Penn Center For East Asian Studies Newsletter
2006-07: Issue no. 22, February 23, 2007The CEAS Newsletter weekly notifies East Asianists in our region of events and opportunities of interest. Notices appear under six headings:
- University of Pennsylvania East Asia Events
- Regional East Asia Events
- Employment and Internship Opportunities
- Fellowship and Award Opportunities
- East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries
- Conferences and Workshops
send them to proberts@sas.upenn.edu.
* Indicates notices appearing here for the first time.
(I) University of Pennsylvania East Asia Events
Tuesday, February 27, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla 1985
Hashimoto Koji (1984)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Tuesday, March 13, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds
Miyazaki Hayao (1986)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, March 15, 4:30PM, Location TBA*, Title TBA
Harold Bolitho, Harvard University
Center for East Asian Studies Distinguished Lecturer
Tuesday, March 20, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla vs Mothra
Okawara Takao (1992)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, March 22, 4:30PM, Stiteler B6*
Screening of "Amongst White Clouds"
Directed by Ted Burger
American director Edward A. Burger takes us on his unforgettable journey into the hidden lives of China's forgotten Buddhist hermit tradition. "Amongst White Clouds" is a documentary look at the lives of students, ascetics and masters living in isolated hermitages dotting the peaks and valleys of China's Zhongnan Mountain range. Hiking remote mountain trails lost in these rare and beautiful landscapes, we meet the director's hermit master and other recluses.
These inspiring and warmhearted characters challenge us to join them in an exploration of our own suffering, and our own enlightenment, in this modern world.
Co-Sponsored by Religious Studies
Monday, March 26, 4:30PM, Stiteler B21, The Definite Internationalism of the Kyoto School: Changing Attitudes in the Contemporary Academy
Graham Parkes, University of Hawaii
This paper examines the kinds of nationalism espoused by several members of the Kyoto School — Nishida Kitaro, Kuki Shuzo, and Nishitani Keiji — and shows them to be distinctly internationalist as well as nationalist in orientation. In the case of Kuki, it criticizes the sloppiness of commentators who have branded his thinking as ultranationalist or even fascist. It concludes with suggesting the relevance of Kyoto School internationalism to the globalized world of today.
Humanities Colloquium
Tuesday, March 27, 4:30PM, Logan Hall 402, The Politics of Imperial Collecting in the Northern Song Period
Patricia Ebrey, University of Washington
Although art and antiquity collecting has a long history in China, only a few emperors collected on a grand scale, most notably Huizong in the Song, and Qianlong in the Qing. It is common to view Qianlong's collecting as tied to his political ambitions, but Huizong's as tied to his love of art. This talk will argue that even if Huizong was not nearly as inclined toward grandiosity and self-promotion as Qianlong, his collecting should still be seen as fundamentally political. This will be shown by examining the political value of antiquities, the political uses of displaying art and antiquities to select audiences, and the political messages of the catalogues.
FEW Lecturer, cosponsored by the Penn Women's Committee
Tuesday, March 27, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Yamato Takeru
Okawara Takao (1994)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, March 29, 3:00PM, Silverman 240A, Women Executives in Corporate Japan: Navigating the Tensions between Family and Fortune
Glenda Roberts, Professor, Waseda University, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
Visiting Fellow, Yale University, Department of Anthropology
The vast majority of married Japanese women quit their jobs by the time their first baby is born. But what of those who don't? How do they and their spouses manage two careers with baby? Is there a “life” after work is over and the baby is in bed? My interview research at two large firms in Tokyo, one a multinational US firm and the other, a Japanese multinational firm, gives us some clues to the lifestyles of 30 and 40-something married, well educated, female executives with children, and to an extent, the lives of their spouses as well. Data from male execs will also be mined for answers to these questions.
Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series
Friday, March 30, 12:00PM, Logan Hall 402, The Linguistic Position of Tai-Kadai
Laurent Sagart, Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l'Asie Orientale, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
The origins of the Tai-speaking peoples has been the subject of much controversy on the part of linguists. In the first part of the 20th century the dominant conception was that the Tai languages were part of the Sino-Tibetan language family. In 1942, based on a new theory of what words can and cannot be borrowed, P.K. Benedict proposed that the Tai
languages are not related to Sino-Tibetan but to the Austronesian language family.
In this lecture, L. Sagart will argue that the Tai -Kadai languages are in fact a subbranch within Austronesian, rather than a separate but related family, as Benedict thought. It will be argued that Tai-Kadai speaking peoples
originated in a Neolithic, Austronesian-speaking group of East Taiwan some 4,000 years ago, and that they came back by boat to the mainland, perhaps in search of agricultural land. Once on the mainland they encountered local
populations and came into intimate contact with them, borrowing many words (including the vocabulary of rice cultivation), but maintaining a separate identity.
