INDePth Event: Media Perception and Depiction of North Korea

CASSU x INDePth Presents: Beyond the “Hermit Kingdom”: Media Perception and Depiction of North Korea Media both reflects the norms and values which undergird the social and political fabric of a community and, in turn, a community’s media representations can help shape perceptions that a particular society holds of itself and others. This is no different in the context of North Korea, and the media … Continue reading INDePth Event: Media Perception and Depiction of North Korea

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Hong Kong Seminar Series: Economic Freedom of Hong Kong

DATE: Febrauary 11, 2013 TIME: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM PLACE: Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library8th floor, Robarts Library 130 St.George Street University of Toronto Please RSVP here by February 4, 2013. Opening Remarks by The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy and Miss Gloria Lo, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) Chair LOUIS PAULY, Professor & Chair of the Department of … Continue reading Hong Kong Seminar Series: Economic Freedom of Hong Kong

China Rocks and the World Should Listen (INDePth Talk II)

On January 18th, INDePth will be hosting a talk with Jon Campbell, the author of Red Rock: The Long, Strange March of Chinese Rock & Roll. Red Rock tells the tale not only of the rise and development of yaogun – more than just the Chinese word for “rock and roll” – but of China as well. As China’s international role expands, so, too, does … Continue reading China Rocks and the World Should Listen (INDePth Talk II)

Film Screening: ‘Up the Yangtze’

INDePth and New Silk Road Presents: Up The Yangtze Date: December 7, 2012 4-6 PM Location: The Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, Room 208N Please join us for a screening of Up the Yangtze, a 2007 documentary film directed by Chinese-Canadian director Yung Chang. The film focuses on people affected by the building of the Three Gorges Dam, a gargantuan and hotly contested symbol … Continue reading Film Screening: ‘Up the Yangtze’

INDiscussion: Blog Competition. Submit Entries Now!

INDiscussion 2014: Blog Competition

You are part of INDePth’s Discussion. INDiscussion is a blog competition sponsored by the Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation and administered by INDePth that seeks to engage students from around the world to actively and critically respond to INDePth 2014’s case study: Korea. Between December and February, we will post entries submitted on our website and share them to audience across our social media platforms. Make … Continue reading INDiscussion 2014: Blog Competition

INDePth Talks. China: In Pursuit of Balance and Harmony

INDePth Talk (Part I)

China: In Pursuit of Balance and Harmony You are invited to our first INDePth Talk! Time: November 30, 4:00-6:00 Place: Munk School of Global Affairs, Room 208N After 30 years of reforms, China’s economy has grown to become the world’s second largest. However, uneven development and social inequality pose serious challenges to the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. On November 30, distinguished faculty from the … Continue reading INDePth Talk (Part I)