Department of East Asian Studies

Nathan Vedal awarded Morris D. Forkosch Prize

lanthierj — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:13:59 +0000

Nathan Vedal awarded Morris D. Forkosch Prize

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lanthierj Mon, 10/23/2023 - 11:13

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St. George

Department of East Asian Studies

Faculty of Arts & Science

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Nathan Vedal (supplied image)

Nathan Vedal, an assistant professor in the department of East Asian studies, in the Faculty of Arts & Science, has won the Morris D. Forkosch Prize for his book The Culture of Language in Ming China: Sound, Script, and the Redefinition of Boundaries of Knowledge, awarded by the Journal of the History of Ideas.

The annual prize recognizes the best first book by a single author on intellectual history in one or more of the disciplines associated with intellectual history and the history of ideas broadly conceived, including visual history, philosophy, political thought, the social sciences and literature.

“It is tremendously gratifying for my work to be recognized in this way,” said Vedal. “Previous recipients of this award have been deeply inspiring for my research, and I am honoured for my book to appear alongside theirs.”

Vedal’s research focuses on the intellectual, cultural, and literary history of Late Imperial China and early modern East Asia between roughly the 15^th and 19^th centuries. His book examines the history of language study and the formation of scholarly disciplines in China from the 16^th through 18^th centuries, demonstrating how the boundaries surrounding linguistic study shifted according to contemporary intellectual trends.

“The Journal of the History of Ideas is a long-established journal in the broad field of intellectual history, and we are proud that Nathan's work is truly transcending East Asian Studies,” Janet Poole, chair of the department, says. “Or to be more precise, showing that East Asian Studies has much to offer the established disciplines.”

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Linda Rui Feng longlisted for 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize

lanthierj — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:28:35 +0000

Linda Rui Feng longlisted for 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize

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lanthierj Fri, 10/01/2021 - 16:28

Department of East Asian Studies

Faculty of Arts & Science

Scotiabank Giller Prize

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Associate Professor Linda Rui Feng of the department of East Asian studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science has been longlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her debut novel Swimming Back to Trout River.

Published by Simon & Schuster, the book is set against the backdrop of China’s cultural revolution and tells the story of a husband and wife who move to the United States, leaving their daughter behind with her grandparents in China. Kirkus Reviews described it as “filled with tragedy yet touched with life-affirming passion.”

A recipient of the Chancellor Jackman Research Fellowship in the Humanities from the Jackman Humanities Institute, Feng is currently working on a cultural history of aromatics in late medieval China.

Feng is one of 12 authors whose books are longlisted for the prestigious $100,000 prize, which recognizes the best in Canadian fiction. Other members of the U of T community who made the list include Governor General’s Award-winning author Miriam Toews, the ��Ƶ Scarborough’s inaugural writer-in-residence, who was nominated for Fight Night, published by Knopf Canada.

Em, written by Governor General’s Award-winning author Kim Thuy and translated by alumna Sheila Fischman, was also named to the list. A Member of the Order of Canada, Fischman has translated more than 150 works of Quebec contemporary fiction from French to English.

The announcement of the longlist was hosted by alumna Souvankham Thammavongsa, who won the prestigious award last year for her book, How to Pronounce Knife.

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Six Faculty of Arts & Science professors honoured for outstanding teaching

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:06:08 +0000

Six Faculty of Arts & Science professors honoured for outstanding teaching

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rahul.kalvapalle Fri, 08/07/2020 - 09:06

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St. George

Faculty of Arts & Science

Department of East Asian Studies

Department of Economics

Department of Chemistry

School of the Environment

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

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Clockwise from top left: Jessica Deon, Nicole Mideo, Alastair Dias, Andrea Williams, Jotaro Arimori, Gillian Hamilton

Six professors in the ��Ƶ’s Faculty of Arts & Science have been presented with Outstanding Teaching Awards in recognition of their excellence in classroom instruction, course design and curriculum development.

The annual awards are made on the basis of continuing excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching – as well as other contributions to undergraduate and graduate education – over the past three years.

The recipients of the 2020 Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Awards are:

Jotaro Arimori, associate professor, teaching stream, Department of East Asian Studies
Jessica D’eon, associate professor, teaching stream, Department of Chemistry and undergraduate associate director, School of the Environment
Alistair Dias, associate professor, teaching stream, Human Biology Program
Gillian Hamilton, associate professor, Department of Economics
Nicole Mideo, associate professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Andrea Williams, associate professor, teaching stream and director, Writing-Integrated Teaching program

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