Monday, February 13, 2012

Hindu bioethics for the twenty-first century

Hindu bioethics for the twenty-first century
Hindu bioethics for the twenty-first century

S. Cromwell Crawford

Hindu Bioethics for the Twenty First Century/ S. Cromwell Crawford. -.Divine Books .Delhi.India (Sri Garib Dass Ayurveda Series)

- 226 pages (For Sale in India only) Rs.600-00

Explores contemporary controversies in bioethics from a Hindu perspective. S. Cromwell Crawford breaks new ground in this provocative study of Hindu bioethics in a Western setting. He provides a new moral and philosophical perspective on fascinating and controversial bioethical issues that are routinely in the news: cloning, genetic engineering, the human genome project, reproductive technologies, the end of life, and many more. This Hindu perspective is particularly noteworthy because of India's own indigenous medical system, which is stronger than ever and drawing continued interest from the West. The Hindu bioethics presented in this book are philosophically pluralistic and ethically contextual, giving them that conceptual flexibility which is often missing in Western religions, but which is demanded by the twenty-first century's complex moral problems. Comprehensive in scope and passionate in nature, Crawford's study is an important resource for analyses of practical ethics, bioethics, and health care.

Thanking You

Varun Gupta

Divine Books
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1 & 2. Srimad Bhagavatam with the text of Sridhar with Visisitaadvaita and Dvaita Readings Vol. I Skandhas 1- 7 & Vol. 2 Skandhas 8-12./ Ed.by T.R. Krishnacharya/ ISBN.978-81-920763-0-0/ (SET) Rs.800

3. Brihat Jataka of Varaha Mihira. Trans. by N.C.Aiyar. ISBN.978-81-920763-3-1 Rs.500

5. The Twelve Principal Upanisads with Notes from the Commentaries of Sankaracharya and the Gloss/ Trans. into English by E.Roer, E.B.Cowell, Rajendra Lal Mitra./ ISBN.978-81-920763-5-5/ Rs.800

6 & 7. The Brahma Vaivarta Purana 2 Vols.- (Brahma and Prakriti Khandas Vol.I.)., (Ganesa and Krishna Janma Khandas. Vol.II) / Trans.into English by Rajendra Nath Sen, 978-81-920763-8-6 (SET) / Set.Rs.1000

9 & 10. The Brihat Samhita of Varaha Mihira 2 Vols.- Eng.Trans/ N.Chidambaram Iyer.(2 Parts.)ISBN 978-93-81218-17-4(SET) / Set. Rs 600

11. Bhakti Ratnawali with the Commentary of Vishnu Puri Translated by a Professor of Sanskrit, ISBN.978-93-81218-29-7 / Rs. 300

12. An Introduction to the Yoga Philosophy/ Srisa Chandra Vasu, ISBN.978-93-81218-28-0/ Rs.120

13, The Brihat Jatakam of Varaha Mihira.Eng.Trans. by Swami Vijnananda. ISBN. 978-93-81218-27-3. Rs.500

14. The Patanjali"s Yoga Sutras.Trans. Rama Prasada. Delhi,2011. ISBN.978-93-81218-26-6. Rs.400

15. Sri Narada Pancaratram - The Jnanamrita sara Samhita/ Eng.Trans. Swami Vijnananda/ ISBN 978-93-81218-25-9 / Rs.400

16-24..Sriman Mahabhartam-A New edition mainly based on the South indian texts with footnotes and readings,Ed. T.R.Krishnacharya & T.R.Vyasacharya. / 9 Vols.Set. ISBN.978-93-81218-39-6 (set). Rs.3000

25. Lalitaarchana-Chandrika-Hymns to Lalita,form of Tripurasundari,Hindu Deity for Worship and Associated rituals/ Trans.Prof.S.K.Ramachandara Rao. 2nd ed. ISBN.978-93-219-45-7. Rs. 300

26. Pratyabhijnahrdayam of Ksemaraja- The Essence of Self-Recognition/ Introduction with practical notes/Dmitri Semenov.ISBN.978-93-81218-47-1. Rs 250

