualizationofthejournalsMs.SungonFunshibaoandFunzazhiandMs.SunsonLinglongandMeiyufortheproject.ThelatterwillalsodirectacourseforgraduatesinthesummersemesterattheInstituteofChineseStudies,UniversityofHeidelberg,titled"ReadingLinglong(Elegance,19311937):Text,ImageandDatabase".Onbehalfoftheproject,Ms.Sunmanagedtoseek,negotiateandpurchasedigitalizedFNSB,FNZZimagesinBeijing,andassistedProfessorJudgeinherprojectresearchinShanghaiinSpring2010.ShetravelledtoChinaFall2010andconsultedlibrariansandarchivesandmetwithacademicsatFudanUniversity(Shanghai),NationalChengchiUniversity(Taipei),NankaiUniversity(Tianjin)andSunYatsenUniversity(Guangzhou)toconsultonwomen'smagazinesintheRepublicaneraforthedatabase,andaboutfuturecollaborationforthedatabase,publicationsandresearchevents.Invitedlecturesandconferencepapersbyprojectmembersduring2010.2011include:Fong,Grace(2010).19151920(VisualizingReadersinTheLadiesJournal:Photographsfrom19151920).InvitedLecture,InstituteofModernHistory,AcademiaSinica,December.Hockx,Michel(2011)."ResearchingtheRepublic.InvitedLecture,UniversityofOxford,England,January.ProfessorHockxspokeontheuseofdigitizedmaterialforthestudyofRepublicaneraculture,andheusedhisresearchonMeiyuasanexample,andalsoreferredtotheworkdonebytheproject.Judge,Joan(2010).ParatextandPublicity:MagazineCoverGirlsandReaderlyEngagementintheEarly20thCentury.PresentationatParatextsinLateImperialChineseBookCultureconference,UniversityofHeidelberg,Germany,October.Judge,Joan(2010).RepublicanLadies,UrbaneBeauties,andIronMaidens:ChineseMagazineCoverGirls,19112010.ChinaintheLongTwentiethCentury:Overcomingthe1949Divideworkshop,YorkUniversity,Toronto,November.Judge,Joan(2011).TheCourtesansOther:Visibility,Sexuality,andtheRepublicanLady.CameraSinica:UsesandMeaningsofPhotographyinChina,EarlyTwentiethtoEarlyTwentyFirstCenturiesworkshop,YorkUniversity,Toronto,March.Judge,Joan(2010).TheCourtesansOther:Visibility,Sexuality,andtheRepublicanLady.InvitedLecture,UniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,November.


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Judge,Joan(2010).TheCourtesansOther:Visibility,Sexuality,andtheRepublicanLady.InvitedLecture,PomonaCollege,Claremont,California,November.Judge,Joan(2010).TheCourtesansOther:Visibility,Sexuality,andtheRepublicanLady.PresentationatMovingForward:GenderandChineseHistory:AColloquiuminHonoroftheRetirementofProfessorSusanMann.UniversityofCalifornia,Davis,May.Sung,Doris(2011).ChineseWomenandCareersintheArtsandCrafts,19101937AStudyofImagesandTextsinFunshibaoandFunzazhi.Presentationatthe5thWomenandGenderinChineseStudies(WAGNet)GraduateWorkshop.UniversityofWestminster,London,January.InFall2010,GraceFong,JoanJudge,BarbaraMittlerandLiyingSunmettodiscussthedatabaseaswellastheconceptof"paratext"inrelationtowomen'sjournals,whileattendingaworkshoponParatextsinLateImperialChineseBookCultureheldinHeidelberg,Germany.Plansfor2011.2012TheculminatingconferenceforthisthreeyearprojectwillbeheldattheSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudiesattheUniversityofLondonon1315May2011.TheconferenceisfundedbyAmericanCouncilofLearnedSocieties,throughfundingfromtheChiangChingkuoFoundationforInternationalScholarlyExchange;ClusterofExcellence"AsiaandEuropeinaGlobalContext"(HeidelbergUniversity)andtheSocialScienceandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanada.ItisorganizedbyProfessorJudgeandProfessorHockx,thelatterwhoalsosecuredadditionalfundingfortheconferencefromSOASCentreofChineseStudies,andUniversitiesChinaCommitteeinLondon.PresentationsatGenderandTransculturalProduction:ChineseWomensJournalsintheirGlobalContext,19002000conferencewillplaceChinesegenderedjournalsincomparativecontextinordertohighlighttheglobalsimilaritiesandculturalparticularitiesofthemedium.ThiscomparativeperspectiveiscrucialgiventhenatureoftheChinesematerials.Mostoftheireditors,contributors,andillustratorshadbeenexposedtoJapaneseandWesternpublicationsandmodels.Asaresult,globalinfluencesareapparentnotonlyinthecontentofdirectlytranslatedarticlesbutinthejournalslayout,photographs,coverartandhighlyhybridizedlanguage.Thecomparativeperspectiveisalsocrucialtothedevelopmentofamethodologyforreadingpopularjournals,oneofthecentralaimsoftheGenderandCulturalProductionproject.TheconferencethusseeksnotonlytocompareChinesematerialswithAmerican,Japanese,BritishorIndianmagazinesbuttocomparemethodsofreadingChineseperiodicalswiththoseofscholarsresearchingsimilarjournalsinothergeographicareas.Tothisend,GenderandTransculturalProductionbringstogetherleadingscholarsofChinesewomensjournalsfromChina,Taiwan,Germany,theUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesand


