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Penn Center For East Asian Studies Newsletter

2006-07: Issue no. 30, April 20, 2007
The CEAS Newsletter weekly notifies East Asianists in our region of events and opportunities of interest. Notices appear under six headings:
  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
If you have notices in these categories that you like posted here, please
send them to proberts@sas.upenn.edu.

* Indicates notices appearing here for the first time.


(I) University of Pennsylvania East Asia Events

Tuesday, April 24, 7-10PM, Logan Hall 402
Reading Days Bonus: Juon: The Grudge
Shimizu Takashi (2003)
Giant Monsters and Frightening Creatures Film Series



(II) Regional East Asia Events

THE ASIA PROGRAM PRESENTS: The Chinese Communist Party: Bent But Not Broken

Especially after the Tiananmen Incident of 1989, the future of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) looked fairly shaky. After all, it does not bode well for a regime to shoot the best and brightest of its students in its capital city. However, somewhat remarkably, the CCP seemed not much worse for wear in the decade that followed. Some observers believed that with the increasingly rapid growth of the Chinese economy, a middle class would emerge and that China would move gradually toward democracy. That doesn't seem to have happened either. With the 17th National Party Congress set to meet this fall, the CCP stands at a crossroads, but in perhaps better shape than many would have imagined. Join us on Wednesday, April 25, for a most learned analysis of the CCP, its future and the reasons behind its durability.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:30 p. m. - 5:30 p.m. 6th Floor Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Speakers:
Bruce Dickson, George Washington University and Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Yan Sun, City University of New York
Cheng Li, Hamilton College
Melanie Manion, University of Wisconsin
For detailed directions, please visit the Center's website, www.wilsoncenter.org/directions.
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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:

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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* Friday, April 27, 3-5 PM:  the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden Dedication Ceremony for New Mural Paintings by Hiroshi Senju.  At the Horticultural Center, 100 North Horticulture Drive, in Fairmount Park. First Deputy Director of Commerce Mjenzi K. Traylor will accept Senju's gift on behalf of the City of Philadelphia and the Japanese Ambassador in New York, Motoatsu Sakurai, will present the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden an award for their excellence in their care of the house.  For further information contact Prudence P. Haines, Executive Director, 215-878-5097, pruh@shofuso.com. 

Sunday, April 29, 2-4 PM: Open House at the Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, to celebrate the installation of new mural paintings by Hiroshi Senju.  These magnificent works replace murals damaged and lost in the early 1970's, and were installed along with major renovations to Shofuso, a structure created in 1952 to show the best of Japanese architecture to Americans.  The house was relocated to Fairmount Park in 1958 as a gift from the people of Japan. The Japanese House and Garden is open to the public May 1-October 31, Tuesday-Friday from 10 am-4 pm and Saturday-Sunday 11 am to 5 pm.   For further information contact Prudence P. Haines, Executive Director, 215-878-5097, pruh@shofuso.com. 



(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 .





(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)

Fax: +82-2-2277-1684
E-mail: fellowships@eai.or.kr
Website: www.eai.or.kr
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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.



(V) East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries

* Feng Chia University(Taiwan) Language Center Chinese Division

Chinese Division offers Mandarin Courses at 11 levels
In addition to the required 4-skill Mandarin course, we offer elective courses in Taiwanese, simplified characters, word processing, Chinese literature, business Chinese, Chinese philosophy, mandarin teaching, and Chinese history and culture. Both the Chinese phonetic system(bpmf) and Pinyin Romanization are used in our teaching materials.

Each student is required to take a minimum of 10 hours a week. Students can take up to a maximum 16 hours per week, without any change to the tuition. Besides the language courses, the Language Center also requires each student to take three cultural courses per term.

