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, April 10, 5:00 PM, Logan Hall 17 ( 249 South 36th Street), Making an Impression: The History and Process of Japanese Woodblock Print Making

Shirley Luber, Luber Gallery
Julie Davis, Assistant Professor of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania

Part of the JASGP Cherry Blossom Festival

Annual Cultural Spring Show by Korean Student Association

4/5, 7pm

Huston Hall, Hall of Flags

Korean Dinner

Music, Play and more.

Everyone is invited!

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Tuesday, April 8, 7:00PM, Towne 303 – Twentieth-Century Chinese Film Series

King of Children (Chen Kaige)

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Wednesday, April 9, 12:00PM, The Forum in Stiteler Hall , Does Japan Still Matter?

Mitsuru Kitano, Minister of Public Affairs, Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C.

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Wednesday, April 9, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla Millenium ( Okawara Takao, 1999)

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The Vietnamese Students Association is hosting a movie screening of "The Little Heart"on Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30PM in the Chem Building Room 102. A Q&A session with the director, actor, and actress will follow.

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Social and Environmental Justice: Challenges to China's Olympic Dreams

When: April 10, 2008. 4:30pm

Where: Silverman 240B (Law School)

Professor Judith Shapiro of American University will speak on China's environmental policy in the context of the upcoming Olympic Games. Judith Shapiro is the Director of the Global Environmental Politics Programs at SIS. Her courses include Environment and Politics, Advanced Studies and Research in Environmental Policy, Contemplation and Political Change, and Cross-cultural Communication. A China specialist, she is co-author of Son of the Revolution, After the Nightmare, Cold Winds, Warm Winds, and numerous articles on freedom of expression and historical memory. Her latest book, Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2001. Current research is on sustainable development in China.  Cosponsored by the East Asia Law Review, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Department of Earth and Science, and the Penn Law Dean's Speaker Fund.

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Thursday, April 10, 5:00 PM, Logan Hall 17 ( 249 South 36th Street), Making an Impression: The History and Process of Japanese Woodblock Print Making

Shirley Luber, Luber Gallery
Julie Davis, Assistant Professor of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania

Part of the JASGP Cherry Blossom Festival

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The Penn Global Development Initiative is pleased to announce its Second Annual Forum, April 10-11, 2008.

The topic is HIGHER EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, in the context of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Keynote speakers will include: Jorge Balan (OISE/CEDES, Argentina), Cigdem Kagiticibasi (Koc University, Turkey), Devesh Kapur (Penn/CASI), Adama Samassekou (Minister of Education, Mali), I.V. SubbaRao (Govt of Andhra Pradesh, India).

In addition, there will be nine panels spread over the two days:

1. Questioning Development
2. Integrating Health Training with Community Needs in Poor Countries
3. Going Abroad for the MDGs: A Penn Internship Perspective
4. Globalization and Higher Education
5. Planning Models to Address Urbanization
6. Language, Empowerment and Development
7. Higher Education and Civic Engagement
8. Law and Human Rights in Developing Countries
9. Technology for Development: High Tech vs. Low Tech

The entire Penn community (and friends) are invited. Register now for the GDI Forum at www.gdi.upenn.edu .  A program schedule with panel descriptions and panelists will be available soon.

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Christian Missions and National Identities: Comparative Studies of Cultural ‘Conversions' in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and East Asia

Conference to be held at the University of Pennsylvania ,

April 10-11, 2008

Location: 209 College Hall

Organized by Heather J. Sharkey

Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania hsharkey@sas.upenn.edu

Sponsored by the Middle East Center , African Studies Center , Center for East Asian Studies, South Asia Center , Graduate School of Education, University Research Foundation, and the Departments of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations (NELC) and South Asia Studies (SAST).

This two-day conference will provide a forum for the comparative study of Christian missions within colonial and postcolonial societies in Africa, the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia . It responds to a history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when Christian missionaries from Europe and North America expanded into parts of the Africa and Asia in tandem with Western imperialism.  Protestant and Catholic missionaries developed schools, hospitals, printing presses, and other social service projects, which they regarded as vehicles for propagating Christianity.  Through these initiatives, missionaries exerted far-reaching influences on colonial societies, and had an impact even on individuals and groups that rejected or resisted religious overtures.  In some places, individuals and communities embraced Christianity but refashioned it in line with their own cultural traditions and values – thereby contributing in the long run to the emergence of heterogeneous non-Western Christian cultures.  In other places, missionaries galvanized anti-colonial nationalists and sharpened corporate conceptions of non-Christian identities, notably among Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist communities that already had strong literary traditions.  Missionary work sometimes led, more generally, to the reconfiguration of family relations, gender relations, and even relations between young and old. By changing notions of power and property, missionary work sometimes affected economic relations as well.  In these ways, missionary encounters led to cultural “conversions” or transformations that were varied, often ambiguous, and frequently unintended or unexpected.  At the same time, these transformations were often reciprocal insofar as missionary encounters had reverberations for mission-sponsoring societies.