Chinese Languages in Time and Space Series
Saturday, March 31, 9:00AM – 6:00PM, Logan Hall 17
Acting Modern: A Symposium for the Exhibition Dramatic Impressions
The Center for East Asian Studies and the Department of the History of Art are also co-sponsoring a symposium in conjunction with the exhibition, to be held March 31, 2006. The papers will engage issues concerned with Osaka print production and subjects; the Shin-hanga revival of woodblock printing in the early twentieth century; the 1923 Great Kantô earthquake; and Kabuki in the twentieth century; among others. There will also be a collector's and curators' forum on the exhibition. Speakers will include: C. Andrew Gerstle, SOAS, University of London; Sarah Thompson, MFA Boston; Kendall Brown, CSU Long Beach; Gennifer Weisenfeld, Duke; Shirley Luber, Philadelphia; and Yoshie Endô, Frank L. Chance, and Julie Davis from the University of Pennsylvania.
The symposium is free and open to the public. More information on the symposium will be posted soon at: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ceas/events.htm
Tuesday, April 3, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla Millenium
Okawara Takao (2000)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, April 5, 7:00PM, Perelman Quadrangle (Hall of Flags Rain Location),* Tamagawa University Taiko Drummers
The performers are students of the College of Arts at Tamagawa University in Tokyo. The college of Arts strives to explore the connection of art to society and to increase appreciation of the arts. The College aims to train artistic professionals who will serve as bridges between people and the arts within society.
Companies of Tamagawa University performing arts students have performed worldwide since 1961, in locations as diverse as Mexico, Greece, London, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia, Africa, Russia, and the U.S. The group hasa special affinity for Philadelphia, having performed here previously in 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Tamagawa University hopes that their 2007 tour will serve as a bridge for cultural exchange and strengthen the friendship between Philadelphia and Japan.
Cosponsored by the Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival
Monday, April 9, 5:30PM*, *Ross** Gallery*, 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Reception
Tuesday, April 10, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Pokemon: The Movie
Yuyama Kunihiko (1999)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Monday, April 16, 2:00PM, Huntsman Hall 240, *Japan - Meeting the Challenges in 2007: Prospects for Continued Economic Reform, Dealing with North Korea, and Responding to the Rise of China**
Ambassador Sakurai, Japanese Consul General
Co-sponsored by the Lauder Institute and Penn Lauder CIBER
Tuesday, April 17, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Godzilla: Final Wars
Kitamura Ryohei (2004)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
Thursday, April 19, 4:30PM, Annenberg 111*, The Modern Dilemma Solved! Nagai Kafu's Occidentalist Critique
Rachael Hutchinson, Colgate University, Visiting Scholar, Center for East Asia, University of Pennsylvania
Tuesday, April 24, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Reading Days Bonus: Juon: The Grudge
Shimizu Takashi (2003)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PennDesign
Spring Lecture Series 2007
FLORIAN IDENBURG Senior Associate, SANAA, Tokyo
LAYERING OF ARCHITECTURE: SANAA'S NORTH AMERICAN MUSEUMS
FEB 27 TUESDAY 06.30 pm Meyerson Hall B-13
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* Lecture on: Challenges of Urban Conservation in China's Pearl
River Delta"
Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
University of Pennsylvania School of Design
2007 SPRING LECTURE SERIES
Speaker: Jeff Cody, The Getty Conservation Institute
Date: Monday, February 26, 2007
Title of Lecture: "Challenges of Urban Conservation in China's Pearl
River Delta"
Time & Place: 6:00 PM
Meyerson Hall, B-1
A reception will follow.
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The Center for Research on Youth and Social Policy (CRYSP) presents the first annual film exploration series. Throughout the month of February, CRYSP will collaborate with GAPSA (the graduate student body government) to discuss topics on identity and identity-formation that are presented in 4 different films.
CRYSP extends an open invitation to all members of the Penn community to join other filmlovers in discussing and examining central themes. Join CRYSP in its special presentation of A State of Mind (2004) on February 28th. Discussion will focus on the collective formation of North Korean identity, as well as other relevant issues.
Refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!
(W) February 28, 2007 A State of Mind 1206 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall
A State of Mind" is a 2004 documentary on the lives of two North Korean gymnasts who are training for the Mass Games. More information about the film can be found at http://imdb.com/title/tt0456012/. Admission is free. All showings begin at 6PM. Contact suzielee@sp2.upenn.edu for information.