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Canada,andforemostexpertsonBritish,American,Hindi,Japanese,CanadianandGermanjournals.Collectively,theconferencewillseektodevelopmethodsforexamininganimportantandheretoforeunderexploredaspectofthepopularpress:thecoincidenceoftheageofthemodernperiodicalandthedawnofglobalcommunications.

Thepreliminarylaunchofprojectdatabasewilltakeplaceontheseconddayoftheconference(seeabove).Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/Joan_Judge.html. 13)B(R)ICSandBeyond:EmergingPowersandWorldOrder(2008)Supportedby:InternationalDevelopmentResearchCentre;OfficeoftheVicePresident,Research&InnovationOrganizedby:GregoryChin(FacultyAssociate;PoliticalScience,YorkUniversity);andFahimQuadir(FacultyAssociate;SocialScience,YorkUniversity) Thisresearchprogrammeexploresthemaindynamicsandimplicationsoftheriseoftheemergingpowers(specificallyChina,India,BrazilandSouthAfrica)fromarangeofpoliticaleconomyandgeopoliticalconsiderations,andanalyzewhetherthisriseisproducingashiftininternationalarchitectureofglobalpowercreatingnewvulnerabilitiesanddrivingnewprojectsinregionbuilding.Researchersseektoincreaseawarenessthattherisingstates,asrisingdonors,arealreadyhavingasignificantimpactonthestateofeconomic,social,health,politicalandenvironmentalconditionsintheirowndomesticcontext,inotherdevelopingcountries,andintheglobalcommonsmorebroadly.Thisinitiativebuildson2007IDRCfundedresearchonB(R)ICSas'EmergingDonors',whichincludedfourpublishedcountrystudiesonBrazil,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica(www.idrc.ca/en/ev1409642011DO_TOPIC.html).Theoriginalreportshighlightedtheimportanceofthisnewandinnovativeareaofresearchaswellasthelackofsystematicresearchandanalysisdespiteitshighlevelofstrategicpolicyrelevancy.InSpring2009,ProfessorChinsecuredfundingfromtheInternationalDevelopmentResearchCentreforaB(R)ICS:EmergingPowersasEmergingDonorsworkshop.ItbroughtacademicsandpolicymakersfromCanada,India,Brazil,SouthAfrica,FranceandGermanytogetheratYorkUniversityinNovember2009foratwodayworkshop,whichincludesadayandahalfofdiscussiononcountryspecificaswellasmoregloballevelandcomprehensivethemes.FourYorkUniversityfaculty(ViviannaPatronniandPabloIdahosafromDevelopmentStudies,andSimoneBohnandRobertLathamfromPoliticalScience)wereinvitedtoparticipateasdiscussants.Participantpapersanddiscussionfocusedonthecomplexmotivations,intentionsandevolvinginterestsoftheemergingdonors.Acentralquestionthattheparticipantsexaminediswhetherornottheriseoftheemergingdonorsareredefiningthemeaningofwhatisdevelopment,andifso,how?


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AsofApril2011,thereareseveraloutputsfortheresearchprogrammefindings,whichwillgenerateimportantsocialscientific,researchandknowledgeinnovationsonthethemeoftheBRICSasrisingdonors,andhowthisgroupingisreshapingglobaldevelopment.Themainmodefordisseminatingtheinnovativeworkshopfindingswillbeaspecialissueoftheacademicjournal,CambridgeReviewofInternationalAffairs,tentativelytitledRisingStates,RisingDonors:TheBRICSandBeyond.ThearticlesarenowundergoingthepeerreviewprocessorganizedbyCRIA.ThespecialissueistentativelyslatedforpublicationinNovember2011.Second,theworkshopfacilitatedtheformulationofapolicybrief,TheRisingDonors:BRICSandBeyond,whichdrawsonthediscussionsattheB(R)ICSasEmergingDonorsBookWorkshop,andpresentsthemainfindingsandkeypointsofdiscussionfromtheworkshopastopical,policyrelevantresearch,incondensedandfocusedformwithagoaltoinformandenhancedebateamongpolicymakersandscholarsontheriseoftheB(R)ICS/emergingpowersasemergingdonors,andtheimplicationsforglobaldevelopment,andtheshiftingglobalordermorebroadly.Finally,atthecloseoftheNovember2009workshopinToronto,theparticipantsdecidedtoformTheRisingDonorsResearchGroup(RDRG)asanetworkofscholarsandprofessionalswithexpertiseontheroleandimpactoftherisingdonorsornewforeignassistanceproviders.ItiscodirectedbyGregoryChinandFahimQuadir.ItwasdecidedthattheRDRGwouldinitiallyfocusonsharingresearchresultsandmethodology,andputtogetherconferencesandseminarsonrisingdonorsornewdevelopmentpartnershiplinkages.RDRGmembersareuniversitylecturersandresearcherswhoseresearchandteachingdealsubstantiallywiththerisingornewdonors;researchersinthinktanksandothernonprofitswithspecializationonrisingornewdonors;advancedgraduatestudents(beyondtheMAlevel);journalistswhoreportontheemergingdonors;independentresearchers/writerswhohavepublishedextensivelyonthetheme;professionals,suchasdevelopmentconsultantswiththerelevantbackgroundofpractice;industryleadersandanalystswhowriteextensivelyorspeakontherisingdonors.FormoreinformationandafulllistofRDRGmembers,pleasevisitwww.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/BRICS.html.14)ReorganizingLandscapeandLivelihood:HouseholdandCommunityResponsestoProtectedAreaEstablishment(2007to2010)Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaStandardGrant


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PrincipalInvestigator:RobinRoth(FacultyAssociate;Geography,YorkUniversity)In2010.2011,thefinalyearoftheproject,ProfessorRothhasconcentratedonanalysis,disseminationandsomeconcludingresearch.AcoauthoredarticleinWorldDevelopmenttitledTheGood,theBadandtheContradictory:NeoliberalConservationGovernanceinSoutheastAsiausespreliminaryresultsfromtheprojectincomparisonwiththePhilippinestoarguethattheturntowardsmarketbasedlivelihoodsinsideNationalParkshascontradictoryoutcomesandmustbeevaluatedwithinparticularhistorical,ecologicalandsocialcontexts.InJanuaryandFebruary2011,ProfessorRothtravelledwithherfamily(seepictureofhersoninoneofherresearchvillages)toupdateherunderstandingofeventsinMaeThoandDoiInthanonNationalParksandtoconductkeyinformantinterviewswithpromotersofmarketbasedconservationandlivelihoodchange.FromMarch2011onwards,sheiscompletingabookmanuscriptonthesubject.Itisexpectedoverthe2011.2012academicyear,twoMAthesesfromChiangMaiUniversitythatarebasedonprojectresearchwillbecompleted.ThefirstexplorescornproductionontheborderofMaeThonationalParkandtheotherlooksatfairtradecoffeeproductioninObLuangNationalPark.ProfessorRothandthestudentswillproducejointpublications.TheReorganizingLandscapeandLivelihoodproject,whichbeganin2007,investigatesthegrowingrolethatmarketsplayinthelivelihoodsofcommunitieslocatedinandaroundprotectedareasandassessestheimplicationsforconservationanddevelopmentinitiatives.ResearchisbeingconductedinNorthernThailandwheretheexpansionofprotectedareashasresultedinthereductionofagriculturallandforhighlandcommunities.Farmersarerespondingbyintensifyingtheirmarketactivitieswhilegovernmentandnongovernmentagenciesarepromotinggreatermarketintegration.Meanwhile,conservationagenciesandorganizationsarepromotingecotourism,handicraftsalesandhighvaluecropsinthehopesthatsuchincomewillmakeextractionofforestresourceslessattractive.Theprojectinvestigatesthisincreaseinmarketbasedgovernancebyfirststudyinghowfarmersusemarketstoreorganizetheirlivelihoodsandbytracingtheextralocalfactorsthatenableorconstraincertainlivelihoodtrajectories.Researchthenturnsitsattentiontoconservationanddevelopmentinitiativesthatpromotegreatermarketintegrationasasolutiontoconservationconflictandtracestheimpactsofthoseprojectsfortherecipientcommunities.Thefindingswillhavetheoreticalimplicationsforourunderstandingoflivelihoodchangeandpolicyimplicationsformarketorientedinitiativesinconservationpractice. Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/Robin_Roth_SSHRC.html.(R.McKennaphotographofD.McKennainThailand).