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Monday, April 14, at 11 A.M., Cherpack Lounge

The Construction of Meaning: Commentary in the Chinese Tradition

Daniel K. Gardner, Smith College

EALC Innaugural Rickett Lecture

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Tuesday, April 15, 7:00PM, Towne 303 – Twentieth-Century Chinese Film Series

Raise the Red Lantern ( Zhang Yimou)

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Wednesday, April 16, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: All Monsters Attack (Kaneko Shusuke, 2001)

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Thursday, April 17, 4:30PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 244 , Prostitution in Postwar Japan , 1945-1960.

Holly Sanders, Villanova

This talk will draw on Dr. Sanders dissertation: "Prostitution in Postwar Japan: Debt and Labor," which explores the changing legal and social landscape of prostitute labor during the early postwar years. It locates prostitution within the family economy as an important source of credit for women and their dependents.

Humanities Colloquium

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Penn Durae, the Korean traditional and cultural music group of the University of Pennsylvania, provides its 1st annual performance on April 20th, Sunday from 5-7pm at the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.

Penn Durae was founded in 2006 as an unofficial student musical group with a handful of members. In the first year of activity, Penn Durae was recognized as the source of Korean traditional music and culture on campus and was requested to perform regularly at events for other Korean and Asian interest groups. Penn Durae continuously educates and trains its members, who belong to the community at Penn, in the performance of Korean traditional music, in order that this aspect of Korean culture be preserved in the campus community and in the greater Philadelphia region. 

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Tuesday, April 22, 7:00PM, Towne 303 – Twentieth-Century Chinese Film Series

A Chinese Odyssey (Stephen Chow)

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Wednesday, April 23, 6:00PM, McNeil 167-8 – Giant Monsters of Japan Film Series

Godzilla: Final Wars ( Kitamura Ryohei, 2004)

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Wednesday, April 30, 4:30PM, Logan Hall 402 , Multiculturalism and Education in South Korea

Youngdal Cho, Dean, College of Education , Seoul National University

Korean Lecture Series

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Friday, May 9, 11:00AM, Cherpack Lounge (Williams Hall), Neo-Confucian Impact on the Art of the Choson Dynasty

Youngsook Pak , Korea Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor, Yale University

Korean Lecture Series

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Friday, May 9, 4:00PM, Cherpack Lounge (Williams Hall), Materials and Monuments, Patrons and Places: Studies in the Creation of Buddhist Images in China

Roderick Whitfield

Cammann Memorial Lecturer

Foreign Policy Research Institute
Asia Program Events
Visit www.fpri.org for updates to the schedule.
RSVP: lux@fpri.org

Summary

Apr. 14: Conference: Elections, Political Transitions, and Foreign Policy in East Asia

Apr. 30: Study Group on The Implications of China's Military Buildup, with Jackie Newmyer

May 14: Study Group on Problems of Perception and Misperception in US-China Relations, with Peter Gries

Asia Program Events
Foreign Policy Research Institute
RSVP: lux@fpri.org

*DETAILS:

Monday, April 14: Conference: Elections, Political Transitions and Foreign Policy in East Asia

Speakers include (partial listing):
Lowell Dittmer, University of California at Berkeley
Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver
Richard Baum, UCLA
Shelley Rigger, Davidson College and FPRI
David Steinberg, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Gilbert Rozman, Princeton University and FPRI
Harvey Sicherman, President, FPRI
Jacques deLisle, Director, FPRI Asia Program, and Prof. of Law, University of Pennsylvania

Place: Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad Street
Time: 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Free for Members of FPRI, $25 for Non-Members
More details to be announced.

Visit www.fpri.org for updates to the schedule.

FPRI, 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 610, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3684.
For information, contact Alan Luxenberg at 215-732-3774, ext. 105 or email lux@fpri.org

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Princeton University
Buddhist Studies Workshop 2008m-conference.htm

Filling the Missing Link: Simha Bhiksu and Zongmi's Construction of an Indian Transmission Line for Chan Buddhism

Friday, April 11, 4:30 pm, 1879 Hall, Room 137

Peter Gregory ( Smith College )

War Magic in Tibetan Buddhism

Thursday, April 17, 2008, 4:30 pm, 1879 Hall, Room 137

Bryan Cuevas ( Florida State University and the Institute for Advanced Study)

Patronage and Pure Land Paintings in Korea , 13 th -14 th Centuries

Monday, April 28, 4:30 pm, 202 Jones Hall

Youngsook Pak ( School of Oriental and African Studies and Yale University )

Co-sponsored by the P.Y. and Kinmay W.Tang Center for East Asian Art and the Program in East Asian Studies.

