Thursday, February 29, 12:30pm
CAS Conference Room
Denison Arts & Sciences C146
Join Aaron Bhatoya and Jake Fischer, 2023-24 FLAS Fellows, as they describe the research that they have been engaged in during their fellowship year.
Aaron Bhatoya is a first-year PhD student specializing in the history of opium, women, and gender in 19th & 20th century South Asia. He graduated with bachelor’s degrees in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse and then spent time overseas at the University of Oxford where he received a Master of Studies in global and imperial history. His most recent research looked at the roles women played in the production and consumption of opium in 19th century North India. Aaron moved to Colorado from the Midwest, where he has spent most of his life (most recently in Chicago). When he is not studying, you could probably find him catching up on a variety of fantasy shows, or gaming on his PC.
Jake Fischer is a MA student in the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations studying early and medieval Chinese literature and Korean language and civilization. He received his BA from BYU in Chinese. His current research interests include insect allegory in the Standard Histories 正史, epistolary culture and its role in premodern Sino-Korean relations, and comparative studies of Chinese/Korean self-writing.