The terms start on the following dates:
Spring 5 March Summer 5 June
Fall 5 September Winter 5 December

Tuition
A1 3 months NT$ 19,800
A2 6 months NT$ 37,500
A3 9 months NT$ 54,000
A4 12 months NT$ 69,500

Insurance NT$ 900 (3 months)
Reg. Fee NT$ 500
Students are expected to meet their own living expenses such as meals, books, laundry, recreation, etc, with an average minimum of NT$ 300 per day.
FCU housing is available near the campus at the Taifeng dormitory.
For further details: www. Fculc.fcu.edu.tw
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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-in-Seoul, Korea

Program Profile: For students interested in East Asia, Korea, international relations, and business.
Program Dates: June 21 – August 11, 2007
Internship: July 17 – August 10
Language Requirements: Classes conducted in English. Non-Korean-speakers encouraged to complete a pre-departure "Survival Korean" language course.
Note: some internships require a knowledge of Korean.
Curriculum Requirements: Students to register for the 2 CUs, both courses offered. Upon completion of courses, students may participate in an internship.
Courses Offered:
EALC HIST 391 950: The Korean War and Its Legacies for U.S. – Korean Relations (1CU)
PSCI 298: Politics and Economics of Korea (1CU)
Housing: Students live in the dormitory of Kyung Hee Univeristy.
Tuition: $5,100 est. See website for updates and other costs: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/summer/abroad/seoul index.php

The Penn-in-Seoul Program enters its 14th year this summer. Students can earn two course units of credit. They also will meet with senior officials from the Foreign Ministry, Bank of Korea, Korea Development Institute, or the National Intelligence Service, etc. We also visit the DMZ and take several cultural tours, and end the summer with a month-long, full-time internship. Please do not hesitate to contact Frank Plantan (fplantan@sas.upenn.edu) if you have any questions about this program. We have secured some scholarship funds from the Korean Studies Program to support the program and will be distributing awards of $500 - $2000 to those with the most need, and after that on a combination of need and merit.
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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.
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* Deadline extended: Study in Mongolia
The following courses, organized by the National University of Mongolia, will accept applications through May 16th. Please contact International Program Coordinator Munhtuya Goulden for more information:
mtuya11@rcn.com , 610-328-1634.

ARCHEOLOGY
Using the Arkhangai and Uverkhangai Province in Central Mongolia as primary excavating sites, this course will teach students record keeping, artifacts handling as well as excavation and survey techniques. Field research is involved in a study of the prehistoric and historic landscape at the Orkhon Valley World Cultural Heritage site. Orkhon Valley is rich in archaeological monuments, ancient city remains, burial and sacred sites and rock art that spans a prehistoric age to the 13th century.
Dates:
Instructor: D.Tumen Ph.D. Head Department of Anthropology and Archeology

ART HISTORY: Journey to the “World's Unique Treasure House”
This course surveys Mongolian art from prehistory to the modern period. Particular emphasis on developing and understanding common terminology/ vocabulary of art history, identifying and discussing periods, specific art forms, techniques used in rock art, identifying important religious concept, philosophical movements, historical and cultural events their relation to the art history. Ten days trip to Petroglyphs in the Altai Sayan National Park far West where the site is comprising ten thousand images and considered as a World's Art Gallery of ancient ancestors.

ANTHROPOLOGY
The program begins with a two day excursion in Ulaanbaatar and thematic workshops with NUM faculty and Mongolian scientists. We then head out of town for extended travel on field trips to explore ethnic customs of nomads living and adapting to the different environmental conditions of Mongolia ranging from taiga forest in North to steppe, semi-desert and desert “Gobi” in the South. You will learn about customs, religions and traditional patterns of nomadic pastoralism.

HISTORY AND POLITICS
This course, jointly conducted by the Department of History and Political Sciences of the National University of Mongolia offers overarching view of the entire span of Mongolian history and contemporary politics, and will provide detailed clues to the questions; What have been the Mongols' greatest achievements and contributions to world history? How did Mongolia emerge as the world's second-oldest Communist regime and yet, how and why was the nation able to be the only Asian country successfully transform itself from a Communist dictatorship into a vibrant and dynamic liberal democracy? Side trips to the Orkhon Valley World Cultural Heritage site one can easily touch history and enrich his or her experience.

NUM will give three credits for each course, but local acceptance of these credits will need to be decided by the home university. Special research opportunities are also available working with on-going field research programs. Alternatively, if a faculty member of a university would like to participate with a group of students, this can also be arranged. Dates are tentative subject to change. Space is limited.
Applications will be accepted until April 15.

Contact:
International Program Coordinator Munhtuya Goulden
mtuya11@rcn.com , 610-328-1634
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ANNOUNCEMENT: CHINESE PEDAGOGY INSTITUTE

The East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University is offering a Chinese pedagogy teacher training institute June 17-29. This intensive, residential program is for current and prospective high school teachers of Chinese and provides four graduate credit hours that count towards secondary-level certification in Chinese.
In addition to the four credit hours of tuition, instructional materials, lodging, and meals will also be fully covered, with travel being the only cost borne by the participants.

