Department of Asian Studies Faculty
Avram Agov
Email: aagov [at] langara.ca (aagov[at]langara[dot]ca)
Office: A208
Education:
BA, Philosophy and History, Sofia University
MA, Regional Studies-East Asia, Harvard University
PhD, History, University of British Columbia
Teaching areas:
Asia
East Asia
Korea
Courses taught:
ASIA 1100: Introduction to Traditional Asia
ASIA 1101: Introduction to Modern Asia
ASIA 1125: Introduction to East Asia (China)
ASIA 1130: Introduction to Southeast Asia
ASIA 2200: Cultural Foundations of East Asia (2022W)
ASIA 2170: China and the World until 19th Century
ASIA 2270: China and the World in the 20th Century and Beyond
ASIA 3386: Asian Century: Modern Korea
Research interests:
North Korea in regional and global context
Cold War history
East Asian political economy and security
Todd Klaiman
Email: tklaiman [at] langara.ca (tklaiman[at]langara[dot]ca)
Office: A208
Nariko Takayanagi
Department Chair
Email: ntakayanagi [at] langara.ca (ntakayanagi[at]langara[dot]ca)
Office: A209
Education:
BA, Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MA, Sociology, University of British Columbia
PhD, Education, Culture and Society, University of Pennsylvania
Teaching areas:
Japan
Courses taught:
ASIA 1135: Introduction to East Asia (Japan)
ASIA 1235: Contemporary Japan
ASIA 2115: Japanese Society & Culture
ASIA 2215: Japan Through Popular Culture
Research interests:
Japanese society
Comparative Education
Popular Culture
Social Inequality (Race, Class and Gender)
Benjamin Wood
Email: benjaminwood [at] langara.ca (benjaminwood[at]langara[dot]ca)
Office: A209
Education:
BA, Asian Religions, McGill University
MA, Buddhist Studies, SOAS, University of London
PhD, Religious Studies, University of Toronto
Teaching areas:
Asian religions
South Asia
Courses taught:
ASIA 1120: Religions of the East
ASIA 2210: Cinematic Depictions of Indian Society and Culture
ASIA 2240: Religions of India
ASIA 2250: Buddhism
ASIA 2260: Asian Mythology
Research interests:
Tibetan and South Asian Buddhist narrative literature
Buddhist life writing
Buddhist monastic history in Tibet
