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

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Editors Note

This is our 2nd Newsletter of Academic Year 2011-2012. If you have information you would like us to distribute on our mailing lists, please send it to meljen@sas.upenn.edu.

Thank you!
Melissa Jen DiFrancesco, Acting Editor

(I) University of Pennsylvania East Asia Events

Elizabeth Perry, Harvard University - ""Anyuan: Mining China's Revolutionary Tradition" | Issues in Contemporary East Asia Colloquium Series

Elizabeth J. Perry is Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government and Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute. She is a comparativist with special expertise in the politics of China. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, she sits on the editorial boards of nearly a dozen major scholarly journals and has served as the President of the Association for Asian Studies. Professor Perry's research focuses on popular protest and grassroots politics in modern and contemporary China. Her books include Rebels and Revolutionaries in North China, 1845-1945 (1980); Chinese Perspectives on the Nien Rebellion (1981); The Political Economy of Reform in Post-Mao China (1985); Popular Protest and Political Culture in Modern China (1992); Urban Spaces in Contemporary China: The Potential for Autonomy and Community in Chinese Cities (1995); Putting Class in Its Place: Worker Identities in East Asia (1996); Proletarian Power: Shanghai in the Cultural Revolution (1997); Danwei: The Changing Chinese Workplace in Historical and Comparative Perspective (1997); Chinese Society: Change, Conflict, and Resistance (2000); Challenging the Mandate of Heaven: Social Protest and State Power in China (2002); Changing Meanings of Citizenship in Modern China (2002); Patrolling the Revolution: Worker Militias, Citizenship and the Modern Chinese State (2006); Grassroots Political Reform in Contemporary China (2007); and Mao's Invisble Hand: The Political Foundations of Adaptive Governance in China (2011). Her book, Shanghai on Strike: the Politics of Chinese Labor (1993) won the John King Fairbank prize from the American Historical Association.

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Stephen Miller, University of Massachusetts - Amherst - "Whose Michi is It Anyway?: The Road(s) to Buddhahood in the Heian Court" | CEAS Humanities Colloquium, and the LaFleur Conference

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The One Who is Really Lost: A Conference in Honor of William R. LaFleur - September 23-24, 2011

Schedule for Friday, 9/23/11

• 12:00 pm - Stiteler Hall B21: “Whose Michi Is It Anyway?:  The Road(s) to Buddhahood in the Heian Court” - by Professor Stephen Miller of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 3:30 pm - Cohen Terrace Room: Memorial Service for William R. LaFleur

Schedule for Saturday, 9/24/11:

• Readings of the posthumous works; Cohen G17

Please register by e-mailing the Center for East Asian Studies (ceas@ccat.sas.upenn.edu) with the following information:

• Name
• Title/Affiliation
• E-mail address
• Day(s) of Attendance (Friday memorial service? Saturday conference?)
• Number of Attendees
• Dietary restrictions?
  

Note: Registration will be also available on-site for Saturday's conference

(II) Regional East Asia Events

LEAH STEIN DANCE COMPANY PERFORMANCES

Leah Stein Dance Company will be performing a site-specific dance piece at the Shofuso Japanese House in Fairmount Park on the following dates and times:

• Friday, September 9th - 6:00 pm
• Saturday, September 10th - 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm
• Sunday, September 11th - 2:00 pm
  

The Dance Company will be joined for the performance by Roko Kawai, and Toshi Makihara, a local percussionist.

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JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA - Fall Japanese Classes - Registration deadline September 14th, 2011

Interested in learning Japanese? Sign up for evening classes with the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia!

The registration deadline is Wednesday September 14. Registration cost is $280 with a member discounted rate of $250.

*In the event of low enrollment, classes may be cancelled and no charges will be incurred.

• Beginner Classes – Barnes-sensei
  Genki 1 Textbook and workbook (Second edition) available for $100
  
  Japanese 101 – Thursdays 7:45 – 9:15 pm
  Japanese 102 – Thursdays 6:00 – 7:30 pm
  
• Intermediate Classes –Hashimoto-sensei
  Genki 2 Textbook and workbook (First edition) available for $75
  
  Japanese 201 – Wednesdays 7:45 – 9:15 pm
  Japanese 202 – Wednesdays 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Click here to register for Japanese classes through the JASGP website.