For more information and an application, go to:
http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/CPI/index.htm <https://www.exchange.iu.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://www.exchange.iu.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/CPI/index.htm>

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2007 Summer Immersion Program for US Educators


Valparaiso University (VU) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the US Department of Education to host a China-based Summer Immersion Program for US Educators (2007 Educator SIP). The 2007 Educator SIP is designed to help current and future US educators (current K-12 teachers, administrators, and college students majoring in education) to integrate or expand Chinese language or Chinese studies in K-12 curriculum; to deepen understanding of the Chinese culture through immersion; and to explore ways to improve instructional effectiveness in the field of Chinese language and Chinese Studies in K-12 schools. The four week program will take place June 25 to July 23, 2007.

The 2007 Educator SIP will be based in Hangzhou, China and will include visits to places such as Beijing, Yellow Mountain, and a number of schools near Hangzhou. The local host is Zhejiang University of Technology, an exchange partner with VU since 1988.

VU is now accepting applications for the 2007 Educator SIP. The deadline to apply is May 10, 2007 on a first-come, first-served basis. Because the space is limited, anyone interested in the program should contact Ms. Jamie Haney, program coordinator ( Jamie.Haney@valpo.edu , 219-464-5313) immediately for an application packet.

The Program: The 2007 Educator SIP will have three key components. For four days each week, participants will receive language training (beginner's level*) and attend a series of lectures focusing on salient aspects of Chinese culture and society. The other three days are reserved for trips to Beijing, Yellow Mountain, and four local schools, (one in Shanghai, one in Hangzhou, one in Ninbo, and one in Xinchang county). Between the classes, lectures, and trips, there will be a workshop (designed to identify effective instructional pedagogy and materials suitable for K-12 schools in teaching Chinese language and culture). The 2007 Educator SIP places emphasis on participant involvement, interactions, and individual needs.

Who can apply? The 2007 Educator SIP is open to anyone who is:

- Current K-12 teacher who is teaching or planning to teach Chinese language or China-related studies.
- Administrator who is interested in introducing or expanding Chinese language and culture to K-12 school curricula.
- College student (must be junior, senior or graduate student by fall 2007) who either majors in Education or in Chinese Studies but plans to teach Chinese or China area studies after graduation.
- Only US citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply.
- Participants with have at least two years of college-level Chinese or from heritage families may take advanced Chinese classes offered in VU's Summer Language Immersion Program offered in Hangzhou during the same time.*


Cost and Accommodations:
- Airfare: The 2007 Educator SIP offers up to $1,100 per participant for travel to and from China (provided the participant uses a US air carrier).
- Program fee: The program fee is $800 per participant (Note: this is one-third of the actual cost of the Program as the rest of the costs are covered by the grant from Department of Education). The fee covers housing and meals in China, Chinese entry visa, and other program expenses such as group trips, program-sponsored activities, access to office facilities, instructional materials, etc.
- Participants are responsible for health insurance, personal and accidental expenses, and US passport-related expenses. All participants must demonstrate valid health insurance coverage before they can start the program.
- Participants wanting to enroll in the advanced Chinese language classes at VU's Summer Language Immersion Program beyond the four weeks period may pay additional fees (see notes below).
- Participants will stay in two-star hotel rooms (double-room capacity) located near a major university in Hangzhou, China unless traveling. Meals are based on three meals a day at an estimate $10 per day per person.
Orientation:
The 2007 Educator SIP plans to host a pre-departure orientation at VU in early or mid-May for all accepted participants. Details of the orientation will be announced later as well as details to make travel arrangements.
Enrollment:
The enrollment of the 2007 Educator SIP is limited to 20. The enrollment may close early if the program is full before the deadline (May 10, 2007).
How to apply ? Anyone who is interested in the Program should:

? Contact Ms. Jamie Haney, Coordinator of VU's Master of Arts in Chinese Studies program in the Office of Graduate Studies, at Jamie.Haney@valpo.edu or Graduate.Studies@valpo.edu , or 219-464-5313, to obtain application materials and/or other information.
? Questions about the program can be directed to Ms. Jamie Haney or Professor Zhimin Lin, Director of VU's Master of Arts in Chinese Studies Program and program director for the 2007 Educator SIP, at Zhimin.Lin@valpo.edu or 219-464-5749.
? For more information about Valparaiso University, please visit www.valpo.edu . Information about VU's undergraduate and graduate programs in Chinese studies can be found at www.valpo.edu/cjsp .


