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Year of the Dragon, podcast with Professor Isabella Jackson

Professor Isabella Jackson, Assistant Professor in Chinese History, here at TCD was recently interviewed by Newstalk about the Chinese New Year. Please find a link to the interview below: https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-moncrieff/the-year-of-the-dragon.

Yunfan Lai awarded the Anna Siewierska Award by Societas Linguistica Europaea

Yunfan Lai, post-doctoral researcher and Principal Investigator of the GyU-LHA project under the SFI-IRC Pathway Programme at TCAS, has been awarded the 2023 Anna Siewierska Award for his paper entitled "When internal reconstruction goes further: Proposing the vowel system of Pre-Khroskyabs through examining bound state apophony," published in Folia Linguistica Historica (link to this paper: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/flin-2022-2015/html?lang=en).

This paper revives internal reconstruction, an underutilised method in Sino-Tibetan historical linguistics, by employing it to reconstruct the vowel system of Khroskyabs. His research reveals that the system reconstructed through internal reconstruction predates what external comparison can achieve.

The Anna Siewierska Award, presented annually by the Societas Linguistica Europaea, recognises the best paper published in Folia Linguistica or Folia Linguistica Historica of the year. The selection criteria include novelty, depth and breadth of the study, theoretical and empirical relevance, and clarity.

Adrian Tien Prize awarded to Joseph Mossop

We are delighted to announce that Joseph Mossop has been awarded the Adrian Tien Prize for his exceptional dissertation titled, "An Investigation into China’s Past, Present, and Future in Global Environmental Politics."

The Adrian Tien Prize is presented annually to recognize the best dissertation completed by a student in the MPhil in Chinese Studies program. This award pays tribute to the memory of Adrian Tien, the distinguished Sam Lam Professor in Chinese Studies from 2015 to 2018.

Joseph Mossop's work exemplifies the high standards of research and academic excellence that the Adrian Tien Prize seeks to honor. We extend our warmest congratulations to Joseph on his achievement. The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies takes great pride in celebrating the exceptional accomplishments of our students and the legacy of Adrian Tien.

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Dr Chiu and Dr Ip make a donation to the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies for scholarships in the MPhil Chinese Studies for students from China and Hong Kong

Dr Jonathan KS Chiu, Trinity medical alumnus from the class of 1966 and his wife Dr Margaret Sau-Sheung Ip have kindly established a scholarship fund to support students from China and Hong Kong to come to Trinity to enroll on the MPhil in Chinese Studies over the next 5 years. Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to a number of excellent students who are not in receipt of any other external financial support. More details on the application process will be posted on the School website in the coming weeks. The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies is grateful to Dr Chiu and Dr Ip for their support.

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• Microsoft and TCAS collaborate on mobile phone keyboards for four Asian minority languages

  Swiftkey for Minority Asian Languages

  2021 March 12
• Anti-China Now and Then: Anti-Chinese Racism and the Liberal Tradition 1776-2021

  Professor Kiri Paramore (UCC) TCAS Lunchtime Seminar

  2021 March 12
• A Good Year to Found a Republic: The Year of the Ox, 1949.

  In Association with the Dublin Chinese Lunar New Year festival.

  2021 February 11
• A Gap in the Clouds: Translating Medieval Japanese Poetry Today

  Trinity Centre for Cultural and Literary Translationr

  2021 February 11
• Faculty in focus with Dr. Peter Hamilton

  An 'in conversation' with Dr Peter Hamilton (School of Histories and Humanities) and hosted by Dr Isabella Jackson, (Trinity Centre for Asian Studies) Dr Hamilton will discuss his career and his latest publication, Made in Hong Kong: Transpacific Networks and a New History of Globalization.

