Penn Center For East Asian Studies Newsletter
2006-07: Issue no. 15, January 5, 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
*Thursday, January 25, 3:00PM, Silverman 240A, *Politics and the Judicial Function in the US and Japan and their Relevance to Chinese Legal Evolution
Frank Upham, NYU Law School
The talk presents three models of the judicial role in modern societies: the protection of rights through the resolution of individual disputes; the creation and diffusion of social norms; and direct involvement in political and governmental functions. I argue that the rights protection model in its formalist and technical version is what most observers and rule of law advocates believe is law's fundamental social function and that it is this model that the current Chinese government is attempting to create with its current "rule of law" movement. I speculate that the Chinese government hopes to build a legal system that will be technically competent in controlling and diffusing social conflict while remaining politically neutral. I then turn to Japan and the US respectively to illustrate the norm creation and administrative roles of courts, both of which are deeply political. In the course of these descriptions, I argue that contrary to popular perception, Japanese courts are in important ways more activist and socially intrusive than American ones, but my fundamental point is that any effective legal system must play all three of these roles and that any attempt to create a technically proficient but politically neutral legal system is likely to fail, whether in China or elsewhere.
Issues in Contemporary East Asia
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*Thursday, February 8, 3:00PM, Silverman 240A*, The Japanese Post Office as a Social Welfare Institution: What Will (or Will Not) Change With Privatization?
Patricia Maclachlan, University of Texas
Since the early 1870s, the Japanese post office has assumed a number of social welfare functions. The postal insurance system, for instance, provides ordinary citizens with affordable life insurance, while the mail service assists the handicapped and promotes local businesses. Local postmasters and their employees, meanwhile, perform a number of volunteer functions for local residents, including //himawari// services for the elderly. Together, these and other social welfare services have contributed significantly to community development and the well being of local residents. What will happen to them as the postal system is gradually privatized? To answer this question, this presentation will explore the political compromises behind Prime Minister Koizumi's 2005 postal privatization legislation and the future of the privatization process, in addition to the social, cultural, and political history of this distinctive Japanese institution.
Issues In Contemporary East Asia
*Tuesday, February 13, 4:30PM, Logan Hall 402*, Nagasaki, August 9, 1945: Memories of Someone Who Witnessed the Bomb
Akiko Seitelbach
Humanities Colloquium
*Thursday, February 22, Penn Museum*
Asia Day
*Monday, March 26 Tuesday, March 27*, FEW Lecturer
Patricia Ebry
*Thursday, March 29, 3:00PM, Silverman 240A*, Title TBA
Glenda Roberts, Professor at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Department of International Relations, at Waseda University in Tokyo
Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series
*Saturday, March 31, 9:00AM 6:00PM, Logan Hall 17*, Japanese Prints Conference
*Thursday, April 5, 7:00PM, Perelman Quadrangle (Hall of Flags Rain Location),* Tamagawa University Taiko Drummers
The performers are students of the College of Arts at Tamagawa University in Tokyo. The college of Arts strives to explore the connection of art to society and to increase appreciation of the arts. The College aims to train artistic professionals who will serve as bridges between people and the arts within society.
Companies of Tamagawa University performing arts students have performed worldwide since 1961, in locations as diverse as Mexico, Greece, London, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia, Africa, Russia, and the U.S. The group has a special affinity for Philadelphia, having performed here previously in 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Tamagawa University hopes that their 2007 tour will serve as a bridge for cultural exchange and strengthen the friendship between Philadelphia and Japan.