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15)PrivatizingEnvironmentalGovernance:AGlobalAnalysisoftheEffectsandEffectivenessofEnvironmentalCertificationforFarmedSalmonandShrimp(2007to2012)Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaStandardGrantPrincipalInvestigator:PeterVandergeest(FacultyAssociate;Geography,YorkUniversity)PrivatizingEnvironmentalGovernanceisacollaborativeresearchprojectbyaninternationalteamofscholars,activistsandrepresentativesfromthenewseafoodmovement.Thefocusisonshrimpandsalmonasthetwohighestvalue,andmostcontroversial,speciesinglobalaquaculture.Theresearchsitesrangefromshrimpandsalmonfarmstocorporateoffices,fromsupermarketstointernationalorganizations,asresearchersask:*whataretheeffectsofseafoodcertificationontheshrimpandsalmonindustriesandonthecommunitiesengagedinaquaculture?*howeffectivearecertificationregimesinmitigatingthenegativeenvironmentalandsocialeffectsofintensiveaquaculture?*whoparticipatesinsettingstandardsandmonitoringandenforcingcompliance?*towhatextentdoesthemovetocertificationactuallyrepresenttheprivatizationofenvironmentalgovernance?ProfessorVandergeest'sresearchteamincludes:DerekHall(Coinvestigator,ResearchAssociate;PoliticalScience,WilfridLaurierUniversity);Md.SaidulIslam(Researcher,NanyangTechnologicalUniversity);PaulFoley(ResearchAssistant;DoctoralCandidate,PoliticalScience,YorkUniversity).DerekHall,PaulFoleyandPeterVandergeestpresentedprojectresearchattheInternationalStudiesAssociationconferenceinMontralinMarch2011.TheyenlistedBenCashore,aleadingresearchonecocertification,asacommentator.Seebelowforpapertitles.ProfessorVandergeesthasalsobeentrackingtheprocessesforcreatingtheDraftStandardsforShrimpAquaculture,andprovidingcommentsonthestandardstotheGlobalSteeringCommittee,whichisinchargeofproducingthestandardsthroughconsultativeprocess.TheseStandardswillbeusedbythenewAquacultureStewardshipCouncil.HehasalsobeenengagedinamorefocuseddiscussionaboutthesocialstandardsandcommunityrelationsaspectsoftheStandards.


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InDecember2010,researcherMd.SaidulIslamconductedafollowupfieldtriptoBangladesh.AfterthefallofShrimpSealofQuality(SSOQ),theWorldFishCentreandafewotherorganizationsareplayingsubstantialrolesinshapingBangladeshshrimpaquaculture.ProfessorIslamneededtomapoutthesekeystakeholdersandhowortowhatextenttheyareshapingtheindustry.Hemetwithseveraldifferentgroupsincluding:officialsoftheWorldFishCentre;aresearchgroupwithsimilarinterestsatNorthernUniversityofBangladesh(NUB);andgovernmentofficialsattheDepartmentofFisheries.Thelatterprovidedanupdateontheindustry,particularlyonhowitisdealingwiththebannednitrofuran(aharmfuldrugthatwasfoundinsomeshipmentsanddrasticallycurtailedtheexportearnings),naturaldisasters(climatechangeissues)aswellasothersocialandenvironmentalqualityissues.Inthepastyear,PaulFoleypresentedtwoconferencepapersandgaveapublictalkbasedonresearchsupportedbytheproject.HecontinueshisdoctoralfieldworkinAtlanticCanadaonecocertificationandlabellingthroughthecaseofCanadianfisheries.

Inthecomingyear,thegroupwillbeparticipatingintheAsianFisheriesForuminShanghaiinlateApril2011topresentresearchanddiscusscertificationwithstakeholders.ProfessorVandergeestisacommentatoronapaneloncoastalaquacultureandresilience,andhehasalsoarrangedfortheparticipationoftheoneofthemembersoftheGlobalSteeringCommitteeoftheShrimpAquacultureDialoguestoparticipate.

PublicationsinthepastyearsupportedbyPEGresearchinclude:Hall,Derek(2010).FoodwithaVisibleFace:TraceabilityandthePublicPromotionofPrivate

GovernanceintheJapaneseFoodSystem.Geoforum41(5):826835.Islam,M.S.(2010).RegimesofEnvironmentalRegulationsandGovernance:Opportunitiesand

ChallengesforShrimpAquacultureinBangladesh.JournalofBangladeshStudies12(1):4462.

Conferencepapersandinvitedtalksin2010.2011included:Foley,Paul(2011).StateResponsestotheMarineStewardshipCouncilinCanada.

PresentationattheInternationalStudiesAssociation(ISA)AnnualConference,Montral,Quebec,March.

Foley,Paul(2010).MarineStewardshipCouncilSustainableFisheriesCertification:Emerging

Challenges.InvitedpresentationontheSeaWorthyStrategies:CanBusinessSustaintheGlobalSeafoodTrade?panelatthe18thAnnualNetImpactConference,2020:VisionforASustainableDecade,UniversityofMichiganRossSchoolofBusiness,AnnArbor,Michigan,October.


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Foley,Paul(2010).TheGlobalPoliticalEconomyofPublicSupportforPrivateRegulation:TheImpactsofInternationalEcocertificationandLabellingonCanadianFisheriesManagement.PresentationattheCanadianPoliticalScienceAssociation(CPSA)AnnualConference,Montral,Quebec,June.

Hall,Derek(2010).CoOrganizer(withRodolphedeKoninck)ofthepanelBoomCropsand

AgriculturalExpansioninSoutheastAsia.RevisitingAgrarianTransformationsinSoutheastAsia:Empirical,TheoreticalandAppliedPerspectivesinternationalconference.ChiangMai,Thailand,May1315.

