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

Saturday, September 29, 11AM-4PM, Penn Museum , World Culture Family Day: Celebrate Japan !

Join Penn Museum in celebrating the rich culture of Japan . Bring all your senses with you for this experiential day. Get ready to be mesmerized by the vigorous beats of the Japanese taiko drums, learn about the diversity of Japanese anime cartoons and classical films, watch sushi-making and Bonsai tree demonstrations, try your hand at the deceptively simple-looking art of origami, or learn more about traditional children's games and crafts. If you are lucky, you'll have a chance to release some tension, as a shiatsu massage demonstration volunteer! This event is co-sponsored by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and Penn's Center for East Asian Studies. Free with Museum admission donation. Information: 215/898-4890

*ASAM Colloquium

"The China Mystique"

Karen Leong

Director, Asian Pacific American Studies (APAS) Associate Professor, Women and Gender Studies, and APAS Arizona State University

Date: September 24 (12:00 pm) Location: McNeil 285

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Wednesday, September 26, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Mizoguchi, Ugetsu (Ugetsu monogatari) , 1953

Japanese Cinema Series

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Saturday, September 29, 11AM-4PM, Penn Museum , World Culture Family Day: Celebrate Japan !

Join Penn Museum in celebrating the rich culture of Japan . Bring all your senses with you for this experiential day. Get ready to be mesmerized by the vigorous beats of the Japanese taiko drums, learn about the diversity of Japanese anime cartoons and classical films, watch sushi-making and Bonsai tree demonstrations, try your hand at the deceptively simple-looking art of origami, or learn more about traditional children's games and crafts. If you are lucky, you'll have a chance to release some tension, as a shiatsu massage demonstration volunteer! This event is co-sponsored by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia and Penn's Center for East Asian Studies. Free with Museum admission donation. Information: 215/898-4890.

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Wednesday, October 3, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Ozu, Late Spring (Banshun) , 1949

Japanese Cinema Series

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Thursday, October 4, 4:30PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231 , Future Prospects for Japanese ODA: An Institutional Perspective

Maria Toyoda, Villanova University

Next October 2008, scarcely a decade after the last large-scale reorganization of Japan 's major foreign aid agencies, Japan 's most important aid organizations will once again undergo significant changes. The longer-term outcomes for Japan 's ODA architecture and infrastructure are potentially significant for Japan and its international relations. While the reorganization is neither the consequence nor itself an indication of a major shift in Japan 's official direct assistance (ODA) strategy, it will have significant implications for changes that have already been put into motion by other events. Japan 's ODA regime faces growing pressure on a number of fronts. This presentation will cover the upcoming reshuffle of the JBIC and JICA, discusses the organizational, political and policy implications of this reorganization; and the long-term policy implications for future coordination and harmonization between Japan , its ODA partner countries, and other DAC donors in light of the changing domestic and global contexts within which development aid operates.

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

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Wednesday, October 10, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Ozu, Tokyo Story ( Tokyo monogatari) , 1953

Japanese Cinema Series

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Thursday, October 11, 4:30PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231, Beyond the Silk Roads: Cultural Interaction and Exchange along Tang China 's Northern Borderlands

Jonathan Skaff, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Historians studying China 's relations with Eurasia typically have focused on foreign conquest and Silk Road trade as the main avenues of cultural exchange. This talk will argue that the northern borderlands also played an important role. During the Tang dynasty (618-907) the China-Inner Asia borderlands were heterogeneous ecological and ethnic environments that supported farming, pastoralism, and hunting-gathering. The Tang court sought to integrate these borderlands into their empire through bureaucratic, military and diplomatic means. As the Tang exploited the people and resources of this region to augment state power, one result was increased political, economic, and social links between China , the borderlands and more distant parts of Eurasia .

Humanities Colloquium

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Friday, October 12, 7:00PM, Rose Recital Hall (Fisher-Bennett Hall 419) , IIIZ+

IIIZ+: Officially formed in Darmstadt, Germany in 2001, IIIZ+ ("three zee plus," in English), a quartet born out of musical interests and experiences of Jocelyn Clark, and nurtured with Il-Ryun Chung's artistic input, features a unique combination of the three bridged east Asian zithers: Korean kayagûm, Japanese koto, and Chinese zheng--"plus" Korean percussion.

