Small Island Big Song explores the cultural connections between the descendants of the seafarers of the Pacific and Indian Oceans through the Austronesian migration. This concert will feature artists who have made a choice to maintain the cultural voice of their people, to sing in their language, and to play the instruments of their land.
Tuesday, April 26, 6 PM PST, UCSB MCC Theater
Congratulations to Ph.D. student, Ursula Friedman for publishing her new co-translated book, A Study on the Influence of Ancient Chinese Cultural Classics Abroad in the Twentieth Century, Springer, Singapore 2022.
This book presents an extensive literary survey of the influence of ancient Chinese cultural classics around the globe, highlighting a mammoth research project involving over forty countries or regions and more than twenty languages. As the book reveals, ancient Chinese culture was introduced to East Asian countries or regions very early on; furthermore, after the late Ming Dynasty, Chinese “knowhow” and ideas increasingly made inroads into the West. In particular, the translation of and research on Chinese classics around the world have enabled Chinese culture to take root and blossom on an unprecedented scale.
In addition to offering a valuable resource for readers interested in culture, the social sciences, and philosophy, the book blazes new trails for the study of ancient Chinese culture.
Ursula Deser Friedman (Translator) is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, with an emphasis in Translation Studies, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Ursula holds an M.A. in Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics with specializations in Translation and Conference Interpretation from Beijing Foreign Studies University, where she has taught Mandarin-English Translation since 2017. Ursula’s publications have appeared in Translation Review, International Communications and Modern Chinese Literature and Culture.
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Center for Taiwan Studies Audio Interview Award for Winter 2022: Lauren Lee, a UCSB undergraduate student. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to CTS’s research project, Made in Taiwan—examples of interviews conducted by UCSB students of individuals who grew up in Taiwan.
Please check out Lauren’s interview of Vicky on the CTS Youtube channel here. The next CTS Audio Interview Award will be given in May 2022. For more details, visit website.
Rosewood is the world’s most trafficked endangered species by value, accounting for larger outlays than ivory, rhino horn, and big cats put together. Nearly all rosewood logs are sent to China, fueling a $26 billion market for classically styled furniture. Vast expeditions across Asia and Africa search for the majestic timber, and legions of Chinese ships sail for Madagascar, where rosewood is purchased straight from the forest. The international response has been to interdict the trade, but this misunderstands both the intent and effect of China’s appetite for rosewood, causing social and ecological damage in the process. Drawing on fieldwork in China and Madagascar, Annah Zhu upends the pieties of Western-led conservation, offering a glimpse of what environmentalism and biodiversity protection might look like in a world no longer ruled by the West.
Annah Zhu is an Assistant Professor of environmental globalization at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. She received her PhD in society and environment from the University of California, Berkeley and her Masters in environmental management from Duke University. She is a veteran of the United Nations’ Environment Program in Geneva, and a former Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar. Her work has been published in Science, Geoforum, Political Geography, Environment International, and American Ethnologist.
Come mingle with your classmates, professors, and new friends!! We will provide delicious snacks, live music performances, a photo booth, and fun games!!
Join us for the Chinese Language Program Autumn Festival Tea Time / Welcome Party!
Friday, Oct. 22 2pm-4pm @HSSB Courtyard
Sponsored by the UCSB Center for Taiwan Studies, Chinese Language Program, and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, with support from our CLP Volunteers, CSSA ICE (International Cultural Exchange) and Jasmin Echo