Hall,Derek(2010).EelLaundering,EcolabelingandTraceabilityinJapaneseFisheries:National

TakesonGlobalGovernanceMechanisms.PresentationtotheDepartmentofPoliticalScience,UniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,April7.

Hall,Derek(2011).ExpandedAuthority:TunaProcessingFirms,TunaManagementandSupply

ChainControl.PresentationattheInternationalStudiesAssociation(ISA)AnnualConference,Montral,Quebec,March.

Hall,Derek(2011).PanelchairforNationalResponsestoGlobalEcolabels.International

StudiesAssociation(ISA)AnnualConference,Montral,Quebec,March.Islam,Md.Saidul(2010).EcologicalModernizationorModernizationofEcology?Exploring

NaturesocietyRelationsintheEraofAquacultureCertification.Presentationinthe"GlobalFisheries,AquacultureandtheOceanicCrisisIpanelattheRuralSociologicalSociety(RSS)Meeting,Atlanta,Georgia,August1215.

Vandergeest,Peter(2011).ANewExtraTerritoriality?AquacultureCertification,Sovereignty

andImperialism.PresentationattheInternationalStudiesAssociation(ISA)AnnualConference,Montral,Quebec,March.

Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/PEG_main.html.(A.Unnophotograph.16)ChallengesofAgrarianTransitioninSoutheastAsia(2005to2010)Supportedby:SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanadaMajorCollaborativeResearchInitiativesGrantCoInvestigator:PeterVandergeest(FacultyAssociate;Geography,YorkUniversity)TheChallengesofAgrarianTransitioninSoutheastAsiaproject(ChATSEA)isanetworkofCanadianscholarsworkingwithresearchersabroadonalargescaleresearchprojecttoinvestigateandexplaincurrentprocessesofsocialandenvironmentalchangeinSoutheastAsia.


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TheprojectwasbasedattheUniversityofMontralandranfrom2005,endinginDecember2010.SeveralYorkUniversitygraduatestudentswhoconductresearchonSoutheastAsiahavebeensupportedbyChATSEAoverthelifeoftheprojectincluding:ShannonArnold(MA,EnvironmentalStudies);KeithBarney(GraduateAssociate;DoctoralCandidate,Geography);NgaDao(GraduateAssociate;DoctoralCandidate,Geography),VanessaLamb(GraduateAssociate;DoctoralCandidate,Geography);SaiLatt(MA,Geography),AdamLukasiewicz(GraduateAssociate;DoctoralCandidate,Geography),ThantThuzar(MA,Geography)andMaryYoung(PhD,PoliticalScience).MelissaMarschke(ResearchAssociate,UniversityofOttawa)alsoheldaChATSEApostdoctoralpositionatYorkUniversitybeforeacceptinghercurrentposition.Inthefinalyearoftheproject,PeterVandergeestcontinuedhisworkontheChATSEAsteeringcommitteeaswellasontheeditorialboardoftheprojectsworkingpaperseries.Hewasalsoanorganizingcommitteememberforthefinalprojectconference.Theinternationalconference,RevisitingAgrarianTransformationsinSoutheastAsia:Empirical,TheoreticalandAppliedPerspectives,washeldinMay2010inChiangmai,Thailand.HetooktheopportunitytoconductresearchathisfieldsitewheninThailandfortheconference.WithinChATSEA,ProfessorVandergeesthasbeenactiveontwoprojects.ThefirstfocusesonalternativeagricultureinSoutheastAsiawithSteffanieScott(UniversityofWaterloo)andMaryYoung(ResearchAssociate,YCAR).ProfessorVandergeestcoorganizedoneofthethematicpanelsatthefinalprojectconferenceonthistheme.HecoauthoredapositionpaperwithScottandYoung,andabooktentativelytitledAlternativeAgricultureinSoutheastAsiaisalsoforthcoming.InFebruary2011,hewasinvitedtospeakatalmamaterCornellUniversityonthisresearch.Seebelowforfurtherdetailsontheseprojectactivities.ThesecondmajorprojectforProfessorVandergeestundertheaegisofChATSEAhasbeenorganizing14researcherstoconductrestudiesinthesiteswheretheydidPhDresearch(inmostcases),andcollecttheseintoavolumethatwillbepublishedbySingaporeUniversity.ThisisacollaborativeprojectwithJonathanRigg(DurhamUniversity).ProfessorVandergeestiscoeditorwithRigg,coauthorofthefirsttwointroductorychaptersaswellasauthorofoneoftherestudychapters.Finally,healsoorganized,withJeffersonFox(EastWestCenter,Honolulu),twopanelsonagrarianchangeinSoutheastAsiafortheAssociationforAsianStudiesconferenceinApril2011.InadditiontopresentinghisresearchinWisconsinandWashington,D.C.(seebelow),KeithBarneywasaninvitedparticipanttoaninternationalworkshopoftheGlobalFuturesForum,organisedbytheCanadianSecurityIntelligenceService(CSIS).Ownership,VulnerabilityandAccess:SecurityDimensionsoftheGlobalFoodSystemwasheldinJanuary2011inOttawa.


