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Space Fantasy: Nagaoka Shūsei’s Contributions to Afrofuturist Visual Culture – Virtual Exhibit & Visiting Guide

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February 12, 2025 to April 30, 2025
Asian Library Upper Level, Asian Centre
1871 West Mall, UBC Vancouver 
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Space Fantasy: Nagaoka Shusei’s Contributions to Afrofuturist Visual Culture Display

The Asian Library exhibit Space Fantasy: Nagaoka Shusei’s Contributions to Afrofuturist Visual Culture showcases the visionary universe of the diasporic Japanese illustrator Nagaoka Shusei through album covers, interviews, artworks, and books highlighting his legacy in Japan. This exhibit, which notably includes the first known example of Afrofuturistic artwork attributed to Nagaoka, will run from February […]

Exploring Tang Quatrains, Part 2: Poetry on History and Myths

What can poetry reveal about history, mythology, and cultural memory? In the Tang dynasty, poets not only expressed personal emotions but also engaged with historical events, folklore, and timeless legends. In our previous blog post, we explored themes of frontier life, parting, and nostalgia in Tang quatrains (read Part 1 here). This week, we continue […]

Kids Take Over UBC at Asian Library

The Asian Library is excited to welcome you and your family to campus on Sunday, February 16, from 10 am to 4 pm! This year’s theme is “Bridge Across Time, Culture, and Seasons in Asia“, which is a collaboration between Asian Library, The Chung | Lind Gallery and the Nitobe Garden. Explore the magic at […]

New Books at the Asian Library (January 2025)

Chinese
Japanese
South Asian
Korean

B126 G942 2024
清代粤西诸子学研究 / 郭玉贤著 / 广州 : 暨南大学出版社, 2024
DS715 H86 2024
望长安 : 海外博物馆收藏的中国故事 / 霍宏伟著 / 北京市 : 生活, 读书, 新知三联书店, 2024
DS751.6 S78 Z436 2024
宽容与执拗 : 迂夫司马光和北宋政治 / 赵冬梅著 / 北京 : 中信出版社, 2024
DS777.15 L8 A4 2024
陆征…

Public Lecture on the Phantom Nitobe Garden (in Japanese)

河原典史教授 (Professor Norifumi Kawahara), award-winning researcher and professor of human geography at the College of Letters at Japan’s Ritsumeikan University, will deliver a public lecture titled 幻の新渡戸庭園―『大陸日報』の分析から― (The Phantom Nitobe Garden: An Analysis of Tairiku Nippō). The lecture and discussion will be conducted in Japanese, with no live translation provided. However, a video recording with […]

Exploring Tang Quatrains, Part 1: Frontier, Farewell, and Nostalgia

The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) is often regarded as the golden age of classical Chinese poetry, celebrated for its exceptional cultural and literary achievements. Tang poetry remains a cornerstone of Chinese literature, attracting both scholars and enthusiasts for centuries. Among the many poetic forms of the era, the Chinese quatrain holds a special place for […]

New Books at the Asian Library (December 2024)

Korean
South Asian
Japanese

BJ1533 F5 K56 2024
한국 효 문화 의 이해 / 김 덕균 저 / 대전 광역시 : 시아 북, 2024
DS916.58 S66 K554 2024
고하 송 진우 와 민족 운동 / 김 형석 지음 / 서울 : 東文選, 2024
DS921.4 Y5 2024
6.25 전쟁기 부산 지방 기독교 / 이 상규 지음 / 부산 광역시 : 한국 교회 와 역사 연구소, 2024
DS922.4642 N6 …

New Books at the Asian Library (November 2024)

South Asian
Japanese
Chinese
Korean

BL1202 R545 2024
ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਰੂਪ-ਰੇਖਾ / ਡਾ. ਅਰਵਿੰਦ ਰਿਤੂਰਾਜ, ਡਾ. ਜਗਮੋਹਣ ਸਿੰਘ / Patiala : Gracious Books, 2024
DS485 P88 D35 2023
ਖਾੜਕੂ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸਾਖੀ / ਦਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ / ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਨੰਦਪੁਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਰੋਪੜ, ਪੰਜਾਬ : ਬਿਬੇਕਗ…