Penn Center For East Asian Studies Newsletter

1. University of Pennsylvania East Asia Events
   
2. Regional East Asia Events
   
3. Employment and Internship Opportunities
   
4. Fellowship and Award Opportunities
   
5. East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries
   
6. Conferences and Workshops

Featured Event

Tuesday, January 22, 11:00AM, Location TBA, The Concept of Ritual in the Excavated Texts from Chu : Are They a Direct Source of the Theory of Ritual and Social Norms in Xunzi?

Dr. Masayuki Sato, Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University

(Lunch to follow at 12:30 for graduate students and faculty)

Oriental Club of Philadelphia

Jan 17 - Paul R. Goldin

"Appeals to History in Early Chinese Philosophy and Rhetoric"

6:00 p.m., Van Pelt Library, Meyerson Conference Room 223

Please e-mail Frank Hoffman ( fhoffman@sas.upenn.edu) in advance if you would like to attend.

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Tuesday, January 22, 11:00AM, Location TBA, The Concept of Ritual in the Excavated Texts from Chu : Are They a Direct Source of the Theory of Ritual and Social Norms in Xunzi?

Dr. Masayuki Sato, Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University

(Lunch to follow at 12:30 for graduate students and faculty)

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Tuesday, January 22, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

The Sing-song girls of Shanghai (Hou Hsiao-hsien)

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Wednesday, January 23, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla ( Honda Ishiro, 1954)

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Thursday, January 24, 3:00PM, Location TBA ( Law School ), Japan , America , and the ‘Realities' of Liberty City :

Regulation and the Politics of Narrative in the Grand Theft Auto Games

David Leheny, Princeton

The video game Grand Theft Auto III and its sequels have been notorious political footballs, convincing some that the violence committed in the games pose a social threat as impressionable young players might become more aggressive in real life, and convincing others that the games' critics are poorly informed moral scolds. This presentation examines the politics of video game regulation in Japan , drawing attention to the ways in which the source of the GTAIII games' menace is understood as their putative realism. It embeds this discussion of realism within larger political debates surrounding the production of popular culture products, the protection of juveniles from harmful influences, and the construction of menace in the news media.

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

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Thursday, January 24, 4:40PM, History Department Lounge , Title TBA

Sun Joo Kim, Harvard

Korean Lecture Series

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Tuesday, January 29, 4:30PM, Location TBA , The Plight of North Korean Women in China

Peter Beck, Executive Director, U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Korean Lecture Series

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Tuesday, January 29, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

New Year's Sacrifice (Cui Wei)

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Wednesday, January 30, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Mothra ( Honda Ishiro, 1961)

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Tuesday, February 5, 3:00PM, Location TBA ( Law School ), The Allocation of Talent Under National Health Insurance: The Case of Japanese Cosmetic Surgery

Mark Ramseyer, Harvard Law

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

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Tuesday, February 5, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

Shadow Magic (Ann Hu)

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Wednesday, February 6, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Gidrah the Three-Headed Monster ( Honda Ishiro, 1964)

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Thursday, February 7, 7:00PM, Logan Hall 402 - Japanese Architecture Film Series

Onmyoji ( Takata Yujiro, 2001) – Introduction by Professor Frank L. Chance

Sponsored by the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden and the Center for East Asian Studies

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Tuesday, February 12, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

New Woman ( Cai Chusheng)

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Wednesday, February 13, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla vs The Smog Monster ( Banno Yoshimitsu, 1971)

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Thursday, February 14, 7:00PM, Logan Hall 402 - Japanese Architecture Film Series

Conflagration (Ichikawa Kon, 1958) – Introduction by Professor Frank L. Chance

Sponsored by the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden and the Center for East Asian Studies

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Tuesday, February 19, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

A Woman for Two (Ling Zifeng)

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Wednesday, February 20, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Terror of Mechagodzilla ( Honda Ishiro, 1975)

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Thursday, February 21, 4:30PM, Location TBA , Title TBA

Zvi Ben-Dor Benite, Department of History, New York University

Humanities Colloquiumn, Co-Sponsored by the Middle East Center

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Thursday, February 21, 7:00PM, Logan Hall 402 - Japanese Architecture Film Series

Rikyu ( Teshigahara Hiroshi, 1989) – Introduction by Professor Stephanie Feldman

Sponsored by the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden and the Center for East Asian Studies

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Tuesday, February 26, 4:30PM, Huntsman Hall F55 , Title TBA

Robert Feldman , Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co., Ltd.

