Penn Center For East Asian Studies Newsletter
2006-07: Issue no. 28, April 6, 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
*Monday, April 9, 5:30PM, Ross Gallery, 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Reception
10th Anniversary Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Event
Monday, April 9, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Arthur Ross Gallery
University of Pennsylvania
220 South 34th Street, Philadelphia
(215) 898-2083
Get into the spirit of the Land of the Rising Sun with this private
tour by Drs. Frank Chance and Julie Davis of University of
Pennsylvania featuring rare artwork and Japanese refreshments -- the
opening event of the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival's 10th Anniversary
Celebration.
This exhibition showcases selected woodblock prints from the Gilbert
Luber collection showing the dramatic expression of the kabuki actor
on stage. In addition to featuring an exceptional group of finely
produced Osaka actor prints from the early nineteenth century, the
exhibition will also include remarkable actor studies produced by the
modern artist, Natori Shunsen (1886-1960). The exhibition examines how
both early modern and modern print designers developed a vocabulary of
visual forms recreating the effects of staging, pose, make-up and
costume. A catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
The opening will also feature a traditional Japanese dance performance
by famed kabuki dancer and instructor Isaburoh Hanayagi.
For more information on the exhibition, see http://www.upenn.edu/ARG/.
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*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
*Tuesday, April 24, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402*
Reading Days Bonus: Juon: The Grudge
Shimizu Takashi (2003)
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 at Penn
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* THE RISE AND FALL OF EUROPEAN MULTICULTURALISM
Thursday, April 12th 5:00PM – 6:30PM
College Hall, Room 200
3450 Woodland Walk, Penn campus
(off 34th b. Walnut & Spruce)
Ian Buruma (Henry R. Luce professor of Human Rights and Journalism, Bard College) writes frequently on Asian affairs.
Minorities in Europe and the U.S. have contended with very different concepts of national identity as they interact with their “mainstream” societies. In a spate of recent events, a hostility among Europeans toward their immigrant populations has surfaced so overtly that eminent political expert Ian Buruma is led to ask whether the much vaunted notion of “European multiculturalism” is now dead.
Penn Humanities Forum
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu or 215-573-8280
EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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* FIRST ANNUAL PENN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FORUM
THE UNIVERSITY AS AN AGENT OF GLOBAL CHANGE
WHEN: Thursday, April 19, 2007, 5:30pm - 8:15pm
Friday, April 20, 2007, 9:00am - 5:15pm
WHERE: Jon M. Huntsman Hall
MORE INFORMATION: www.gdi.upenn.edu
Keynote speakers:
Timothy Unwin, University of London, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D
Wadi Haddad, World Bank, Former Deputy Secretary
Vanessa Tobin, UNICEF, Deputy Director of Programs
Welcoming remarks:
President Amy Gutmann, Dean Stanton Wortham, and Dean Richard Gelles
The Penn Global Development Initiative (Penn GDI) is an interdisciplinary faculty-student collaborative committed to the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The First Annual Penn GDI Forum will feature speakers from UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank, as well as expert panelists from the U.S. Department of State, Save the Children, World Health Organization, Academy for Educational Development, Research Triangle Institute, and Penn's global faculty, staff and students from across the University. The special focus of this year's Forum will be on the ways that Penn and other research institutions can play an increased role in international development issues here and abroad.
GDI Forum Theme: Keynote addresses and working panels will focus on how Penn, as a research university, can contribute to the multiple and interconnected dimensions of international development.
Panels will cover the following topics:
Role of Research Universities in International Development
Integrating Health into the Millennium Development Goals
Education for All: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Technology for Development
Economic Development for Poverty Reduction
Achieving Quality Basic Education, with a Special Focus on Gender
University Partnerships: Building Capacity
Improving Health for the Poorest of the Poor
Human Rights and Democracy
Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Responsibility
Environment, Planning, and Development
How Can Penn Become an Agent of Global Change?