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"IMAGING DISASTER: TOKYO AND THE VISUAL CULTURE OF JAPAN'S GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1923" - a lecture by Gennifer Weisenfeld, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Art History, Duke University

Description:
This talk will examine the varied Japanese visual responses to the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923.  Regularly rocking the Japanese isles, natural disasters from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to typhoons and tsunamis have inscribed themselves upon Japanese culture as people struggled to make sense of the resulting trauma. Yet paradoxically, as much as these calamitous events have brought physical devastation and psychological trauma, they have also created times of reflection and renewal. And radical social upheavals, whether from natural or man-made causes, have often produced tremendous surges of artistic foment, the physical marks of the catastrophe etched onto the land, cityscape, or the human body, inspiring a disturbing aesthetic or poetic resonance even as the event defies representation.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

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MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL GALA AND CONCERT

Date: Sunday, September 18th, 2011
Time: 6:45 pm
Location: Haverford Centennial Hall Performing Arts Center | 450 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041

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TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP SERIES: Presented by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia

Admission: $65 for JASGP Members and $75 for non-members
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Location: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA |
10 Independence Mall, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1574

TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP SERIES

For decades, the US-Japan partnership has long been the centerpiece of Trans-Pacific commerce. But the sustained growth of other regional economies, most notably China, has changed its dynamics. This seminar will examine new challenges and opportunities of the changing paradigm in the region while addressing Japan's leadership role. It will also examine the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that fundamentally changed the course of Japan's infrasturcture developments.

Mr. Kiichiro Sato, President of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New York who spent last three decades as a career officer of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), speaks to these issues. Mr. Sato's presentation will be followed by Asia Pacific experts for a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Terry Cooke (PhD in Cultural Anthropology, UC Berkeley) and an audience Q&A session.

GUEST SPEAKER: KIICHIRO SATO (President, JETRO New York)

Kiichiro Sato is the president of JETRO New York. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Japan's prestigious Tokyo University. In 1980, he entered what is now known as Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), the first of many positions that he has held within the Japanese government throughout his career. 

Sato has served as the Consul of Japan in San Francisco, a position to which he was appointed in 1995. He has also served as Director or Director-General of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Division of Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry's General Coordination and Policy Planning Department, and the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry, among others. His diverse career has given him many opportunities to engage himself in the constantly-evolving dynamics of international trade, economics, and commerce.

JASGP Members: Register here
Non-JASGP Members: Register here

SM Town Live World Tour - Coming to NYC on October 23rd

K-Pop is coming to Madison Square Garden in October when the SM Town Live World Tour descends on the world's most famous concert venue in Manhattan, New York.  The six-hour concert on Oct. 23 will feature prominent artists such as Girls' Generation, Super Junior and SHINee.

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* "INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: Learning NOT to Disturb the WA (Japanese harmony)"- a lecture by Dr. Adair Linn Nagata

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* THE KOREA SOCIETY: Upcoming Events

Sept 12-Oct 3: MONDAYS
MINHWA:
KOREAN FOLK PAINTING WORKSHOP

Sept 12-Dec 8
KOREAN LANGUAGE CLASSES - 2011 FALL SESSION

Sept 13
CHINA-NORTH KOREA RELATIONS

Sept 15
MARIA THE KOREAN BRIDE

Sept 22-Oct 2
YEONGHWA:
KOREAN FILM TODAY @ MOMA

Sept 29
WEATHERING SOVEREIGN RISK TURMOIL: KOREA AND EAST ASIA

Oct 6
KOREA, US & STRATEGIC RELATIONS: MONGOLIA

Oct 17
21ST ANNUAL VAN FLEET MEMORIAL BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT

(III) Employment and Internship Opportunities

* JAPAN EXCHANGE TEACHING (JET) - Information Session

For more information, please contact:
Masako Hamada, Ed.D. | masako.hamada@villanova.edu
Associate Professor
Japanese Studies
Institute for Global Interdisciplinary Studies
Villanova University

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* HONG KONG UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY - Opening for an Assistant Professor of Philosophy

HKU’s Department of Philosophy has an opening for an assistant professor of philosophy. The area of specialization for the post is not Chinese philosophy, but preference is likely to be given to candidates with competence in Chinese or Chinese-Western comparative philosophy in addition to another area. So people working in Chinese or comparative philosophy are strongly encouraged to apply.

The first paragraphs of the advertisement run as follows:

Applications are invited for appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy in the School of Humanities, from July 1, 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. Appointees with demonstrated performance will be considered for tenure towards the end of the second three-year contract. Applicants should have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Philosophy by the date of appointment. Preferred area of specialization: Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science, or Meta-Philosophy. Area of Competence: Open. Preference may be given to candidates who also work in Chinese or Comparative Chinese-Western philosophy.