* VU's 2007 Summer Chinese Language Immersion Program has two phases. Phase one (May 28-June 22) is for students who have taken two years of Chinese at college; phase two (June 25-August 10) is for students who have take three years of Chinese or equivalent. Contact Jamie Haney for more information.


(VI) Conferences and Workshops

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.
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* HARVARD WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL LANGUAGE AND COLONIAL MODERNITY IN JAPAN AND KOREA
Co-sponsored by the Korea Institute and the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
9:00-5:30 pm
Friday, April 27, 2007
Porté Seminar Room (S250), CGIS South Bldg., 1730 Cambridge St., Harvard University

Workshop Schedule
8:30-9:00       COFFEE
9:00-9:15       OPENING REMARKS
        David McCann, Director, Korea Institute and Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature,
        Harvard University
9:15-11:45      PANEL 1: CONTESTED LINGUISTIC SPHERES: COLONIAL AND MINORITY VOICES IN
        NATIONAL LANGUAGE DISCOURSE
        Discussant: James Dorsey, Associate Professor of Japanese, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern
        Languages and Literatures, Dartmouth College
          * John Whitman, Professor and Chair, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University
             "Grammar and Control: Glossing Systems as Regimens of Interpretation and Authority"
          * Seth Jacobowitz, Postdoctoral Fellow, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University
            and Assistant Professor, Humanities Department, San Francisco State University
            "Visible Speech and Izawa Shûji's Theory of National Language and Script"
          * Sonia Ryang, Associate Professor of Anthropology & International Studies, C. Maxwell & Elizabeth M.
            Stanley Family and The Korea Foundation Scholar of Korean Studies, Department of Anthropology,
            University of Iowa
            "The Tongue that Divides Life and Death: ichien gojissen"
          * Yasuda Toshiaki, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University
            "Investigating the Construction of 'National Language'"
12:00-1:00      LUNCH
1:00-3:30       PANEL 2: CATEGORIES OF LANGUAGE AND THE EXPERIENCE OF COLONIAL MODERNITY
        IN 1930S KOREA
        Discussant: Dennis Washburn, Chair and Professor of Japanese and Comparative Literature, Department
        of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures, Dartmouth College
          * Ross King, Associate Professor of Korean, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia
            "Another 'Language that Failed': The Abortive Attempt at Creating 'Soviet' Korean in the Russian
            Far East, 1922-1937"
          * Chris Hanscom, Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Korea Institute, Harvard University and and
            Assistant Professor of Korean Literature, Department of Asian and Middles Eastern Languages and
            Literatures, Dartmouth College
            "Embodiments of Speech: Effecting the Real in 1930s Modernist Theories of Literary Language"
          * Lee Kyoung-hoon, Associate Professor of Korean Literature, Department of Korean Language
            and Literature, Yonsei University
            "'Oppa' as the Grammar of the Korean Modern Nation"
          * Micah Auerback, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Religion, Princeton University
            "Kanazawa Shozaburo (1872-1967) and the Linguistic Foundations of the Theory of Common
             Origins of the Japanese and Koreans"
3:30-3:45       COFFEE
3:45-5:30       ROUNDTABLE: NATIONAL LANGUAGE AND COLONIAL MODERNITY IN JAPAN AND KOREA:
        UNIVERSALS AND PARTICULARS
        Moderators:  Ross King and Dennis Washbum
Organized by Chris Hanscom (hanscom@fas.harvard.edu) and Seth Jacobowitz (sdjacob@fas.harvard.edu).

Korea Institute
Harvard University
CGIS South Building, Room S228
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel:  (617) 496-2141 
Fax:  (617) 496-1144
E-mail:  korea2@fas.harvard.edu 
KI Internet Home Page:  http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~korea

 


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

 



Center for East Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania 642 Williams Hall 225 S. 36th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215.573.4203 Fax: 215.573.2561 Email: ceas@ccat.sas.upenn.edu