27,28,29. Vastu-Silpa Kosha - Encyclopaedia of Hindu Temple Architecture and Vastu/ Prof.S.K.Ramachandra Rao. 3 Vols.set. , 978-93-81218-51-8,(SET). 3 Vols.Set. Rs.2000

30. Bhavopanishad -Text with Translation and Explanation./ S. K. Ramachandra Rao. ISBN.978-93-81218-56-3. Rs.600

31. Sri Sukta-Text with Translation and Explanation./ Prof.S.K.Ramachandra Rao.ISBN.978-93-81218-55-6. Rs.200

32. The Teachings of the Odd-Eyed One- A Study and Translation of the Virupaksapancasika, with the Commentary of Vidyacakravartin/ David Peter Lawrence . Rs. 600

33. The Advaita Worldview- God, World, and Humanity/ Anantanand Rambachan. Rs. 400

34. Meditation on Lalita Sahsaranama/ Prof.S.K.Ramachandra Rao

Divine Books on Perfumery and Cosmetics Series

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Illustrated by Twenty-Eight Engravings Dr. C. Deite,/ translated from the German by William T. Brannt,/ Rs. 1450 , Edition 2012

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Sri Garib Das Ayurveda Series

1& 2. Ayurvedic System of Medicine - 2 vols Set/ N.N. Sen

3. Ayurvedic Care and Cure of the Digestive System/ Prof. Dr.P.H.Kulkarni. ISBN.978-03-81218-19-8 Rs.300

4.Experiments with Drugs of Ayurveda,/Prof. Dr.P.H. Kulkarni .ISBN 978-93-81218-20-4. Rs.300

5.Ayurveda Philosophy and Practice/ Prof. P.H.Kulkarni., ISBN.978-93-81218-41-9. Rs.250

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This book features more than 15 massage treatments, each described in step-by-step detail and some synchronized with two therapists for up to two hours in length. It provides the reader with all the tools necessary to begin Ayurvedic treatments as a part of a spa menu or massage therapy program.

Dr. John Douillard is the author of The 3-Season Diet & Body, Mind, & Sport, which has sold over 60,000 copies & has been printed in six languages. John received his Ayurvedic training in India and holds a Ph.D. in Ayurvedic medicine. He co-directed Deepak Chopra's Ayurvedic center for eight years and has trained over 2000 Western doctors in Ayurvedic medicine. He has been teaching Ayurvedic medicine, natural health, fitness, and nutrition internationally for seventeen years. Currently he directs the LifeSpa School of Ayurveda and practices Ayurvedic and chiropractic medicine at LifeSpa in Boulder, Colorado.

"With great clarity and precision, Dr. John Douillard has provided a detailed guidebook to the profound system of Ayurvedic massage, bringing this ancient method of yogic healing into practical focus for everyone to use in its many different forms." - Dr. David Frawley

7. Ayurveda Nidana -The Diagnosis and Pathology. / Prof. P.H.Kulkarni, ISBN.978-93-81218-57-0. Rs.300

8. Positive Health in Ayurveda/ S. R. Sudarshan, ISBN.978-93-81218-58-7. Rs.300

9. Obesity and Ayurveda- Care and Cure /Prof. Ajay Kumar Sharma , Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma. ISBN.978-93-81218-58-4. Rs.500

10. Hindu Bioethics for the Twenty First Century/ S. Cromwell Crawford. Rs. 600

11. Mettalic and Mineral Drugs in Ayurveda/ S. R. Sudarshan

12. Introduction to Ayurveda/ Prof. S.K.Ramachandra Rao

13. Fundamentals of Ayurvedic Medicine/ Prof. Dr. P.H. Kulkarni

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2. Analysis of the Abhisamayalamkara / E.Obermiller. ISBN. 978-93-81218-18-1. Rs. 700

3. The Life of Buddha by Ashvaghosha Bodhisattva - Translated from Chinese into English by Samuel Beal. / ISBN 978-93- 81218-14-3 / Rs.450

4. Buddhist Suttas/ Eng.Trans. T.W.Rhys Davids. ISBN 978-93-81218-02-0 / Rs.450

5. Hand Book of Colloquial Tibetan/ Graham Sandberg. ISBN.978-93-81218-10-5. Rs.450

6. Buddha Carita/ Eng.Trans. E.B.Cowell. ISBN 978-93-81218-04-4/ Rs.300

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8- 10. Vinaya Texta/ Trans. by T.W.Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg,

(VOL I- The Patimokkha, The Mahavagga I-IV.), (VOL. II-The Mahavagga,V-X, The Culavagga I-III), (VOL. III, The Culavagga IV-XII.)