CEAS-Lauder Distinguished Lecturer

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Wednesday, February 27, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Nausicä of the Valley of the Winds ( Miyazaki Hayao, 1994)

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Thursday, February 28, 7:00PM, Logan Hall 402 - Japanese Architecture Film Series

Spirited Away ( Miyazaki Hayao, 2001) – Introduction by Professor Julie Nelson Davis

Sponsored by the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden and the Center for East Asian Studies

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Tuesday, March 4, 3:00PM, Location TBA ( Law School ), Title TBA

Akio Shimizu, Associate Dean, Waseda Law School

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

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Tuesday, March 4, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

Lust, Caution (Ang Lee)

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Wednesday, March 5, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla 1985 ( ??? , Hashimoto Koji, 1984)

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Thursday, March 6, 4:30PM, Location TBA , And History Took a Calligraphic Turn: The Art of Tai Jingnong's Writing

David Der-wei Wang, Edward C.Henderson Professor of Chinese Literatureat Harvard University and Director of CCK Foundation Inter-University Center for Sinological Studies

The lecture will focus on the following aspects of Tai Jingnong's work: the dissemination of modern Chinese writing in visual terms; calligraphy and its geographical implications; and the poetics of “muted” Sinophone articulations.

Humanities Colloquium

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Monday, March 17, 4:30PM, Location TBA , East Asia and the Middle East : What Can We Learn from Comparative Approaches to Global History?

Cemil Aydin, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Princeton University, Near Eastern Studies Department and Assistant Professor of History, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Humanities Colloquium, Co-Sponsored with the Middle East Center

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Tuesday, March 18, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

A Better Tomorrow ( John Woo)

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Wednesday, March 19, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla vs. Mothra ( ??? ? ??? , Okawara Takao, 1992)

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Thursday, March 20, 4:30PM, Location TBA , Title TBA

Laura Miller, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Loyola University Chicago

Issues in Contemporary East Asia lecture Series

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Tuesday, March 25, 5:30PM, Location TBA , Popular Veneration and Imagery of Buddha's Eccentric Disciples (Rakan) in Japan

Patricia J. Graham

This talk explores the reasons for the enduring popularity in the Japanese Buddhist pantheon of Buddhist saints known as Rakan (Luohan in Chinese; and Arhat in Sanskrit), devout, unconventional personages who gained enlightenment after hearing the teachings of the Buddha in India . Their popularity as personal saviors continues to the present and has inspired the creation of numerous idiosyncratic images by artists working within and apart from formal Buddhist organizations. Their widespread appeal is emblematic of their transcendence from a Buddhist icon to a universal symbol of individualism and integrity.

Humanities Colloquium

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Tuesday, March 25, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

Rouge ( Stanley Kwan)

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Wednesday, March 26, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla vs. Destroyah ( Okawara Takao, 1995)

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Tuesday, April 1, 5:30PM, Meyerson Hall, Upper Gallery, Constructing Culture: Three Japanese Architects Struggle with Shinto

Dana Buntrock, UC Berkeley

While most contemporary Japanese architects treat religion as a quaint cultural influence that can be freely abstracted and adopted, in this talk I discuss how three prominent designers took on religion in their work, with varied and interesting results.

