Asian Studies Program Advisory Committee
Gideon Fujiwara
Coordinator, Asian Studies
Department of History
Office: B876 (University Hall)
(403) 329-2502
gideon.fujiwara@uleth.ca
Gideon Fujiwara coordinates the emerging Asian Studies program. His research looks at early modern to modern Japan, intellectual networks, kokugaku (nativism or National Learning), community, nation and nationalism, regionalism, modernity, and information access. Among his courses in History, HIST2290 - Main Themes in East Asian History and HIST4040 - Seminars in East Asian History are eligible to count toward the Asian Studies minor.
John Harding
Department of Religious Studies
Office: A812B (University Hall)
Phone: (403) 317-2834
Email: john.harding@uleth.ca
John Harding's primary areas of interest explore Japanese Buddhism and the cross-cultural exchange between Asia and the West that has shaped the development of modern Buddhism worldwide. Among his courses in Religious Studies, RELS 2200 – The Buddhist Tradition, RELS 2300 – East Asian Religions, and the series courses. RELS 3300 and RELS 4110 are eligible to count toward the minor in Asian Studies.
Andrea Amelinckx
Area Chair
International Management
Office: M2063
Phone: (403) 332-5216
Email: andrea.amelinckx@uleth.ca
Abigail McMeekin
Faculty
Modern Languages & Linguistics
Office: B532 (University Hall)
Phone: (403) 329-2722
Email: abigail.mcmeekin@uleth.ca