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VanessaLambhasspentthe2010.2011academicyearinThailandconductingresearchforherdoctoralthesis.FromAugust2010toAugust2011,sheisanAffiliatedResearcherattheRegionalCenterforSocialScienceandSustainableDevelopment(RCSD),FacultyofSocialSciences,ChiangMaiUniversity,Thailand.ShewasalsoaninvitedparticipantattheAssociationofAsianStudiesBorders,MigrationandTransnationalFlows:AsiainMotionDissertationWorkshopinMarch2011inHonolulu.Theproposalshesubmittedwasmadepossiblebythepreliminaryfieldworkconductedin2009andsupportedbyChATSEA.Thefollowingpublicationswerepublishedin2010.2011relatedtoresearchfortheChATSEAproject.Barney,K.(Accepted).Land,LivelihoodsandRemittances:APoliticalEcologyofYouth

OutmigrationAcrosstheLaoThaiMekongBorder.CriticalAsianStudies.Barney,K.andK.Canby(2011).ScopingBaselineInformationfortheMekongRegion:Forest

LawEnforcement,GovernanceandTrade(FLEGT):CambodiaReport.WashingtonD.C.:ForestTrends.

Barney,K.andK.Canby(2011).ScopingBaselineInformationfortheMekongRegion:Forest

LawEnforcement,GovernanceandTrade(FLEGT):LaoPDRReport.WashingtonD.C.:ForestTrends.

Dao,Nga(Forthcoming).DammingRiversinVietnam:ALessonLearnedintheTyBc

(Northwest)Region.TheJournalforVietnameseStudies.Dao,Nga(2010).DamDevelopmentinVietnam:TheEvolutionofDaminducedResettlement

Policy.WaterAlternative3(2):324340.Dao,Nga(2010).RubberPlantationinResettlementSites:OpportunityorChallengeinSonLa

Province?Hanoi:CenterforWaterResourcesConservationandDevelopment.Lazarus,K.,N.Badenoch,NgaDaoandB.P.Resurreccion(eds.)(2011).WaterRightsandSocial

JusticeintheMekongRegion,thirdedition.MekongProgramonWater,EnvironmentandResilience.London:Earthscan.

Molnar,A.,K.Barney,M.DeVito,A.Karsenty,D.Elson,M.Benavides,P.Tipula,C.Soria,P.

ShearmanandM.France(2011).LargeAcquisitionofRightsonForestLandsforTropicalTimberConcessionandCommercialWoodPlantations.WashingtonDC:RightsandResourcesInitiative.Availableat:www.rightsandresources.org/publication_details.php?publicationID=2242.


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Rigg,J.andP.Vandergeest(Forthcoming).RevisitingAgrarianTransformations:Localities,StateandClassinRuralSoutheastAsia.Honolulu:UniversityofHawaiiPressandSingapore:NationalUniversityofSingaporePress.

Conferencepapers,presentationsandinvitedtalksbyChATSEAresearchersinthepastyearinclude:Dao,Nga(2010).DamsandtheirSocialImpactsinNorthwestVietnam:ARecentHistoryand

CriticalEvaluationofResettlementPolicy.PresentationattheAssociationofAmericanGeographersAnnualMeeting,WashingtonD.C.,April.

Dao,Nga(2011).Resettlement,RehabilitationandDifferentiationinNorthernUplandsVietnam.PresentationattheAssociationofAsianStudies(AAS)Conference,Honolulu,April.

Dao,Nga(2011).DamDevelopmentinVietnam:DispossessionbyAccumulationforSocialistConstruction/Neoliberalism.PresentationattheAssociationofAmericanGeographersAnnualMeeting,Seattle,April.

Barney,Keith(2010).ThePoliticalEcologyofCumulativeEffects:RemakingEnvironmentalGovernanceandLivelihoodsthroughResourceConcessionsinLaoPDR.InvitedtalkattheCentreforSoutheastAsianStudies(CSEAS),UniversityofWisconsinMadison,Wisconsin,December10.

Barney,Keith(2010).ThePoliticsofLargeScaleLandAcquisitionsandtheGlobalPulpand

PaperEconomy:ExaminingtheConnectionsbetweenChinaandMekongSoutheastAsia.InvitedtalkattheDepartmentofGeographyGraduateStudentBrownbagLectureSeries,UniversityofWisconsinMadison,Wisconsin,December10.

Barney,Keith(2010).LandConcessions,GlobalProductionNetworksandResource

Geopolitics:ExaminingtheConnectionsbetweenChinaandSoutheastAsia.InvitedtalkattheChinaEnvironmentForum,WoodrowWilsonInternationalCentreforScholars.WashingtonD.C.,October20.