A FULL PROGRAM AND ONLINE REGISTRATION ARE AVAILABLE AT: www.gdi.upenn.edu
*Organized by Penn GDI faculty and students, with funding support from co-sponsors:
Office of International Programs, Graduate School of Education, School of Social Policy and Practice, International Literacy Institute, School of Nursing, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, South Asia Center, African Studies Center, Center for East Asian Studies and Middle East Center.
Dan Wagner, Professor of Education, and Director
National Center on Adult Literacy/International Literacy Institute
University of Pennsylvania
3910 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 USA
tel (direct): 1-215-898-9803
tel (general): 1-215-898-2100
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*Thursday, April 12, 5:00 pm
THE 16th PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL
http://www.phillyfests.com/pff/home.cfm
In conjunction with the Philadelphia Film Society, Penn Cinema Studies presents
A CINE CAFE'
Danger After Dark: Asian Gangsters and Beyond - Led by Philippe Met, Penn French and Cinema Studies
Penn Bookstore
3601 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
CINE CAFES ARE FREE ADMISSION EVENTS - TICKET PURCHASE REQUIRED FOR FILM SCREENINGS
(II) Regional East Asia Events
* The Oriental Club of Philadelphia is holding its Annual/Dinner Lecture on Thursday, April 19, 2007, 5:50 PM.
The dinner is super reasonable as a result of hard negotiations. Those who wish to come to the lecture, dessert and coffee, may join about 6:45 p.m. Call for more information (# below)
Dr. Stephen Teiser, D.T. Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies at Princeton University, will present a richly illustrated (Power Point ) lecture:
"The Tibetan Wheel of Rebirth in Buddhist Temples"
He will speak on paintings of the wheel of rebirth in medieval Buddhist temples, ranging from the art historical, to how such paintings taught religious cosmology, and how they were transmitted throughout Asia. He will consider materials from India, central Asia, western Tibet, and China, and Japan. It should be truly exciting and stimulating.
This lecture is co-sponsored and co-funded by the Committee administrating the E. Dale Saunders Lecture on Japanese Buddhism.
The dinner/lecture will be held in a private room at Abbraccio Restaurant, 820 South 47th Street (corner of 47th and Warrington). There is a free (municipal) parking lot on Warrington adjacent to the restaurant. For those taking public transportation, Subway Surface Car #34 stops at 47th and Baltimore. Walk one short block on 47th Street southward from Baltimore Avenue.
The reservation must be made and paid for by mid-April; we would like to hear from you ASAP.
Questions and reservations at wcullina2002@yahoo.com (Secretary/Tresurer William Cullinan) or cseigle@sas.upenn.edu (or tel: 215-568-9382)
Cecilia Segawa Seigle
President, the Oriental Club of Philadelphia
Professor Emerita of Japanese Studies
Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
University of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia: Japan Group II... The group for folks interested in Japanese arts and culture.
Our activities for the winter/spring season:
Note corrected date: Tuesday, April 10 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
Exhibitions visited will include:
"On the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Japanese Prints," an exhibition featuring 212 fine prints from the College Women's Association of Japan (CWAJ) Print Show, opening at the Library of Congress on March 29, coinciding with the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.