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* The Oriental Club of Philadelphia will hold its spring mini-symposium on Friday, March 16; 5 - 7:30 p.m. at the Humanities Forum building, 3619 Locust Street. The theme will be "Traveling as a Scholar." The symposium will be followed by a no-host dinner at a nearby restaurant. Anyone who wishes to join them is welcome; please notify the secretary/treasurer at: Wcullina2002@yahoo.com
The symposium panel will include the following scholars:
Chair: Brian Spooner, Professor of Anthropology, and Museum Curator for Near Eastern Ethnology, University of Pennsylvania
Three panelists representing the three departments of the Asian Studies:
Roger Allen, Professor of Arabic Studies, Chairman of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
The title of Dr. Allen's talk will be: "From the Ocean to the Gulf: Travels of an Arabic Literature Scholar"
Michael W. Meister, W. Norman Brown Professor of History and Art,
Department of South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Meister's talk will be a Powerpoint presentation
entitled "Travelling From One Temple to the World"
Victor H. Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature,
Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania;
The title of Dr. Mair's talk will be:
"Wanderings in Central Asia"
"Save the date!" -- Thursday, April 19!!
The Oriental Club of Philadelphia will hold its 2006-2007 Academic Year's Annual Meeting/Dinner on Thursday, April 19. We will have a very special lecture and Powerpoint presentation by Professor Stephen Teiser of Princeton University. Details will be announced in our March announcement.
Singapore Speaker Series and Musical at Penn
My name is Haresh Tilani and on behalf of Club Singapore @ the University of Pennsylvania, I would like to cordially invite you to join us at DiaS'pura 2007, a day bringing together Singaporean students, artists and dignitaries from across the United States for 2 events addressing issues pertinent to Singaporeans in America. The day will comprise the following:
1. Singapore Speaker Series 2007
*Saturday, 24th March 2007, 2pm - 530pm*
The day will begin with the inaugural Singapore Speaker Series, featuring notable Singaporeans such as Singapore's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Chan Heng Chee, political activist Francis Seow, renowned filmmakers Colin Goh, Djinn, Woo Yen Yen and Li-Anne Huang, and photographers Yian Huang and Jing.
How has social expression in Singapore changed with the advent of New Media? Why is it that an increasing number of young Singaporean professionals have been willing to pursue alternative careers in the arts? What is Singapore's role within the global economy, and what does this mean for the Singaporean Diaspora? The Speaker Series will seek to address these questions and contemporary issues to Singapore's political, business and cultural scenes.
2. Club Singapore Musical 2007
*Saturday, 24th March 2007, 730pm - 10pm*
In the evening, Club Singapore will proudly host its first-ever original Singaporean musical production written and directed by Penn's very own dynamic duo - the Yap brothers, Joshua and Caleb. Featuring a full cast and musical ensemble of Penn Singaporeans as well as a multitude of guest stars from Penn's diverse student population, this will represent a vehicle of global talent, with a pair of prodigious Singaporeans in the driver's seat.
The Venue:
The event will be held at the University of Pennsylvania, which is situated in the heart of the historic city of Philadelphia - a major commercial, educational and cultural center for the United States. Penn is also home to the Wharton School, the top business school in the world, and hosts some of the brightest students in the Ivy League and the world.
Accommodation:
In line with the primary aim of this event to bring together Singaporeans across the US, the Singaporean students here at Penn would like to take this a step further by offering to host any guests that need accommodation. If you are interested, please indicate your preference in the registration form as soon as possible as the number of rooms available is limited.
An RSVP is required before Wednesday, March 21st, 2007, for all participants to ensure the granting of access to the events' venues. Please note that all information will be kept strictly confidential.
For more information about the events, bios of our speakers, in-depth details about the musical, transportation, accommodation and other general inquiries, or to RSVP, please visit our website at:
http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~spore/diaspura
Please feel free to forward this email to anyone else who may be interested in attending this event.
Thank you very much and we hope to see you there!
Regards,
Club Singapore Exco
University of Pennsylvania
(II) Regional East Asia Events
The Big Blue Marble Bookstore, a new independent bookstore in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia(www.bigbluemarblebooks.com) is hosting a Teahouse Fire Book Reading and Tea Ceremony with Ellis Avery on Thursday, March 1, 7:00pm. Join Ellis Avery, author of the new novel, The Teahouse Fire, for a beautiful book reading and an actual Japanese tea ceremony presentation. The book captures the essence of a Japanese tea room in the nineteenth century through politics, sex, and human feeling. Ellis Avery has spent a vast amount of time in Japan studying Japanese culture and the art of tea.
If you have any questions, contact:
Maleka Fruean
Outreach/Events Coordinator
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-844-1870
www.bigbluemarblebooks.com
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Chin Textiles: Exhibition at Haverford
Collecting Context: An Exhibit of Chin Textiles with a Story
February 16-March 25, 2007
Daily, noon-5pm
The John B Hurford '60 Humanities Center
Haverford College
Stokes Hall, Room 102
Haverford, PA 19041
Opening Reception February 16, 5-7pm
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Japan Group II... The group for folks interested in Japanese arts and culture.