The first, Dr. Terunobu FUJIMORI, is better known among historians as a celebrated author and architectural historian. In addition, he is also an amateur architect who has received Japan 's highest architectural award. Raised in a remote area strongly influenced by Suwa Shrine, Fujimori reflects a genuine embrace of Shinto as it once existed, rooted in the mountains and living things of the land. His architecture, as one example, is often clothed not merely in natural materials, but even in living plants. But while Fujimori embraces Shinto, most urbane architects do not. The other two sites I discuss are within the precincts of Konpira (Kotohira) Shrine on Shikoku Island and at the Izumo Grand Shrine. Fumihiko Maki, architect at Izumo, deployed symbolic features, from trees used in sacred landscapes and ancient myths carved into stone – but also challenges the role of Shinto today, by, for example, offering an observation platform intended to allow visitors to look down on Japan's second most important shrine. Ryoji Suzuki, the architect at Konpira, embraced the religious roots of the site – but these are far from easy issues. Konpira was originally an esoteric Buddhist site, shedding this identity in the tumultuous years of the late nineteenth century. Today, Buddhist and Shinto architecture is woven throughout the site; Suzuki reinforced this effect.

These architects and their work reflect only some of the ways that Shinto is seen in Japan today, but they nonetheless reveal its uneasy place in contemporary society.

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series, Co-Sponsored by the Department of Architecture

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Tuesday, April 1, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

Fists of Fury ( Luo Wei)

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Wednesday, April 2, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Pokemon 2000 The Movie ( Yuyama Kunihiko, 1999)

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Tuesday, April 8, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

King of Children (Chen Kaige)

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Wednesday, April 9, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla Millenium ( Okawara Takao, 1999)

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Tuesday, April 15, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

Raise the Red Lantern ( Zhang Yimou)

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Wednesday, April 16, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: All Monsters Attack (Kaneko Shusuke, 2001)

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Tuesday, April 22, 7:00PM, Location TBA – Twentieth-century Chinese Film Series

A Chinese Odyssey (Stephen Chow)

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Wednesday, April 23, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla: Final Wars ( Kitamura Ryohei, 2004)

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Date TBA, 4:30PM, Location TBA, Title TBA

Holly Sanders, Villanova

Humanities Colloquium

Princeton University Buddhist Studies Workshop 2007-2008

Imaginary Geographies: Buddhism and the Japanese World Map

Monday, February 4, 2008, 4:30 pm, 1879 Hall, Room 137

Max Moerman ( Barnard College)

Art History, Buddhist Studies, Tibet: New Perspectives from the Tibet Site Seminar

March 7-9, 2008, Friday-Sunday, McCormick 101

Friday, 4:30 pm: Keynote address by Deborah Klimburg-Salter (University of Vienna).

Saturday and Sunday: Papers by graduate-student participants in the 2007 Tibet Site Seminar, with responses from Janet Gyatso (Harvard Divinity School), Marylin Rhie (Smith College), and Gene E. Smith (Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center).

Co-sponsored by the Tang Center for East Asian Art and the Center for the Study of Religion.

The conference is free but registration is required: http://www.princeton.edu/TibetSem/program-conference.htm .

Bringing Together Intuition and Law:

Linguistic Relevance and Moral Creativity in Theravada Buddhist Ethics

Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 4:30 pm, 1879 Hall, Room 137

Charles Hallisey ( Harvard University)

War Magic in Tibetan Buddhism

Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:30 pm, 1879 Hall, Room 137

Bryan Cuevas, ( Florida State University and the Institute for Advanced Study)

Questions? Please send e-mail to bbermel@princeton.edu.

The Buddhist Studies Workshop is generously supported by the Provost, the Center for the Study of Religion, and the Department of Religion.

Additional co-sponsors include:
The Program in East Asian Studies
The P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
The Princeton University Library
The Council on the Humanities

(III) Employment and Internship Opportunities

*Job Announcement - Full-time Lecturer for AY08-09, Chinese History - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chinese History.
The History Faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology invites applications for a full-time lecturer for one year to teach four Chinese subjects.  The candidate should be prepared to teach one subject from their field of research as well as the following:  “East Asia in the World, 1500-2000 AD”, “Smashing the Iron Rice Bowl: Chinese East Asia”, and “From the Silk Road to the Great Game:  China, Russia, and Central Asia, 500-2000 AD”.  The teaching load is two subjects during Fall 2008 and two during Spring 2009.

Candidates must have Ph.D. in hand by August 2008. Teaching experience required. Please submit a letter of application, an official transcript, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation by February 15, 2008.   MIT is an EO/AA employer.