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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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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* U.S.-Japan Dialogue on Russia and Northeast Asia
Cosponsored by the Kennan Institute and Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University; and George Mason University
This is a rare opportunity to hear Japanese experts on Russia, along with American colleagues, discuss energy and geopolitical issues, as well as challenges presented by Russia, in Northeast Asia. RSVPs are required (you can attend any one of the panels, or all three): please do not RSVP to me, but to Joseph Dresen at: joseph.dresen@wilsoncenter.org.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Panel 1: Dialogue on Energy Issues in Northeast Asia (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
Shinichiro Tabata, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University; Masumi Motomura, Chief Researcher, Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation; Julia Nanay, Senior Director, Country Strategies, PFC Energy, Washington, DC; John Fetter, President, FSI Energy
Panel 2: Geopolitical Issues in Northeast Asia (1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)
Akihiro Iwashita, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University; Junzo Nakano, Professor, Suzuka International University; Mark N. Katz, Professor of Government and Politics, George Mason University; Michael Yahuda, Professor Emeritus in International Relations, London School of Economics; Visiting Scholar, Sigur Center of Asian Studies, Elliott School for International Affairs, George Washington University; and Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center
Friday, April 13, 2007
Panel 3: Challenges Confronting and Presented by Russia in Northeast Asia
(9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
Kazuhiro Kumo, Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University; Shinji Hyodo, Senior Researcher, National Institute for Defense Studies, Russian Security; Harley Balzer, Associate Professor of Government and International Relations, Georgetown University; Andrew Kuchins, Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Location:
Woodrow Wilson Center
5th Floor Conference Room
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.
Attendance to this event is by invitation, and this invitation is transferable. Please RSVP to (joseph.dresen@wilsoncenter.org) or by phone to (202) 691-4245, and indicate which panels you plan to attend. As space is limited, an RSVP is required to attend.
Please call 202-691-4100 the day of the event to confirm. For directions,
and instructions on Woodrow Wilson Center security procedures, please see (www.wilsoncenter.org/directions).
(III) Employment and Internship Opportunities
* LECTURER IN JAPANESE HISTORY: Ursinus College announces a one-semester appointment to teach an historically-framed survey of Japanese society and culture. The instructor will have the latitude to frame the course as s/he pleases, except that it must cover the period 600-present, must engage issues of both society and culture within the larger political narrative, and must meet the standards of the Ursinus History Department. Applicants should minimally have a Masters degree or equivalent; some prior teaching experience is desired. The course will run from August 27-December 15, 2007, and is scheduled for Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:50-4:30 p.m. Deadline for applications is May 25, 2007. Ursinus College is EEOC/AA. Please direct all inquiries and applications to Prof. Ross Doughty, Dept. of History, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA 19426-1000. rdoughty@ursinus.edu .
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Concordia Language Villages
Concordia Language Villages is a program of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. It includes 14 Villages: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Located primarily at lakeside camp settings throughout central and northern Minnesota, each Village provides one-, two-, and four-week cultural-immersion learning experiences for young people ages 7 to 18.
EMPLOYMENT
Concordia Language Villages hires people to fill more than 1,000 staff positions each summer. Employment ranges from three to 13 weeks. People of all ages come from across the United States and around the world to share their experiences as staff of Concordia Language Villages. Both new and returning staff members receive training from deans, other returning staff, and area specialists.
AVAILABLE POSITIONS
Counselors teach language, lead and assist in the development of evening programs and cultural presentations, assume responsibility for cabin counseling and leadership,
Credit teachers are responsible for instruction during a four-week session with all levels of language proficiency available in each Village, and class groups averaging six to 10 individuals.
Program leader positions (art, music, dance, environmental awareness, sports, global perspectives, technology)
Support positions (waterfront, business manager)
Food service staff members
Healthcare providers
Support positions (maintenance, transportation, office)
QUALIFICATIONS
All candidates should be energetic and enthusiastic, and enjoy effectively working and living with young people. Previous summer camp and study or travel-abroad experience is beneficial, but not required. Counseling and teaching candidates should have well-developed oral skills in the target language. It is strongly preferred that credit
teachers be certified in teaching the target language. United States citizens must be at least 16 and international citizens must be at least 18 years of age.
BENEFITS: Staff receive a salary, lodging, and meals. Staff also receive training and guidance in their positions. Staff members have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in language and cultural learning and teaching, counseling children and youth, and working as a member of a team.
