Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U

We focus on transnational, transhistorical, and global movements or flows of peoples, ideas, practices, and cultures of Asia.

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Our faculty member Hossam Elsherbiny asks in the LA Times: “If AirPods can instantly translate, why learn a language?” 🗞️
He argues that real understanding goes beyond words — it’s about tone, context & culture. 🌏💬
Read more 👉 https://t.co/ez9R9RL419
#RiceAsianStudies

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Steven W. Lewis on his and coauthor Brandon Zheng's extensive @BakerInstitute working paper: “An Introduction to Images in the China Urban Outdoor Propaganda Image Archive, 1998 to 2019.”
Read free:
🔗 https://t.co/pQZCsenA3p
#RiceUniversity #RiceAsianStudies

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

🌺 May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! 🌏
Celebrate by exploring the Houston Asian American Archive's collection of oral histories at https://t.co/C3yDyZitQN.

#AANHPIHeritageMonth #RiceUniversity #RiceHumanities #RiceAsianStudies

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

📚✨ New Book Release! ✨📚
We are thrilled to announce the release of "Collaborative Settler Colonialism: Japanese Migration to Brazil in the Age of Empires" by Sidney Lu!
✨ Now available for FREE!
🔗 https://t.co/sWca1VV4fn

#RiceAsianStudies #RiceHumanities

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

Join History, the Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, & Transnational Asian Studies for the Women’s History Month lecture with Siyen Fei, “The Elusive Women on the Frontier: A New Reading of 16th century Ming Chaste Martyrs.”
📆 3.6.25@4pm
📍 Fondren, Kyle Morrow Rm

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

📚✨ New Book Release! ✨📚
We are thrilled to announce the release of The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture: Mapping Buddhist Book Roads in China and Its Neighbors by our faculty member, Shih-shan Susan Huang!
🔗 https://t.co/cTxuKScV1d

#riceasianstudies #ricehumanities

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

🔹APPLICATIONS DUE SOON!🔹
Open Rank Professor of South Asia
We invite applications for an open rank, tenured/tenure-track scholar of South Asia. Applications are welcome from a variety of disciplines and areas of specialization. More info at https://t.co/CdCXHDFLbM

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

NOW HIRING!
🔹Open Rank Professor of South Asia🔹
We invite applications for an open rank, tenured/tenure-track scholar of South Asia. Applications are welcome from a variety of disciplines and areas of specialization. More info at https://t.co/CdCXHDGj1k

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

📢 Starting Oct. 14! 📢
Join Rice's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies for the short, non-credit course, “The Age of Islamic Empire: Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal.” Open to the public. Learn more at https://t.co/cGthvBz0Uz.

#glasscockschool #ricecontinuingstudies

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

Rice Asian Studies Review is opening applications for its editor role!

The Editor role is a great opportunity to get demonstrable experience in publishing and connect with students and professors in Asian Studies.

Apply at: https://t.co/QLBqQxkB3k

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

NOW HIRING!
🔹Open Rank Professor of South Asia🔹
We invite applications for an open rank, tenured/tenure-track scholar of South Asia. Applications are welcome from a variety of disciplines and areas of specialization.
More info at https://t.co/CdCXHDFLbM

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

Welcome to Rice, new students! We hope you have a great O-Week, and we look forward to meeting you at the Academic Fair!

#RiceUniversity #RiceClassof2028 #RiceAsianStudies #RiceHumanities

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at the Department of Transnational Asian Studies. May this new year of the dragon bring you good health and good fortune!

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

Try your hand at calligraphy during this public lecture and hands-on workshop on Sini-Islamic calligraphy led by Haji Noor Deen Mi Guangjian! A Halal lunch will be provided.

https://t.co/O0v4g6J5IJ

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

Welcome back and happy first day of the Spring Semester! While you're shopping for classes, be sure to check out all the great courses we're offering in Asian Studies this semester at
https://t.co/InQC50U0oI (link in bio).

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

We invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position in the study of Southeast Asia, with a preferred sub-field in Asian-American/Diasporic Studies, Medical Humanities, Enviro. Studies, Science & Tech., or Gender & Sexuality. https://t.co/D5LRFm6tI5

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

🎉🎉🎉 Join us in congratulating our faculty member, Sonia Ryang, the 2023 recipient of The Center for Korean Studies at UC Berkeley's Hong Yung Lee Book Award in Korean Studies for her book, Language and Truth in North Korea!

Way to go, Dr. Ryang!! 🥳🥳🥳

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

‼️ ☔️ Due to weather, this event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a future date.‼️

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The School of Humanities at Rice University seeks applicants for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor position in Medical Humanities. The primary appointment will be in the History or Transnational Asian Studies department.

🔗 https://t.co/Uqtz9yoJyH

[Department of Transnational Asian Studies, Rice U @RiceAsiaStudies]

We invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position in the study of Southeast Asia, with a preferred sub-field in Asian-American/Diasporic Studies, Medical Humanities, Enviro. Studies, Science & Tech., or Gender & Sexuality.
https://t.co/D5LRFm71xD