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HK (Humanities Korea) Research Professorship (non-tenure track) positions: Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University

Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University, seeks candidates for 3 non-tenure HK (Humanities Korea) Research Professorship positions in the fields of 1. East Asian Politics (International Politics, Political economy, National Defense) (1 Position), 2. Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Migration, and/or Multiculutralism (1 position), and 3. East Asian Philosophy or History (1 position). Candidates should have PhD at hand. No teaching duty. Salary ranges KRW 33,000,000~35,000,000 with other benefits. Application Form, Research Proposal (in relation to the research agenda of the institution: for this visit the website), 3 writing samples, official university/college transcript from each university/college attended, and a copy of PhD diploma should be sent by September 30 to the Office of Asiatic Research Institute (room #106), Korea University, Seongbuk-Gu, Anam-Dong, Seoul, Korea.

For more information about the HK Research Project, Asiatic Research Institute, the application procedure, as well as the application form, please visit asiaticresearch.org, or call at 82-2-3290-1604 (for Koreans) or at 82-2-3290-5247 (for Non-Koreans)

(IV) Fellowship and Award Opportunities

*Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship - now accepting applications

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Blakemore Language Grants for Advanced Study of Asian Languages - Now accepting applications

The Blakemore Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2012 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships and Blakemore Refresher Grants.

Blakemore language grants are awarded to individuals pursuing academic, business or other professional careers (e.g. science, medicine, law, engineering, journalism, the fine arts, public service) who would benefit from improved fluency in an East or Southeast Asian language.

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships fund a year of advanced language study at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama (IUC), the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing (IUP), the International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University in Taipei (ICLP), and similar programs in other countries of East and SE Asia. Where there is no structured advanced-level language program at an educational institution in the country, the grant may provide for the financing of private tutorials under terms set forth in the application instructions. 

Blakemore Refresher Grants are shorter-term language grants restricted to former Blakemore Fellows, college professors, post-doctoral professionals and graduates of the academic year programs at the IUC, the IUP and the ICLP. The grants cover tuition and a stipend for related educational expenses, basic living costs and transportation, but do not include dependent expenses.

For application forms and further information see www.blakemorefoundation.org

• Pursuing academic, professional or business career that involves the regular use of a modern Asian language
• Have a college undergraduate degree
• At or near an advanced level in the language as defined in the Grant Guidelines
  Able to devote oneself exclusively to the language study during the term of the grant; grants are not intended for part-time study or research
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States

Selection Criteria
Grants are highly competitive. Last year we were able to offer funding to less than 9% of applicants.  Applicants will be judged on having:

• focused, well-defined career objective involving Asia in which use of the language is an important aspect
• potential to make a significant contribution to a field of study or area of professional or business activity in an Asian country
• prior experience in the country or involvement or participation in activities related to the country
• good academic, professional or business background, appropriate to the career program

Deadline for Applications                                       
·  Postmarked by December 30, 2011

Grants Awarded
·  Late March/early April 2012

(V) East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries

*JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST - Last test date of 2011

(VI) Conferences and Workshops

CALL FOR PAPERS: Comparative Perspectives: The Politics of Public Space in Korea - Deadline: September 16, 2011

November 11-12, 2011 | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

One distinctive feature of postwar South Korean society has been its citizens’ propensity for ‘taking to the streets’ to appropriate, contest or offer alternative narratives of the nation.  From individuals tagging graffiti to mass candlelight vigils, from popular remembrances of the Korean War to ritual observances at monuments, the so-called ‘public space’ has been fertile ground for Koreans to present their visions of the past, present, and future. 

This conference provides an opportunity to reassess and reconfigure existing frameworks regarding public action (by individuals and groups) by inviting papers that advance our understanding of the role of public space in Korean society and culture. 

Social sciences and humanities scholars that are interested in Korea or in Korea in the region are welcome to submit papers situated in contemporary or historical time periods. Interested participants are encouraged to draw from and discuss recent innovations in their respective fields with respect to time, space and identity formation in public spaces. 

We encourage submissions that address at least one of the following themes:

• ‘public’ and ‘private’
• memorialization and ritual
• identity and temporality
• security and stability
• socio-structural transformation
• institutional actors

Papers that depart from classic state-society dichotomies are particularly welcome.

This conference is made possible with funding from the Academy of Korean Studies, as well as the generous support of the James Joo-Jin Kim Korean Studies Program at the U. of Pennsylvania.  The organizers are Nicholas Harkness (Harvard U.) and Saeyoung Park (U. of Pennsylvania).

Please submit paper proposals (max 250 words) by 16 September 2011 to Saeyoung Park (saeyoung@sas.upenn.edu). Notification of acceptance will be sent on September 19. Selected presenters will submit 12-15 page papers by October 18.  All papers are pre-circulated.  We especially welcome papers by junior faculty and advanced graduate students.

