ISAP UCLan is pleased to announce our special issue newsletter for our events!

ISAP Events Newsletter
	Scholarship Discussion UCLan Asia Pacific Studies Event The discussion will be broken down by region, followed by a Q & A session at the end with the speakers.  Pizza and refreshments will be served. Schedule1.00 – 1.20 Taiwanese scholarship opportunities1.20 – 1.40 Think Pacific student opportunities1.40 – 1.55 Japanese scholarship opportunities1.55 – 2.10 Korean scholarship opportunities2.10 – 2.30 Pagoda Projects2.30 – 2.45 UCLan Global Opportunities2.45 – 3.00 Q&A with pizza and refreshments (funded by Preston Sejong Institute) Wednesday 4 December 202413.00 – 15.00Adelphi BuildingLecture Theatre 1UCLan For enquiries contact hlmartin@uclan.ac.ukMore Info: News – Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific
	2024 IKSU – Sejong Korea Film Day Korean Popular Culture and Performing Arts: The Global Popularity of Korean Culture and the Korea Musical Industry. We are delighted to welcome South Korean actor and producer,Soo-ro Kim to UCLan. Join us for this exciting guest talk that will examine Korean Popular Culture and the Performing arts, investigating the global popularity and the Korean musical industry.  A film screening of Vampire Cop Ricky (2006) will follow the talk, and a selection of food and refreshments will be servedafter the screening. Wednesday 11 December 202415.30 – 16.30 Guest TalkFoster BuildingLecture Theatre 1UCLan 16.50 – 18.50 Film Screening All welcome, no need to book.More info: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/events/listing/2024-iksu-sejong-korea-film-day
	2025 Preston Sejong InstituteKorean Language ProgrammeSemester 1 Registration is open until 3 January 2025. The course runs for 9 weeks from 20 January to 21 March 2025. Course is available on campus and online. Please follow the links below to register and pay through UCLan’s online store. In person course registration: https://onlineshop.uclan.ac.uk/short-courses/school-of-psychology-and-humanities/short-course/preston-sejong-institute-2025-korean-language-course Online course registration: https://onlineshop.uclan.ac.uk/short-courses/school-of-psychology-and-humanities/short-course/preston-sejong-institute-2025-korean-language-online-course  Additional information about these courses can be found here: Preston Sejong Institute 2025 Korean Language Course – UCLan
	Taiwan on Air Podcast Book Chat: Home, Folk Religion and Indigeneity inChiou Charng-ting’s Works. In this episode, our host, Ti-han, invited Taiwanese author, Chiou Charng-ting, to talk about her novel writing, which blends in elements of religious folklore and indigenous mythologies.  In our conversation, Charng-ting told us how her hometown, Taitung, inspired her with its amazing scenery and cultural landscapes.  She further shared with us how folk and mythological tales can be powerful means in shaping an author’s creativity. You can listen to the latest Taiwan on Air podcast on Spotify.  Please follow this link:https://open.spotify.com/episode/4TVbpjn8GIMhoRYzi9Uj6S?si=2c8ddfe422c14bdb
	Call for Proposals North American Taiwan Studies Association30th Annual Conference Toward an Otherwise in Taiwan and Beyond.30 June – 2 July 2025The NATSA 2025 conference continues our three-decade tradition of fostering a space for scholars focused on Taiwan across disciplines. Thoughtfully engaging with the rich foundation of existing scholarships on Taiwan, the NATSA 2025 conference seeks to uncover new possibilities through original and insightfulinquiries into Taiwan. We invite all participants to consider questions including: What are alternative ways of knowing and alliance-making? How do we imagine networks of care at a time when multiple disparities remain unrecognized? What are the tensions when we try to centre Taiwan for transformational knowledge building and world-making? Submission link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Vi6gYp88Xz7Uf7DmPaU-vwt3DTbCc1ELapmm2aZqgGw/edit