2022 Asian Studies Student Symposium

2:00 pm

Opening Remarks: Education in Zion Auditorium (B192 JFSB)

2:10-3:30 pm

Session 1

A. The Age of Imperialism (JFSB B106)

Moderator: Professor Kirk Larsen

• Kiner Kwok, “The Second Failed British Mission to China”
• Zach Eliason, “Srinivasa Ramanujan: Prodigy of Dual Cultures”
• Abraham Qian, “The Philippine-American War: Independence and Imperialism”

B. The Aesthetics of Ritual & Politics (JFSB B062)

Moderator: Kassie Schreiber

• Colette Burton, “Buddhist Ritual & Dynamic Phenomenology in Mogao Cave 254” 
• Natasha Wang, “Asian American Identity and Museum Collections” 
• Avery Morgan, “Best Served Cold: Tea as Satire in Kamakura Japan” 

C. Premodern History (JFSB B094)

Moderator: Professor Jon Felt

• Jackson Keys, “The Many Vows of Feng Menglong: An Intersection of Chastity and Qing”
• Julie Larsen, “Firemen of The Edo Period” 
• Jade Simmons, “From End to End: A Brief Analysis of the Influence of Sasanian Persia on Ancient Japan”
• Michael Lambert, “Memorial on Land Reform in Han China”

D. Japan’s Century (JFSB B032)

Moderator: Professor Aaron Skabelund

• Jakob Empey, “Commodore Perry and the End of Japanese Isolationism”
• Garrett Smith, “Advancing and Retreating: An Analysis of the Russo-Japanese War”
• Josh Eyre, “The Makioka Sisters, and the Failures of Literary Censorship in WWII Japan"

E. Linguistics, Translation, & Creative Writing (JFSB B150)

Moderator: Professor Shinsuke Tsuchiya

• Sydney Christley, “Semantic Prosody in Highly Proficient Korean-English Bilinguals: A Sociolinguistic Approach”
• Madison Buckles, “Sound Symbolism in Japanese”
• Jaden Lee, “俺たち六人 The Six of Us”
• Lindy Miller, “Joy to the World in Hindi”
• Angela Larson, "Korea Travelogue"

3:40-5:00 pm

Session 2

A. Modern Cultural History (JFSB B032)

Moderator: Professor Aaron Skabelund

• Sarah McCuen,  “A Happy Accident: Advancements in Japanese Women’s Rights and Education from 1870-1950”
• Kathryn Blau, “From Colonization to Occupation and Beyond: The Historical Development of Identity in the Ryukyu Islands”
• Madeline Arvantis, “The Japanese Mafia and How Japan Deals with Crime” 
• Lindy Miller, “Dowry and It's Repercussions in Indian Society”

B. Film & Media (JFSB B062)

Moderator: Professor Marc Yamada

• Jessi Ivie, “Metafictional Identity in Funeral Parade of Roses”
• Kassie Schreiber, “Feminine Representation in Netflix's Followers” 
• Jordan Long, "Kind of Night: Ecological Thoughts on Masaaki Yuasa's Night is Short, Walk on Girl"
• William Ranse Gale, “Ping Pong and Self-Actualization”

C. Modern Literature & Film (JFSB B094)

Moderator: Merry Riddle

• Brady Turpin, “Urban Futures in Hao Jingfang's Folding Beijing”
• Natalie Lyman, “How the West is Represented in Modern Fictional Chinese Dramas”
• Ansley Morris, “The Devil’s in the Details: How Rushdie’s Satanic Verses Exemplifies the Western Notion of Free Speech”  
• Brooklynn Cardenas, “A Comparison of Hollywood and Bollywood's Portrayal of Poverty”

D. Church & State (JFSB B106)

Moderator: Professor Richard McBride

• Eli Cindrich, “Church and State: Russian Orthodox Missionaries Under the Qing Dynasty”
• Rebecca Erickson, “Conquering Everest in a Post-Imperial World”
• Brayden Lane, “Creating a Japanese Christianity: Alessandro Valignano, Indigenization, and the Hidden Christians”
• Noah Wood, “Poetic Responses to Fiction and Spiritual Escapism Among Qing Literati”

E. Asian History (JFSB B150)

Moderator: Professor Eric Hyer

• Jared Green, “In the Shadow of the Colossus: The Successors of Mao Zedong”
• William Martindale, "Contemporary Conspiracy Theories in China: A Review”
• Nathan Hanna, “The Central Role of the Yangban Aristocracy in the Chŏson Dynasty”
• Jordan Castillo, “Go for Broke: Second-Generation Japanese-Americans in WWII"

5:00 pm

Closing Remarks and Awards: Education in Zion Auditorium (B192 JFSB)

Reception (B003 JFSB)