  2021 February 9
• TCAS welcomes new Professor in Chinese Studies

  We welcome Professor Nathan Hill to the TCAS team. Prof. Hill, originally from the USA has joined TCD from SOAS

  2021 January 11
• Made in Hong Kong: Transpacific Networks and a New History of Globalization

  Dr Peter Hamilton's new book reexamines Hong Kong’s postwar economic development and its key role in creating today’s US-China trade relationship

  2021 January 4
• A Ticking Bomb: Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis

  Dr Rahul Mishra, Senior Lecturer, Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

  2020 November 27
• Disaster nationalism in the digital age: reimagining the (inter)national community through pandemic narratives in China

  Dr Chenchen Zhang, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Queen’s University Belfast

  2020 November 20
• History of Chinese Foreign Relations

  TCAS Historian Dr Hamilton will offer a new Hilary term module on China's evolving relationship with different parts of the world between the late nineteenth century and the present. Scholarship in this field has evolved rapidly due to China's increasing presence on the world stage, new Chinese scholarship and voices, and broader trends in international history to incorporate non-state actors and transnational flows alongside diplomacy. Also open to visiting and Erasmus students.

  2020 May 24
• Scholarship opportunities in Chinese Studies

  Contact us to learn more about the various scholarship opportunities available for postgraduate students in Chinese Studies at TCD. Schemes include full and partial fee waivers as well as a range of awards for both our taught Master's degree and doctoral study. Email tcas@tcd.ie to request more info or a call back.

  2020 May 21
• EURASIA Online Conference

  TCAS Director Dr Carson is a guest speaker at the EURASIA (European Studies Revitalised across Asian Universities) online dissemination conference, taking place on 28 and 29 May. Issues related to the internationalisation of higher education, new perspectives of teaching EU law at Asian universities, the challenges of teaching and learning in a post-pandemic world, and EU language policies will be discussed during the four conference panels. The conference will be held via Zoom, and there is no registration fee.

  2020 May 20
• TCAS Public Evening Lecture Loughlin Sweeney, 18 February: "From Roscommon to China: Emily de Burgh Daly and Irish Professional Networks in 19th Century East Asia"

  Dr Loughlin Sweeney, assistant professor at John Endicott College of International Studies in Daejeon, South Korea

  2020 February 18
• Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics Interfaces Reading Group - Hilary Term 2020

  Thursdays 13:00-14:00 in room 4050B, Arts Building, Trinity College

  2020 February 11
• From Thursday 14 November 2019, 1-2pm weekly. Free Japanese lunchtime conversation group meeting. In association with the Ireland Japan Association.

  This weekly lunchtime conversation group will allow Japanese learners of all levels to develop their conversation skills in a casual, lunchtime environment. Feel free to bring your lunch and find some new conversation partners at the same time. No registration is needed, and all are welcome – whatever your level of Japanese! Running this term for five weeks from 14 Nov to 12 December. TCAS Seminar Room 2011 (Arts Building Annex – entrance beside the Douglas Hyde Gallery).

  2019 November 1
• Monday 25 November 2019 at 7.15pm. Joint Davy/TCAS Public Evening Lecture. Will EVs be an ultimate answer to CO2 footprint reductions?

  With visiting expert, Mr Noboru Uchiyama, General Manager, Investor Relations Europe, Panasonic Corporation. In April 2019, the EU adopted new regulation to reduce CO2 emission from cars and set targets for 2025 and 2030. Electric Vehicles (EVs) and battery technologies offer several environmental benefits compared to the conventional combustion engine. However, the penetration of EV cars has not been at the level that the market expected in some countries. This public examines EV technologies, policies and current societal issues from the battery manufacturer’s perspective. Synge Theatre, Arts Building

  2019 November 1
• Hong Kong Protests - RTE Radio 1

  Dr. Peter Hamilton recently appeared on Marian Finucane's radio programme on RTE Radio 1 to discuss the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

  2019 August 20
• Scholarships

  A range of generous support is available for 2019/20 applicants to the M.Phil. in Chinese Studies. Exceptional candidates from a strong academic background will be considered for a full-time tuition waiver for either EU or non-EU fees (worth €8,832/€18,849) and a monthly stipend of €1,000. Additional scholarship schemes are also available for both full-time and part-time M.Phil. applicants (including fee waivers or stipends). Applicants must apply online by 1 May 2019, for entry to the M.Phil. programme in September 2019.

