Contemporary Asias: Pluralities Beyond Areas

"Contemporary Asias: Pluralities Beyond Areas" is a 4-week Institute for college and university teachers to be hosted on the East-West Center campus in Honolulu. This multidisciplinary program will explore recent changes in the production, structuring, and sharing of knowledge about Asian cultures and societies, and how these changes might foster knowledge communities that are more collaborative, responsive, and attuned to the pluralities of Asian experiences. Combining methodological reflections on area studies with context-rich engagement with key dimensions of societal and cultural transformation in contemporary Asia, the Institute will support diversity-focused teaching and learning and next-generation digital humanities.