Asian Studies Program, University at Buffalo

Asia@Noon, Brown Bag Symposia

Asia at Noon is a series of brown-bag lunch presentations normally held in 280 Park Hall on the north campus of the University at Buffalo various Fridays throughout the semester, from 12:00-1:00 pm. The presenter usually speaks for about 30 minutes, with the rest of the time devoted to Q&A and discussion. Undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and people from the Buffalo community are invited and encouraged to attend.

Spring 2013 Speakers (click titles to view pdf posters for each talk)

January 25	How Chinese Writers Portray Tibetan Culture Dr. Herbert Batt
February 15	On Not Breathing Easy: The Impact of India's Urbanization on Air Quality Deborah Naybor, Geography Ph.D. Candidate, UB
February 22	Art Futures: Visual Cityscapes in Seoul, South Korea Hope Childers, Assistant Professor of Art History, Alfred University
March 1	April 17, 1975, The Annihilation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Revolutionary Theory and Urban Genocide Ernest Sternberg, Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UB
March 29	The Asian Miracle and the Asian Model Kevin G. Cai, Associate Professor of Political Science and East Asian Studies, Renison University College, University of Waterloo
April 5	The Status of People with Disabilities in Mumbai Sandhya Limaye, Fulbright Fellow, UB, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Center for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work, Tata Institue of Social Sciences, India
April 12	Exceptional Exceptions: Bhutanese Refugees, the Market, and Conflicting Sovereignties in Nepal Joe Stadler, Anthropology Ph.D. Student, UB

To view/print a pdf of this semester's Asia @ Noon schedule, click here.