Our activities for the winter/spring season:
Sunday, March 4 Dinner at Goji and talk by Amanda Ose $40.members, $45 for non members
Tuesday, March 23 Gilbert Luber Collection at Arthur Ross Gallery 5 to 7 PM
Tuesday, April 17 Trip to Library of Congress in Washington DC
Leaving City Line at 8:15. 19th and JFK at 8:30 Members $40.
Non-members $45,
Sunday, May 20 Japanese House & PMA guided tour of "Masters of the
Brush" Members $20 Non-members $25 Meeting at 11 AM
Sunday, June 3 NYC to the Met and Japan Society Members $40 Non-
members $45, Pick-up time same as above.
If you are interested in joining any of these activities please contact
Shirley Luber at luber@lubergallery.com or call 215-545-4975
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Princeton Buddhist Studies Workshop 2006-07 Schedule
Steven Heine, Florida International University
“Zen Writes, Zen Rites, Zen Rights: Traditionalism v. Criticism”
March 8, Thursday, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall
Paul Groner, University of Virginia
Ryoo Dokaku ???? (1630-1707), Ascetic Philanthropist and Marginally Literate Bibliophile? The Creation of Japan's First Public Library”
March 30, Friday, 4:30 pm, 1879 Hall, Room 137
James Benn, McMaster University
Buddhist Laymen and Tea during the Tang Dynasty”
April 11, Wednesday, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall
For questions, please contact bbermel@princeton.edu.
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P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
Princeton University
Symposium
Re-presenting Emptiness: Zen and Art in Medieval Japan
Saturday and Sunday, 14-15 April 2007
McCosh 50
Organized by the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art and co-sponsored with the Department of Art and Archaeology, the East Asian Studies Program, and the Buddhist Studies Workshop, Princeton University, and the Princeton University Art Museum. This symposium is presented in conjunction with the Japan Society's exhibition, Awakenings: Zen Figure Painting in Medieval Japan.
For more information, please visit our web site at:
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/TangCenter/zenandart/
There is no registration fee, but advance registration for the symposium is required. Information about registering on-line or by telephone can be found at http://web.princeton.edu/sites/TangCenter/zenandart/registration.html
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The 4th Early China Symposium in Honor of Cho-yun Hsu
Friday, March 30th, 2007
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
University of Pittsburgh
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Archaeological Discovery and Research into the Layout of the Palaces and Ancestral Temples of Han Dynasty Chang'an
Liu Qingzhu
Director, Institute of Archaeology
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
Sovereign Space in the Ancient Mesopotamian City
Marc Van De Mieroop
Professor of Assyriology, University of Oxford, Oriental Institute
Practiced Places and Ritual Spaces: Altered Landscapes, Community Building and Performances in the Indus civilization.
Rita Wright
Associate Professor of Anthropology
New York University
Processions and Sovereignty in Ancient Cities
Marc Bermann
Associate Professor of Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh
[As yet untitled paper on sovereign space in Mesoamerican cities]
Olivier de Montmollin
Associate Professor of Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh
[As yet untitled paper on sovereign space in sub-Saharan African cities]
Paula Davis
Assistant Professor
Africana Studies
University of Pittsburgh
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Foreign Policy Research Institute Conference on China
CHINA RISING: ASSESSING CHINA'S ECONOMIC AND MILITARY POWER
Monday, March 12, 2007
Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad Street
Program and Lunch free for FPRI Members at the $75 level or above
$35 for all others
8:15 a.m. Registration and Refreshments
8:40 a.m. Welcoming Remarks, Harvey Sicherman, President, FPRI
8:45 a.m. Assessing the Foundation of China's Rise: Strengths, Weaknesses and Prospects for China's Economy
Paper: Albert Keidel, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Commentator: Thomas G. Rawski, Proessor of Economics and History, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Jacques deLisle, Director, FPRI Asia Program, and Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania
10:30 a.m. China's Energy Needs and Policies: International Economic and Security Issues
Paper: Erica S. Downs, China Energy Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Commentator: Jacques deLisle, Director, FPRI Asia Program
Moderator: Harvey Sicherman, President, FPRI
12:00 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote
John Pomfret, author of Chinese Lessons
Raised in New York City and educated at Stanford and Nanjing universities, John Pomfret is an award-winning journalist with The Washington Post. He has been a foreign correspondent for 15 years, covering big wars and small in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Congo, Sri Lanka, Iraq, southwestern Turkey and
northeastern Iran. Pomfret has spent seven years covering China – one in the late 1980s during the Tiananmen Square protests and then from 1998 until the end of 2003 as the bureau chief for The Washington Post in Beijing. Pomfret speaks, reads and writes Mandarin, having spent two years at Nanjing University in the early 1980s as part of one of the first groups of American students to study in China. In 2003, Pomfret was awarded the Osborne Elliot Award for the best coverage of Asia by the Asia Society.
