Graduate Student Conference

The CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA) invites submissions for its annual graduate student conference, to be held fully in-person on the CU Boulder campus on February 22 & 23, 2025.

We invite current graduate students from across the US and around the world engaged in research on Asia, particularly in the fields of Chinese and Japanese studies, to submit proposals on their research across fields, such as: Anthropology, Art & Art History, Literatures, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Ethnomusicology, Film Studies, Geography, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Sociology, Theatre & Dance, Urban & Regional Planning, and Women’s Studies.

The conference will include keynote addresses from two prominent scholars in Chinese and Japanese studies: Professor Ronald Egan (Stanford W. Ascherman, M.D. Professor, Stanford University) and Professor David Atherton (Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University). Keynote speakers and University of Colorado faculty will be on hand to provide feedback to presenters throughout the conference. Above all, the conference is a forum through which graduate students, researchers, and faculty are able to engage in dialogues of critical importance to the development of our respective fields, providing participants with opportunities to expand their academic perspectives as well as academic and professional networks.

To apply, please submit a 300-word conference paper proposal and a CV to the following email address: cubasga@colorado.edu by December 5, 2024. Successful applicants will be notified of acceptance by the end of 2024. For inquiries, please email CUBASGA student administrators at cubasga@colorado.edu.

We look forward to your submissions!

Sincerely,
Yanan Xiang, President
Taoxuan Xu, Vice President
CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA)

CUBASGA 2024

February 24-25, 2024

Keynote speakers:
Professor Wai-Yee Li, Harvard University
Professor Zev Handel, University of Washington

Program 2024 (pdf)

CUBASGA 2023

February 4-5, 2023

Keynote speakers:
Professor Tina Lu, Yale University 
Professor Sabine Frühstück, UC Santa Barbara 

Program 2023 (pdf)

CUBASGA 2022

February 19-20, 2022

Keynote speakers:
Professor Lucas Bender, Yale University 
Professor Fabio Rambelli, UC Santa Barbara 

Program 2022 (pdf)

CUBASGA 2021

January 30-31, 2021

Keynote speakers:
Professor Xiaofei Tian, Harvard University
Professor Wiebke Denecke, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Program 2021 (pdf)

CUBASGA 2020

February 14-15, 2020

Keynote speakers:
Professor David C. Schaberg, UCLA
Professor David L. Howell, Harvard University

Program 2020 (pdf)

CUBASGA 2019

February 15-16, 2019

Keynote speakers:
Professor Christopher Rea, University of British Columbia
Professor Tomiko Yoda, Harvard University

Program 2019 (pdf)

CUBASGA 2018

February 23-24, 2018

Keynote speakers:
Professor Michael Nylan, University of California, Berkeley
Professor David Atherton, Harvard University

Program 2018 (pdf)

CUBASGA 2017

February 3-4, 2017

Keynote speakers:
Professor Wai-yee Li, Harvard University
Professor Michele Mason, University of Maryland College Park

Program 2017 (pdf)

CUBASGA 2016

February 19-20, 2016

Keynote speakers:
Professor Adam Kern, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor Ronald Egan, Stanford University

2016 Program (pdf)

CUBASGA 2015

February 27-28, 2015

Keynote speakers:
Professor Michael Emmerich, University of California
Professor Ding Xiang Warner, Cornell University

2015 Program (pdf)

CUBASGA 2014 

March 7-8, 2014

Keynote speaker:
Professor William G. Boltz, University of Washington

2014 Program (pdf)

CUBASGA 2013

March 8-9, 2013

Keynote speakers:
Professor Michael Puett, Harvard University
Professor Sharalyn Orbaugh, University British Columbia

2013 Program (pdf)

CUBASGA 2012

March 2-3, 2012

Keynote speaker:
Professor R. Joe Cutter, Arizona State University

2012 Program (pdf)

CUBASGA 2011

February 18-19, 2011

Keynote speakers:
Professor Michael Nylan
Professor Michael Dylan Foster

2011 Program (pdf)

CUBASGA 2010

February 26-28, 2010

Keynote presenters:
Professor Martin Kern, Princeton University
Professor Janet Ikeda, Washington & Lee University

2010 Program (pdf)

CUBASGA 2009

Friday March 6th, 2009 - Saturday March 7th, 2009

2009 Program (pdf)

CUBASGA Graduate Student Conference