For application and more info please visit www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.com
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The EastWest Institute Offers A Challenging Opportunity: Project Manager, Trialogue 21 (New York); Starting Date: May 1, 2007
Near-native fluency in Mandarin and proficiency in English, proven management skills and experience (minimum 3-5 years), university degree in EastAsian Studies/Comparative Politics/International Relations with focus on relations between China, Europe, and the United States. Project aims to promote relationship building and understanding among the three powers of the 21th century.
Founded in 1980, the EastWest Institute is an international, nonpartisan, non-profit organization that works to make the world a safer place by addressing problems that threaten regional and global stability. EWI has centers in Brussels, New York and Moscow, and field staff in Central and Southeastern Europe.
Visit www.ewi.info for detailed description. Deadline for on-line applications: April 15, 2007 (or until the position is filled). All applications will be treated in confidence. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
(IV) Fellowship and Award Opportunities
* Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia
The East Asia Institute (EAI) based in Seoul, Korea, invites applications to its Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia. Established in 2005 with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Fellows Program targets United States-based East Asianists with cutting-edge expertise in political science, international relations, and sociology for an international exchange program with the goal of encouraging interdisciplinary research with a comparative perspective in the study of East Asia. The EAI Fellows present seminars and lectures, based on an unpublished article on current issues submitted solely for the purpose of the Fellows Program, at two or more Member Institutions in East Asia.
Program: The Program is designed to give the Fellows the flexibility required to bring out the best of their expertise in seminars and lectures. Fellows choose the subjects of their articles, seminars, and lectures within the broadly defined themes of peace, governance, and development in East Asia in order to make the visitation an integral part of their on-going research. Fellows are free to decide how they will divide their time among two or more Member Institutions, giving a seminar and a lecture apiece at each of the sites chosen. The Member Institutions are the East Asia Institute in Seoul, Fudan University in Shanghai, Keio University in Tokyo, Peking University in Beijing, and Taiwan National University in Taipei.
Eligibility: The EAI Fellows Program is intended for tenured, tenure-track, and untenured East Asianist professors based in the United States conducting research in the fields of political science, international relations, and sociology.
Selection Process: The representatives of the Member Institutions plus an Advisor based in the United States select EAI Fellows through an annual competition.
Support: The program provides a total of USD10,000 for each of the Fellows for a three-week visit. The grant covers an honorarium for the article, seminar, and lecture as well as the cost of ground transportation, round-trip economy-class international air flight, hotel accommodation, meals, and a per diem for a total of three-week stay in East Asia [see comments on Application Forms].
Application: For further details and instructions on how to apply, please download a booklet titled “Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia” available online at http://www.eai.or.kr/english/fandj/FP01_temp.asp or e-mail fellowships@eai.or.kr for assistance. All application materials must be type-written and in English.
Deadline: Applications for fellowships must be received no later than July 31, 2007. The results of the competition will be announced on September 20, 2007, by both e-mail and letter.
For further inquiry, please contact:
Executive Director Ha-jeong Kim
Fellows Program on Peace, Governance
and Development in East Asia
East Asia Institute
#909 Sampoong Building
310-68 Euljiro 4-ga, Jung-gu
Seoul 100-786, KoreaTelephone: +82-2-2277-1683 (ext. 107)
E-mail: fellowships@eai.or.kr
Website: www.eai.or.kr
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SUPPORTING PROGRAMS FOR KOREAN LITERATURE TRANSLATORS (2 types of new opportunities)
(1) The 6th Korean Literature Translation Contest for New Translators
* Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Japanese
* Translations considered:
<Christmas Special> by Ae-ran Kim
<Eskimo, This is the End> by Jung-hyeok Kim
<TEUMSAE> by Hye-gyeong Lee
<Korean Soldier> by Seong-tae Jeon
* Applicant Qualifications:
Individuals who have never published their translations of Korean literature in the target language
* Application Period: August 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007
(2) Korean Literature Translation Fellowships (3 categories)
(A) Degree Scholarships
*Applicant Qualifications:
- Degree course in Korea: Foreigners/Overseas Koreans who are taking master's or PH. D. degree courses in a graduate school of Korean literature or interpretation and translation in Korea
- Degree course overseas: Foreigners/Overseas Koreans who are taking master's or Ph. D. degree courses and majoring in Korean literature in overseas university (Limited to English, French, German, and Spanish-speaking countries only).