Cosponsored with the JASGP Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival
*Monday, April 9, 5:30PM*, *Ross** Gallery*, Luber Collection Reception for 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival
*Thursday, April 16, 4:30PM, Location TBA, *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
(II) Regional East Asia Events
P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art presents
Lecture
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
Vannessa Tran, artist, Seattle, Washington; Fellow in The Council of the Humanities and the Tang Center for East Asian Art
The Nature of Painting
4:30 p.m., 106 McCormick Hall
Sponsored by The Council of the Humanities, the Tang Center, the Program in Visual Arts, and the Princeton University Art Museum
Please visit our web site at:
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/TangCenter/index.html
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Princeton Buddhist Studies Workshop 2006-07 Schedule
Tsering Shakya, University of British Columbia
The 13th Dalai Lama's Nation Building Project and the Bonpo Community
February 13, Tuesday, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall
Steven Heine, Florida International University
Zen Writes, Zen Rites, Zen Rights: Traditionalism v. Criticism
March 8, Thursday, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall
Paul Groner, University of Virginia
Ryoo Dokaku ???? (1630-1707), Ascetic Philanthropist and Marginally Literate Bibliophile? The Creation of Japan's First Public Library
March 30, Friday, 4:30 pm, 1879 Hall, Room 137
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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NTDTV's 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular in Philadelphia
An amazing and breathtaking show is coming to Philadelphia. New Tang Dynasty Television, a leading Chinese-language network, cordially invites you to experience NTDTV 's 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular, appearing at the Merriam Theater on January 23 & 24. Enjoy amazing performances by distinguished, world-class artists, dressed in stunning costumes and surrounded by magnificent sets. This is a festive and traditional way to celebrate the Lunar New Year, and tickets make great holiday gifts! Touring 28 international cities, this annual show is coming to Philadelphia for the first time. So enjoy an enchanted evening of righteous, compassionate, optimistic, bright, and beautiful performances!
Date: January 23 & 24, 2007
Time: 7:30 pm 10:00 pm
Place: Merriam Theater at the University of the Arts, 250 S. Broad Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tickets: $20, $35, $45, $55, and $65
English: (215) 336-123 or www.ticketmaster.com
Chinese: (215) 310-8285
Discount: Groups of 10 or more receive 14% to 24% discount. Call (215) 732-1366.
Visit: http://spectacular.ntdtv.com for comprehensive information
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* The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University and the Asia Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center present a conference on:
GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND THE STATE: EAST ASIA'S EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF LABOR
With generous funding by the Luce Foundation
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2007
9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. ~ 5TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
Woodrow Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
Joon Kim
Associate Professor of Sociology
Colorado State University
Yeong Kim
Associate Professor of Geography
Ohio University
Pei-Chia Lan
Assistant Professor of Sociology
National Taiwan University
Shawn McHale
Director
Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University
Rhacel Parrenas
Associate Professor of Asian American Studies
University of California at Davis
Marie Price
Professor of Geography
George Washington University
~ If you would like to attend, please RSVP to: gsigur@gwu.edu ~
Media organizations are requested to contact the Asia Program in advance at 202/691-4020 or asia@wilsoncenter.org. The Center is located in the southeast wing of the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The closest Metro station is Federal Triangle (blue/orange lines). For detailed directions, please visit www.wilsoncenter.org/directions.
(III) Employment and Internship Opportunities
Japanese Proof-Reader and Translator Needed
We are launching a Japanese language web site and require a native Japanese speaker to translate our text. We are paying $15 an hour for approximately 25-30 hours of work which can be completed in your home. Please contact Dorit at 646-756-2911 or email doritrabbani@seraphassociates.com
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* English Instructors needed in Korea
$40K~50K A YEAR! Apply ASAP!
We are a mid-sized English institute located in Cheonju, a city with a population of 600,000 just south of Seoul, Korea. We seek instructors of highest caliber, but we also know that the name of the school means nothing if the person is not responsible and dedicated. We encourage you to apply if you believe that you are well-equipped to teach English to foreign 5th-12th graders and is RESPONSIBLE, PROFESSIONAL, and INDEPENDENT.
This is a minimum 1-year commitment. You will make minimum $40K a year (with a tax rate of 3.3%...10% if you decide to stay another year) and if you participate in program development research, it could be much higher, in the vicinity of 50K. After the completion of contract, upon mutual consent, you will get an extension with a corresponding raise in salary.
This also includes one way trip air travel ticket, furnished housing, and vacation during which you can visit neighboring Asian countries.
We are looking for immediate hire so the process will be expedited. If you can come out to Korea at the latest end of January, please apply ASAP as it will take some time to get the visa work through. If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
You need to email Angelina Oh <angelinaoh@gmail.com> the following:
a short cover letter
an updated resume
an unofficial transcript
a recent photo in jpeg
Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree at an accredited university (preferably in the top tier); any major welcome but have preference for majors related to language instruction, writing, and education. See job descriptions for details.