2:00 p.m. China's Power and Will: Two Views of the PRC's Military Strength and Grand Strategy
Paper: Jonathan Pollack, Professor of Asian and Pacific Studies, and Chair of Strategic Research Department, U.S. Naval War College
Paper: June Teufel Dreyer, Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, and Senior Fellow,FPRI
Commentator: Avery Goldstein, Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, and Senior Fellow,FPRI
Moderator: James Kurth, Editor, Orbis and Claude Smith Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore College
3:45 p.m. China's Rise and the Cross-Strait Issue: Taiwan and U.S.-PRC Relations
Paper: John J. Tkacik Jr., Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Commentator: Harvey Feldman, Heritage Foundation
Moderator: Jacques deLisle, University of Pennsylvania/FPRI
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
RSVP: lux@fpri.org Advance Registration is Required.
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* Wilson Center Feb. 26 Event on the Mekong Basin
Environmental Security and Regional Politics in the Mekong Basin
Monday, February 26, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 5th Floor Conference Room
Speakers:
Evelyn Goh, University of Oxford, St. Anne's College
Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute
In her research on China-Southeast Asian relations, Evelyn Goh has interviewed a broad range of stakeholders in the Mekong River Basin. Based on this research, Dr. Goh will discuss some of the conflicts and examples of collaboration in developing the Mekong, exploring the degree to which China pursues mutually beneficial strategic relations with Southeast Asia, and the extent Southeast Asian countries can negotiate with China around development of the Mekong. Carl Bruch will discuss the results of an extensive Environmental Law Institute study on transboundary impact assessments in the Mekong and other international rivers.
RSVP to Jennifer Turner at cef@wilsoncenter.org. Please allow for routine security procedures when you arrive at the Center. A photo ID is required for entry. The Center is located in the southeast wing of the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The closest Metro station is Federal Triangle on the blue and orange lines. For detailed directions, please visit the Center's website,
www.wilsoncenter.org/directions
(III) Employment and Internship Opportunities
Postdoc research position, Ohio
Postdoctoral Research position (with teaching), East Asia
Studies, The Ohio State University
Ohio State University - Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Researcher Position
The East Asian Studies Center (EASC) at The Ohio State University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher position for the 2007-08 academic year. The stipend for 2007-08 is $40,000 plus benefits. This year's focus will be on interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching about the nexus between China/Taiwan and Japan, South Korea, and North Korea from comparative political, economic, sociological or historical perspectives. Two courses offered will be taught in collaboration with the thriving Undergraduate International Studies Program, which offers majors in World Economy and Business, International Relations & Diplomacy, Security & Intelligence, Development Studies as well as in East Asian Studies. A third course can be offered in any appropriate department. All Ph.D. requirements must be fulfilled before Sept 1, 2007. Letter of interest, CV, teaching proposal for three undergraduate courses (1,500 words total), research proposal (1,500 words total), and 3 letters of reference should be sent to EASC Postdoctoral
Researcher Position, East Asian Studies Center, The Ohio State University, 318 Oxley Hall, 1712 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210; fax: (614) 247-4273;
email: easc@osu.edu; website: http://easc.osu.edu/.
The deadline for the receipt of completed applications is February 28, 2007 with preliminary interviews taking place at the Association of Asian Studies Annual Meeting
in Boston (March 22-25, 2007). OSU is an AA/EOE employer. For more information, see http://easc.osu.edu/contents/postdocs.html.
Contact Info:
EASC Postdoctoral Researcher Position
East Asian Studies Center
The Ohio State University
318 Oxley Hall
1712 Neil Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: (614) 688-4253
Fax: (614) 247-4273
Email: easc@osu.edu
Website: http://easc.osu.edu
(IV) Fellowship and Award Opportunities
2007 CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES
Introduction: As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a
U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of
Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the
Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for
U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. students to participate in
beginning, intermediate and/or advanced level summer language programs at
American Overseas Research Centers (http://www.caorc.org/language/) and
affiliated partners.
Application Deadline: Thursday, March 15, 2007
Eligibility: All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants must be either
currently enrolled in a degree-granting program at the undergraduate* or
graduate level or have graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program
no more than 2 years ago (May 2005). Students in all disciplines including
business, engineering, science, the social sciences and humanities are
encouraged to apply. Current undergraduate students must have completed at
least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one
year is defined as two semesters or three quarters). The U.S. Department of
State and CAORC welcome all eligible applications and do not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or handicap
condition.
Duration: Programs range from 7 weeks to 11 weeks, beginning in early to
mid-June with a pre-departure orientation in the U.S. Students must attend
the full program and participate in all program activities.
Grant Benefits: All program costs are covered for participants. This
includes travel between the student's home city and program location,
pre-departure orientation costs, applicable visa fees, room, board, travel
within country and all entrance fees for program activities. University
level credit may be available. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by
the scholarship.