Contact Info:
Mabel Chin
Administrative Assistant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
History Office, E51-285
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Phone:  617-253-9846
Fax:  617-253-9406
E-Mail:  mchin@mit.edu

Website: http://web.mit.edu/history/www

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*The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) is currently soliciting resumes for summer internships (paid) in Washington, DC, working on Chinese human rights and rule of law issues.  Interns must be U.S. citizens.

Applications for summer internships must be received by February 1, 2008.  Further details are available both in the enclosed attachment and on the Commission's Web site at www.cecc.gov.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the CECC via email to Judy Wright at judy.wright@mail.house.gov or via fax at (202) 226-3804, attention:  Judy Wright, Director of Administration.

Please forward the enclosed attachment to interested students (both undergraduate and graduate), particularly those with strong research and language skills.

Sincerely,

Judy Wright
Director of Administration

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Looking for Adjunct to Teach Development of Chinese

Seton Hall University is looking for a adjunct professor to teach a graduate course, Development of Chinese Civilization, on Mondays from 6:15-8:25 pm. Thirteen students have already signed up for the class, but the faculty member assigned to the course has a family health issue. The first day of the class is January 14. If you know someone that would be interested in teaching the course, they can send an email to Dr. Dongdong Chen ( chendong@shu.edu ). Here is a description of the course from the Seton Hall catalog: ASIA 6142 Development of Chinese Civilization In-depth consideration of the changes in Chinese culture, from the period of Disunion through the Sung period. Lecture, reading and discussion. 3 credits

*Fellowship Announcement
The Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs

Dear Colleague:

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is pleased to announce the Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Fellowship for 2008-2009, a year-long program based in Seattle that focuses on bridging the gap between scholarship and policymaking. Fellows will collaborate with leading scholars to conduct independent research and share research findings with the policymaking community in Washington, D.C.

The fellowship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Individuals who have received their master's degree diplomas up to twelve months prior to the application deadline may apply to the program. Applicants must have completed a master's or professional degree (MA, MBA, LLM, JD, etc.) by the time the fellowship begins. Prospective fellows should apply only for the year that they expect to participate. No deferrals are permitted.

The Next Generation Leadership program, which is in its third year, is breaking new ground by mentoring and immersing young Asia specialists from a wide variety of fields and interests to bridge the gap between the best scholarly research and the pressing needs of U.S. foreign policy toward a rapidly changing Asia. Each fellow will receive a fellowship award, as well as a stipend for relocation expenses.
Application Deadline
January 14, 2008

For further information and application materials please visit http://www.nbr.org/NextGeneration.

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*Please Note: Deadline for applications is approaching -- January 16, 2008

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2008-2009 CALL

Hayward R. Alker, who passed away on August 24, 2007, was the John A. McCone Chair in International Security at the School of International Relations. In honor of the many graduate students and young scholars whose lives and careers he enriched, the Center for International Studies has given his name to our post-doctoral fellows program.

EVALUATION
Applicants will be evaluated on the bases of academic achievements and promise, publications and previous work experience, the quality of the research proposal, and the applicant's potential for making significant scholarly contributions. Awards will be announced in Spring 2008.

COMPENSATION
The Center will provide a stipend, office space, USC library privileges, health insurance, $1,000 towards moving expenses, and computer support. Fellowships are funded by the Center's endowment.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applicants must submit:
1) a curriculum vitae
2) a 5-7 page research proposal
3) a list of publications (when applicable)
4) a graduate transcript
5) 3 (three) confidential letters of recommendation.

Applications without a research proposal will not be considered. The letters of recommendation may be sent directly to the office by the referee. Applications must be in English.

Application materials must be postmarked on or before January 16, 2008

Please send applications to :

ATTN: Hayward R. Alker Post-Doctoral Fellow Competition
Center for International Studies
University of Southern California
Social Sciences Building B-1
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0037
USA

For more information visit: www.usccis.org

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Officially approved by the Beijing Olympics Committee and supported by the Harvard Asia Center, IMUSE has selected a group of student leaders from Chinese universities to tour a number of North American universities in spring 2008 to engage local students in a panel discussion on China's most pressing issues.