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11. The Lotus Sutra - Being an english translation of Saddharma-Pundrika Sutra/ Trans.H.Kern/ ISBN 978-93-81218-01-3 / Rs. 450

13. The Questions of King Milinda.Trans. T.W.Rhys Davids. Part I. ISBN.078-93-81218-22-8.Vol.I. 978-93-81218-24-2. (Set.) Rs. 600. Per Vols.

14. The Questions of King Milinda, Trans. T.W.Rhys Davids. Part II. ISBN.978-93-81218-23-5/Vol.II. 978-93-81218-24-2. (Set.) Rs. 600. Per Vols

15. Buddhist Texts from Japan. Ed. F.Max Muller, ISBN. 978-93-81218-43-3. Rs.600

16. Experiencing Buddhism - Ways of Wisdom and Compassion / by Ruben L. F. Habito / . ISBN.978-93-81218-46-4.Rs. 450

17. Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness/ Nancy McCagney. Rs. 400

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Fw: H-ASIA: Position Chinese Religions, esp. pre-mod Chinese Buddhism, UC Santa Barbara, Asst prof

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UC Santa Barbara, Asst prof

> H-ASIA
> August 31, 2011
>
>
> Position: Chinese Religions with primary area Pre-modern Chinese Buddhism,
> Assistant Professor (tenure-track), University of California - Santa
> Barbara
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> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=43012
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>
> University of California - Santa Barbara, Department of Religious Studies
> and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies
>
> Assistant Professor in Chinese Religions with Primary Area of
> Specialization in Premodern Chinese Buddhism
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: California, United States
> Position: Assistant Professor
>
>
>
>
> Assistant Professor in Chinese Religions with primary area of
> specialization in premodern Chinese Buddhism:
>
> The University of California Santa Barbara Department of Religious Studies
> and Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies invite
> applications for a joint-appointment, tenure-track position in Chinese
> religions, with expertise in premodern Chinese Buddhism. Ph.D. in hand is
> required by the time of the appointment. The successful candidate will
> have relevant research and language skills, including command of Chinese.
> A strong foundation in the doctrines and history of Chinese Buddhism is
> essential, and the ability to teach courses in other classical Chinese
> religions and value systems (Daoism, Confucianism, folk religiosity, etc.)
> and the interplay between them is a strength. The successful candidate
> must have the ability to engage in interdisciplinary research and teaching
> in the academic study of religion.
>
> Applicants should submit online a cover letter, curriculum vitae, writing
> sample, and three letters of recommendation to the Chair of the Search
> Committee at chinesereligions@eastasian.ucsb.edu. Applications received by
> Monday, November 14, 2011 will receive full review. Women and minority
> candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
>
> Further information about the Department of East Asian Languages and
> Cultural Studies and its specializations may be found at
> http://www.eastasian.ucsb.edu/and for the Department of Religious Studies
> http://www.religion.ucsb.edu/.
>
> The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
> Employer. Both departments are interested in candidates who can contribute
> to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through
> research, teaching and service.
>
>
>
>
> Contact: Professor Fabio Rambelli at rambelli ateastasian.ucsb.edu.
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> Website: http://www.eastasian.ucsb.edu/positions.htm
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position Buddhist Traditions of South and/or Southeast Asia, Vanderbilt Univ., Asst prof

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Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:22 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position Buddhist Traditions of South and/or Southeast
Asia, Vanderbilt Univ., Asst prof