For questions or to submit abstracts, please direct your queries to: Saeyoung Park | saeyoung@sas.upenn.edu

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Teaching About Asia Workshop for K -12 Teachers: The Many Faces of Modern Asia - Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies

Date: Friday, October 21, 2011
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Frist Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, B Level, Princeton University
Directions: For directions to Princeton University, campus maps, and visitor parking:
http://www.princeton.edu/main/visiting/

Help your students understand the complexities of modern Asia:
In the 21st century, Asia has emerged as the fastest developing region of the world. Some facts:
• Two out of the three largest economies in the world, China and Japan, are in Asia. In addition, India and South Korea are major centers of technological innovation.
• China and India are two of the world’s major military powers.
• Asian countries represent major producers of nuclear power, for both military and civilian use.
• Asian crisis hotspots continue to command our attention - such as the persisting conflicts between  India/Pakistan/Afghanistan, or between North and South Korea. Recent natural disasters - from Japan to Bangladesh, and Indonesia to China - have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, and uprooted and displaced millions more.
Our focus is the “view from the bottom:”
How has modernization affected people living in these Asian societies?
How have rapid industrialization and urbanization impacted traditional  cultural and religious values, social structures, and gender roles?
Professor David Leheny will discuss the ongoing rescue, relief, and rebuilding operations in Japan following the March 2011 tsunami.
About the Princeton faculty teaching the workshop:
Janet Chen, Assistant Professor of History and East Asian Studies, researches modern China and has examined changing patterns of social welfare and their impact on the lives of the urban poor.
Michael Laffan, Professor of Southeast Asian History, has studied the role of Islam in modern South and Southeast Asia.
David Leheny, Professor of East Asian Studies. His recent publications include Think Global, Fear Local: Sex, Violence, and Anxiety in Contemporary Japan.
Gyan Prakash, Professor of Modern South Asia/Urban History and Postcolonial Studies, will discuss his 2010 book Mumbai Fables.

In addition to talks and discussions, the workshop program will include a choice of tours of the highlights of the Asian Collection in the Princeton Art Museum, or of a special exhibit by the Cotsen Collection of Princeton University’s Firestone Library, featuring children’s and youth literature, periodicals, and posters from 20th century Asia.

Registration:
The registration fee of $15 includes Friday lunch and refreshments, workshop handouts, workshop participation  certificate, and, if desired, free attendance of the following Mid-Atlantic Region Association of Asian Studies Conference on October 22-23 (excluding Saturday lunch and dinner).

For online workshop registration and further information on the MAR-AAS conference: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc/maraas/

Alternatively, registration checks payable to MAR-AAS may be sent to:
Dr. A. Maria Toyoda
Interim Treasurer MAR/AAS
C/0 PSC
800 E. Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085

On-site registration will be possible on the day of the event from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Professional Development Credit:
Each participant will receive a certificate for 6 hours of professional development credit, meeting state requirements.

Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Lesley Solomon, Workshop Coordinator, at lesley86@hotmail.com.
The Teaching About Asia Workshop is part of the 40th Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies  October 21 - 23, 2011

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40th Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference at Princeton University -"Human Rights and Social Justice in Asia"

October 22 - October 23, 2011 | Princeton University, Princeton NJ

Human Rights and Social Justice in Asia is the theme for the next MAR/AAS Conference, hosted by Princeton University.

Questions may be directed to the 2011 Program Co-Chairs:

Dr. Charles Desnoyers, LaSalle University [desnoyer@lasalle.edu]
Dr. A. Maria Toyoda, Villanova University [amaria.toyoda@villanova.edu]
or sent to midatlanticAAS@gmail.com

To register for the conference, please go to the MAR/AAS conference website.

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The Eagle and the Dragon: Stability and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

November 3-4, 2011 | Lexington, Virginia

Take a fresh look at the relationships among the U.S., China, and nations in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Join experts in exploring what drives current American and Chinese interests in Africa and how they can work individually and together for political stability and economic development.

Join top-tier experts for a two-day conference, 3 & 4 November, “The Eagle and the Dragon: Stability and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa.”  The meeting will take place at the Center for Leadership and Ethics, Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia.

Lexington is a beautiful college town that features unique shops and dining, the Virginia Horse Center, and the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Located just three hours southwest of Washington, DC, Lexington is home to VMI and Washington & Lee University.

Participants include:

• Ambassador Johnnie Carson, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
• Kwesi Aning, Ph. D., Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana
• Deborah Bräutigam, Ph. D., author, The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa (Oxford University Press, 2009)
• Raymond Gilpin, Ph. D., Associate Vice President, Sustainable Economies Centers of Innovation, United States Institute of Peace

Don’t miss this opportunity to step outside the gridlock to network with colleagues in academia, government, business, and the military to take a fresh look at these important international relationships.

Registration is now open.  Learn more about the conference here.

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