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Open Positions and Fellowships
Teaching Assistantships in Asian Studies (Two Positions)
School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
The Department of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii-Manoa is seeking applicants for teaching assistantships in Asian Studies. The successful applicants will assist instructors in undergraduate Asian studies courses for the academic year 2009/2010, and will serve as principal co-organizers for the 2010 SPAS Graduate Student Conference.
more info | Deadline: March 9, 2009
Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Buddhist Studies
University of California, Berkeley
The Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of California at Berkeley is pleased to announce the establishment of the Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Buddhist Studies. The new fellowship is supported by a generous $1 million gift from the Shinnyo-en Foundation.
The Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Buddhist Studies will offer distinguished recent graduates of doctoral programs around the world the opportunity to spend one academic year, with the possibility for extension for a second academic year, at UC Berkeley's Center for Buddhist Studies. Fellowship recipients will have the opportunity to advance their research, as well as to contribute to the vitality of the Center for Buddhist Studies intellectual community through participation in Center events, workshops, and teaching responsibilities (one course per semester).
Applications for the first Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Buddhist Studies will be solicited in the Fall of 2009, for appointment to begin in the Fall of 2010.
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Southeast Asian Textiles Exhibition
All about Textiles
Museum Learning Center, Gallery 31
Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu, Hawaii
Though the word "textiles" comes from the Latin verb texere
meaning to weave or to braid, this exhibition goes far beyond examining
how to make fabric. From aboriginal tracking shoes called kuradaitcha
made of emu feathers, human hair and blood, to Balinese eel traps made
of grass and sticks, we are reminded of the importance of textiles in
enhancing our lives; created to signify culture, spirituality,
identity, survival and most of all expression. Open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays through August 9, 2009.
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Call for Papers
Engaging Southeast Asia: Centres and PeripheriesCanadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) The CCSEAS conference is Canada's largest meeting of researchers
concerned with Southeast Asia and the region's connections with the
rest of the world. The conference will feature leading researchers from
across the country and around the world. We look forward to welcoming
all researchers, students, and activists with an interest in Southeast
Asia. The keynote address at the conference will be delivered
by Alexander Woodside, UBC professor emeritus and distinguished
historian of Vietnam.
Individual paper submissions for the conference will be accepted, but
we also encourage proposals for organized sessions. For paper
presentation sessions, we encourage organizers to identify three papers
per session in order to facilitate greater panel coherence and
discussion. The program committee will also be open to proposals for
other session formats, such as panel discussions or cultural
performances.
more info | Deadline: April 1, 2009
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Panel Discussion on Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific in the News: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Asia and the Pacific
School of Pacific and Asian Studies
University of Hawaii-Manoa
Panel DiscussionPacific: Failautusi (Tusi) Avegallio, Director Pacific Business Center, UHM
Southeast Asia: Jack Suyderhoud, Professor Financial Economics and Institutions, UHM
South Asia: Aspy Palia, Professor Department of Marketing, UHM
Japan: Theresa Greaney, Professor Department of Economics, UHM
Korea: Sang-Hyop Lee, Professor Department of Economics, UHM
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 4:30 p.m.Center for Korean StudiesUniversity of Hawaii-Manoa
This event is sponsored by the School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawaii-Manoa.
For more information, contact (808) 956-8818.
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Summer Study Programs in SEA
Summer Travel Study: Thailand Sustainable Ecosystems
University of California, Los Angeles
Program dates: June 23- July 27, 2009
Participate this summer in a community-based, integrated, social and natural science field research program. You'll engage in sustainability research, intercultural activities, and fieldwork. The academic portion of the program focuses on social and ecological theories, research methods, and analysis along with international policy and practice. And you'll use that knowledge as you join Thai villagers and organizations in community service. You'll learn both with and from the Thai community groups, in particular, those developing sustainable communities, restoring tsunami-damaged ecosystems, regenerating coastal biodiversity, and building resilience to climate change. This is a project-based, learning process-oriented community service course.
Directed by Michael Silverman, UCLA Institute of the Environment, and Rebecca Shipe, UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Institute of the Environment. The program provides a total of nine (9) upper-division quarter units for two courses, Environment 123 and Environment 131SL. Financial aid is available to qualified UCLA students. All other students should inquire about financial aid at their home institution.
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Summer Program in Bali, Indonesia
Colorado College
Topics in Ethnomusicology: Arts and Culture of Bali
Colorado College Summer Programs
June 26-July 17, 2009
1 unit of credit (4 semester hours)
Instructors: I Made Lasmawan and Elizabeth Macy
The course explores the arts and culture of Bali, Indonesia, on location in Bali. Music, dance, theater, and visual arts are ubiquitous in Bali, where artistic production is far out of proportion to the size and population of the island. The unique history and culture of Bali are best understood through the arts, which connect past to present, self to community, and religion to reality.
Program Fee (in addition to tuition of $2,545): $2,100 includes lodging, most meals, course-related activities, and transportation in Bali. Does not include airfare. A non-refundable $500 deposit is due upon enrollment for the course.
website | contact: <emacy@earthlink.net>
Summer Study in Vietnam
De Anza College
July 6 - July 30, 2009
De Anza College in Cupertino, CA had its first study-trip to Vietnam back in 1998, and this year is the third consecutive summer program we'll conduct there. For three weeks in July, participants will study and travel from Sapa to Chau Doc. Students will earn up to 8 (quarter) credits for two courses. Courses offered: Poli Sci 03 (International Relations) & Sociology 05 (Globalization of Sociology)
This year we'll also add an equal number of Vietnamese students from Hoa Sen University in Saigon who will take the same curriculum and travel with De Anza students for the whole time we're in Vietnam. The cross-fertilization promises to be both interesting and beneficial.
Registration will close on May 15, 2009 and the group is limited to 18 students. Cost: US$3,500 including air fare, all transportation, food and lodging. We also have a small number of scholarships, up to $1,000 each, for students who need them.
ORIENTATION MEETINGS: March 04 & April 22 at De Anza (2nd floor - Library) noon - 1pm; and March 11 & April 29 at Foothill (4004 - KCI) noon - 1pm
For more information, please contact Vu-Duc Vuong · email : <vuduc.vuong@gmail.com> · (415-407-6282)
Summer Study Abroad in Laos (SAIL)
Center for Lao Studies, San Francisco, CA
June 15- August 10, 2009
The Center for Lao Studies is offering this unique opportunity for participants to learn Lao and to experience firsthand one of the most ethnically diverse and fascinating countries in Southeast Asia. Join us as we become immersed in Lao society through intensive Lao language lessons, hands-on cultural trainings, and volunteer work with a number of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
more info | Deadline: March 15, 2009
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Publications on SEA
 Jungle Book: Thailand's Politics, Moral Panic, and Plunder, 1996-2008Chang Noi (pseudonym) Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2009 more info
 Worshipping the Great Moderniser: King Chulalongkorn, Patron Saint of the Middle ClassIrene Strengs Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2009 more info
 Communist Multiculturalism: Ethnic Revival in Southwest ChinaSusan McCarhy Seattle: University of Washiton Press, 2009 This book includes materials on Tai groups. more info Merchants of Madness:
The Methamphetamine Explosion in the Golden TriangleBertil Lintr and Michael Black Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2009 more info
 The Great Elephant EscapeAntoine van der Water and Liesbeth Sluiter Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2009 more info Surat BatakUli Kozok Jakarta: Gramedia Publication, 2009 more info |
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SEA Film Series
Now in its fifth year!
The Film Series is returning to the Korean Studies Building in January 2009! See you there...and bring a sweater.
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