Questions? Please send e-mail to bbermel@princeton.edu.

The Buddhist Studies Workshop is generously supported by the Provost, the Center for the Study of Religion, and the Department of Religion.

Additional co-sponsors of specific events include:
The Program in East Asian Studies
The P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
The Princeton University Library
The Council on the Humanities

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P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art @ Princeton Spring Events:

Lecture
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Annette Juliano, Rutgers University
Intersections: Defining the Cultural Dynamic of North China in the 6thCentury
4:30 pm, 106 McCormick Hall

Lecture & Recital
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Bo Lawergren and Tomoko Sugawara
Tang Harp and Recital
4:30 pm, 101 McCormick Hall
Co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Program and the Music Department

Lecture
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Joel Earle, Japan Society
From Form to Picture: Japanese Sword Fittings in an Age of Peace
4:30 pm, 106 McCormick Hall

Conference
Art and Archaeology of the Erligang Civilization
Saturday and Sunday, 26–27 April 2008
101 McCormick Hall
8:30 am to 5:30 pm
For more information, please visit http://tang.princeton.edu/erl/

Haverford College – Japanese Cultural History

Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Institution Type: Liberal Arts
Position Type: Visiting Assistant Professor

One-year or one semester, non-continuing teaching position at a highly selective liberal arts college. Haverford College's Department of East Asian Studies, a joint program with Bryn Mawr College seeks to fill a one-year, non-continuing replacement position in Japanese Cultural History for the 08-09 academic year. While disciplinary specialization and historical period are open, a candidate who could offer courses on Japanese religions, Buddhism, or Japanese literature will have preference. Teaching load is two courses per semester. Please specify in letter of application if interested in teaching for full year or one semester. If one semester, please state Fall or Spring.

Include letter of application, vita, two letters of recommendation, and sample syllabi. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Haverford College is a residential and coeducational liberal arts institution located just outside of Philadelphia with approximately 1200 students. The college has built its reputation on a tradition of outstanding teaching and scholarship and on the academic excellence of its students. Haverford is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications and nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other under-represented groups.

For more information on the college see: http://www.haverford.edu

Contact Info:

Japan Search
c/o Karla Alfaro-Urias, Administrative Assistant
Department of East Asian Studies
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, PA  19041

(610) 795 4202
fax: (610) 896 4202 [attn: Karla Alfaro-Urias]
kalfarou@haverford.edu

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The Asian Affairs Center at the University of Missouri is considering hiring an individual to represent us in China.  

Do your graduates have sufficient fluency to operate independently in China?  We would have the person work at MU for six months or so to learn about the University prior to relocating to China.  We would probably have the person located in Chongqing, but expect them to travel around China.  Obviously, we would be looking for a fairly fluent, mature self-starter.  We would expect to have other staff visit on a regular basis, but the individual we hire would be working independently, although we have a number of alumni and contacts in Chongqing so the individual would not “starting from scratch.”  A part of the person's responsibility would be to give presentations in English about American culture to Chinese university students.

Contact Richard Potter at potterric@missouri.edu if interested.

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Interested in studying and working in Korea this summer?

*Penn-in-Seoul* - Summer 2008 Program

Program Dates: June 26 - August 20, 2008

The Penn-in-Seoul Program enters its 15th year this summer. Students can earn two course units of credit and will meet with senior officials from the Foreign Ministry, Bank of Korea, Korea Development Institute, or the National Intelligence Service, etc. Students will also take several cultural tours, and end the summer with a month-long, full-time internship.

Additional Information and Questions: contact Dr. Frank Plantan, fplantan@sas.upenn.edu - 215.898.0453

Japanese Government Scholarship for JET Alumni

Dear JET Program alumni and supporters, We are happy to announce that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho-MEXT) have set up a special quota available only for JET alumni to be the recipients of the Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT Scholarship.) This special scholarship quota has been set up for the first time this year as a part of career development support for JET participants by MOFA and MEXT with the purpose of strengthening ties between Japan and JET participants as well as advancing the future career of JET participants. This is for graduate level research study in a Japanese university for the duration of 18 months starting October 2008, ending March 2010. Qualified recipients will have the possibility of extending their scholarship to complete a degree in Japan if successfully enrolled in a master's course or doctoral course. Please forward this information to interested JET alumni and urge them to contact our office as soon as possible, for the application deadline is only a few weeks away. Please see below for more information: - 2008 MEXT Research Student Scholarship for JET Alumni - Qualifications: (1) You have to be a former JET Program participant (2) You have to be a US citizen to apply through the Consulates in US (3) You must have been born on or after April 2, 1973 - Arrival Date in Japan: Between 1st and 7th of October 2008 - Note: Please refer to the guideline for other important qualifications - Application Deadline: Friday, April 18, 2008 - Interview and written examination: Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Consulate General of Japan in New York You will have to prepare and submit your application together with necessary documents such as a detailed research plan, recommendation letters, medical certificate, transcript and degree certificate, etc. according to the description stated in the guideline. [IMPORTANT] Interested applicants should contact the JET Office at the Consulate General of Japan in New York immediately by emailing to jet@ny.cgj.org Upon receiving requests, we will forward the appropriate application forms and guidelines. We hope you will take advantage of this rare opportunity. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions on this matter Sincerely, Noriko Furuhata Program Coordinator JET Program Office Consulate General of Japan in New York 299 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10171 Tel: 212-418-4461 Fax: 212-371-1294 jet@ny.cgj.org http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Monday, April 14th.

