Penn Center For East Asian Studies Newsletter

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

Featured Event

Thursday, September 4, 3:30PM, Location TBA, Hedging Their Bets: Asian Security Responses to the Rise of China

John Ciorciari, 2008-09 National Fellow at the Hoover Institution( Stanford University )

Thursday, September 4, 12:00PM, Cherpack Lounge (523 Williams Hall), Using your Advanced  Degrees in Public Service and Policymaking

Former U.S. Dept of the Treasury Official John Ciorciari shares from his rich experience working inside Washington on US policy vis-a-vis Asia and beyond, in an informal discussion over sandwiches.  All are welcome but PhD and JD students are especially encouraged to attend.

John D. Ciorciari is a 2008-09 National Fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford University) and is currently completing a manuscript entitled “Hedging: The Alignment Politics of Secondary States.”  He has extensive work experience in Southeast Asia as an academic, human rights lawyer, and U.S. government official.  He has also served as a 2007-08 Shorenstein Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford and as a 2003-04 Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore .  He holds a JD from Harvard Law School and DPhil from the University of Oxford .

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Thursday, September 4, 3:30PM, Location TBA, Hedging Their Bets: Asian Security Responses to the Rise of China

John Ciorciari, 2008-09 National Fellow at the Hoover Institution ( Stanford University )

During the Cold War, China was regarded with a mix of fear and loathing in many neighboring Asian capitals, often due to its ideological agenda and support for local communist movements. Moreover, until the “four modernizations” took hold, China 's anemic economy and limited power-projection capabilities gave it relatively few carrots to offer most Asian governments for cozying up to Beijing . Clearly, times have changed. After a few decades of more pragmatic policymaking and explosive growth, China is now a major economic and diplomatic force in Asia . The PRC's military clout is also on the rise. To most neighboring Asian governments, China 's growth is both a major opportunity and a potential menace.

This seminar will explore how neighboring Asian governments are “hedging their bets” as the PRC gathers steam, focusing primarily on case studies from Southeast Asia . It will examine their robust engagement with the PRC in commerce and diplomacy, but it will also discuss how Southeast Asian governments (and others) are diversifying in those areas and preserving important fall-back security arrangements with the United States and others in case China becomes more threatening. The seminar will attempt to answer the following questions: what is the essence of a hedging strategy? Why are many Asian states hedging, and what are the likely benefits and pitfalls of doing so? How have they engaged the United States and others to provide security back-up without antagonizing Beijing ? How do hedging strategies relate to multilateral diplomacy in ASEAN and related forums? Lastly, how do they affect the overall “balance of influence” in the Asia-Pacific region? All of these questions matter, because neighboring Asian reactions to China 's rise will have a seismic effect on the course of regional affairs for years to come.

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

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Thursday, September 11, 4:30PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231, The Korean Family in Colonial Space--Caught between Modernity and Assimilation

Clark W. Sorensen, Associate Professor, University of Washington

Korean Studies Colloquium

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Tuesday, September 23, 4:30PM, Graduate Education Building 120, Title TBA

Marilyn Rhie

EALC Cammann Memorial Speaker, Humanities Colloquium

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Monday, October 6, 5:00PM, Nursing Building 212, Love and Passion in Chinese Film

Ban Wang, Professor of Chinese Literature and Culture, Stanford University

This talk will discuss romantic love and politics Chinese films from the 1950s to 1990s. It will address the uplifting of sexuality into ardent political passion in the psychological narrative of sublimation, the intertwining of aesthetic experience with political mobilization, and links and contradictions between the individual's self-realization and nationalism.

Humanities Colloquium

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Thursday, November 13, 12:00PM, Cherpack Lounge (523 Williams Hall), The Moral Fool. A Case for Amorality

Hans-Georg Moeller, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Brock University

URSINUS COLLEGE invites applications for a part-time instructor to conduct an independent study class at the intermediate level of Chinese language in the Fall 2008 semester. The position begins immediately. Candidates should have native or near-level fluency in Chinese and English. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in teaching Chinese. Ursinus College is a highly selective, independent, co-educational, residential liberal arts college located about 25 miles northwest of center city Philadelphia. Ursinus College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE). Send letter of application, vita, transcripts, and the names and contact information for two or three references to Professor Matthew Mizenko, Chair, Department of Modern Languages, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA 19426-1000. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Queries and applications may be sent to Prof. Mizenko at mmizenko@ursinus.edu .

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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

HOPKINS-NANJING CENTER FOR CHINESE AND AMERICAN STUDIES

POLITICAL SCIENCE POSITION FOR 2009-2010

The Johns Hopkins University – School of Advanced International Studies invites applications for a position as a visiting professor of political science, teaching in a prestigious graduate certificate and master's program in Nanjing, China. The Hopkins-Nanjing Center is the oldest and most ambitious joint academic venture in China.