English Instructor
Number of Openings: 2
$40K~$50K yearly
Desired Start Date:
January 19, 2006
Cheongju, Republic Of Korea
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* Center for Scholarly Exchange, Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Education
Teaching English in the Ancient City Xi'an, China
The city of Xi'an, known also as Chang'an, is a world-heritage site that enjoys a long history and the richest cultural wealth in China. The provincial authority, together with the people of Xi'an, strives to restore the city's reputation as a cosmopolitan center that combines both East and West. The Center for the Scholarly Exchange of the Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Education takes as its mission to promote English education in our ancient city. The Center is now recruiting qualified English instructors who will be assigned teaching positions in the Universities and professional schools in Xi'an.
Qualifications:
1. Native speakers of English;
2. College degree of above;
3. No illegal records in your country;
4. Good health;
5. Teaching certificate(TEFL), experience; and an elementary level or spoken Mandarin Chinese are preferred;
6. Welcome those who are retired teacher join us as well.
Teaching Load:
About 16 classes per week, 45 minutes per class.
Terms: We prefer full academic-year teaching; however, half-year and summer teaching positions are also available.
Remuneration:
1. Reimbursing your roundtrip tickets on condition that you sign a year-minimum(12 months) contract with the university or school;
2. Providing free on or off-campus apartment;
3. An allowance of 3000~5000 RMB per month;
4. Travel vacations.
As the allowance is well above the local salary-level, we also guarantee you the opportunity, while teaching English to the youths of Xi'an, to learn Chinese and to pursue your intellectual development in the city that has been home to thirteen royal Chinese dynasties and to the Terracotta Warriors. We welcome you to join us on this meaningful adventure!
Please send your brief resume to the email address indicated below. You can reach us by phone or email with your inquiries.
Center for Scholarly Exchange
Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Education
Address: Room 11212, 12th floor, Hongfu Mansion, North Street, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province
Tel: 0086-29-87209550
Email: oversea-expert@163.com
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English Teachers Sought to Teach in Shandong Province, China
Recruitment of the English native speakers on a regular basis
1) With high demand of the English teachers in our region, we are currently looking for some native English speakers to work in the Universities or Foreign Language Institutes. It doesn't matter if you are professional or non-professional, diploma holder or not, short-term or long-term. No specific certificate is required. Nevertheless, the minimum working term should be more than one month.
2) Salary will depend on the personal experience and working term. Good working conditions and agreeable accommodation offered.
3) Working location: Shandong Province of China
Please send your CV to: zbzs-uk@hotmail.com
We will confirm your application as soon as we receive your CV.
Liming ZHANG
EU Representative of ZIBO Foreign Trade & Investment Bureau
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China Prep, LLC
Full-Time Position
Summer 2007
Bilingual Mandarin/English Speakers
China Prep provides small groups of U.S. high school students with dynamic, educational, summer experiences in China. Designed specifically for students with limited or no knowledge of Mandarin, our Summer 2007 six-week program is 100% participatory. Students explore China first-hand, guided by program leaders whose passion is matched only by their deep local knowledge.
Through site visits, language classes, and evening activities, China Prep participants learn about China across a diverse range of themes, including: the arts, business, community service and the environment. Because our enrollment is limited to sixteen participants, China Prep is a uniquely personalized experience. Participants return home with close friends and a heightened sense of their role in an increasingly global society.
We encourage you to view our website, www.chinaprep.org , to learn more about how unique our program really is.
Job Profile
The program leader will co-implement a six-week summer program for 16 beginner-Mandarin speaking High School students in China. The program facilities will be based in Shanghai with weekend travel to various locations throughout Mainland China. In addition to the responsibilities listed below, the ideal program leader shares our passion for China and our core mission to spark a long-lasting relationship between China and our participants. Program leaders will be enthusiastic, proactive and responsible facilitators of our participants' learning experience, providing support and encouraging team work and personal growth.
Responsibilities (to be shared with co-program leader)
Implement China Prep schedule seven days a week, during six weeks (June 26 August 9, 2007)
Travel with the group from the United States to Shanghai and return with the group from Shanghai to the United States.
Attend two-day workshop in May or June in the U.S. to meet program team, review specific goals, challenges, and emergency action plans.
Lead and create dynamic evening activities and group discussions that generate a cohesive bond between all members of the group
Balance basic daily/weekly budgetary issues
Manage daily interaction with Chinese service providers
Maintain consistent contact with our Shanghai staff
Provide written evaluations of each participants' progress at the beginning and end of the program
Write follow-up postcards for each participants within three weeks of the program's completion
Maintain daily program journal assessing successes and challenges for future improvements
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree, preferably in one of the following foci: Education, International Relations, Asian Studies, Psychology or related field.
