ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES-MID-ATLANTIC REGION
TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING, 1983
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
1.Islamic Revival
Chair: M.Yameen Zubairi, Catonsville Community College
Ismail R. al-Faruki, Temple University: The Role of Education in Islamic Movements
Gopi Chand Narang, Jamia Millia Islamia University: Mysticism as a Force in Islamic Revival in India.
Abdul A. Said, American University: A Case for Human Rights in Islamic Revival
Razi Wasti, Columbia University: Introduction of Economic Institutions of Islam in Pakistan: an Evaluation.
Discussants: Jameel Jalibi, Editor, Nai Daur, Karachi
S.K. Verma, Essex Community College
2. Some Roles of Christian Groups in South and Southeast Asia
Chair: Mark J. Ratkus, LaSalle College
John Webster, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary: Women in the Indian Christian Churches.
Mark Ratkus, LaSalle College:Development and Philippine Basic Christian Communities.
Maurice Schepers, LaSalle College: Christian Pastoral Approach in Pakistan.
3. Contemporary Literary Theory and Asian Literature.
Chair: Joshua Mostow, University of Pennsylvania
Margaret Childs, Southern Illinois University: Narratology and Medieval Japanese Short Stories.
Shu-ching Huang, University of Pennsylvania: Literary Evaluation and Literary History. The Case of a Classic Chinese Novel.
Azar Macharechian, University of Pennsylvania: Colors of ‘Si’a’ Persian Drama: an Introductory Socio-Semiotic Analysis.
Joshua Mostow, University of Pennsylvania: Prose- Poetry as a Comparative Genre.- the'Wen-fu' of Su- shih and Mallarme's'Poeme en prose’
4. Sufism in South Asia.
Chair: Gerhard Bowering, University of Pennsylvania.
Gerhard Bowering: Sufism from Khwarazm to Kashmir.- the Case of Mtr Sayyid ‘Ali Hamadini (d 1385).
Peter Gaeffke, University of Pennsylvania: Nusrati’s Gulsan-i ‘isq and Mahjhan's Madhumalati
Bruce Lawrence, Duke University: Between Biography and Cult: Aspects of Late Mughal Indian Sufism.
Warren Fusfield, University of Pennsylvania: Naqsbandi Sufism and Reformist Islam.
5. East Indian Immigrants in the United States and Their Languages.
Chair: Surendra K. Gambhir, University of Pennsylvania.
Amara Bachu, U.S. Bureau of the Census: Socio- economic, Demographic and Linguistic Characteristics of Asian immigrants in the United States.
Maxime Fisher, Queens College: Language and Ethnic Boundaries.- the Case of the New York Indian Immigrant Population.
Susan Williamson, Swarthmore College: Language Maintenance and Language Loss of the Tamil-Speaking Immigrant Community in the US.
Surendra K. Gambhir, University of Pennsylvania: Patterns of Communication in East Indian Immigrants' Speech.
6. Romanization of the Chinese Language: Problems and Prospects.
Chair: Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania.
Galal Walker, Ohio State University: Romanized Chinese and the Teaching of the Written Chinese Language.
William H. Hannas, University of Pennsylvania: Chinese Characters Pro and Con: the Testimony from Non- Chinese Languages.
Ronald Walton, University of Maryland, College Park: What are Romanization Systems for anyway?
Li-ching Chang, Swarthmore College:Editing a Journal of Romanized Chinese
7. On the Other Side of the Wall: Nomad - Chinese Relations.
Chair: W. Scott Morton, Seton Hall University
W. Scott Morton, Seton Hall University: Chinese (Han Dynasty) and Roman Frontier Policies - a Preliminary Comparison
Charles Hartman, SUNY Albany: Han Yu and the 'Barbarians'- the T’ang Conflict Between Hua and Hu.
Morris Rossabi, Case Western Reserve University: Khubilai Khan and the Nomads of Central Asia
8. Current Aspects of Development in Korea.
Chair: Donald S. Macdonald, U.S. Department of State and Georgetown University
Vincent S.R. Brandt, Harvard University: Recent Developments in Korean Labor.
Chang Shub Roh, Bloomsbury University: Urban Slum Community Development. A Case Study.
David Steinberg, USAID: Korean Agricultural Development
Yong Soon Yim, Virginia Commonwealth University: Political Party Trends.
9. Implementing Asian Studies Curriculum Projects from MAR Outreach Centers in the Classroom.
Chair: Jack Miller, Abington High School
Timothy Plummer, The Asia Society: Opening Doors to Contemporary India.