* Grant Period: Within a year (An extension is possible, through review, after the grant period has expired.
* Grant details:
- Degree course in Korea: Round-trip plane ticket, tuition, and living expenses
- Degree course overseas: Training expenses
(B) Short-term Fellowships
* Applicant Qualifications:
- Foreigners/Overseas Koreans who are taking undergraduate or graduate courses and majoring in Korean literature in an overseas university, or who have corresponding qualifications (eg. Award winner of Korean Literature Translation Contest for new translators)
* Grant Period: Under 6 months
* Grant details: Round-trip plane ticket, living expenses and training expenses
(C) Residence for Translators
* Applicant Qualifications:
- Translators in or out of Korea who have published at least one translated book related to Korean literature, or with corresponding qualifications
* Grant period: Under 6 months
* Grant tickets: Round-trip plane ticket and living expenses
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FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM: U.S. Faculty and Professionals
2008-2009 Research Opportunities for Asia Specialists in: Japan, China, Macau, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
-U.S. Citizenship
-At least 3 to 5 years beyond the Ph.D.
DEADLINE: August 1, 2007
For each area there are between 3-8 research grants for a period of 3 to 9 months for topics dealing with contemporary social issues.
For more information contact the Council for International Exchange Scholars at www.cies.org.
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Asia Society and The Goldman Sachs Foundation are pleased to announce
the 2007 Goldman Sachs Foundation Youth Prize for Excellence in
International Education. The 2007 competition asks students to
select a problem or challenge that affects their local community as
well as a community outside the United States; to create an in-depth
written, audio, video, or animated feature that compares and
contrasts how these two communities have addressed the issue; and to
explain why these approaches reflect the different cultural
backgrounds of those involved, and what lessons the different
communities could learn from each other. Five winners will be
selected and will receive up to $10,000 each as well as an all-
expense paid trip to New York City in early November 2007 where they
will be recognized at Asia Society's Gala Annual Dinner. Please visit
http://askasia.org/students/gsfprizes.html for the contest question,
guidelines, rules, and online application. The deadline for
applications for the Youth Prize is June 11, 2007.
Please respond to Deborah Agrin <dagrin@asiasoc.org>
Also, the 2007 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Elementary/Middle
Schools, High Schools, States, and Media/Technology Organizations
will be announced in the next month. Please check back soon at
http://www.internationaled.org/prizes/ for more information.
Sincerely,
The Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes Team
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Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators – Application deadline extended!
Dear Educator:
We invite you to learn more about the Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators, an excellent professional development opportunity. The application deadline for the 2007 workshop has been extended until April 18, 2007. For more information, please visit our website at www.iie.org/ksw.
In 2007, the Korean Studies Workshop will send up to 100 U.S. secondary school social studies teachers and administrators to Korea for a 12-day workshop. Sponsored and funded entirely by the Korea Foundation, the Workshop is designed to enhance mutual understanding between the people of Korea and the United States by inviting certain U.S. educators to visit Korea and then share their experiences with fellow Americans upon their return. The workshop will include lectures, tours to cultural and industrial sites, and meetings with Korean educators and students.
The program is open to 6th thru 12th grade social studies teachers, secondary school principals and assistant principals, superintendents and assistant superintendents, and curriculum coordinators and textbook writers with influence over social studies curriculum. For more information about eligibility, please visit our website at: http://www.iie.org/ksw
Applications must be received by April 18, 2007. We hope that all eligible teachers will apply to this fascinating program. Please forward this email to eligible teachers and administrators in your school and state.
