ĢӰBASGA Holds Virtual Conference
The 22ndĢӰ Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (ĢӰBASGA) graduate student conference took place on January 30thand 31st, 2021 on Zoom. Thirty-six presenters from University of ĢӰ Boulder and other institutionspresented their research in front of a supportive audience and received feedback from ĢӰ’s faculty and the conference’s visiting keynote speakers ––Prof. Xiaofei Tian and Prof. Wiebke Denecke––who are leading scholars in the fields of Asian studies.The conference facilitated academic conversation and networking among graduate students from across the U.S. The audience included both ĢӰ undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members as well as a general audience.
Keynote Addresses:
Saturday, January 30th, 15:50–17:20 (MST)
Prof. Xiaofei Tian (Professor of Chinese Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University)
“Empire’s Blue Highways: Li Daoyuan’s Commentary on theRiver Classic”
Sunday, January 31st, 15:30–17:00 (MST)
Prof. Wiebke Denecke (Visiting Professor, East Asian Literatures,Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
“The Art of Asking the Right Questions: Prospects and Projection Points for the Study of Premodern East Asia”