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Thursday, October 18, 4:30PM, Huntsman Hall G55, Alliances unwound? US Policy in Korea and Asia After Roh Moo Hyun

Victor Cha, Georgetown University

Philip Jaison Distinguished Lecturer

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Prof. Jean Pfaelzer, who has recently published a major book about the experiences of Chinese Americans and immigrants in the US west during the late 19th and early 20th century, will give a lecture at 3 pm on Oct 24, 2007, at Penn Law School, 3400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 19104, Gittis Hall Lecture Room 1. The book is called Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans  (Random House 2007). 

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Wednesday, October 24, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Kurosawa, Stray Dog (Nora inu) , 1949

Japanese Cinema Series

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Thursday, October 25, 4:30PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231, Like Donkeys Killed after Grinding the Wheat: War Veterans and the Politics of Martial Citizenship and Patriotism in China , 1949-2006

Neil Diamant, Dickinson College

Even though the Chinese Communist Party captured state power as a result of its superior military organization and leadership, and claims legitimacy
on the basis of its wartime nationalism, almost nothing has been written about what happened to the millions of rank and file soldiers and junior officers who
returned to villages and cities after the guns of war died down.  How were veterans of the Korean War treated upon their return? How did ordinary citizens assess the legitimacy of that conflict? If "patriotism" is said to have been a rising sentiment in the PRC, why would war heroes complain that they felt like "dirty socks that are tossed aside" ?  This lecture, which is based on years of archival research in urban and rural China , will address these and other questions.

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

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Wednesday, October 31, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Kurosawa, To Live (Ikiru) , 1952

Japanese Cinema Series

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Thursday, November 1, 4:30PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231, Hunger and History: Mencius, Malthus, and Mao in China

Lillian M. Li, Swarthmore College

The prevention of famine and hunger has been part of Chinese political thinking since ancient times, and hunger and famines helped shape China 's history especially in the twentieth century. Drawing from her recently published book, Fighting Famine in North China : State, Market, and Environmental Decline, 1690s-1990s (Stanford University Press, 2007), Professor Li will speak about how “Polarities such as food vs. population, man vs. nature, [rich vs. poor], or state vs. market drastically oversimplify history. . . . The story of famine, and fighting famine, is a story of human choice and human will, not of historical inevitability or historical determinism.”

Humanities Colloquium

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Wednesday, November 7, 7:00PM, Logan Hall Terrace Room , The History and Music of the Japanese Chikuzen Biwa

Yoko Hiraoka

Yoko Hiraoka will present a lecture/recital of Japanese Biwa music. This 5-stringed lute with a powerful and raw timbre, has a history in Japan of at least 1300 years, and has been used both as a story-telling medium, and sometimes as an accompaniment to chanted religious texts and sutras.

Ms. Hiraoka's biwa repertoire draws mainly upon episodes from the Tale of Heike. This great masterpiece of Japanese literature has continued to retain a hold on the imagination of Japanese audiences throughout the centuries. Yoko brings not only her depth of training in biwa, but also her joy in the old stories to the genre. She explains about the context of the music and the history and importance of biwa in Japanese culture from the Heian period (794-1185) into the 20th Century. Most of all she brings to life with accomplished storytelling, the engaging characters and the supernatural and larger than life events surrounding them, as sung poems accompanied by the biwa.

http://www.japanesestrings.com/

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Wednesday, November 7, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Kurosawa, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) , 1954

Japanese Cinema Series

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Thursday, November 8, 4:30PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231 , Unfolding Beauty and Beyond: Korean Screen Paintings of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)

Hyunsoo Woo, Associate Curator of Korean Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art

While a folding screen is one of the popular painting formats in Korea , screen paintings functioned not only as fine art works, but also provided many other practical roles in daily life of Joseon dynasty. Screen paintings sometime became architectural components as a room divider or, a protection against the wind. They were also used as a backdrop at special occasions such as birthdays, weddings and funerals. The subject matter of screen paintings therefore often reflected auspicious wishes associated with a specific event or location. Using examples of the late Joseon dynasty's screen paintings, this lecture will explore meanings and symbolism hidden behind their visual charm.