Master's Degree in Asian Studies, International Relations, etc. preferred
Requisites
Experience working with youth in education, summer programs, travel, etc.
Bilingual Chinese Mandarin/English
CPR certified
Ability to carefully balance the roles of mentor, friend and program co-director
Demonstrate success in managing stressful situations within a multi-cultural atmosphere.
Positive team-player
Demonstrate leadership and creative qualities
Be organized and responsible
No criminal record
Please send your resume and cover letter to:
team@chinaprep.org
Please write ¨Program Leader¨ in the subject line.
(IV) Fellowship and Award Opportunities
Full Scholarships for 2007 Summer Courses in
Critical Languages at the Middlebury College Language Schools
Middlebury College is pleased to announce the Kathryn Wasserman Davis
Scholarships in Critical Language Study. These scholarships will cover the
full cost of a summer of language study from beginner to graduate in Arabic,
Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian at the Middlebury College Language
Schools during the summer of 2007. The scholarships are part of the "100
Summer Scholarships for Peace" Program, made possible by a $1 million gift
from Kathryn Wasserman Davis. The purpose of the program is to address
today's critical need for more effective language proficiency. Each
individual grant covers the full comprehensive fee (tuition, room, and
board) for one summer at the Middlebury Language Schools, plus
transportation to and from Middlebury's Vermont campus and program related
expenses. One summer of intensive immersion language at Middlebury is the
equivalent of one full year of language study taken during the regular academic year (applicants
who are interested in transferring academic credit should check with their
home institution regarding transferability).
The Kathryn Wasserman Davis grants are merit-based and intended primarily
for exceptionally qualified individuals with demonstrated interest in one or
more of the following areas: foreign languages, international, global, or
area studies, international politics and economics, peace and security
studies, and/or conflict resolution. Individuals in other fields, including working professionals,
are also encouraged to apply if their field of expertise requires them to
study one of the critical languages listed above.
To qualify for consideration for one of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis grants,
students need to submit, by February 15, 2007:
. Application materials normally required for admission to the Middlebury
Language Schools (available online at
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/applications/) and
. The cover sheet found at www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls and brief essay
(2-3 pp., double spaced) explaining the relevance of language study
to your area of expertise, or field of study.
Michael E. Geisler, Ph.D.
Dean of Language Schools and Schools Abroad
Middlebury College
Sunderland Language Center
Middlebury, VT 05753
M I D D L E B U R Y C O L L E G E
MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT 05753
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* National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Fellowships
Dear Colleague,
As you probably know, the National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Fellowships is a wonderful opportunity that provides support to American graduate students who are pursuing the study of languages and cultures in world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East). It is especially designed to help students pursue valuable study and research overseas.
This year, in collaboration with the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), up to 10 Bridge Awards will be available for Boren Fellows to work with NBR and add an important policy component to their studies following their return home.
Please note that NSEP also includes the Boren Scholarship for undergraduate study abroad and the National Flagship Language Program for advanced language study in Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, Korean, and Persian.
The deadlines for awards beginning as early as May 2007 are:
Boren Fellowships January 30, 2007
Boren Scholarships February 13, 2007
NFLP Fellowships January 17, 2007
If you have any questions about the National Security Education Program, please contact us at 1-800-618-NSEP or nsep@iie.org. Complete information, including applications for all of the programs, can be found at www.iie.org/nsep.
Best regards,
Susan Sharp
Senior Program Officer
National Security Education Program
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FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
"The Next Generation: Leadership in Asian Affairs" Program
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
Please join us in nurturing a new generation of Asia scholars by encouraging recent master's degree recipients to apply for NBR's Next Generation Leadership program, a year-long fellowship that focuses on bridging the gap between scholarship and policymaking. The fellowship will be based at NBR's headquarters in Seattle. Fellows will collaborate with leading scholars to publish research and share their findings with the policymaking community in Washington, D.C.
The Next Generation Leadership program is breaking new ground by mentoring and immersing young Asia specialists from a wide variety of fields and interests in the skills and the practice of bridging the gap between scholarship and policy. Each fellow will receive a fellowship award, as well as travel and research-related expenses.
Application deadline is January 15, 2006. Fellowships begin June 4, 2006. For further information and application materials please visit http://www.nbr.org/NextGeneration.
Please forward and post the poster version of this announcement available at http://files.nbr.org/NBRFellowshipPoster.pdf. Thank you for sharing this with relevant colleagues and students.
Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D.
Director, Next Generation Leadership Program
Director, Washington, DC Office
The National Bureau of Asian Research
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Suite 305
Washington, D.C. 20004
202.347.9767 phone
202.347.9766 fax
dwright@nbr.org
http://www.nbr.org
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For Penn Undergraduates: Beinecke Graduate Fellowships for Juniors
Are you a Junior interested in graduate studies in the humanities or Social Sciences (NOT PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS)? Are you a US Citizen? Are you currently receiving financial aid? If the answers to these questions are yes...then the Beinecke may be for you. Interested students should read our web site
http://www.upenn.edu/curf/infoform/beinecke.html and/or see Linda Wiedmann
Deadline is February 5, 2007.
The Beinecke Scholarship is for students planning to obtain a PhD in the humanities, social sciences, or the arts. Each scholar receives $2,000 upon completion of their undergraduate studies, and a stipend of $15,000 for each of two years of graduate school.
Although Beinecke Scholars are allowed to take a year off before beginning graduate school, they are expected and encouraged to begin graduate study immediately following the completion of their undergraduate career. Beinecke Scholars must use their funding within five years of completion of their undergraduate studies.
Eligibility and Qualifications
Beinecke nominees must have junior standing and should have superior intellectual ability, high scholastic achievement, and personal promise. Preference will be given to candidates for whom the scholarship would significantly enhance the likelihood of the candidate attending graduate school. Nominees must have a history of receiving financial aid during their undergraduate years. There are no restrictions regarding age, race, or national origin of the nominee. The student must be a citizen of the U.S. at the time of the nomination.
Application Procedures and Selection Criteria
Penn will nominate only one student per year for the Beinecke Scholarship. Application forms are available from CURF or can be downloaded
Application includes:
Application form
Current resume
Statement of 1,000 words or less from the nominee describing his or her background, interests, career plans, and plans for graduate study. Included in this statement should be a discussion of some experiences and ideas that have shaped those interests, aspirations and plans.
Official transcripts of all colleges attended
Three or more letters of recommendation from faculty members addressing the nominee's intellectual curiosity, character and potential for advanced graduate study
Any other material considered relevant to the nominee's application
Timeframe
Once the Penn Beinecke Committee has nominated one student, the application for Penn's nominated student will be forwarded by CURF to the central Beinecke committee for consideration.
Recent Penn Beinecke recipients include Monica Park C'06, Eric Knibbs C '04, Lauren Delfs, C '03, Yaran Noti C '02, George Blaustein C '00.
Contact
Linda A. Wiedmann
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
The ARCH, 3601 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6224
wiedmann@pobox.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-746-6489
Fax: 215-573-4869
http://www.upenn.edu/cur
(V) East Asia Study Opportunities and Queries
* The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia is offering an East Asia Seminar for middle and high school teachers and districts in the Greater Philadelphia area committed to integrating the study of Asia into their curriculum. The thirty-hour seminar on East Asian history, geography, literature and culture includes instruction by faculty from the Center for East Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, museum educators, seminar leaders and past East Asia Seminar participants. Stipends and materials are provided. A copy of the brochure and application may be obtained from Margaret Lonzetta, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, at 215-561-4700 X208, 215-561-5660 (fax) or mlonzetta@wacphila.org.
(VI) Conferences and Workshops
Call For Papers
7th ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE
Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto
EVENT, MOMENT, WORLD:
(RE)THINKING ASIA & EAST ASIAN STUDIES
Saturday, March 10, 2007
With Keynote Address by and round table discussion with Dr. Harry Harootunian, Professor of History and East Asian Studies at New York University
Our work as scholars is inevitably influenced by the events that occur in the world around us. These events, such as the War on Iraq, the nuclear testing by North Korea, the rise of ultra-nationalisms in Japan, or the protests in China of last year, shape the very framework within which we come to understand our research. One of the most pressing problems that we must face as scholars, especially in our current geo-political moment, and the central problem that our conference hopes to address, has to do with how we confront our own agency as East Asian scholars in the reproduction of some of the ideologies that maintain this framework. Where do we position ourselves in relation to our contemporary moment when it simultaneously structures and is structured by the work that we do?