Moreover, in the spirit of increased dialogue and further
understanding, IMUSE designed the "China in My Eyes" creative work competition to encourage individual students to share their own views on modern China either in an essay or through photography. Open to all North American college students, a group of university professors on IMUSE's advisory board will select three grand prize winners who will receive an all-expenses-paid two-week trip to Beijing and the
opportunity to work as specially trained 2008 Beijing Olympics
volunteers before and during the Olympics. There is no cost to apply.

More details about this competition and IMUSE 2008 may be found at:

http://www.imuse2008.org/competition.php

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HARVARD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES FOR 2008-09
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University will
offer several postdoctoral fellowships in Japanese studies to recent PhDs to provide an
opportunity to turn their dissertation into a publishable manuscript. Applicants must
have received their PhD in 2003 or later, in Japanese studies in any area of the humanities
or social sciences. Each fellowship covers a ten-month period beginning September 1,
2008, with a stipend of $44,000, health insurance for grantee, research/travel funds, and
support for workshops. Residence in the Cambridge/Boston area and participation in
Institute activities are required.
Applications must be received by January 15, 2008.
Application information can be obtained by contacting:
Dr. Theodore J. Gilman, Associate Director
Reischauer Institute
Harvard University
1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
(617) 495-3220
<tgilman@fas.harvard.edu>
Full application details may also be downloaded from our website:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~rijs/fellowships/postdoctoral.html

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University of Pennsylvania
Center for East Asian Studies
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
Academic Year 2008-09

Applications are due February 1, 2008, to the Applicant's Department

The Center for East Asian Studies will award seven FLAS Fellowships for AY 2008-09 to graduate students planning to pursue modern East Asian language study at the intermediate or higher level. The FLAS Fellowship pays tuition and general fees and provides an annual stipend of $15,000.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, be admitted to or enrolled in a graduate program at Penn, and have research or career plans that require the use of an East Asian language. The languages most commonly studied are Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, but other languages of the region may be approved. Awards are made by the Executive Committee of the Center for East Asian Studies.

Successful applicants must then enroll both semesters of the Fellowship year in an intermediate or higher modern East Asian language and in full-time study in either East Asian Studies or professional studies related to East Asia .

Application should be made directly to the Graduate Chair of the Department in which the applicant is enrolled. (Incoming graduate students should indicate to the departments to which they have applied that they would like to be considered for the FLAS.) The application form, which lists the materials required for submission, is attached to the electronic version of this message, and it appears on the reverse side of the printed version. The form can be obtained at the Center for East Asian Studies, by writing to ceas@ccat.sas.upenn.edu , or on our webpage at www.ceas.sas.upenn.edu .

The competition will be conducted strictly in accordance with University policies and the selection guidelines of the U.S. Department of Education. The Center for East Asian Studies seeks to support students in as wide a variety of disciplines and professions, and from as wide a variety of backgrounds, as possible.

*FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE FOR ASIAN STUDIES

University Park Campus
Ph. 305.348.1914    Fax 305.348.6586
Email: asian@fiu.edu     URL: http://asian.fiu.edu

The Master of Arts in Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed for students who wish to pursue advanced studies of historical and contemporary trends.  The degree provides students with a strong foundation in the traditional cultures and modern socio-economic trends of Asia, with an emphasis on East Asia.

Inquire about Teaching Assistantships, Internships, and Tuition Waivers!

Program Requirements
(30 credits Thesis Track; 33 credits Non-thesis Track)

Core coursework (6 credits)
• Survey of Modern Asia (ASN 5315)
• Research Methods course
Concentration Coursework (18 credits)
• Asian Cultural Studies Track
• International Political Economy of Asia Track
Master Thesis (6 credits)
                or
Non-Thesis Option (9 credits):
• Master's Essay
• 2 Area Studies Courses

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East Asia Law Review Call for Papers

The East Asia Law Review (EALR) at the University of Pennsylvania Law School is now accepting submissions for our Spring 2008 issue. 