Korean Lecture Series

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Wednesday, November 14, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Kurosawa, Itami, Tampopo , 1985

Japanese Cinema Series

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Thursday, November 15, 4:30PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231 , Circulated Originality: Reconsidering Literary Connections Between Tao Qian, Ying Qu and the Wei-Jin Tradition of the Recluse

Pauline Lin, Bryn Mawr College

This paper re-evaluates the originality of Tao Qian's (365-427) poetry by exploring Tao's literary connection to the Cao-Wei poet Ying Qu ?? (190-252). While most commentators since the Song Dynasty have dismissed this odd pairing -- first espoused by Zhong Rong (469?-518) in his Shipin -- this paper discovers striking literary similarities between the two while uncovering Ying's less-read but once-famous epistles, which provide a far broader literary range than his extant Baiyi shi . Further evidence from the works of minor Eastern Jin period poets highlights a circulation of linguistic idioms and dictions for the retired-recluse gentleman that critics came to associate strongly and solely with Tao Qian. By considering the transmission and preservation of the Wei-Jin poets' works this paper will investigate why Tao Qian has become a forceful poetic voice, why Ying Qu's works gradually became less known, and why Tao Qian's connection to Ying Qu and the minor poets in the tradition became underplayed, if not forgotten.

Humanities Colloquium

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Wednesday, November 28, 12:00PM, The Forum in Stiteler Hall , The Welfare State or Faith? Explaining Weak Islamist Mobilization in Malaysia

Kikue Hamayotsu, Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Lecture Series

Co-sponsored with the Penn Comparative Politics Workshop and the Middle East Center

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Wednesday, November 28, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Miyazaki , Princess Mononoke (Mononokehime ), 1997

Japanese Cinema Series

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Wednesday, December 5, 7:00PM, Fisher-Bennett Hall 231

Screening of: Kitano, Fire-works (Hana-bi) , 1997

Japanese Cinema Series

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Japanese Cinema Series

Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 231

Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

9/12 Kurosawa, Rashômon , 1950
9/19 Mizoguchi, The Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna) , 1952
9/26 Mizoguchi, Ugetsu (Ugetsu monogatari) , 1953
10/3 Ozu, Late Spring (Banshun) , 1949
10/10 Ozu, Tokyo Story ( Tokyo monogatari) , 1953
10/24 Kurosawa, Stray Dog (Nora inu) , 1949
10/31 Kurosawa, To Live (Ikiru) , 1952
11/7 Kurosawa, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai), 1954
11/14 Itami, Tampopo , 1985
11/28 Miyazaki , Princess Mononoke (Mononokehime), 1997
12/5 Kitano, Fire-works (Hana-bi) , 1997

Offered in conjunction with Art History 210 and Film 223: Postwar Japanese Cinema and Visual Culture

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*A Harmonious Information Society? Social Stratification, ICT & Media in China

A one-day symposium to be held on January 25, 2008 generously supported and hosted by the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. 
Economic development and ‘informatization' in China have gone hand in hand. While the growth of the economy over the years has been and still is at an incredible rate, the adoption rate of information technology, such as that of mobile phones and the internet, has been just as, if not even more impressive. However, with recent discussions about the construction of a ‘harmonious society' appearing on the political agenda, the focus has started to shift from economic growth to the problem of achieving more overall societal balance. This shift in official discourse acknowledges the need to address social problems, including the tensions between state and market forces, a growing gap between the rich and the poor and widening disparities between the urban and rural population. While there has been research on social stratification in China, little attention so far has been paid to the role information technologies and the media play in this process.
First, what are the social consequences of an increasing informatization of the Chinese society? Who are the main users of new technologies and what are they using them for? And what happens to those who are left out, who do not have the access, or the education to develop the skills and literacy necessary to work with digital media? A deeper underlying question perhaps is, where did these technologies come from and why were they so generously supported? What roles do economic and political considerations play in shaping the diffusion of technology that can be adopted for either repressive or emancipatory purposes?
Second, what is the role of the media in addressing social inequality? In the light of an increasing stratified society, how do the media, both the traditional and the new media, represent competing voices and interests and how do they communicate these disagreements to the public? How do members of the public make sense or fail to make sense of these media representations?