  2019 July 4
• Good Practice in Teaching Chinese

  The work of TCAS instructor Mr Chang Zhang has been included in an international repository of good practices in language learning involving ICT. The repository is managed by the E-Lengua project, coordinated by the University of Salamanca. "The Story of Chinese Characters" provides a flipped classroom assisted by the use of a series of educational videos, implemented in the intermediate level Mandarin Chinese classes in TCD in 2017-18.

  2019 April 12
• New Provost’s PhD Project Award in Chinese Studies

  The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies is delighted to welcome Mr Pak Hei Chan as recipient of one of the Provost's PhD Project Awards. Mr Chan will be researching the topic of multilingualism in Hong Kong under the supervision of Principal Investigator and TCAS Director Prof. Lorna Carson.

  2019 March 10
• M.Phil. in Chinese Studies, 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

  Our cutting-edge taught Master's in Chinese Studies is now available as a one-year intensive course as well as a two-year part-time programme. Designed for those with a global mindset, this qualification will develop your in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary China within a comparative, global context, and enhance your international career prospects.

  2018 September 3
• TCAS Lunchtime Seminars

  This year's TCAS Lunchtime Seminar Series kicks off on Tues 11 Sept at 1pm in the TCAS seminar room, on the topic 'Watering down Hong Kong'. The guest speaker is Claudia Mo, pro-democracy legislator and journalist. We are also happy to confirm our November seminar on the Japan-EU EPA, with Professor Kimura from Keio University, Japan. Visit our Events page to subscribe to the TCAS mailing list for full details of these talks and our guest speakers.

  2018 September 3
• Australia's East Asian Foreign Policy

  TCAS Lunchtime Seminar Series. Our next lunchtime seminar will be led by the Australian Ambassador to Ireland, HE Mr Richard Andrews, on the topic of Australia's East Asian Foreign Policy. Arts Building Conference Room 2026, Wed 13 December, 1-2pm.

  2017 December 11
• Japanese Studies in a Global Context International Symposium

  This international symposium (30 Nov - 2 Dec) seeks to open up the field of Japanese arts, humanities and social sciences research within a comparative, international perspective. Co-organised by Osaka University and Trinity College Dublin, it explores key aspects of contemporary Japanese Studies from the late Meiji period to the present day, and seeks to foster closer relationships between Japanese and Irish researchers of Japan. Featuring guest speakers from the Graduate School of Letters at Osaka University along with scholars from University College Cork, University College Dublin, the University of Limerick, Dublin City University and Trinity College, this symposium will be launched with a keynote presentation by artist, translator and poet Peter MacMillan.

  2017 November 27
• Dr Isabella Jackson on "Shaping Modern Shanghai" and Public Lecture by Professor Robert Bickers

  We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book by TCAS historian Dr Isabella Jackson (Cambridge University Press, 2017). This volume, entitled "Shaping Modern Shanghai: Colonialism in China’s Global City", provides a new understanding of colonialism in China through a fresh examination of Shanghai's International Settlement, site of key developments of the Republican period: economic growth, rising Chinese nationalism and Sino-Japanese conflict. Dr Jackson's new book will be launched on Wed 15 Nov by Professor Robert Bickers who will deliver a guest lecture entitled "World in Motion: Professional Circuits through Nineteenth-century China" (6pm - 8pm, Neill Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub).

  2017 October 22
• TCAS Lunchtime Seminar Series 2017/18

  This year's lunchtime seminar series kicks off on Thursday 12 October! Join us in the TCAS Seminar Room 2011 for "Business between Ireland and China" by Padraic Brennan (Head of Business Banking Development) and Chen Tian (Senior Vice President, Foreign Direct Investment) from the Bank of Ireland. Our lunchtime seminar series provides an opportunity to meet experts from business, trade and industry.