We seek applicants possessing a Ph.D., strong theoretical and methodological training, significant teaching experience, and scholarly productivity. Courses are taught in English and may include:

• American Foreign Policy
• China-U.S. Relations
• Comparative Politics
• Contemporary International Politics
• Democracy and Its Critics
• International Organizations
• International Relations Theory
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
• Strategic Studies
• Topics courses such as Environmental Politics, History of International Relations, Terror and Fundamentalism, Media and International Affairs, Political Risk Analysis, Traditions of Diplomacy, and/or International Political Economy

Johns Hopkins offers competitive salary and benefits packages, support with shipping, and a free furnished apartment on the Center campus. The teaching load is 2/2.

The deadline for applications is October 1, 2008 . Applications may be downloaded at http://nanjing.jhu.edu/faculty/index.html or contact Carolyn Townsley at 202-663-5802 or ctownsley@jhu.edu . Further information is available at www.nanjing.jhu.edu .

Johns Hopkins is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

HOPKINS-NANJING CENTER FOR CHINESE AND AMERICAN STUDIES

NANJING, CHINA

INTERNATIONAL LAW POSITION FOR 2009-2010

The Johns Hopkins University – School of Advanced International Studies invites applications for two positions as visiting professor of law, teaching in a prestigious graduate certificate and master's program in Nanjing, China. The Hopkins-Nanjing Center is the oldest and most ambitious joint academic venture in China.

The candidate should possess a J.D. and/or Ph.D., a strong interest in cross-cultural relations, a commitment to institutional teamwork, teaching experience, and scholarly productivity. Instruction by the international faculty is in English. Appropriate courses may include human rights law, international law, comparative constitutional law, environmental law, trade and investment law, the professional role of lawyers, intellectual property, comparative legal cultures, and the history and philosophy of law in the West. Instructors may be asked to supervise some Chinese students in the preparation of a master's thesis.

Johns Hopkins offers competitive salary and benefits packages, support with shipping, and a free furnished apartment on the Center campus. The teaching load is 2/2. Instructors at various stages of their careers will be considered, including more recent graduates of American law schools.

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ENDOWED CHAIR IN CHINESE LITERATURE

The Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia invites applicants for the Ellen Bayard Weedon Professorship in East Asian Studies, appointment beginning August 25, 2009.

Candidates must have a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching. A Ph.D. is required. The candidate should hold the rank of Full Professor at the time of appointment, although applicants at the rank of Associate Professor with exceptional records of scholarship and teaching will be considered. The appointed scholar would be expected to take a role in building a strong department and graduate program. We welcome applicants whose research focuses on any period of Chinese literature.

Women and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is strongly committed to building diversity within its community.

To apply, candidates must submit a candidate profile, cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references, through Jobs@UVA ( http://jobs.virginia.edu ). Applications must be submitted by September 15, 2008. Interviews will be conducted December 5, 2008.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 15, 2008

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

Applications for fall in ternships must be received by July 15 .  Further details are available both in the enclosed attachment and on the Commission's Web site at www.cecc.gov . 

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

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

Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship Program Announced

Call for Papers Essays and Book-reviews Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies (SJEAS), published by the Academy of East Asian Studies(AEAS), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, invites high-quality contributions from all over the world.  SJEAS  is a peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal dedicated to East Asian Studies. It concentrates on the humanities but some social science topics are also included. SJEAS  is interested in papers and book-reviews on: Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Literature, Drama and Film, History, Culture and Social Movements Of East Asia(China, Japan, Korea) of all periods Papers that deal with East Asia in its entirety, and/or explore common identities and mutual contrasts found in East Asian countries are also sought after. SJEAS will remunerate the accepted articles with a sum of 1,500 USD and the accepted book-reviews with a sum of 200 USD.  How to submit You may either send your manuscript, through an email to the Managing Editor, as an Apple Mac file, an MS Word file, or a HWP file together with your curriculum vitae , or follow instructions on the website (go to  http://sjeas.skku.edu   and click  “ submissions ” ).

2009 International Studies Schools Association (ISSA) Conference

The conference is for K-12 educators interested in international studies, and this year's conference topic will be  Teaching About Global Sustainable Development in the K-12 classroom .  The ISSA Conference will take place in sunny Tampa, Florida, this coming January.  We are expecting approximately 300 K-12 educators to attend the conference with the intention of learning about historical and contemporary issues related to sustainable development. We are currently accepting proposals for presentations .  Please see the attached general announcement and the Request for Proposals.  The ISSA has always enjoyed NRC involvement in our conferences and we look forward to welcoming NRCs, especially from the Southeast, to participate in the upcoming conference.  We also appreciate past NRC involvement in sponsoring and exhibiting at the conference.  For more information go to  www.intlschools.org .

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