Colloquy on Asia in the Era of Globalization (CAEG)

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A TWO-YEAR GENERATIVE PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Presents...

Asia in the Era of Globalization  

An exhibit on The Pennsylvania State University campus

August 30 – October 29, 2004

Pattee Library, The Candace and Patrick E. Malloy III Diversity Studies Room

In the twenty-first century, boundaries between countries have been blurred as technology has increased the speed and ease of communication on a global level. Globalization theory helps to provide an understanding of the changing cultural, linguistic, political, and economic relations between different parts of the world. It recognizes that boundaries are not impermeable. Instead, they are often crossed, transcended, or erased altogether, while new boundaries and configurations may materialize in their place.

Within the context of globalization, Asia plays a huge role. Asia hosts some of the world’s largest populations. Asian societies are undergoing rapid change in multiple directions; and people of Asian heritage are among the fastest-growing ethnic groups in other parts of the world, including the United States .

The Colloquy on Asia in the Era of Globalization (CAEG) was formed on the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University, and funded by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, in order to bring together faculty and students from different departments to study Asia within the framework of Globalization. The programs that CAEG sponsors include visiting speakers and performers, exhibitions, interdepartmental graduate seminars, and a film series. Through these activities, CAEG hopes to increase the visibility of Asian studies at Penn State while fostering multidisciplinary collaboration within our academic community.

This exhibit was organized in cooperation between members of CAEG and faculty of The University Libraries. It is meant to showcase a small portion of the library’s collection of books and periodicals in Asian Studies as well as CAEG’s past and present activities on our campus. Also highlighted are books on Asia that are authored by faculty members of The Pennsylvania State University and Asian Theatrical props from the collection of Richard Nichols..

For more information about the exhibit, please contact Jade Atwill, Asian Studies Librarian, Pattee Library, yya2@psu.edu.  For information about CAEG activities, contact any of the three faculty directors:  Reiko Tachibana, Department of Comparative Literature (rxn6@psu.edu); Richard Nichols, School of Theatre (arn2@psu.edu); and On-cho Ng, Department of History (oxn1@psu.edu).  

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