On Friday January 25, 2008, we will bring together an impressive group of scholars for a one-day symposium to address these contentious questions. Our panels include renowned scholars coming from a wide range of disciplines, such as, communication, political science, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies and China studies. Participation among all those attending will be enthusiastically encouraged.
For more information about the symposium, please contact Lokman Tsui <ltsui@asc.upenn.edu>

*Washington DC: THE ASIA PROGRAM AND THE CHINA ENVIRONMENT FORUM OF THE WOODROW WILSON CENTER PRESENT

China's Olympics: A Lasting Impact?
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 3:30 P. M. - 5:30 P.M. 6TH FLOOR AUDITORIUM

Speakers:
Elizabeth Economy, Council on Foreign Relations
Jeffrey Fulgham, General Electric
Peter Knights, WildAid

The Chinese government has promised green Olympics for 2008. Since winning the bid in 2001, Beijing has invested in green construction materials for the Olympic Village and made momentous efforts to clean the city's notoriously dirty air and water. International companies and bilateral aid projects are piloting environmentally clean technologies in Beijing as part of the green Olympics. Moreover, international and domestic environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been carrying out green projects linked to the Olympics. While Beijing residents are enjoying significantly cleaner air, some question as the Games approach, whether all the targets can be met. In addition, it is unclear whether these greening activities, such as moving or temporarily shutting down factories, will have any long-term positive impact on the quality of China's environment. Has Beijing's pollution simply been displaced? Will glimpses of blue skies over Beijing be the very catalyst needed to spur widespread demand for more aggressive environmental protection? Please join us Sept. 26 as speakers from the research, business, and NGO communities will be addressing these and other questions about China's upcoming Olympic Games.

Media organizations are requested to contact the Asia Program in advance at
202/691-4020 or asia@wilsoncenter.org. Otherwise, RSVPs are NOT necessary. Please allow for routine security procedures when you arrive at the Center. A photo ID is required for entry. 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 on the blue and orange lines. For detailed directions, please visit the Center's website, www.wilsoncenter.org/directions.

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*At the Japanese House and Garden:

September 30: The Omotesenke School of Tea is sponsoring a special goodwill tea on Sunday, September 29, led by Iemoto Assistant Professor Akira Ozasa and his assistants from the Omotesenke School of Tea's Headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. Hiroshi Senju's murals will surround you at one of two group sittings in the main room at 1:45 and 3:00. Seating is limited, reservations required, call 215-878-5097. Members $20, non-members $25.

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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars cordially invite you to:

October 12, 2007, 4:00 -5:30 p.m.

Nation Building in South Korea: Koreans, Americans, and the Making of a Democracy

Featuring Gregg Brazinsky: Professor of History and International Affairs at the George Washington University, and author of Nation Building in South Korea: Koreans, Americans, and the Making of a Democracy.

with

William W. Stueck Jr., Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Georgia, and an authority on U.S. diplomatic history, particularly American relations with Asia. Stueck is the author and editor of many books, including Rethinking the Korean War: A New Diplomatic and Strategic History.

Brazinsky and Stueck will discuss Brazinsky's new book "Nation Building in South Korea: Koreans, Americans, and the Making of a Democracy," in which he explores how US-backed development initiatives and Korean agency combined to fuel Korea's rapid economic growth.

A reception will follow the event. Please RSVP to nkidp@wilsoncenter.org

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*John Stevens Aikido & Zen Art Workshop
                       October 18-21, 2007

Classical Aikido Training:
          Thursday October 18 and Friday October 19:
                   10am.-12noon  and  1pm.-3pm.
                   Location- Doylestown Rock Gym, Doylestown, PA.

                   (directions:  doylestownrockgym.com/directions.php)
                   Fee:  $45.-  per day

          Info and registration: contact Jeff at shinnen@earthlink.net
Zen Art/Aikido/the “Sword and Brush” Art Exhibit/Sale/Workshops:
          Saturday October 20 and Sunday October 21:
                   Location: Nakashima Woodworkers, 1847 Aquetong Rd.
                                    New Hope, PA.

                   Directions: nakashimawoodworker.com
          Saturday October 20:
                   10am.- Special Nakashima Woodworkers Tour
                             $35.- per person includes light lunch
                             (pre-registration required)
                   1pm. -Special curator lecture by John Stevens (n/c)
                   1:30pm-4pm.- Zen Art Exhibit and lectures (n/c)
                            (informal bokken and jo training- misogi no ken,
                              misogi no jo, and other weapons katas)
          Sunday October 21:
                   10am.- Zen Brush Calligraphy Workshop
                             $35.- per person includes light lunch
                             (pre-registration required)
                   1pm.- 4pm (same as Saturday)

Info and registration: contact Joe at homeikandojo@aol.com or
                                                         Phone-  215 901 9115
(Photos of last years workshop available on request.)

