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Newsletter, please contact Karen Fricke at kfricke@aasianst.org.
Deadlines are: January 1, April 1, September 1, and November 1.
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The conference will be held May 8-9, 2008 at the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, and is sponsored by the Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs. The theme of “Religion and Human Security” is based on the observation that religious non-state actors now often compete with states in their impact on human welfare. In some cases, the effect is benign. Religious groups provide essential services that corrupted and undemocratic states are unwilling or unable to provide. In other cases, the effect is detrimental to states’ capacity to exercise their legitimate powers. States, in effect, become hostage to grassroots movements and their priorities. We argue that in the contemporary world, one cannot effectively engage in humanitarian actions unless one understands the role that religious non-state actors provide in supplanting, supplementing, or contesting how states negotiate the welfare of their populations. The conference will be a two part symposium, meeting in spring of 2008 and 2009. The first symposium will provide feedback on initial projects; the second we will expect a finished essay and be open to the public. We expect original research that makes a contribution to public policy. Paper proposal abstracts should be two pages or less, stating the research question and chosen methodology. Please include a two-page CV and send electronically to: Loryn Paxton, Administrator, Luce Grant, Box 353650, Comparative Religion Program, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3650. Email: lpaxton@u.washington.edu. Deadline: November 1, 2007. Chosen applicants will receive travel/lodging, as well as a $500 honorarium if paper is published in the edited volume. Chosen participants will be expected to attend both of the two-day symposia. Questions: James Wellman, Project Director, jwellman@u.washington.edu Resat Kasaba, Co-Principal Investigator, kasaba@u.washington.edu Clark Lombardi, Co-Principal Investigator, lombardi@u.washington.edu
The third annual Tamil Studies Conference, “Being Human; Being Tamil: Personhood, Agency and Identity”, organized by the University of Toronto and the University of Windsor, will be held at the University of Toronto from May 15-17, 2008. The conference organizers invite submissions of paper abstracts from all disciplines and welcome abstracts with an interdisciplinary focus. Scholars, graduate students, artists, writers, performers and activists are welcome to present scholarly papers in English or Tamil at this conference. The organizers also welcome the participation of non-Tamil Studies specialists whose work addresses the theme of this conference. The organizers encourage the submission of new scholarly work that can also be included in the conference publication. The objective of this conference, in response to questions posed by scholarly critiques of universal conceptions of the human and unified notions of identity, is to invite papers that investigate how “human” or “personhood” have been imagined, conceptualized, practiced and performed throughout history within the Tamil regions and traditions. Those interested in presenting a paper or panel must submit an abstract of no more than 300 words or the full details of the panel (all the scholars and their abstracts), in the language they wish to present (English or Tamil) by August 31, 2007 to: tamils@chass.utoronto.ca Please note that all scholars are expected to meet the costs of their accommodation, registration and transport. The conference website, www.chass.utoronto.ca/~tamils, has details of the 2006 and 2007 conferences.
On Friday, May 16 (9:00am-5:00pm) an international symposium on “Kuki Shūzō and the Question of Hermeneutics” will be held at UCLA in Royce 314 (Humanities Conference Room). Speakers include Gianni Vattimo from the University of Turin, Ōhashi Ryōsuke from Ryūkoku University in Kyoto, John Maraldo from the University of North Florida, Eiichi Shimomisse from California State University Dominguez Hills, and J. Thomas Rimer from UCLA. For more information click on www.alc.ucla.edu/kuki, or send an enquiry to marra@humnet.ucla.edu.