Designated Program Site in Hong Kong for Chinese learners: The Chinese
Language Centre (CLC) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will be
responsible for all academic program activities, with logistic and
non-academic support provided by the Hong Kong American Center, which works
closely with the U.S. Consulate and Hong Kong government and administers
Fulbright exchanges in Hong Kong.
Program and Related Details: Both Intermediate and Advanced class (according
to the ACTFL Proficiency Guideline) are available. Program details,
including dates and related information in PDF format are available by
clicking on the CAORC PROGRAM Button in the Center's web site
(http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/new/en/), which also provides other information
about the Center, the University and Hong Kong.
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Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan
The ATJ Bridging Project is accepting applications from American students participating in semester or year-long study-abroad programs in Japan in Fall 2007.
Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Japanese language study is not a prerequisite. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and be enrolled as undergraduates in a college or university in the US.
Recipients will receive a stipend of $2500(for students on semester long program) or $4000(for students on academic-year programs).
The deadline for applications is April 5, 2007, for students studying in Japan in Fall 2007. This is not a postmark deadline: All materials must be received by end of business on Friday, April 5. The results will be announced in May. Selection is based on academic potential and financial need.
Each scholarship recipient will be expected to send a brief report about his/ her study in Japan to the ATJ office within 60 days of returning from abroad.
Application checklist:
-Application form(3 copies)
-Essay(3 copies)
-Transcript(issued by institution)
-Letter of recommendation(original, sealed letter)
For more information:
Tel: 303-492-5487
Fax: 303-492-5856
atj@colorado.edu
www.colorado.edu/ealc/atj/bridging/scholarships.html
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Morgan Stanley Japan Scholarships 2007
Morgan Stanley is awarding two $7500 scholarships to US students who will be studying in Japan for the academic year beginning September 2007.
Eligible students include juniors and seniors at US universities with an interest in economics and international finance who have been accepted for study in Japan for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Co-sponsors of the scholarships are the US-Japan Bridging foundation and the Association of Teachers of Japanese, which will coordinate the collection of applications and the initial selection process. The final selection of scholarship recipients will be made by Morgan Stanley management in Tokyo.
To compete for the Morgan Stanley Scholarships, students must:
1. Submit a complete application for the Bridging scholarship to the Bridging Project Clearinghouse(address below). Bridging Scholarship application forms can be found at www.colorado.edu/eallc/atj
The deadline for receipt of applications is April 5, 2007
2. In addition, send to the Bridging Project Clearinghouse a 6-10 page research paper on one of the following topics:
-What are the lessons for economic policy of Japan's recent economic recovery?
-What will the impact of China's rapid economic development on Japan's economy and capital markets?
-Are the risks to Japan's economy of its more assertive stance in the region greatr than the rewards?
-What will be the impact of Japan's declining population on its domestic economy and status as a global economic power?
The deadline for receipt of essays(which may be submitted via email to atj@colorado.edu or by fax to 303-492-5856) is April 5, 2007.
The results of the scholarship competition will be announced in June 2007.
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* Scholarships for CIEE Programs in China
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded CIEE funding under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program to provide financial assistance to students who are participating in the Chinese language programs offered by the CIEE Study Centers at Peking University (Beijing), East China Normal University (Shanghai), Nanjing University, and National Chengchi University (Taipei).
If you have a student interested in studying abroad at one of the above locations, please encourage them to apply for this scholarship. Eligibility requirements are available here.
For information on all CIEE scholarships, please visit http://www.ciee.org/study/scholarships.aspx.
(V) East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries
* Penn-in-Beijing, China, Summer Study Abroad
• Program Profile: For students interested in global communication in an Asian context, seen through the lens of China's preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Program Dates: July 9 – August 10, 2007
• Language Requirements: Classes conducted in English
• Curriculum Requirements: Students enroll in both courses offered.
• Courses Offered:
Communication 396: Media Events and the Beijing Olympics (1CU)
Communication 348: Mass Media and Creative Industries in Contemporary China (1CU)
• Housing: Students are housed at the Shaoyuan Hotel on Beijing University campus.
• Estimated Costs:
Tuition: $5100
Program Fee: Approximately $2000 (includes a shared room at Shaoyuan Hotel and group excursions)
Travel & meal costs variable. Travel to and from China is in addition to tuition and program fees, and must be arranged by the student. All prices above are estimates and are subject to change.
• Application Deadline: April 15, 2007
Please go to this link for further information: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/summer/abroad/beijing/index.php
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* Folklore Forum Call for Papers
Folklore Forum is seeking submissions for the upcoming issue, Folklore
of East Asia.
With this issue we honor Roger L. Janelli, Professor of Folklore and
East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University-Bloomington,
who will retire from teaching in May 2007. We celebrate Professor Janelli's long and illustrious career, substantial body of work, and influential scholarship on the folklore, anthropology, and ethnography of Korea and East Asia.