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P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
Princeton University

2007–2008 Events

Symposium
Dunhuang Manuscripts and Painting
Friday, 28 September 2007
1:30–6:00 pm, 101 McCormick Hall

Co-sponsored by the Buddhist Studies Workshop and the Tang Center for East Asian Art and the Buddhist Studies Workshop, with additional support from the Princeton University Library, the Program in East Asian Studies, the Department of Religion, Yale University Council on East Asian Studies, the American Trust for the British Library, and the Mercer Trust

For more information, please visit our web site at:
http://tang.princeton.edu/dh/dunhuang-home.html

Registration
There is no registration fee, but advance registration for the symposium is requested.  Information about registering online can be found at http://tang.princeton.edu/dh/dunhuang-registration.html


Tang Center Lecture Series:
Body Talk in Two Chinese Films by Director Jiang Wen
Jerome Silbergeld, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University

Body Visible
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
4:30 pm, 101 McCormick Hall 

Naming the Beast
Thursday, 11 October 2007
4:30 pm, 101 McCormick Hall

For more information, please visit our web site at http://tang.princeton.edu/lectureseries.html

Registration
There is no registration fee, but advance registration for the symposium is required.  Information about registering online or by telephone can be found at http://tang.princeton.edu/lectureseriesreg.html


Lecture
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Cary Y. Liu, Princeton University Art Museum
Between the Titans: Constructions of Modernity and Tradition at the Dawn of Chinese Architectural History
4:30 pm, 106 McCormick Hall

Lecture
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Craig Clunas, Oxford University
Patterns Cut in Stone: The Kingly Replication of Culture in Ming China
4:30 pm, 106 McCormick Hall
Co-sponsored by the Tang Center for East Asian Art and the Department of Art and Archaeology

Graduate Student Symposium in East Asian Art
The Art of Opposition
Saturday, 16 February 2008
9:00 am to 5:00 pm, 101 McCormick Hall
Keynote Speaker: Richard Kraus, University of Oregon

For more information, please visit our web site at http://tang.princeton.edu/AO.pdf


Lecture
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Joseph Earle, Japan Society
From Form to Picture: Japanese Sword Fittings in an Age of Peace
4:30 pm, 106 McCormick Hall

Conference
Art History, Buddhist Studies, Tibet: New Perspectives from the Tibet Site Seminar
Friday to Sunday, 7–9 March 2008
101 McCormick

Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religion and the Tang Center for East Asian Art at Princeton University.  Support also provided by the Henry Luce Foundation, which sponsored the Tibet Site Seminar in 2007.

For more information, please visit the Tibet Site web site at  http://www.princeton.edu/TibetSem/program-conference.htm

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

Please visit our web site at http://tang.princeton.edu/index.html

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JAPAN GROUP II is a group interested in Japanese arts and culture. We do several events each year. If you are interested in joining or joining any of the events please contact Shirley Luber at luber@lubergallery.com
The events for this season are:
Sunday, October 7 Zen Garden and St Peters Village
We will visit a 56 acre zen garden in Chester County..explore St Peters village have lunch there and then visit bonsai collection. e will go by bus $60. members $65 non-members.
Sunday, Nov 11 The Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC Traveling by bus Members $45. non members $50
Paintings and ceramics from the Price Collection
Sunday December 9 . Dinner at the Fuji Restaurant in Haddonfield Members $35. Non members $40
A very special dinner planned just for us. Limited space.

*MELLON POSTDOCTORAL
TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
In the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences 2008-2009


The School of Arts and Sciences invites applicants for four two-year postdoctoral teaching fellowships in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Fellows will teach one course per term. Eligibility is limited to applicants who will have received their Ph.D. within two years prior to the time they begin their fellowship at Penn (August 2006 or later). $46,968 stipend. Application deadline: November 2, 2007.