The Gujarat Studies Association announces the 2nd Biennial Conference, Identities: Reflections on Global Gujarati Communities, to be held 23-24 May 2008, at the University of Toronto (New College), Canada. This conference will explore the connections between ancestral homelands and new belongings, and focus on the complexities of shaping and reshaping linguistic, cultural and religious identities. The Gujarat Studies Association (GSA) invites abstracts in English for papers from academics in all disciplines for an interdisciplinary conference that addresses various aspects relating to the complex issue of the identities of global Gujarati communities. Submissions are encouraged from graduate students. A limited number of student bursaries are available for doctoral and post-doctoral candidates presenting papers at the conference. Abstracts for 20-minute papers in English should be 200 - 250 words. 16 September 2007 is the deadline to submit abstract. Forms and further details can be found at the GSA website: www.gujaratstudies.org
The relentless thrust of globalization and the unexpected termination of the Cold War have increased rather than reduced global tensions. These developments force us to reconsider some themes once thought to be exhausted. Migrations, the formation of diaspora communities, and the resurgence of ethnicities, both old and new, have transformed nationalisms and conventional conceptions of the nation-state. With such considerations in mind, the Historical Society is pleased to announce that the organizing theme for its 6th conference, scheduled for early June 2008, will be “Migration, Diaspora, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in History.” The conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland. We envision a meeting in which historians across fields come together to deepen and enrich the state of knowledge about these vital concerns. Franklin W. Knight, the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, will chair the 2008 conference program committee. Please send 6 copies of your proposal of no more than 2 pages, accompanied by brief curriculum vitae to: 2008 Conference, The Historical Society, 656 Beacon Street, Mezzanine, Boston, MA 02215. Tel: (617)358-0260; Fax: (617) 358-0250; E-mail: historic@bu.edu Visit the website at http://www.bu.edu/historic
University of Alaska, Anchorage, June 13-14, 2008
Sponsored by the Society for Indian Philosophy & Religion and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Alaska, Anchorage
Suggested sub-topics: Immortality of the soul, Eternality of the soul, Platonic View and Hindu View on Reincarnation, Resurrection, and Incarnation, One Life Vs Many Lives, Karma, Causality, and New Physics, Theodicy, Reductionism, Cybernetic Immortality, Behaviorism, Identity Theory, Atheism, Death of God, Freud, Marx, Hume and Kant's idea on Religious Beliefs, Aquinas, Anselm and Descartes, Hume, Parfit and Buddha, Process Theology.
These are suggestions but participants are free to send any abstract related to the main theme of the conference. Selected papers from the conference will be published in the Journal of Indian Philosophy and Religion. Scholars are invited to submit an abstract (150 words) by May 1st,2008 by email to Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti cchakrabarti@bethanywv.edu or cchakrabarti@yahoo.com.
The biennial conference of the History Society for Twentieth Century China (HSTCC) is to be held June 16-18, 2008 at the East West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference theme is “Chinese Identities: Local, Regional, National, Global.” Panel or individual paper submissions deadline is December 1, 2007 to be sent to R. Keith Schoppa, HSTCC Chair, at the Department of History, Loyola College in Maryland, 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21210-2699.
Queen Mary College will host the Seventeenth Annual World History Association Conference at its Mile End campus in London, June 25-29, 2008 and invites proposals from scholars and teachers around the world for full panels, single papers, and roundtables on topics related to the scholarly and/or pedagogical aspects of the conference’s themes, “Global Cities” and “The Sea: Highway of Change.” Proposals must be submitted using the forms and guidelines available at http://thewha.org. Deadline for proposals is January 15, 2008.
The 6th International Conference on East Asian Calligraphy Education, co-sponsored by Calligraphy Education Group (CEG) USA, National Taichung University, Mingdao University, and other participatory institutions in Taiwan, will be held at National Taichung University, Taichung, Taiwan, June 29-July 1, 2008. Its main theme: The globalization and diversification of East Asian calligraphy education, including the education of East Asian calligraphy culture. Calligraphy educators, researchers, artists, practitioners, and connoisseurs from all countries and regions are invited to present their papers and/or creative works. Abstract/proposal submission deadline: January 31, 2008. Application for display of calligraphy works deadline: February 29, 2008. Conference details are posted and updated at http://www.unc.edu/~wli/CEG/2008-conference/2008conference.html. General inquiries are to be sent to Dr. Daan Pan, Chair of Conference Executive Committee, Department of English and Foreign Languages, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. Email: dpan@csupomona.edu.
The 5th International Symposium of Jurnal Antropologi Indonesia will be held in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, July 15-19, 2008. The deadline for proposals is 30 September 2007. For further information e-mail: anthrop@centrin.net.id.
To be held at Lund University, Sweden, between 6-10 August 2008. The conference title is 'China Centre Stage', reflecting the momentous event that will take place during August 2008 in China, namely the XXIXth Olympic Games. The conference also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the first meeting in Cambridge of the EACS forerunner, the Junior Sinologues.
The conference web site is: http://www.lu.se/eacs.