We welcome research papers, reflective essays, and genre-centered descriptive pieces that explore such topics as:
--Religion and religious practice, particularly as expressed in ancestor worship and shamanism
--Kinship, identity, citizenship, and transnationality
--Concepts of modernity and tradition: their disparity, intersection, creation, and performance
--The role of technology and the impact of globalization on social, cultural, and/or political economy in East Asian nations
We accept articles up to 10,000 words in length. Please double space.
Our submissions process is anonymous. Author's name should appear on
the title page only, not in the body of the document.
Please email submission as an MS Word or RTF attachment to
folkpub@indiana.edu, attn: Submissions Editor, Folklore of East Asia.
Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2007.
If you have further questions about our submissions process, please
visit our website at https://www.indiana.edu/~folkpub/forum/, or
contact the Submissions Editor at folkpub@indiana.edu.
Thank you,
The 47 Editors
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* Cornell University's FALCON (Full-year Asian Language CONcentration) programs enable beginning students of Chinese or Japanese to study in a concentrated and uninterrupted manner over a period of time long enough to gain working proficiency. Participants have ranged from undergraduates who plan careers in East Asia, to graduate students with specializations involving Chinese or Japanese, to interested high school students, to people outside the academic world who need a strong foundation in the language for careers in business, law, or religion, or simply for residence in China or Japan.
Please share this wonderful opportunity with your students.
Thank you and best wishes,
Mary C. Novitsky
FALCON Program Coordinator
FALCON Program Coordinator
E-mail: falcon@cornell.edu
Website: http://lrc.cornell.edu/falcon
Phone: (607) 255-6457
Cornell University
388 Rockefeller Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
(VI) Conferences and Workshops
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Greater Philadelphia Asian Studies Colloquium of The Greater Philadelphia Human Studies Consortium* announces the 2nd Annual Asian Studies Undergraduate Research Conference, to be held at Ursinus College April 14, 2007, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (registration and refreshments at 8:30 AM); there is no charge for participation or attendance, and morning refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Keynote Address by PROF. DAVID HOWELL (PRINCETON):
“The Social Life of Firearms in Tokugawa Japan."
Papers are invited in all fields pertaining to: SOUTH ASIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, EAST ASIA, NORTHEAST ASIA, CENTRAL ASIA, ASIAN-AMERICANS
Deadline for submissions: March 1, 2007
Proposals should consist of a maximum 2 page abstract of the paper and a letter of endorsement from a faculty adviser. Because space is limited, papers will be reviewed for selection by the program committee. Submit papers to:
Prof. Hugh R. Clark, Program Chair
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA 19426-1000
(610-409-3595)
Or: hclark@ursinus.edu (subject line: GPASC Conference)
(e-mail submissions encouraged)
Faculty at member institutions* are urged to promote this opportunity among their students.
*The Greater Philadelphia Human Studies Consortium consists of 13 colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region: the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, the University of Delaware, Drexel University, Villanova University, St. Joseph's University, LaSalle University, West Chester University, Swarthmore College, Haverford College, Bryn Mawr College, Ursinus College, Rosemont College.
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Call for Papers 2007 (DEADLINE: May 1, 2007)
Thirty-sixth Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference
October 26-28, 2007. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
The 2007 MAR/AAS Annual Conference will be held at the University of Maryland from October 26-28, 2007. The Conference slogan will be “Asia Rising: Departures, Destinations, Dreams.” This slogan is intended to be heuristic, and the organizers hope to elicit paper and panel proposals that interpret the theme creatively. All submissions will be considered.
To propose a panel or an individual paper, please send a completed proposal form along with a one-page abstract for each proposed paper by May 1, 2007 to James Orr, MAR/AAS 2007 Program Chair as indicated below. Inquiries welcome. Proposals may be submitted by mail, fax or e-mail (as an attachment). Acceptance notices will be sent to you by June 1, 2007. Further details will be available on the conference website:
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/maraas/meetings.htm.
In order to submit a proposal for the 2007 meeting, you should be a 2007 MAR/AAS member or submit a membership application to Executive Secretary, Dr. Diane Freedman, MAR/AAS, Department of Social Science W2-40, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Annual membership is $10.00. To obtain MAR/AAS membership information, go to (www.maraas.org) or contact Dr. Diane Freedman (215-751-8547, dfreedman @ ccp.edu, omit spaces)
The deadline for conference pre-registration for presenters will be June 20. Pre-registration by this date is necessary if you wish your name to appear in the program. The fees for pre-registration will be ($50.00 for current members, $60 for non-members, $30 for current member students, and $35 for non-member students). When non-members pay the pre-registration fee ($60), the membership fee for 2007-2008 will be complimentary. Information regarding where to submit registrations, travel and lodging, and conference events will be available at the MAR/AAS website: http://www.maraas.org.