For guidelines and application, see the School of Arts and Sciences website [http:www.sas.upenn.edu/deans-office/Mellon] or write:


Office of the Dean
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pennsylvania
116 College Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6377


The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer; women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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*Bryn Mawr College seeks to fill a tenure track position at the level of advanced assistant or early associate professor in Chinese intellectual and cultural traditions, beginning August 2008. Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges have a joint East Asian Studies Department which offers students a program combining rigorous language training with the study of East Asian, and particularly Chinese and Japanese, culture and society. We seek a teacher-scholar who studies East Asia as a cultural region, possesses a broad understanding of its history, and has a demonstrated ability to teach courses on the flow of ideas and culture between China and other East Asian countries. The successful candidate will have earned the Ph.D. and have had several years of full-time teaching experience.

Please send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and a writing sample, and arrange to have three current letters of recommendation sent to:

Oliva Cardona
East Asian Studies Search
Bryn Mawr College
101 North Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899

For full consideration,  all materials must be received  by November 15, 2007.
Located in suburban Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr College is a highly selective liberal arts college for women who share an intense intellectual commitment, a self-directed and purposeful vision of their lives, and a desire to make meaningful contributions to the world. Bryn Mawr comprises an undergraduate college with 1,200 students, as well as coeducational graduate schools in some humanities, sciences, and social work. The College supports faculty excellence in both teaching and research, and participates in consortial programs with the University of Pennsylvania, and Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Bryn Mawr College is an equal-opportunity, affirmative action employer. Minority candidates and women are especially encouraged to apply.

Phone:  610-526-5198; Fax:  610-526-7479

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*Job Announcement

College of Indigenous Studies at National Dong Hwa University [Taiwan]

http://www.ndhu.edu.tw/

POSITION DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: The Department of Indigenous Cultures and the Graduate Institute of Ethnic Relations and Culture invite applicants for three (3) open-rank faculty positions in the humanities and social sciences, beginning February 1, 2008.  We are seeking applicants who do research in indigenous or ethnic cultural studies, with any of the following disciplinary backgrounds: indigenous art, ethnomusicology, psychology, history, religious studies, anthropology, or sociology.  

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. must be in hand at time of appointment. The applicant should be comfortable working and teaching in Mandarin Chinese.

TO APPLY:  Please send cover letter, three letters of reference, curriculum vitae, graduate transcript, a copy of dissertation, and sample course syllabi to Ms. Long, Administrator, Graduate Institute of Ethnic Relations and Culture, National Dong Hwa University, Hua-lien, Taiwan 97401.  

Formal review of applications will begin by October 15, 2007 and will continue until the positions are filled.  

For further information, please contact graduate administrator sylong@mail.ndhu.edu.tw.
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*East Asian historian with a Ph.D needed to teach one section of a 400-level East Asian history course (HIST 480, 481, or 486) at Penn State Abington, Spring 2008.  Day(s) and times negotiable. Classes begin Monday, January 14. Please email a current curriculum vitae to trs8@psu.edu or phone Dr. Tom Smith, Head, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington at 215 881-7543 for more information.

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Indiana University, Bloomington

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures invites applications for a tenure-track position in modern or contemporary Korean politics, society, or culture, at the level of assistant professor, to begin Fall 2008. Specialization may be in any field of the social sciences or humanities, with primary research work based on Korean language sources. Joint appointment in an appropriate disciplinary department is possible, depending on the successful candidate's field. Position responsibilities include regular teaching on both graduate and undergraduate levels, including both courses in the candidate's research field and on more general Korean and East Asian topics. Candidates must have a doctoral degree or clear indication that the degree will be in hand at the time of appointment. Review of applications will begin on October 15. Letters of application, cv, transcripts, writing samples, and three letters of recommendation should be sent to the Korean Studies Search Committee, Goodbody Hall 248, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405. Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage women and minority candidates to apply.

*The Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International
Education

2007 Call for Applications

The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society are seeking applications
for the 2007 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in
International Education. The prize program was created in 2003 to raise
awareness of the growing importance of international knowledge and
skills for U.S. students and annually awards prizes totaling $150,000 in
five different categories. We are pleased to announce that this year we
are expanding our State category to also include the 100 largest school
districts.

Applications for the elementary/middle school, high school,
district/state, and media/technology prizes are due Monday, December 3,
2007. For more information and to access the online application, please
visit http://www.internationaled.org/prizes
<http://www.internationaled.org/prizes> .

The 2007 Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Elementary/Middle School ($25,000)

An elementary or middle school that engages all or most of its students
in learning about other world regions, cultures and languages.