Robert Ainspac, Princeton University: Utilizing the Princeton East Asia Slide Collection in the Classroom.
Robert J. Young, University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University: Utilizing Museum Resources in Developing Teaching Modules.
Louise Wilde, University of Pittsburgh: What Is New in East Asian Outreach?
Discussant: Diana Wood, Shadyside Academy, Pittsburgh
10. Ethnicity and the State in Asia.
Chair: David A. Feingold, Institute for the Study of Human Issues (ISHI), Philadelphia
Morton Klass, Columbia University: Caste and Ethnicity in India.
Heather A. Peters, University of Pennsylvania: Perceptions of Ethnicity and the Early Chinese State.
David A. Feingold, ISHI: Central and Peripheral States.- the Politics of Ethnicity on the Burma Frontier.
11. Mass Communication in Asia: Research Perspectives.
Chair: John A. Lent, Temple University
John A. Lent, Temple University:Mass Communication Research in Asia: Priorities and Implication.
Sultana Alam, ILO Consultant: Communications and Development.- an Integration of Asian Research Tools.
Martha Master, Temple University and Willingboro (N.J.) High School: Television's Asian News Coverage.- an Analysis of CBS, ABC, and NBC.- 1968-80.
12. The Medieval Genres in Tamil Literary Tradition: Prabandhas.
Chair: Rajam Ramamurti, University of Pennsylvania.
Norman Cutler, University of Chicago: Kovai (String).
Paula Richman, Colby College: Pillaittamil (‘Tamil for a Child').
David Shulman, Hebrew Unversity of Jerusalem: Parani ('War Song’).
Rajam Ramamurti, University of Pennsylvania: Ula (Procession).
Discussant: David Ludden, University of Pennsylvania
13. Methodology of Indian Art History.
Chair: Michael Meister, University of Pennsylvania.
Heinrich von Stietencron, University of Tubingen and Temple University: The Puri Project and Art History.
Elizabeth Rosen, University of Pennsylvania: Goli and the Amaravati School
John Mosteller, University of Pennsylvania: Iconometry of Early Indian Images - a Preliminary Report.
Louise Allison Cort, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington: The Puri Temple Potters.
14. China and Japan Within the Mid-Atlantic States Region: Library and Archival Resources
in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington
Chair: Frank Joseph Shulman, University of Maryland, College Park
Frank Joseph Shulman, University of Maryland, College Park: Introduction: Outlining the Series of Archival and Library Resources Panels at the Annual
MAR/AAS Conferences.
Uhnsook Park, New York Public Library: Illustrated Books of the Nanga, Maruyama, Shijo and Other Related Schools of Late Edo Japan: the Mitchell Collection at the New York Public Library.
Roy E. Goodman, American Philosophical Society: Benjamin Franklin's Legacy.- Printed Materials from Before 1870 Relating to Chinese Language, Science, Geography, and Culture at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.
Herman Baron, Publishing Consultant, Moylan PA: Late ]9th and Early 20th Century China-Related Books, Manuscripts, Artifacts, and Prints.- A Survey of Three Major Collections in Philadelphia.
Masaaki Chiyo, National Diet Library of Japan: Records and Related Documents from the Allied Occupation of Japan in the Washington D.C Area: The Program of the National Diet Library for Microfilming and Acquiring Valuable Research Materials.
15. The Economy of Asia: Past, Present, Prospect.
Chair: Wilfred Malenbaum, University of Pennsylvania.
Wilfred Malenbaum, University of Pennsylvania: The Economic Development in Asia in the Twentieth Century.
Alan W. Heston, University of Pennsylvania: Income and Purchasing Power of Asian Nations.
16. Literature and History: Three Reference Points from China's 16th, 18th, and 20th Centuries.
Chair: Min-chih Chou, Princeton University
Pei-kai Cheng, Yale University: Love, Sex, and Society in 16th Century Ming Plays.
Paul Ropp, Memphis State University:Women in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.. Literary Images and Social Implications.
Chih-p’ing Chou, Princeton University: Convention and Innovation: Historical Perspectives on Hu Shih's Literary Theory.
Discussant: Leo Ou-fan Lee, University of Chicago,
17. Tradition and Change in the Development of the Nation State in Modem Southeast Asia.
Chair: Donald Swearer, Swarthmore College
Donald Swearer, Swarthmore College: Religion and the Modern National State in North Thailand.