The Center for Korean Studies of the University of Pennsylvania: Summer 2008 Scholarships

The Center for Korean Studies of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to offer four undergraduate scholarships of $1500 each to be used for study in South Korea during the summer of 2008. The scholarships may be used for study in the Penn-in-Seoul program or for study in a formal program of education at a Korean university.

Applicants for these scholarships should submit their completed paper applications to the Center for East Asian Studies, Williams Hall 642, by 5 p.m., Monday, April 14th.

Application can be found here: http://www.ceas.sas.upenn.edu/scholarships.shtml

Penn-China Student Connection (PCSC) is an undergraduate student organization begun at the University of Pennsylvania. Its activities aim to effect cultural and linguistic exchange by providing opportunities for college students from the United States and China to interact and educate each other. PCSC was founded in Spring 2007 and currently has student affiliates in Peking University and Fudan University. PCSC activities are centered around the following 4 pillars: 1) Language Learning (English/Chinese) 2) Cultural Exchange (USA/China) 3) Network Building (Meet students from top universities) 4) Academic Enhancement (Internship/Projects/Travel) Penn-China Student Connection (PCSC) is looking to expand and is now recruiting members for a number of new projects. Many of these positions are executive-level posts, and all offer exciting opportunities for leadership in a quickly growing organization. We already have members at Penn, Peking University, and Fudan University, and are well on our way to building a truly cross-cultural student network. To join the PCSC team or obtain more information, please visit our website at www.pennchina.org <http://www.pennchina.org/> or email us at penn.china@gmail.com <mailto:penn.china@gmail.com>

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Interested in studying and working in Korea this summer?

*Penn-in-Seoul* - Summer 2008

Program Dates: June 26 - August 20, 2008

The Penn-in-Seoul Program enters its 15th year this summer. Students can earn two course units of credit and will meet with senior officials from the Foreign Ministry, Bank of Korea, Korea Development Institute, or the National Intelligence Service, etc. Students will also take several cultural tours, and end the summer with a month-long, full-time internship.

Additional Information and Questions: contact Dr. Frank Plantan, fplantan@sas.upenn.edu - 215.898.0453

SSRC Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop, Pacific Grove, CA, July
13-17, 2008

Application Deadline: May 1, 2008

http://fellowships.ssrc.org/korea

MISSION
The Social Science Research Council Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop
seeks to create a sustained network of advanced graduate students and
faculty engaged in research on Korea. The four-day workshop provides an
informal setting for participants to give and receive critical feedback
on dissertations in progress.

FORMAT
Individual students will lead discussions of their projects with mentor
faculty and peers from various disciplines to receive creative and
critical input on improving their fieldwork plans or writing strategies.
The mentor faculty are Nancy Abelmann (University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign); Kyeong-Hee Choi (University of Chicago); Bruce
Cumings (University of Chicago); John Duncan (University of California,
Los Angeles); and Jae-Jung Suh (Johns Hopkins University).

ELIGIBILITY
* Only full-time advanced graduate students, regardless of
citizenship, who are enrolled at US or Canadian institutions are
eligible.
* Participants may be in any social science or humanities field.
* Applicants must have an approved dissertation prospectus but
cannot have completed writing for final submission.
* Special consideration will be given to students from
universities that are not major Korean Studies institutions.

For more information, please visit us on the web at
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/korea/.

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Globalization, Demographic Change, and Educational Challenges in East Asia

Globalization and regional integration have stimulated significant economic and demographic changes in East Asia, including rising economic inequality, growing population movements within and across borders, and the emergence or renewed geopolitical significance of cultural and linguistic minority populations. What challenges do these trends pose to the educational systems of East Asia? Little scholarship has addressed this issue from a regional perspective. Showcasing research from China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea, this conference calls on an international group of scholars to consider the similarities and differences in East Asian educational responses to economic and demographic trends.

Friday, May 2, 2008
Location: University City Science Center at
3440 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Room501
Time: 8:30am-5:30pm
Contact: eac2008@gse.upenn.edu
Register at:
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/eastasianconf/

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