Week 1: Translating for Everyone: Introduction to Translation in Japanese Pop Culture Media,  by Ms. Erica Friedman (Workshop Lead)

The Japanese Studies Program is pleased to offer a series of four workshops in SS21 on the J-Pop Translation & Adaptation. Each workshop focuses on a key aspect of translation & adaptation in the field of Japanese popular culture, in particular that of manga. While this workshop series presents Japanese materials, many of the takeaways will be relevant to anyone aspiring to work professionally as a translator. The language of instruction will be English, and everyone is welcome, even those who do not have Japanese language backgrounds. Each workshop will include hands-on activities focusing on strategies and methodologies for translation & adaptation. Those who attend all four workshops will receive a certificate of participation.

Please register in advance by contacting the series organizer, Dr. Catherine Ryu at ryuc(at)msu.edu.

This workshop series is supported by the Asian Studies Center Virtual Speaker Program and is organized by the MSU Japanese Studies Program
 

Teer Enta is a 2009 Egyptian film directed by Ahmed El Guindi. The three genres in this film include: comedy, romance, and fantasy. The film stars Ahmed Mekky as the main character (Baheeg), Donia Samir Ghanem (Laila) as his love interest, with Youssef Atef, Maged El Kedwany, Ahmed El Meligy, Hisham Ismail, and more. The film portrays a nerdy veterinarian who falls in love with a girl who is blind to his existence, and seeks help from a genie to get her attention.

For more information, please contact Sarah Kasem at sarah_kasem(at)yahoo.com.

Undergraduate scholarships: up to $5,000

Research paper "Best Paper" Competiton: Prizes up to $1,000 for papers that focus on Asian topics. Open to undergraduate and graduate students.

Full contest details: asia.isp.msu.edu/sclee
 

Tiffany Uip , Ph.D is a Psychology professor at Fordham University.

This panel will discuss the situation faced by the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority group living in northwestern China. Since early 2018, media reports, NGOs, and eyewitness accounts have documented that up to one million Uyghurs and members of other Muslim groups have been detained and interned in "re-education camps" by the Chinese government. This discussion will give an overview of the current situation, how it developed, and what may happen in the future. A Q&A will follow.
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Moderator: Mary Gallagher, Director of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

Panel:
Louisa Greve, Director of External Affairs, Uyghur Human Rights Project
Nico Howson, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
James Millward, Professor of History, Georgetown
 

 

Book: Internment by Samira Ahmed

Lecture by Dr. Salah Hassan and doctoral candidate Leila Tarakji (MSU Department of English)

Summary: Rebellions are built on hope.Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens.With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp's Director and his guards.Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.

 

Co-sponsored by East Lansing Public Library

Arabic Diwan is a gathering of Arabic students who are in the Arabic program, where they speak the language and learn about the culture in a relaxed environment with our Fulbright teaching assistant. Students from all Arabic language levels are encourages to attend. Also, we extend the invitation to the Arabic speaking students at the English Center. 

Divakar Subrumaniam is the founder and director of the Indian School of Film Music and an accomplished musican. 

 

Sponsored by the India Council, Asian Studies Center, Film Studies Program, Department of English, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, and Michigan State University. 

Divakar Subrumaniam is the founder/director fo the Indian School of Film and Music and an accomplished musician.

Sponsored by the India Council, Asian Studies Center, Film Studies Program, Dept. of English, and College of Communication Arts and Sciences

Speaker: David Firestein.

Exactly one year since his last review, David Firestein assesses the current state of the U.S.-China relationship. Last year he examined issues on the agenda, major disagreements, areas of possible collaboration, and near-term and longer-term prospects for the relationship. This talk will re-examine those matters in the light of experiences during the past year.

David Firestein is the inaugural president and CEO of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations, a former U.S. diplomat, think tank executive and university professor.
Sponsored by the MSU Faculty Emeriti, co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Center and the Office of China Programs.