For more information about the Workshop or to download the application, please visit our website at www.iie.org/ksw . Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or for more information at ksw@iie.org.
We look forward to hearing from you. Good luck in this year's competition!
Sincerely,
Susan Gundersen
Senior Program Officer
Institute of International Education
1400 K Street NW Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005
ksw@iie.org
About the Institute of International Education (IIE):
IIE administers the Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators on behalf of the Korea Foundation. Founded in 1919, IIE is a private, not-for-profit organization committed to international education and exchange, with over 80 years of experience designing and implementing international programs.
(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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Penn Young Scholars Chinese Academy
University of Pennsylvania
July 2- August 10, 2007
The University of Pennsylvania's new Summer High School Language Program couples Penn's extensive experience with intellectual development programs for high school students and its excellence in Chinese language and culture taught by known Penn professors.
CURRICULUM:
-Curriculum tracks in Beginning Chinese 1 and 2
-Language instruction Monday through Thursday
-Lectures on Chinese culture, literature, religion history, and philosophy on Fridays
-One-on-one practice sessions with language teachers
-Language Lab instruction in writing and website navigation
-After-school field trips, dance and martial arts demonstrations
FACULTY:
-Dr. Victor Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania
-Dr. Paul Goldin, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania
-Dr. Mien-hwa Chiang, Director, Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania
-Steven Chuang, Chinese Language Instructor at Central High School
CLASS SCHEDULE:
-Classes will be held 9am to 2pm Monday through Thursday and 9am to 12 noon on Friday.
STUDENTS:
-The program has places for 30 high school students.
TUITION:
-Each student will be granted a scholarship of $1,000 to be applied to the $1,876 tuition; the final cost to each student will be $876.
*A limited number of full scholarships may be available.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 215-573-4203.
(VI) Conferences and Workshops
* The Greater Philadelphia Asian Studies Colloquium
2nd ANNUAL ASIAN STUDIES
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Time: APRIL 14, 2007, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Place: PFAHLER HALL, Ursinus college
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
REGISTRATION 8:30 – 9:00
Location: Pfahler Hall foyer
Coffee, tea, and continental breakfast available
Panel 1: Identity through culture, Part 1
Time: 9:00 – 10:30
Location: Pfahler Hall 207 Chair: Steven Hood (Ursinus)
Papers: Christina Spiker (Ursinus), “Negotiating Identities: Two Contemporary Japanese Artists—Aida Makoto & Murakami Takashi”
Hans Hsu (Swarthmore), “Taiwanese National Identity: Revisiting Hou Hsiao-hsien, Lee Ang, and Edward Yang”
Cheryl Nunes (Swarthmore), “The Transition from Orality to Literacy in Samoa”
Tiana Pyer-Pereira (Swarthmore), “Telling Tales: Memory, Culture, and the Hudhud Chants”
PANEL 2: Political histories, part 1
Time: 9:00 – 10:30
Location: Pfahler Hall 209 Chair: Lillian Li (Swarthmore)
Papers: Hans Herzl-Betz (Haverford), “Origins of Dyarchy in 12th-Century Japan”
Armen Bakalian (Ursinus), “U.S. Relations with Japan, 1830 – 1865”
Lauren Stokes (Swarthmore), “'Any German Could Rampage About The Settlement': Extraterritoriality Disputes during WWI”
Glenavin White (Swarthmore), “The North China Herald and the Battle of Shanghai: Perspectives of the International Community”
Panel 3: social perspectives
Time: 9:00 – 10:30
Location: Pfahler Hall 210 Chair: Nguyen Thi Dieu (Temple)
Papers: Nina Catherine Roach (Bryn Mawr), “Modernization and Urbanization of Ethnic Minorities in the PRC: Government Policy of the Chinese-Muslim Hui People and Tibetan-Buddhists”
Angelina An-Li Seah (Swarthmore College), “Her Story: Gender and Same-Sex Relations in Contemporary Japan”