High School ($25,000)

A secondary school that engages all or most of its students in learning
about Asia, Africa, Latin America or the Middle East, or about
international affairs through its curriculum and through partnerships
with other countries or local organizations.

District/State ($25,000)

A state or one of the 100 largest school districts that is actively
promoting the development of international knowledge and skills on a
wide scale through the creation of robust policies and specific
programming initiatives.

Media/Technology ($25,000)

A program within a U.S. based public or private for-profit or non-profit
organization that has developed outstanding programs that use
media/technology to educate students or teachers about other world
regions and cultures, or international issues.

Youth (Up to $10,000)*

Five high school students who demonstrate an in-depth understanding of
key issues in international affairs and the global economy.

* Please note that the 2007 Youth prize competition is now closed. We
will begin accepting applications for the 2008 competition in early
2008.

Don't miss this incredible opportunity!

Sincerely,

The Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes Team

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies

Certificate Program
The graduate Certificate in Chinese and American Studies is awarded to
students who spend one academic year at the Center. This academic
program includes a flexible interdisciplinary array of courses
relating to many aspects of contemporary China. International
students take most of their classes in Chinese with the option to take
additional courses in English.

Master of Arts in International Studies
It is a two-year graduate degree jointly offered by The Johns Hopkins
University School of Advanced International Studies and Nanjing
University. Students select from one of International Politics,
International Economics and Comparative and International Law.
Students are required to complete 14 courses, including one methods
course and a thesis preparation course. Finally, students must
complete a thesis both written and defended orally in Chinese.

Requirements:
-Completed or expect to complete an undergraduate degree program by
the summer before matriculation.
-Achieved advanced Chinese language ability as measured by either the
Center for Applied liguisics(CAL) or Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi(HSK)

Certificate: CAL score > 90, HSK level 5
M.A.: CAL score >10, HSK level 6

-Completed coursework in China Studies
-Worked or studied abroad in China(preferred)
-Submitted GRE or GMAT scores (M.A. applicants only)

For more information visit www.nanjing.jhu.edu

Call for Papers: ASIA IN THE WORLD
The 47th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (SEC/AAS)
Friday, January 18, to Sunday, January 20, 2008
Hosted by Walker Institute at the University of South Carolina
Held at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Head, South Carolina

THEME & ORGANIZERS: The conference theme for this year is "Asia in the World." We particularly encourage the submission of papers addressing the role of Asia in larger global trends. As in previous years, the theme is designed to provide a focus for discussion rather than to discourage papers on other themes. Our local arrangements chair is Dr. Hal French of the University of South Carolina (Frenchh AT gwm.sc.edu), and our program chair is Dr. Noell Wilson of the University of Mississippi (secaas08 AT olemiss.edu).

VENUE: Our venue in 2008 is the Hilton Oceanfront Resort, site of our 1993 and 1995 meetings. It is, as advertised, an oceanfront resort, with wonderful amenities. Single and double room rates are $89 per night. Hotel reservations can be made by calling Hilton Central reservations at 1-800-Hiltons and asking for the SEC/AAS group rate.

PROPOSALS & DEADLINE: You can submit a paper or full panel proposal by submitting the proposal form found on the SEC/AAS website: http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/Prop-Form.html. Please e-mail, fax, or post your proposals by Monday, October 1, 2007, to ensure full consideration. (See website for addresses.)

DUES & SUPPORT: Conference participants are required to be SEC/AAS members and to pay annual dues of $20 ($10 for graduate students). The membership form is available at http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/member_application.html. (Conference registration, which includes a ticket to the annual luncheon, will be additional; in past years, it has been $50 for faculty members and $25 for graduate students.) Please note that three $200 grants will be available this year for graduate student presenters to help with travel costs. Graduate students who wish to be considered for this award must indicate this at the time they submit their paper proposals. Preference will be given to those students outside a 200-mile radius of the conference site. For further information, see the SEC/AAS website.

JOURNAL: At Hilton Head, all registered participants will receive copies of the 2007 issue of the *Southeast Review of Asian Studies* (*SERAS*). Please consider the *SERAS* as a future outlet for your work by submitting your conference paper, scholarly notes, or reviews of recently published books in the field. For further information, contact Editor Steven Gump (sgump AT uiuc.edu). Past issues of the *SERAS* and further information are available on-line at http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/seras.html.

UPDATES: Please check http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/ for updated conference information.

