Identity, Geopolitics, and India's Space Programme

Event details

YARN Seminars Series

The interdisciplinary series involves two hour-long events each term on any aspect of research concerning Asia, as befits YARN’s work. The format involves a short talk by the speaker with significant scope for informal discussion as part of the Q&A. The series is open to all members of the university to attend. However, we are especially dedicated to fostering participation from YARN's research student and early career members as part of building their capacity as academics. 

This year the series will be somewhat of a 'moveable feast' with days and time slots varying so that even if you can't make them all, because of timetable clashes, you should be able to make some. Speaking of moveable feasts, please do feel free to bring your lunch or other refreshments to consume during the session.

We will circulate a poster confirming details of speakers and rooms in early October. However, to give a flavour of previous talks in the series, we have had presentations on Shakespeare in Vietnam, Chinese students' IELTS test-taking experiences, Chinese female PhDs' negotiation of love and marriage, as well as contemporary women's writing from Pakistan. We are keen to include research from ALL departments in the university, not just arts, humanities and social science.


If you are a member of YARN  you can give a presentation on your research (to join, follow the link). Please let me know if you are interested in presenting your work (20 minute presentation, followed by 20 minutes of discussion, with a brief introduction and wrap by the chair) by emailing sarah.olive@york.ac.uk.  

Student presenters need to be a research student to present (i.e. not taught students). We will ask the supervisor of research students who are interested in presenting to confirm that you are at an appropriate stage to do so, but other than that, there is no specific stage in your PhD/MPhil that you must have reached. 

MA and UG students are welcome to attend and join in the discussion.