Hobart and William Smith Colleges - asian

Sand Mandala Ceremony

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In keeping with Buddhist tradition, and now HWS tradition, the sand mandala that was on display in the atrium of the Warren Hunting Smith Library was destroyed and offered to the waters of Seneca Lake on Dec. 17. Like many previous finals weeks, the students of the Tibetan Mandala Painting course, whose individual Painted Mandala are hanging in the Warren Hunting Smith Library atrium, were led by...

Anwar Attends Academic Inauguration

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar recently returned from a 10-day trip to Jakarta, Indonesia, where she was invited for a workshop and the inauguration of the International Association for Indonesian Scholars (IAIS). "The goal of establishing the Association," Anwar says, "is to encourage collaboration between Indonesian expatriates and home based scholars and to enhance expats'...

Yadav Guest Essayist

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Vikash Yadav assistant professor of political science, recently was a guest essayist in Himal Southasian, Southasia's first and only regional news and analysis magazine. He wrote on the topic of the Afghan elections and the reporting on them by the U.S. media. "Similar to previous elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American media covers distant events primarily through the lens of security co...

Cerulli Presents Paper in Japan

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Earlier this month, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Anthony Cerulli was invited to present a paper at the 14th World Sanskrit Conference at Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters in Kyoto, Japan. The conference meets every three years at different international locations, and it brings together scholars from around the world who work on various aspects of Sanskrit language and lite...

Yadav featured in South Asian pub

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An article by Assistant Professor of Political Science Vikash Yadav concerning the Afghan presidential elections was recently featured in the Nepalese magazine Himal Southasian. The article, "Destiny versus Democracy," focuses on American media coverage and American perception of the Afghan election and the ways in which the election is being spun by the media to reflect U.S. policy and interests...

Examining China's Financial System

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Bernd Kroell ‘10, an economics and Asian languages and cultures double major, is working at the Delegation of the European Commission to PR China this summer, researching China's banking and financial system in Bejing. "My education at Hobart and William Smith has helped prepare me for this internship, as most courses are very heavy in writing. That makes writing my research paper during the int...

Bridging West and East

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"There are times when you go places and you say you must go back some day. Japan is one of those places," reflected Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Neeta Bhasin, who recently participated in Technos International Week, a cross-cultural exchange program sponsored by Technos International College in Tokyo and the Tanaka Ikueikai Educational Trust. Annual sponsorship of Technos Internati...