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Call for Papers
The Seventh International Junior Scholars' Conference on Sinology

Self and Society: Perspectives on Chinese Cultural Studies

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA
March 7—9, 2008

The Organizing Committee of the Seventh International Junior Scholars'
Conference on Sinology (IJSCS) invites undergraduate students to submit
papers for presentation at the Conference in March 2008 at Swarthmore
College. The theme of the Conference will focus on “Self and Society:
Perspectives on Chinese Cultural Studies.” Papers and proposals are
encouraged from the fields of literature, Film, TV and other forms of
popular culture, and fine arts that can be related to the theme of the
Conference.

The Conference will be held at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania,
USA, starting March 7th and finishing March 9th, 2008. The Conference is
sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Chinese Section of Modern
Languages and Literatures at Swarthmore College, in collaboration with the
CCK Foundation Inter-University Center for Sinology and the Department of
East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.

The Conference is aimed at exploring the phenomena, topics, and issues that
have brought Chinese cultural products, such as literature, film or other
cultural forms, to bear upon the “Self and Society” in its widest sense.
This conference welcomes topics from various periods and methodologies.

The Conference is also aimed at further promoting undergraduate education on
China and cultivating college students' interest in Chinese culture and
Chinese studies in general.

Proposed abstracts may be sent as attachments to e-mails addressed to the
conference assistant, Anna Everetts [aeveret1@swarthmore.edu]. The format
of the proposals is to be either MSWord.doc or Adobe.pdf. Proposal must
include the following information:
1) tentative title;
2) presenter's name, affiliation, major, mailing and email addresses;
3) no more than 500 words' proposal in English
4) one professor's recommendation letter

The deadline for proposal submission is October 15, 2007.

The IJSCS Organizing Committee will send out notification of acceptance on
November 30, 2007.

The full paper (no more than 10-15 page and double-spaced paper in English)
should be sent to the Conference organizers by January 10, 2008, preferably
in electronic form (using MSWord).

Limited financial aids for traveling are available:
* Accommodation as well as all meals for the attendees who present
papers will be provided during the Conference.
* Travel allowance is also available. (Up to $1,300 will be provided
for the attendees from Asia; up to $800 for those from Europe; up to $450
for those from West coast in the US or Canada; up to $350 for those from
Mid-west; up to $300 for those from East coast, including south).

Mailing address:
Anna Everetts
Organizing Committee
The Sixth International Junior Scholars' Conference on Sinology
Asian Studies
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA 19081
USA

Should you have any immediate questions, please contact the Organizing
Committee, Professor Haili Kong at hkong1@swarthmore.edu, or Professor David
Wang at dwang@fas.harvard.edu.
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Japan Studies Association
Fourteenth Annual Conference
January 3-5, 2008
Tokai University
Honolulu, Hawaii

The Fourteenth Annual Japan Studies Association Conference will be held
January 3-5, 2008 at Tokai University in Honolulu, Hawaii. It will
begin with a light reception on Thursday evening, January 3rd at 5:30 pm
and conclude with the conference banquet on Saturday night, January 5th,
at 6:00pm.

For those wishing to make presentations at the conference, the deadline for
proposal submission is September 30, 2007. Printable proposal, registration,
and room accommodation forms are available at: www.japanstudies.org.

The JSA is an organization dedicated to expand knowledge in the field of Japan
studies, to provide mutual assistance for the development and expansion of the
members' undergraduate curriculum and local outreach programs, and to
establish a central network and resource center. It works in close cooperation
with other Asian-studies organizations such as the Asian Studies Development
Program of the East-West Center of the University of Hawaii.

JSA offers graduate student scholarships for selected students who have
proposals accepted for presentation at the annual conference. Those who
qualify must be currently enrolled in a graduate program in any content area.
To apply simply submit the online proposal and registration form, indicating
clearly on both forms that one is a graduate student. Up to five scholarships
of $500.00 each will be awarded. Those who have been accepted and awarded the
scholarships will be notified in October.

For inquiries concerning proposals or registration please contact:

Dr. Michael Steiner
Associate Professor of History
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468
(660)562-1288
msteine@nwmissouri.edu <msteine@nwmissouri.edu>

For inquiries concerning room reservations and lodging at Tokai University,
please contact Ms. Wanda Sako at (808)983-4109 or at wsako@tokai.edu.

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