The mission of the East Asia Law Review is to provide a forum for the study of the law of East Asian nations, thus, submissions should be related to the law, its practice, implementation or implications in East Asian nations. Submissions are accepted from anyone with an interest in East Asia. There are no length requirements and submissions may be of any type, including articles, essays, regulations reviews, and book reviews. Submissions must in English and must be properly cited; bluebook format for footnotes is appreciated.  EALR will select the highest quality manuscripts for publication.  For further information or to submit a manuscript, please contact our articles editor, Binni Shah, at shahb@law.upenn.edu. Submissions will be accepted through February 1, 2008, with the potential for extensions with prior approval of the Editorial Board.

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Hello,Paula.

  I am a former participant in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund teacher program.  The exhibit below is currently in NYC and I would love to see it come to Philadelphia.  Might you have any connections with someone who might sponsor it locally?

  Thanks,
  Boe Daley, Teacher
  Haddonfield Memorial High School
  Haddonfield, NJ

  Exhibition: "Voyages and Images Japan Through Art Teachers' Eyes"
  Consulate Gallery
  Consulate General of Japan in New York, Gallery
  299 Park Ave., 18th Floor, NYC
  Fifteen art teachers from across the United States have created forty artworks through various mediums, which were inspired by their three-week teacher program in Japan last fall. The program, Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program,  is held every year and the participants are selected from American elementary and secondary school teachers with no prior visit to Japan.

Please contact Boe, if interested, at : bojangles21@comcast.net

*Call for Papers/Abstracts/Submissions
7th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences
May 29 - June 1, 2008
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Honolulu Hawaii, USA

Submission Deadline: February 14, 2008

Co-Sponsored by:
University of Louisville - Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods

Web address: http://www.hicsocial.org
Email address: social@hicsocial.org

The 7th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences will be
held from May 29 (Thursday) to June 1 (Sunday), 2008 at the Waikiki Beach
Marriott Resort & Spa in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference will provide many
opportunities for academicians and professionals from social sciences
related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own
particular disciplines.

Topic Areas (All Areas of Social Sciences are Invited):

*Anthropology
*Area Studies (African, American, Asian, European, Hispanic, Islamic,
Jewish, Middle Eastern, Russian, and all other cultural and ethnic studies)
*Communication
*Economics
*Education
*Energy Alternatives
*Ethnic Studies/International Studies
*Geography
*History
*International Relations
*Journalism
*New Urbanism
*Political Science
*Preservation and Green Urbanism
*Psychology
*Public Administration
*Social Work
*Sociology
*Sustainable Development
*Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods
*Urban and Regional Planning
*Women's studies
*Other Areas of Social Science
*Cross-disciplinary areas of the above related to each other or other areas

Submitting a Proposal:

You may now submit your paper/proposal by using our new online submission
system! To use the system, and for detailed information about submitting
see: http://www.hicsocial.org/cfp_ss.htm
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*The Art of Opposition 

Graduate Student Symposium in East Asian Art
16 February 2008

  To register, please go to http://tang.princeton.edu/artofopposition.html

Throughout history artists have created works as a form of opposition, whether to a dominant political order or to familiar social mores and conventions.  This polemical mode of conceiving and interpreting art continues: artists frequently present their own work as a challenge to the status quo, while scholars and critics of contemporary art reinforce the notion that for art to be relevant it must at some level present a critique of prevailing habits and attitudes.  For art historians, the concept of art as a form of protest or a challenge to established convention remains a frequent point of departure for research, particularly in relation to certain artists or in the study of specific historical junctures.  The means by which artists convey opposition may be subtle or explicit; likewise, the targets of artists' opposition range widely, from the commonly-accepted ways by which art is created, disseminated, and understood, to widely-acknowledged political and social ills.  This symposium aims to explore the long-standing notion of art as opposition, and to examine its implications for the study of East Asian art.

Saturday, 16 February 2008
Princeton University
101 McCormick Hall

Center for East Asian Studies
University of Pennsylvania
642 Williams Hall
255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
Tel: 215-573-4203; Fax: 215-573-2561
E-mail: ceas@ccat.sas.upenn.edu