Lamb,Vanessa(2011).MakingKnowledgeandTerritory:EcologicalKnowledgeProductionson

theNuSalweenRiver.PresentationattheAssociationofAsianStudies(AAS)Conference,Honolulu,April.Thepaperispartlybasedonpreliminaryfieldworkcarriedoutin2009,supportedbyChATSEA.

Vandergeest,Peter(2010).AlternativeFuturesinAlternativeAgriculture.PresentationattheRevisitingAgrarianTransformationsinSoutheastAsia:Empirical,TheoreticalandAppliedPerspectivesinternationalconference.Chiangmai,Thailand,May1315.


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Vandergeest,Peter(2010).CoorganizerofpanelonAlternativeFuturesinAlternativeAgricultureandonRestudyingAgrarianTransformations.PanelsattheRevisitingAgrarianTransformationsinSoutheastAsia:Empirical,TheoreticalandAppliedPerspectivesinternationalconference.Chiangmai,Thailand,May1315.

Vandergeest,Peter(2010).NewGreenRevolutionsinThailand:WhatwecanLearnfroma

GlobalSouthPerspectiveonAlternativeAgriculture.InvitedtalkintheSoutheastAsiaProgramLectureSeries,CornellUniversity,February17.

Formoreinformationonthisproject,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/ycar/programmes_projects/ChATSEA.html.17)AsianBusinessandManagementProgramme(ABMP)(Ongoing)Director:B.MichaelFrolic(SeniorResearchAssociate;PoliticalScience,YorkUniversity)TheAsianBusinessandManagementProgramme(ABMP)hasbeenoneofCanada'sleadersinAsianresearchforover25yearsandoneofthefirstinstitutionsinCanadatoprovideexecutivedevelopmenttrainingtoChineseprofessionals.TheABMPcollaborateswiththeSchulichSchoolofBusinessintheimplementationofitstrainingprogrammes(see4.18)withstaffinbothBeijingandToronto.TheProgrammealsosupportsresearchthroughitsownprogrammesandinitiativesaswellasthroughitsfinancialandothersupportforYCAR(see4.17).AprojecttrackingABMPTrainingDivisiontraineesaftertheirreturntoChinabeganin2010.Overaperiodof10years,theTrainingDivisionhastrainedalmost3,000Chineseofficials,executivesandeducatorsinprogrammesrangingfromthreeweekstosixmonths.ProjectorganizersareinterestedinwhatthetraineeslearnedduringtheirtimeinCanadaandhowtheyhaveappliedtheirexperienceandnewskillsintheirworkingovernment,businessandtheeducationsectors,aswellaspinpointingmorecloselywhereinitsprogrammestheTrainingDivisionhasbeensuccessfulandwhereitneedstoimproveitsperformance.ABMPDirectorB.MichaelFrolicexpectsthisstudytohaveacademicsignificanceincrossculturalstudies.Itis,totheirknowledge,thefirststudyofshorttermtrainingofChineseofficialsabroad.SonjaRegler(YCARVisitingScholarandDoctoralCandidate,FreieUniversittBerlin)developedthequestionnaireincollaborationwithMireOBrien(DirectoroftheTrainingDivision)andProfessorFrolicinthispastyearandtheteamiscurrentlyputtingtogetheralargerproposaltosecureoutsidefundingfortheproject.InSpring2011,theteamplanstoadministerapretestofourquestionnaireto40formertraineesinBeijing.Afterthepretest,theyexpectlaterinthesummerorearlyfalltoadministertheadjustedquestionnairetoapproximately400ofourtraineeswiththecooperationoftheBeijingForeignExpertsBureau(SAFEA).Thisorganizationapprovesallforeigntrainingforofficials,andisinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthevalueofthisforeignexperience.Thisis


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thefirstsuchcooperativeresearchprojectwiththePeoplesRepublicofChina(PRC)government.TheinterviewerswillbedrawnfromthegraduatestudentsfromBeiwaiUniversityinBeijing.TheprojectiscurrentlysupportedbyABMPandwillbesupportedbySAFEAinthenextphaseforinChinaresearch.Preliminaryresultswillbeavailableinlate2011.TherearealsoplanstodevelopacollaborativeresearchprojectonCanadaPRCrelationswithPRCfacultyandgraduatestudents.YorkUniversityhasasignificantarchiveonCanadaPRCrelations,whichwillserveasavaluableresource.FormoreinformationontheABMP,pleasevisit:www.yorku.ca/abmp/english.html.18)ABMPTrainingDivision(Ongoing)ThetrainingdivisionoftheABMP(formerlyChinaManagementTrainingProgramme)communicateswithpartnersandcolleaguesinChinaandVietnamtofacilitatespecificallydesignedexecutivedevelopmenttrainingprogrammes.In2010.2011,theTrainingDivision(ChinaManagementTrainingProgramme)oftheAsiaBusinessandManagementProgramme(ABMP)wasverybusywith13groupsfromChinaandtwofromVietnam.ProgrammestaffspentalargepartofthespringplanningforgroupstoarriveinJune.B.MichaelFrolic,theExecutiveDirectorofbothABMPandtheTrainingDivision,wasinChinaduringMayandJune2010teachingandvisitingpastandfutureclients.InFall2010,hereturnedtoChina,thistimewithadelegationthatincludedYorksDeanofLiberalArtsandProfessionalStudies(LA&PS),MartinSinger,AssociateVicePresidentLornaWrightandothersenioradministrators.TheresultsofthistriphavebeensubstantialintermsofdeepeningtheuniversitysinstitutionalcommitmenttoChinaandforincreasingvisibilityandcredibilityinthePresidentsofficefortheworkbeingdonebytheTrainingDivisionanditspartnerinChina,theSchulichExecutiveEducationCentre(SEEC).Thisyear,theProgrammesofficeinBeijingwillassisttheProvostinorganizingatriptoChina.TheTrainingDivisionsChinastaffarebeingaskedtodothismoreregularlyforYorksexecutiveadministration.In2011.2012,theTrainingDivisionisanticipatingabout15groupsfromChinatotraininCanada.TheTrainingDivisionhasbeenquitesuccessfulinitsdiversificationeffortswithVietnam.Dr.MireOBrien,DirectorofTrainingDivision,traveledtoVietnambeforeTet(LunarNewYear)inJanuary2011tovisitwithpastandfutureclientsandcolleagues.Itisexpectedthatin2011.2012therewillbeasignificantincreaseinthevolumeoftraininggroupsfromvariousgovernmentdepartments.


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ChinaThefirstprogrammeoftheyearinJune2010wasalsothefirstprogrammeofcooperationwiththeCanadaChinaAgriculture&FoodExchangeCentre.Thisisanorganizationwhosemandateisdedicatedto:Canadianagriculture,theCanadianregulatorysystemandtheopportunitiesintheChinesemarketplaceavailabletoCanada;thepromotionofCanadianandChinesecooperationandexchangeinagriculture,agrifoodandlifesciencesthroughawiderangeofservices.Adelegationof20senioradministratorsfromvariousdistrictsintheBeijingOrganizationDepartmentwithagricultureresponsibilitiesreceivedtwoweeksoftrainingfromsectorexpertsfromSouthernOntarioonAgriculturalandRuralModernization.Thegroupvisitedagriculturalresearchfacilitiesandfarmsintheregion.

WiththeFacultyofEducation,theTrainingDivisiondeliveredaprogrammeonTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage(EFL)to13teachersfromZhejiangShurenUniversity(Hangzhou,ZhejiangProvince).ShurenGroupPhoto:LauraCrane,InternationalEducationCoordinator(1strowfarleft);StephenGaetz,AssociateDean,FacultyofEducation(Backrow,middle);JingboZhang,ABMPProgrammeAdministrator(backrow,farright);MireOBrien,DirectorofTraining,ABMP(Frontrow,middle).FortheseeminglyhottestthreeweeksofAugust2010,25judgesfromtheBeijingHigherPeoplesCourtwereinclassesonthetopicofJudgementWriting.ThesystemsinCanadaandChinaaredistinctlydifferentbutshareafewsimilarities.TheprogrammewasdeliveredbydistinguishedjudgesandlawyersinOntarioandwascomplementedbysitevisitstofamilyandcriminalcourts.DeansandsenioradministrativeofficialsfromShaanxiNormalUniversity(inXian,thecapitalcityofShaanxi)werebackforasecondtimeonathreeweekprogrammeinoneoftheTrainingDivisionsstrongestandmostpopularprogrammes,PostSecondaryInstitutionalReformandManagement.Mr.ZhangWeihuai,VicePresident,ShaanxiNormalUniversity;CatherineDrea,AssociateVicePresidentExternalRelations,UniversityofOntarioInstituteofTechnology(UOIT);andDr.JimGreenlaw,Dean,FacultyofEducation.InNovember,theChongqingUrbanRuralDevelopmentCommission(CQRUDC)sentitsseconddelegationfortrainingonEnergyEfficiencyintheNewandBuiltEnvironment.ThedelegationwascompromisedofthemorejuniorstaffoftheCommission.ThethreeweeksoftrainingweredeliveredbysectorexpertsfromManitobaandOntario.Theyweretreatedtositevisitsin


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theEnwaveDeepwaterCoolingPlantandthenewTelusbuilding(LEEDSilver)besidetheAirCanadaCentreaswellassomelocalcommercialbuildingswithenergyretrofits.ThestrengthofthisprogrammehasreceivedattentioninvariousplacesinChina.Infact,theTrainingDivisiondeliveredthesameprogrammeatvirtuallythesametimetotheJiangsu(Ontariossisterprovince)UrbanRuralDevelopmentCommission.JudgesfromtheTianjinHigherPeoplesCourttookaprogrammeinJudgementWritinginNovember2010thatwasquitesimilartotheonedeli

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