Michael Aung Thwin, Elmira College: The British Pacification of Burma: Order without Meaning.
Theodore W. Friend, Woodrow Wilson International Center: Sukarno's Oratorical Style.- Remythologizing the Polity, 1942-1945.
Robert Young, West Chester University: British Administration and Disruption of Sumatra Society.- An 18th Century Account.
18. Independent Papers
Chair. Susan Naquin, University of Pennsylvania.
John R. Glenn, Brantford, Ontario, Canada: For McKinley and America: Brantford, Ontario Lads in American Legions in the Spanish-American War and Philippine American Wars at the Turn of the Century.
Jung-Fang Tsai, College of Charleston: The Anti-American Boycott in Hong Kong, 1905-06.
19. Late Harappan Civilization in Gujarat
Co-Chairing: Gregory L. Possehl, University of Pennsylvania, and
Paul Rissman, University of Pennsylvania.
M.H. Raval, Gujarat State Department of Archaeology: Indo-American Archaeological Research in Gujarat
Gregory L. Possehl, University of Pennsylvania: The Eclipse of Harappan Urbanization.
Y.M. Chitalwala, Gujarat State Department of Archaeology: Late Harappan Settlement Patterns in Rajkot District, Gujarat
Paul Rissman, University of Pennsylvania: The End of the Harappan Tradition in Gujarat.
Gail Wagner, Gujrat Prehistoric Project: Late Harappan Crops in Gujarat.
Discussants: K.V. Raman, University of Madras
John Carlswell, University of Chicago
20. Rethinking Agricultural Research for South and Southwest Asia.
Chair: Brian Spooner, University of Pennsylvania.
Arjun Appadurai, University of Pennsylvania: The Organization of Irrigation from Open-Surface Wells in Maharashtra.
Richard Eaton, University of Arizona: The Social Referents of Technological Change in Panjab.
Douglas Merrey, Agency for International Development: The Organization of Canal Irrigation in Panjab.
Brian Spooner, University of Pennsylvania: The Organization of Karez Irrigation in Panjur.
21. Psychoanalysis and the Japanese Psyche.
Chair: Alan Roland, National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis,
Alan Roland, National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis: Introduction: Psychoanalysis in Japan: Socio-historical Perspectives.
Yasuhiko Taketomo, Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Intimacy, Mutuality, and Dependency.
Masao Miyamoto, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center: Mother- Child Interaction and Adult Reciprocity.
Alan Roland: Psychoanalytic 7herapy and Japanese Personality.
Nobuko Meaders, Postgraduate Center for Medical Health, New York: Psychology of Resignation in the Works of Kawabata.
22. The New Context of Sino-Soviet Relations.
Chair: Parris H. Chang, The Pennsylvania State University
Donald S. Zagoria, Hunter College: The Moscow - Beijing Detente.
Chun-tu Hsueh, University of Maryland, College Park: Reassessing China's Relations with the USSR.
Chi Su, Harvard University: Soviet 'China Watchers' and their Influence on Soviet Policy toward China
Robert G. Sutter, Congressional Research Service: Prospects and Limits of the Sino-Soviet Detente. an American Perspective.
23. Audio-Visual Resources on South Asia.
Chair: Kanta Bhatia, University of Pennsylvania.
David J. Dell, Columbia University: Teaching Hindu Tradition: Multi-media Support.
Will Stapp, Smithsonian Institution: Photographs as Documents: Some Photographically Illustrated Books from the British R aj.
Joan L. Erdman, University of Chicago: Teaching Modern India through Media.
24. Influence of the Press on the Politics of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Chair: Sharad Karkhanis, Kingsborough Community College
Sharad Karkhanis, Kingsborough Community College: The Indian Press under Mrs. Indira Gandhi's Rule.
John A. Lent, Temple University: Pakistan and Bangladesh: Government and Press.
Edwin Hirschman, Towson State College: The Press and the Beginnings of Indian Nationalism
25. Independent Papers
Chair. David A. Utz, University of Pennsylvania.
Frank R. Podgorski, Seton Hall University: Patahjali and Confucius – Two Architects of the Spiritual Journey
Stanford B. Steever, Independent Scholar: Theological Underpinnings of Civavakkiyam.
George K. Alapatt, Ministry of Exernal Affairs, India: Indians of British Guiana.- Abolition of the Indenture and Quest for 'Free' Labor from India.