Amanda Leonard (University of Delaware), “Power Allocation of the Genders in Contemporary Japan”
Susly Ung (Temple University), “Memories of Autogenocide: The Khmer Rouge as Remembered by Parents and Children”
Mary Seng (Temple University), “Living in the United States: A Right or Privilege? Cambodian American Deportation”
Break & refreshments
Panel 4: identity through culture, part 2
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Location: Pfahler Hall 207 Chair: Masako Hamada (Villanova)
Papers: Katherine Zhu (Bryn Mawr), ““Criticizing the Critic: The Cursive Script Calligraphy of Dong Qichang and Wang Xizhi”
Jacquelyn Giordano (Villanova University), “Japanese Culture (Past & Present) in Animation World: The Adventures of Happa and A Legendary Samurai”
Tori Martello (Swarthmore), “Murakami's Redefining of Anime and Manga in Contemporary Art”
Michael Pecora (Villanova University), “Anime as a Window to Japanese Culture”
Angela Seah (Bryn Mawr), “Endo Shusaku's Silence : A Private Religious Faith that Dissolves Man-Made Dichotomies”
Panel 5: political histories, part 2
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Location: Pfahler Hall 209 Chair: Matthew Mizenko (Ursinus)
Papers: Barnabas Seyler (University of Delaware), “Trends in Sino-American Horticultural Perspectives”
Le Minh Khanh (Temple University), “A War Re-fought on Different Soil:
Agent Orange Vietnamese Lawsuit”
Melissa Catan (University of Delaware), “Thailand and the ASEAN Plus Three Organization”
Michelle Marchesano (Drexel University), “Catalysts to Crisis and Mechanisms to Peace: U.S.-North Korean Relations”
Panel 6: religious perspectives
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Location: Pfahler Hall 210 Chair: Hugh Clark (Ursinus)
Papers: Timothy Bruno (West Chester University), “Artful Dying: A Relationship Between The Tibetan Book of the Dead and the Hospice Care Movement”
Peter Park (University of Delaware), “Translating the Dao De Jing: A Doorway to All Mystery”
Timothy Smith (Ursinus), “The Ascent to Divinity: The Development of Deification in Chinese Cultic Traditions and Its Cultural Impact”
Brian Jones (West Chester University), “The Principle of Opposites: Humanity's Connection to the Absolute”
Lunch (12:30 – 1:30): wismer hall
Keynote Address:
PROF. DAVID HOWELL (PRINCETON):
“The Social Life of Firearms in Tokugawa Japan."
1:30 – 2:30, Wismer lounge
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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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* INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
“Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual”
WHEN: September 29th to October 2nd 2008
WHERE: Heidelberg University in Germany
~The Collaborative Research Center “Ritual Dynamics” was set up in 2002 as an interdisciplinary centre to research the dynamics of ritual. It is the world's largest research centre dedicated solely to investigating these issues, with over 90 scientists and researchers working in nineteen sub-projects. Our focus is on the reinvention of rituals, transfer and change - which we see as the rule not the exception. Through questions such as: "Who invents rituals and why?" "When and why do rituals die?" "How variable are rituals and how do new media affect old rituals?" new avenues have been opened up, such as research into inter-cultural ritual transfer, ritual agency, and the connections between rituals and new media.
It is now time to develop collaborative models to research rituals at an international level. We thus invite scholars worldwide to come, discuss, and expand our results, and to explore new approaches such as ritual economics, ritual design, and scientific rituals.
Conference structure
To give focus to the enormous potential of this field, the conference will be structured around themed panels. At present eleven panels are planned, but we are very open to proposals for additional panels. The diversity of topics will inevitably reflect the diversity of backgrounds of the participants - from Anthropology to Musicology, Assyriology to Mediaeval Studies, Medical Psychology to Indology - to name a few.
For more information or to submit proposals please see: www.rituals-2008.com.
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