With this in mind, we welcome submissions that take a variety of perspectives on the notions of "event," "moment," and "world." Some examples of the kinds of more specific questions one might address with these themes would be: How are we to understand what constitutes something's "eventness"? How are the nation and nationality implicated in the production of our contemporary moment or of any moment in history? How does the writing of moments and events from the past produce effects on the contemporary moment, or vice versa? How is this organization affected by the ethnographic gaze or the presence of the nationalized other? These represent just a small sampling of the possibilities that can be explored in relation to a variety of fields of study including, but not limited to, Anthropology, Art History, Cultural Studies, Education, History, Language Pedagogy and Linguistics, Literature, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sociology, Women's Studies, Philosophy, Comparative Literature, and Economics.
We will be holding a round table discussion entitled "The State of East Asian Studies in North America" after all the panel presentations have been given. During this time we hope to provide presenters, discussants, and guests alike a forum in which they can discuss questions related to understanding our role as East Asian scholars in North America in light of our contemporary moment.
We would like to invite all those interested in presenting papers at our conference to submit a one-page abstract (approximately 250 words) and brief biographical information by December 30, 2006. The deadline for submitting completed papers is January 28, 2007. Presenters will be given 15 minutes to present their work. Panelists are also encouraged to submit as panels of three.
Please e-mail your submissions and enquiries to conference coordinator Sean Callaghan at easgsc@chass.utoronto.ca.
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The Japan Anthropology Workshop (JAWS)
18th Conference
University of Oslo
Museum of Cultural History
March 14-17
Participation is open to scholars and students from all over the world. The conference theme is "Japan and materiality in a broader perspective." A "broader perspective" may include any aspect of what is tangibe or physical, but proposal topics are not limited to this. Any panel and individual paper proposal which lays out Japanese contexts with the general scope of anthropological portrayal is equally welcome.
Prospective panel conveners are invited to post individual calls for papers on the conference website: a topic for a conference activity such as plenum arrangement, panel/workshop presentation, roundtable discussion, or media event. Abstracts must be received no later than November 21, 2006. Please visit the website www.khm.uio.no/jaws-2007 for more information.
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Conference for the Teaching of Chinese Language and Culture (K-12)
March 16-18, 2007
Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF
1675 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Hosted by The Institute for the Teaching of Chinese Language and Culture at Chinese American International School (CAIS)
· Conference Website: www.cais.org/conference
· Register Today
· Submit a Presentation/Workshop Proposal (due Dec. 1)
As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of Chinese American International School, The Institute is hosting the first national professional development resource
specifically focused on Chinese language programs at the pre-collegiate level. The three-day conference's strands will include: |
Chinese Immersion Programs
Bringing Chinese Culture to the Classroom
Elementary/High School Chinese Programs
Administrators
Chinese Language Teacher Candidates
Assessment
Please go to our Conference Website to register to attend the
conference, or to submit a proposal for a conference presentation.
Conference Website: www.cais.org/conference
Chinese American International School (CAIS) is the nation's pre-eminent and
oldest school offering Mandarin-English immersion education. Founded in
1981, CAIS is a preK-8th grade independent school in San Francisco,
California that offers a bilingual and multicultural learning experience for
American students of all backgrounds. CAIS celebrates its 25th anniversary
this year promoting Chinese language and cultural education.
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Graduate Student Conference - Cornell University Southeast Asia Program
The Cornell Southeast Asia Program invites submissions for its 9th Annual
Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference. This year's conference
will take place at the Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY on March 16-18, 2007.
We welcome submissions from graduate students engaged in original research
related to Southeast Asia. Graduate students working in the following
disciplines as well as other related fields that contribute to the
understanding of Southeast Asia are encouraged to apply:
History, literature, art history, sociology, musicology, religion,
anthropology, archeology, architectural history, gender studies, political
science, economics, and linguistics.
We ask that interested graduates students submit a one-page abstract
describing their paper and a curriculum vitae by January 15, 2007.
Abstracts and CVs must be written in English and formatted as either a MS
Word or PDF document. Selected authors will be asked to give a 20-minute
presentation on their paper (not including a 10-minute discussion session).
Submissions should be sent to swl3@cornell.edu and tnp5@cornell.edu.
Authors of accepted submissions will be given until February 23, 2007 to
send in the full version of their final paper.
A limited number of modest travel grants are available. Please indicate in
your email when you submit the abstract if you would like to apply for a
travel grant.
More details about the conference including abstract format and submission
guidelines may be found here:
http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/southeastasia/academics/student_symposium.asp
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