26. Indo-Roman Trade.
Co-chairing: Dr. Gregory L Possehl, University of Pennsylvania, and
Nancy Orton, University of Pennsylvania.
K.V. Raman, University of Madras: Roman Trade with South India.
John Carlswell, University of Chicago: Recent Excavations at Mantai
Nancy Orton, University of Pennsylvania: Red Polished Ware in India and Adjacent Countries.
Vimala Begley, University of Pennsylvania: Indo-Roman 7rade.
Martha Prickett, Harvard University: Relationship between India and Surrounding Countries in the Early Centuries A.D.
Discussants: M.H. Raval, Gujrat State Department of Archaeology
Gregory L Possehl University of Pennsylvania
27. Local Society in Change: Power and Polity in Republican China.
Chair: Helen R. Chauncey, Georgetown University
Lynda Bell, University of Illinois, Chicago: Merchants and Local Politics in Wuxi County.
Helen Chauncey, Georgetown University: Rural Educators and Social Polarization in Republican Jiangsu.
Prasenjit Duara, George Mason University: State and Elite in North China Villages.
28. Economic Problems of India and of Indians Abroad.
Chair: Daniel Spencer, Morgan State University
Dinker S. Raval, Morgan State University: Significance of Marketing in Economic Development.
Bala Subramaniam, Morgan State University: Personal Values of Asian Immigrants on their Business Behavior.
Daniel Spencer, Morgan State University: Economic Planning in India: Problems and Perspectives.
Bina Raval, Towson State University: Some Issues of Family Adjustments of East Indian Immigrants.
Discussant: Melvin Pugh, Morgan State University
29. Teaching on Korea.
Chair: Hesung Chun Koh, Human Relations Area Files
Michael Robinson, University of Southern California: Education on Korea: Korean Americans in Los Angeles. Problems and Prospects.
David McCann, Cornell University: Teaching on Korea through Literature.
Esther Eisenhower, Fairfax (Va.) Public Schools: Teaching Korea in High Schools.- a Case Study of Fairfax County, Va.
30. Recent Trends in Urdu Prose.
Co-chairing: Gopi Chand Narang, Jamia Millia Islamia University, and
M.Y.Zubairi, Catonsville Community College
Jameel Jalibi, Nai Daur,Karachi: Recapitulation of Sir Sayyid, Hali, and Premcand in Modern Prose.
Mohammad I. Khan, Clarion University: Recent Writings of Rashid Ahmad Siddiqi Compared with the Old.
Razi Wasti, Columbia University: The Influence of Iqbal’s Prose on Political Thought
Discussants: Frances Pritchett, Columbia University.
S.K. Verma, Essex Community College
31. Independent Papers
Chair: Alfred Bloom, Swarthmore College
Key S. Ryang, Mary Washington College: Arai Hakuseki (165 7-1725) and his 'Seiyokibun' (or 'Report on the West’).
Yung-O Biq, Cornell University: The Quantificational Use of 'Cai' in Chinese.
32. Bringing Students to China and China to the Students.
Chair: Barry Sussman, Cedarbrook Middle School, Wyncote, Pa.
Barry Sussman, Cedarbrook Middle School: T'he Two Chinas Compared.- Taiwan and the People's Republic of China
John Jay Bonstingl, Oakland Mills High School, Columbia Md.: Call Me Marco Polo: the First NEA Tour for High School Students to China.
Randy Quinby, Wissahickon High School Ambler, Pa.:The People's Republic of China by Bicycle.
Discussant: Eric Luce, Abington High School, Abington, Pa.
33. Organizational Concepts in the Structure of Vedic Ritual.
Chair: Frederick M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania.
Brian K. Smith, Barnard College: Power and Location in the Grhya Ritual
C.Z. Minkowski, Harvard University: The Regal Legacy in the Ritual: the Maitravaruna's Danda and the Homeric Skeptron
Frederick M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania: Replacement and Restoration in the Srauta Ritual: the Problem of Meaning.
Wilhelm Halbfass, University of Pennsylvania: Vedic Rituals and Worldly Activities According to Sankara and Kumarila
Discussant: Arjun Appadurai, University of Pennsylvania
34. Japanese Industrial and Technological Policies.
Chair: Ronald Morse, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
George N. Curuby, International Business Information: The Politics of Japan's Industrial Policy Process.
Ronald Morse, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: High-Technological Ceramics.- a Case Study in Industrial Targeting.
Daniel K. Chapman, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: How Should the U.S. Respond to Japanese Policies.