We welcome participation from faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, independent scholars, and professionals, and especially encourage panels with innovative combinations of individuals and fields. Limited funds to support travel to the meeting by South/South East Asian specialists only will be available for the 2007 meeting.
Prof. James Orr, MAR/AAS 2007 Program Chair
Department of East Asian Studies
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837 USA
E-Mail: marass07 @ bucknell.edu (omit spaces)
Telephone: (570) 577-3388
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HPAIR CONFERENCES 2007
ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
DATES: August 17-20, 2007
LOCATION: Beijing
WEBSITE: http://www.hpair2007.org/aconf/
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15th, 2007
The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) invites
you to participate in our annual summer student conference in Asia.
HPAIR is a partnership between the students and faculty of Harvard
University, offering a sustained academic program and a forum of exchange to
facilitate discussion of the most important economic, political, and social
issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.
HPAIR's international conference has emerged as the largest annual Harvard
event in Asia and the largest annual student conference in the Asia-Pacific
region, attracting a wide variety of distinguished speakers and future
leaders as Harvard's student outpost in Asia. Past speakers at our
conferences include former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, Singapore
President S.R. Nathan, Secretary-General of ASEAN Ong Keng Yong, and former
Japanese Finance Minister Heizo Takanaka.
Both delegates and papers are welcome! Applications for both are online and
located at www.hpair2007.org/apply/
The theme will be Engaging Asia: Discourse and Dialogue
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Our HPAIR 2007 workshops will focus on the following six topics:
-Economic Growth in Asia and its Effects on Society
-Comparative Notions of Leadership
-Understanding Security Issues in East Asia
-Inequality and Social Policy in Asia
-Asia's Information Society
-Popular Culture in Asia
In addition, HPAIR Academic Conference will offer delegates opportunities to
participate in field trips, visits to our host schools, and gala dinner.
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BUSINESS CONFERENCE
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Engaging Asia: Collaboration and Competition
August 24th - 26th, 2007
Hong Kong, Grand Hyatt and Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
(HKCEC)
Co-hosted by the University of Hong Kong.
The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) is a
collaboration between the students and faculty of Harvard University,
offering a sustained academic program and a forum of exchange to facilitate
discussion of the most important economic, political, and social issues
relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.
The HPAIR Business Conference annually brings together hundreds of
international students and young professionals to interact and learn from
the most prominent leaders from the world of business, government and law.
Featuring over 30 speakers from local and overseas, 300 international
delegates and a roster of world class sponsors, the HPAIR Business
Conference promotes discourse on the critical issues influencing Asia's
dynamic business landscape.
Past speakers have included the following prominent leaders in business and
finance:
Victor Fung, Group Chairman Li & Fung Group
Liu Mingkang, Chairman of the People's Bank of China
Frank-Jürgen Richter, Director of the World Economic Forum
Philip Murphy, former President of Goldman Sachs Asia
Plenaries:
- Made in China: The Competitive Advantage
- Pan Asian Integration: Economic Growth and Foreign Investment Panels:
- Acres of Diamonds: Asia's Outstanding Entrepreneurs and How
to Find Them
- Capital Rules: Risk, Reward and Innovation in Asia's
Financial Institutions
- Selling News, Selling Fun: Media and Entertainment in Asia
- Home-grown Dragons: How Asia's Family Firms became World Leaders
- Asia (TM): Building a Brand in Asia
- Global Investors: Asia's Capital Working at Home and Abroad
- Law in the Boardroom, Law on the Streets: Corporate
Governance and Regulation
- Bright and Green: The Future of Energy, Infrastructure, and
the Environment
Workshops:
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Consumer Branding
- Law and Regulation
- Managing and Recruiting Talent
The HPAIR Business Conference now invites all university students to apply
to participate as conference delegates. Graduate students, post-graduate
students and professionals are also welcome to apply as a regular delegate.
If you would like to know more about HPAIR 2007 Business Conference, please
go to http://www.hpair2007.org/bconf/ for more information. Online
applications are now available.
For any inquiries about HPAIR, please feel free to email help@hpair.org
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Conference at Monash University, Caulfield campus, Australia.
The conference will be held in Melbourne (24-26 June 2007) and is entitled Transitions: Health and Mobility in Asia and the Pacific. It will be followed by a series of workshops (27-29 June) (Writing for Publication, Bias Free Health Planning & Ethnographic Filmmaking).
Please visit the conference website and draw the attention of your colleagues to the availability of scholarships for postgraduate students and junior researchers who wish to attend the conference and the workshops:
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/spppm/conference/index.html
Thank you and I look forward to your participation.
Yours sincerely
Mili
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Milica Markovic, PhD
Research Fellow
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine
Monash University
Victoria 3800 Australia
Telephone: 613 9903 4043
Fax: 613 9903 4508
Email: milica.markovic@med.monash.edu.au
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
