International and Area Studies Library

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    • 5:00 - 6:00 pm
      3/1/2023

    Research Conversation Hours

    • 5:00 - 6:00 pm
      3/8/2023

    Research Conversation Hours

  • Japanese Mangaka Kazuo Maekawa is coming to UIUC campus! Thursday 3/23 Artist Talk Main Library First Floor 12pm. Saturday 3/25 Cosplay Party, Allen Hall, 7pm. MWF 3/27-3/29 Manga Workshops, Allen Hall, 7pm. All events are free! Contact Kofi for details bazzell1@illinois.edu
    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
      3/23/2023
    • Main Library, Room 106

    Kazuo Maekawa Artist Talk

    Renowned Japanese Mangaka Kazuo Maekawa is coming to campus for a series of events! On March 23rd at 12pm he will deliver a talk in room 106 in the Main Library. Snacks will be provided to in-person attendees. Virtual attendees may register to attend on Zoom at https://go.illinois.edu/Manga.

    • 3:00 pm
      3/23/2023

    Research and Language Learning Discussion Series: Uzbek

    Join the Slavic Reference Service and the Language Workshop at Indiana University for the next installment of the Research and Language Learning series. On March 23 we are featuring Dr. Marianne Kamp who will be giving a talk entitled "Learning to Listen in Uzbek: Oral History and Language Proficiency." For more information and to register, please visit: https://forms.gle/

  • "Identity and Culture: Postcolonial Perspectives in Select South Asian Writing" on Friday, March 31st, 2023. Location is 306 Coble Hall, 809 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL. Dr. Kalpana Rao Hulluru is a Professor in the Department of English at Pondicherry University in India. This lecture debates upon the definition and function of the term 'identity' and 'culture' leading to the argument that identity encapsulates difference while culture is a phenomenon by which decolonization occurs. The later part of the presentation reads a few select South Asian works to reveal the nature of identity and culture and the multiple levels at which it exists.
    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
      3/31/2023
    • 306 Coble Hall, 809 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL

    Identity and Culture: Postcolonial Perspectives in Select South Asian Writing

    This lecture debates upon the definition and function of the term, 'identity' and 'culture' leading to the argument that identity encapsulates difference while culture is a phenomenon by which decolonization occurs. The later part of the presentation reads select South Asian works to reveal the nature of identity and culture and the multiple levels at which it exists.