Please join us! The film will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles.
Japanese snacks will be provided.
The School of Journalism, Department of East Asian Studies and Center for Border and Global Journalism host the political film ‘1987 When the Day Comes’. The feature film recounts the 1987 student led democracy movement and the events leading to the fall of the dictatorial government of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan.
Q & A and Panel Discussion following the film will center on current Korean events and their relationship to student and labor-led social movements worldwide. Panelists: Journalism Professor Kim Newton, East Asian Studies Professor Sunyoung Yang, Professor Nathaniel Smith and documentary film director Man-jin Kim from the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation in Seoul.
Esteemed scholar and author bell hooks will engage in a conversation with Rae Erin Dachille (UA Assistant Professor of Religious Studies & East Asian Studies) on a range of topics related to Buddhism, feminism, and spirituality. The conversation will include reflections on questions of identity, community, interdependence, love, and social justice. The audience will have the opportunity to engage in this lively conversation.
Seating is limited, and arriving early is recommended. A recording of the event will be available at humanities.arizona.edu in April.
The Chinese Language program, in welcoming the Chinese New Year, held a celebration party on Feb. 23. More than 100 students from Chinese language classes, TAs and instructors participated in the event. Students enjoyed a variety of activities in the LSB courtyard: Chinese calligraphy, paper cutting, bean (M&M) picking with chopsticks, a character recognition game and shuttlecock kicking. The major activity was dumpling making (shown in picture). Students learned how to make dumplings under the guidance of TAs and instructors. The dumplings were cooked on site, and each student got to enjoy freshly cooked jizaozi. Many students brought their friends along, and some came with their parents. Everybody had a great time. This event was sponsored by the Student-Faculty Interaction grant and EAS. We thank all of the instructors and TAs for their hard work and their contributions. It was a big success!
The Chinese Language program, in welcoming the Chinese New Year, held a celebration party on Feb. 23. More than 100 students from Chinese language classes, TAs and instructors participated in the event. Students enjoyed a variety of activities in the LSB courtyard: Chinese calligraphy, paper cutting, bean (M&M) picking with chopsticks, a character recognition game and shuttlecock kicking. The major activity was dumpling making (shown in picture). Students learned how to make dumplings under the guidance of TAs and instructors. The dumplings were cooked on site, and each student got to enjoy freshly cooked jizaozi. Many students brought their friends along, and some came with their parents. Everybody had a great time. This event was sponsored by the Student-Faculty Interaction grant and EAS. We thank all of the instructors and TAs for their hard work and their contributions. It was a big success.
Thursday, March 15th at 4:00 pm
Buddhism as a Regional Religious System
Presented by Karl Ryavec, Professor of World Heritage, University of California, Merced
Friday, Feb. 16th, 2018
Colloquium: San Francisco Zen Center and American Buddhism 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Presented by Zoketsu Norman Fischer, former Co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center
Copper Room, UA Student Union
7:00 pm - UA Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen Street
Free and Open to the Public
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Saturday, Feb. 17th
*Creative Writing Workshop 9:30-11:30 am
*Meditation Sit and Dharma Talk 1:30-5:00 pm
Tucson Osteopathic Foundation, 3182 N. Swan Road
*BOTH events are free to UA students with ID. Open to the public with a $20 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds. Pre-registration is required.
Contact: tucsonupaysangha@gmail.com
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Saturday, Feb. 17th 7:30 pm
Poetry Reading. Fischer reads with poet and University professor Tenney Nathanson.
Steinfeld Warehouse, 101 W. Sixth Street
$5 admission / $3 students
The Idea, History, and Influence of Master Jinghui's Living Chan in Contemporary Chinese Buddhism
Presented by Yaling Chu, Associate Professor, Shijiazhuang College, Visiting Scholar
This talk focuses on the famous founder of Living Chan 生活禪, Master Jinghui 淨慧法師 (1933-2013), and his Buddhist thought and practice. First, the talk introduces the biography of the late Master Jinghui, who was abbot of Bailin Chan Monastery 柏林禪寺, Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China, Ninth and tenth Members of the CPPCC (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) National Committee, President of The Buddhist Association of Hebei Province. Master Jinghui established a systematic theory of Living Chan, and founded Living Chan magazine. During his life time, he revived about twenty temples in north China, including the famous Bailin Chan Monastery in Hebei Province. In addition, Master Jinghui initiated the Summer Camp of Living Chan 生活禪夏令營 at Bailin Chan Monastery in 1993, which has become an annual event ever since and has great influence in China and aboard. As the Buddhist scholar Wei Dedong comments, the Summer Camp not only opens the door to the Buddhist Youth and social elite, but also promotes Buddhism as an essential spiritual resource for China’s modernization.
Bio:
Dr. Yaling Chu 褚亞玲, an associate professor at Shijiazhuang College, Hebei Province, joined the Center for Buddhist Studies as a visiting scholar from October 2017 to February 2018. Prof. Chu received her PhD degree in journalism from Communication University of China in 2011, and studies Chinese journalism, cultural heritage, and modern Chinese Chan. She is a laywoman in the famous Bailin Monastery, located in Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, where the famous Chan master Zhaozhou Congshen in the Tang resided.
The UA Center for Buddhist Studies announces four lectures in the SPRING 2018 Pu Yin Buddhist Studies Lecture Series. Professor Albert Welter will give the inaugural lecture on Hangzhou Buddhism, and the remaining three lectures will focus on Chinese Buddhism, American Buddhism, and the concept of Regional Religious System (RRS) in Buddhist studies. All lectures are presented in English and open to the public. The series is sponsored by the Pu Yin Educational Center.
Upcoming lectures:
Tuesday, January 30th, 4:00 pm
"A New Look at Old Traditions: Reimagining East Asian Buddhism through Hanghou"
Presented by Albert Welter, Professor/Head, UA Department of East Asian Studies
Location: The Little Chapel of All Nations, 1401 E. First St, Tucson
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Friday, February 9th, 4:00 pm
"The Idea, History, and Influence of Master Jinghui's Living Chan in Contemporary Chinese Buddhism"
Presented by Yaling Chu, Associate Professor, Shijiazhuang College, Visiting Scholar
Location: The Little Chapel of All Nations, 1401 E. First St, Tucson
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Friday, February 16th, 3:30 pm
Colloquium: San Francisco Zen Center and American Buddhism
Presented by Zoketsu Norman Fischer, former Co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center
Location: Copper Room, UA Memorial Student Union
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Thursday, March 15th, 4:00 pm
"Buddhism as a Regional Religious System"
Presented by Karl Ryavec, Professor of World Heritage, University of California, Merced
Location: The Little Chapel of All Nations, 1401 E. First St, Tucson