The eleventh biennial symposium of the Textile Society of America will take place in Honolulu, Hawai’i, September 24–27, 2008. Textiles as Cultural Expressions, the symposium theme, will serve as a springboard for discussions across disciplines, as well as for in-depth explorations of specific topics. Presentations on textiles from all parts of the globe are encouraged and from textile-related disciplines including (but not limited to): anthropology, archaeology, art, art history, conservation, cultural geography, design, marketing, mathematics, economics, history, indigenous traditions, linguistics, theatre, and the physical and social sciences. Scholars, artists, gallery and museum professionals, educators, and lovers of textiles are encouraged to submit proposals. We are particularly interested in explorations of textiles as story-telling media, as mythological objects, as “woven” archetypes, and as evidence of a life lived, showing the interconnectedness of culture(s) and between generation(s). All submissions must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2007. Faxes and e-mail will not be accepted. Send title page, one-page resume, and 6 copies of abstract(s), without staples, unfolded, in a large mailing envelope to: Tom Klobe, TSA Symposium Program Coordinator, University of Hawai‘i Department of Art & Art History, 2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822, USA. Visit the TSA website for complete instructions: http://www.textilesociety.org
The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University with a generous grant from the Academy of Korean Studies will host a conference on “From Democracy to Civil Society: The Evolution of Korean Social Movements” on October 23-24, 2008. This conference seeks to examine two paths through which Korean democratic movements have evolved: institutionalization and diffusion. Regarding institutionalization, we focus on the increasing legitimacy of the democracy movement’s ideals and organizations as well as a shift toward political institutions as a central locus for movement activity. Regarding diffusion, we explore how democratization has facilitated a variety of new social movements such as the environmentalist movement, women’s movement, and peace movement. We encourage paper submission from interdisciplinary approaches and junior scholars including graduate students. The deadline for submitting proposals or papers (preferred) is May 15, 2008. We will pay all expenses for travel and accommodation and offer an honorarium for those who will present their papers at the conference. We will only accept electronic submissions. Please visit the following website for details and to apply: http://ksp.stanford.edu/news/1460
The Program on Inner Asia at the Institute of Asian Research of the University of British Columbia is hosting a conference on "Contemporary Mongolia - Transitions, Development and Social Transformations" on November 15-17, 2008. The conference will focus on eight substantive areas: (1). agricultural economics/pastoralism, (2). ecosystems, (3). education, (4). health, (5). mining and economic development, (6). politics and international relations, (7). religion, and (8). transition studies. Proposals for presentation are due by January 18, 2008. For more information, please see http://www.iar.ubc.ca/programs/InnerAsia/mongolia_conf2008.html or contact Dr. Julian Dierkes at mongolia@dierkes.net.
March 13–14, 2009. USF Center for the Pacific Rim, University of San Francisco
Join us in beautiful San Francisco as keynote speakers Mark Juergensmeyer (UC Santa Barbara), Saskia Sassen (Columbia), Nayan Chanda (Yale)—and ten other presenters—explore the dynamics of globalizing forces on the established and emerging religions of South and East Asia. One of our central concerns will be to understand “the dialectical tension of codependence and codeterminism between religion and globalization.” How do communication technologies, capital flows, security issues, transnationalism, immigration and migration, and identity politics contribute to social conditions in which some kinds of religious belief and practice prosper and proliferate, while others are adversely affected? Additional themes and issues can be found on our website at http://www.pacificrim.usfca.edu/religionandglobalization.html.
If you wish to present a paper, please submit a 200 word abstract and brief CV to the CFP address listed on our website no later than August 30, 2008. Each presenter will be awarded an honorarium of $350 to help defray travel and conference expenses. Open registration for the conference—which will be limited to 120 participants—will begin August 15 and end November 30, 2008. Sponsored by the USF Center for the Pacific Rim.
The China-United States Conference on Legal Information and Law Libraries will be held in Beijing, China, from May 27-30, 2009, at the Beijing Friendship Hotel. This conference, is officially co-sponsored by the American Association of Law Libraries and the State Commission on Legal Education of the Ministry of Education, China. The Conference will provide an opportunity for academics, law librarians and legal information professionals from both countries to share experiences and exchange views in regard to legal information development and law library management. American librarians attending the Conference can share their knowledge and expertise with their Chinese colleagues, including in the area of organizing and sustaining a vibrant, professional association. Additionally, American participants will be able to meet and connect with Chinese library and information professionals, legal publishers, and government officials responsible for dissemination of legal information. It is expected that the networking and discussions offered by the Conference will serve as catalyst for long-term collaborations between Sino-U.S law libraries and legal information professionals.
For further information, please contact Robert Hu, Chair of Public Relations Committee, Director of the Law Library & Assistant Professor of Law, St. Mary’s University School of Law, rhu@stmarytx.edu or visit www.law.du.edu/library/ChinaConference/
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