  2017 October 9
• "Sino-US relations in the Trump era" by Professor Sam Crane

  TCAS Public Evening Lecture, 8 June 2017. Since coming into office, the Trump administration has reversed itself on several of its campaign positions regarding China. Suggestions that the US might back away from its close alliances with Japan and South Korea have been superseded by events. What does the apparent inconsistency and uncertainty of US policy toward China portend for East Asian international relations? Prof. Crane (Williams College, Massachusetts) specialises in contemporary Chinese politics and ancient Chinese philosophy.

  2017 May 29
• "Briefing on Indonesia" by His Excellency Dr Rizal Sukma

  Indonesia is a land of diversity, with plenty of opportunities. It is an emerging market, an open economy and an active player in international affairs. Yet, as a young democracy, it faces many challenges. In this public evening lecture, Dr. Rizal Sukma, Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland, will discuss key issues related to Indonesia's future on the world stage. Tuesday 9 May, 6.30pm, Neill Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub.

  2017 May 2
• The Music of Silence: Its Interpretation and Performance

  The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies and the Department of Music collaborate in this Trinity Creative Challenge event, exploring the role of silence in music. This musical showcase sets out to show that true silence in the sense of a "complete absence of sound" does not exist. Using Chinese, Japanese, Korean as well as Western music as examples in performance, this two-day showcase demonstrates that different musical traditions have different culture-unique interpretations for something like silence.

  2017 April 10
• Manga Hokusai Manga Exhibition

  We were delighted to host the fascinating Japan Foundation travelling exhibition "Manga Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics" in the month of March, linking Hokusai Manga sketches to the evolution of modern manga.

  2017 March 20
• Cantonese for Beginners

  Six-week lunchtime course in Cantonese for Beginners, runs on Thursdays 1-2pm from 23rd March. In this short course, you will learn some basic knowledge of Cantonese and its unique pronunciation through the idiosyncrasies of Hong Kong history and culture.

  2017 March 15
• Learn about the Year of the Rooster with us!

  Celebrate the Chinese New Year our academic staff in Chinese Studies, Professors Adrian Tien, Isabella Jackson and Heidi Wang-Kaeding. Start with our special TCAS opening event tackling three aspects of China or Chinese related to the theme of the rooster, or attend one of our three DCNYF evening lectures on the Chinese new year. Part of the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival.

  2017 January 5
• Visit of the Japanese Foreign Minister

  We were delighted to host Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida during his recent visit to Ireland marking 60 years of Japan-Ireland diplomatic relations. The Minister visited the Old Library, accompanied by the Provost, and heard about the university's longstanding connections with Japan.

  2017 January 4
• Eoin and Cliona Murphy Scholarship in Chinese Studies 2016/18

  The Eoin and Cliona Murphy Scholarship 2016/18 was awarded to Mr Ian Moran. The value of the scholarship is Euro 6,000 paid over the two years of the M.Phil. in Chinese Studies. We welcome applications for next year's scholarship programme.

  2016 October 3
• New volume on Chinese Treaty Ports

  Co-edited by Prof. Robert Bickers and Trinity historian Isabella Jackson, this book presents a wide range of new research on the Chinese treaty ports – the key strategic places on China’s coast where in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries various foreign powers controlled, through "unequal treaties", whole cities or parts of cities, outside the jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities.

  2016 June 14
• How far can Confucianism go in the West?

  TCAS is delighted to welcome Professor Sam Crane to Trinity on a short visit. Professor Crane (Williams College, Massachusetts) is an expert on contemporary Chinese politics and ancient Chinese philosophy. His most recent book - "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao: Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life" (Wiley, 2013) - draws ideas from classical texts of Confucianism and Daoism and applies them to controversial social issues of modern life.

  2016 June 13

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