Tue, 07 May 2013 12:37:44 +0200 http://www.eurasiane.eu/index.php?page=news-and-events Various news and events concerning European research on Asia and the Pacific. Do not hesitate to post your own news articles in the Eurasiane website, by going to the Post an item section. en-gb Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=217 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=217 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The University of Sydney invites applications from qualified individuals for appointment to a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the comparative or transnational history of racial thought and practice in settler societies of the Global South, as part of Professor Warwick Anderson’s ARC Laureate Fellowship project ‘Southern Racial Conceptions: Comparative Histories and Contemporary Legacies’. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is for a period of two years. warwick.anderson@sydney.edu.au (Professor Warwick Anderson) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=219 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=219 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies invites application for a position as Associate Professor in History of Religions, starting from Aug.1 2014. Associate Professor is the standard entry-level grade within the Norwegian university system for scholars already holding a doctorate, and this is a permanent position. asbjorn.dyrendal@ntnu.no (Professor Asbjørn Dyrendal) Category: Coming soon http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=214 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=214 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Setting into perspective the Anglo-Indian case, often described as emblematic of "classical orientalism", with the Russo-Sovietic case, stigmatized as Euro-Asiatic but often ignored, the symposium invites to shift the attention away from the French/British imperial spaces, and to direct it on less traditional comparisons, regarding both the history of oriental studies and the processes of "orientalization" and local re-appropriations. philippe.bornet@unil.ch (Dr. Philippe Bornet) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=216 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=216 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Moravian College, a liberal arts college in Bethlehem, PA, invites applications for an adjunct professor with primary specialization in the religions of South and East Asia, to teach one course in the spring semester, 2014 (Jan. through early May), with the strong possibility of being contracted for additional courses over the following year and a half. edeitch@moravian.edu (Department Secretary, Ms. Elaine Deitch) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=215 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=215 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The Department of History seeks applications for a one-year non-renewable, non-tenure-earning position in East Asian history at the rank of instructor. Period and specialization open. The successful candidate will be expected to teach four courses per semester, including survey courses in Asian Civilization, as well as upper-level courses in his/her specialty. kfrederi@as.ua.edu (Kari Frederickson) Category: Calls http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=210 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=210 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The Center for Advanced European-Global Studies at the University of Basel in Switzerland is currently offering a number of fixed-term Visiting Fellowships for the academic year 2013/14. The center's research and teaching focus rests on a "global Europe" and puts emphasis on connections and exchange with Asia and Africa. sabine.makhdoomi@unibas.ch (Mrs Sabine Makhdoomi ) Category: Calls http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=211 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=211 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Following two highly successful symposia, the Chinese Film Forum UK, a research network supported by the AHRC, is hosting an international conference on Chinese cinemas in and outside of China. Plenary speakers: Professor Rey Chow, Duke University Dr Song Hwee Lim, University of Exeter cffuk.mcr@gmail.com (Chinese Film Forum UK) Category: Coming soon http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=213 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=213 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Following two highly successful symposia, the Chinese Film Forum UK, a research network supported by the AHRC, is hosting an international conference on Chinese cinemas in and outside of China. Plenary speakers: Professor Rey Chow, Duke University Dr Song Hwee Lim, University of Exeter cffuk.mcr@gmail.com (Chinese Film Forum UK) Category: Coming soon http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=209 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=209 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 This conference is held in the frame of a Research project sponsored by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation. fabienne.jagou@efeo.net (Fabienne JAGOU) Category: Calls http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=201 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=201 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies Studies (Ghent University, Belgium) and the Buddhism in Motion Group of the KHK Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) are pleased to announce the International Conference 'Network and Identity: Exchange Relations between China and the World'. At this stage, we invite proposals of papers for this conference to be held in Ghent, Belgium on 18, 19 and 20 December 2013. cbs@UGent.be (Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=206 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=206 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Applications are invited from candidates with relevant expertise in Hindu Religion, Philosophy and Culture for a University Lectureship or Senior Lectureship (Grade 9, £37,382- £47,314 and Grade 10 £50,186- £53,233) in Hindu Studies. faculty-office@divinity.cam.ac.uk (The Administrative Officer in the Faculty of Divinity ) Category: Calls http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=203 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=203 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), together with Leiden University's Faculty of Archaeology and the Archaeology Unit of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, are hosting an international conference on the theme of 'Early Urbanism' of pre-modern Asian cities. This international event forms part of the activities connected with the IIAS 2013 Cambodian-Angkor Festival and the IIAS Asian Cities (http://www.iias.nl/research/cities) and Asian Heritages (http://www.iias.nl/research/heritages) research clusters. m.c.van.den.haak@iias.nl (Ms Martina van den Haak) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=207 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=207 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Department of Religious Diversity in Gttingen is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships for one or two years at the Department of Religious Diversity at the MPI fitting one of the two programs outlined on the website: http://www.mmg.mpg.de/research/all-projects/comparative-study-of-urban-aspirations-in-mega-cities/ http://www.mmg.mpg.de/research/all-projects/globalization-of-religious-networks/ vdvOffice@mmg.mpg.de (Professor Peter van der Veer) Category: Calls http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=208 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=208 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 This is a call for papers, for a new anthology tentatively titled Enolas Light: Japanese Cinema and the A-Bomb. The anthology's aim is to shed light on all genres of Japanese Cinema commercial, anime, pink, underground and its portrayal of how the atomic bombings have been depicted. Matthew6.Edwards@live.uwe.ac.uk (Matthew Edwards) Category: Coming soon http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=204 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=204 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), together with Leiden University's Faculty of Archaeology and the Archaeology Unit of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, are hosting an international conference on the theme of 'Early Urbanism' of pre-modern Asian cities. This international event forms part of the activities connected with the IIAS 2013 Cambodian-Angkor Festival and the IIAS Asian Cities (http://www.iias.nl/research/cities) and Asian Heritages (http://www.iias.nl/research/heritages) research clusters. m.c.van.den.haak@iias.nl (Ms Martina van den Haak) Category: Coming soon http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=202 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/coming-soon/fiche.php?id=202 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies Studies (Ghent University, Belgium) and the Buddhism in Motion Group of the KHK Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) are pleased to announce the International Conference 'Network and Identity: Exchange Relations between China and the World'. cbs@UGent.be (Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies) Category: Calls http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=200 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=200 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 This is a call for papers for a panel at the 20th IPPA congress to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 12-18 January, 2014 -- please circulate to any scholars who would like to join us (a group of 5 so far, with people to speak on new uses of Myanmar art, Chinese Neolithics, Buddhist boats, theme park primitives, and more). This panel explores how remains of the past, or past cultural traditions, are used in the present for new purposes. Participants take perspectives from the field of anthropology, archaeology, art, and related disciplines and bring them to bear on how the ruins of the past, cultural traditions or ancient histories are reinterpreted and given new meanings in the present, whether in literature, in museums, in advertising, in political schemes, in art, in theme parks, in cyberspace, or at other sites. Organized by: Magnus Fiskesjö, Cornell University magnus.fiskesjo@cornell.edu (Magnus Fiskesjö) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=199 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=199 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Leiden University invites applications for three salaried PhD fellowships in Modern East Asian Studies from September 2013 or asap thereafter, in a project entitled Garbage Matters: A Comparative History of Waste in East Asia, with Prof. Katarzyna Cwiertkaas principal investigator and funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) .The fellows will focus on Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, respectively. k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl (Katarzyna Cwiertka) Category: Calls http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=198 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=198 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 VOYAGES, VOISINAGES Le quatrième numéro de Croisements portera sur le thème « Voyages, voisinages » en Asie de l’Est. ytellim@yahoo.fr (Yves Millet) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=196 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=196 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Leiden University invites applications for an Assistant Professorship in modern Korean culture in its East Asian contexts. Appointment from August 2013 through July 2016, with the possibility of extensions and of tenure thereafter. Requirements include a PhD degree. Applications by candidates near completion of the degree will be considered. Review of applications from 1 May 2013. m.van.crevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl (Maghiel van Crevel) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=197 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=197 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime position as instructor in Korean. Appointment from August 2013 through July 2016, with the possibility of extensions and of tenure thereafter. m.van.crevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl (Maghiel van Crevel) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=195 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=195 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The Department of History at the University of Sussex enjoys an international reputation for Global history. As part of a planned expansion, the Department now wishes to make a new appointment in the field of East Asian Studies. Applications from scholars working in any geographical area are welcomed, but an ability to develop and teach specialised courses in the history of 20th century China is essential. c.j.webb@sussex.ac.uk (Pr Clive Webb) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=194 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=194 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tbingen invites applications for the position of assistant/associate professor (W 1) of Chinese Studies. The position is initially limited to four years (tenure status), with the possibility of extension by a further two years. The appointed candidate has the option to pursue a tenure-track system at the level of assistant/associate professor (W1) with the option of being appointed to the position of full professor (W3). The position is due to commence on October 1, 2013. dekanat@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de (Dean of the Faculty of Humanities) Category: Calls http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=193 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/calls/fiche.php?id=193 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 Launching in 2014, the bi-annual academic journal 'Asiascape: Digital Asia' now invites submissions for research articles that explore the political, social, and cultural impact of digital media in Asia. Although we do not exclude scholarship in digital culture and cultural studies, 'Asiascape: Digital Asia'’s focus is on research from the social sciences, arts, media and communication studies, information and computer sciences, and area studies. f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl (Dr Florian Schneider) Category: Job offers http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=189 http://www.eurasiane.eu/contenu/magazine/job-offers/fiche.php?id=189 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200 The University of Edinburgh intends to appoint up to 100 tenure-track Chancellors Fellowships across the University, two of which are in the areas - "East Asian Politics and Security" and - "East Asian Media and Film". Scholars working in these fields within Chinese and Japanese Studies are very cordially invited to apply. catherine.rutter@ed.ac.uk (Catherine Rutter)