York Asia Research Network (YARN)

The Borthwick Institute has recently done some work to add to their online catalogue, https://borthcat.york.ac.uk/, listing various papers they hold of the earls of Halifax that relate to the colonial governance of, and the British experience in, India and Burma. Charles Fonge at the Borthwick would be very pleased to hear from anyone interested in exploring opportunities for the archives to support research, teaching, visits or events.

This interdisciplinary series involves an hour-long event each term on any aspect of research concerning Asia, as befits YARN’s work. The format involves short talks by two to three speakers with significant scope for informal discussion as part of the Q&A. The series is open to all members of the university to attend. However, we are especially dedicated to fostering participation from YARN's research students and early career members as part of building their capacity as academics. If you are interested in presenting your work please email yarn@york.ac.uk.

Our last YARN Network Conference was on Monday July 1st 2019 in the Research Centre for Social Sciences, YH/001B. All were welcome and the event was free.

We held our previous annual YARN Network Event on Wednesday June 20th 2018 in the Research Centre for Social Sciences, YH/001B. Our inaugural ECR and PhD Conference was on 23rd May 2017, and our inaugural YARN Whole Network Event was on 3rd May 2017. You can find out more about this event here.

Medievalism and Imperial Modernity draws on expertise across the university, including the Centre for Modern Studies, the York Asia Research Network and the Centre for Medieval Studies, and seeks to promote discussions and collaborations between modernists and medievalists across disciplines. Events are open to staff and students from across the university, as well as interested members of the public. Please see their website here or get in touch with oleg.benesch@york.ac.uk for further information.