> H-ASIA
> August 31, 2011
>
>
> Position: Buddhist Traditions of south and/or Southeast Asia, Assistant
> Professor (tenure-track), Vanderbilt University
> ************************************************************************
> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=43001
>
>
> Vanderbilt University, Department of Religious Studies
>
> Assistant Professor, Buddhist Traditions of South and/or Southeast Asia
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Tennessee, United States
> Position: Assistant Professor
>
>
> The Department of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University seeks to make
> an appointment in Buddhist Traditions of South and/or Southeast Asia. Rank
> is Assistant Professor tenure-track. Area of specialization, historical
> period, and methodological approach are open. Command of appropriate
> languages commensurate to an advanced research agenda will be required
> (e.g., Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Sinhala, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Lao or
> other vernacular). The successful candidate should expect to teach both
> introductory and advanced classes in the field; normal course load is two
> courses per semester (four per year). Qualified candidates should be
> prepared to mentor graduate students and teach advanced courses in the
> methodologies appropriate to the study of religion in the Graduate
> Department of Religions field of Historical and Critical Theories of
> Religion (HACTOR). PhD must be in-hand by the beginning of Fall 2012 term.
>
> Application deadline is 05 October 2011 with review to begin immediately.
>
> Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and
> under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply.
>
>
> Contact: Please send a letter of application, research statement, and
> assessment of teaching (if available), transcripts, and three letters of
> recommendation (or standard university graduate student placement dossier)
> to:
>
> Tony K. Stewart, Chair
>
> Department of Religious Studies
> ATT: Buddhist Traditions Search Committee
> Vanderbilt University
> VU Box #351585 [301 Garland Hall]
> 2301 Vanderbilt Place
> Nashville, TN 37235-1585 USA
>
> Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/religious_studies
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position Islamic Art & Architecture, Harvard Univ., Visual Resources Librarian

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Subject: H-ASIA: Position Islamic Art & Architecture, Harvard Univ., Visual
Resources Librarian

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> August 31, 2011
>
>
> Position: Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Art and Architecture
> Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, Harvard University
>
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> Harvard University, Fine Arts Library, Harvard Library
>
> Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Art and Architecture, Aga Khan
> Program for Islamic Architecture
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Massachusetts, United States
> Position: Librarian
>
>
> Reporting to the Public Services Librarian, this position is responsible
> for research support, collaboration, and outreach for visual materials in
> the field of Islamic art and architecture to faculty, students, and
> researchers. Visual materials collections include digital images and
> slides for teaching as well as other formats documenting all aspects of
> Islamic art and architecture in the Fine Arts Library including historic
> photographs, postcards, and ephemera. Additional responsibilities
> include implementation of appropriate and forward-looking image metadata
> schemes, digital access, and participation in collection development and
> management. Works closely with the Bibliographer in the Aga Khan Program
> for Islamic Architecture and the Photographic Resources Librarian in the
> Fine Arts Library and the faculty and staff of the Aga Khan Program.
>
> Qualifications:
>
> Master's degree in library and/or information science or equivalent
> experience
>
> Advanced degree at the master's level or higher in the history of art and
> architecture related to the study of the Islamic world, or the equivalent
> combination of education, experience and/or background etc.
> 3-5 years related professional library experience required
> Knowledge of at least one Middle Eastern language (Arabic, Persian,
> Turkish)
>
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>
>
> Contact: To see full job description and apply, please submit a cover
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Fw: H-ASIA: CFP Demystifying the Urban: Borderlands of Canada and India,

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India,

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> Call for paperss "Demystifying the Urban: Borderlands of Canada and
> India", Kolkata, February 1-3, 2012
> India
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> "Demystifying the Urban: Borderlands of Canada and India"
>
> Location: India
>
> Conference Date: 2012-02-01
> Date Submitted: 2011-08-29
> Announcement ID: 187489
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> Centre for Canadian Studies
> Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
>
> International Conference on Canadian Studies February 1-3, 2012
>
> "Demystifying the Urban: Borderlands of Canada and India"
>
> With the various advances of new urban sociologies, the inadequacies of
> already existing models to track the production of the urban space have
> been felt all across the globe. This approach of redefining or
> demystifying the urban space as a social category comes from the inherent
> inadequacies of already existing economic, political, sociological and
> semiotic models. More empirical work is required to understand the
> production of the urban space and other forms of spatial negotiations
> associated with it. We have to remember that this urban space is also the
> settlement space/zone. It is an important territory of emerging social
> movements, community relations/liaisons.
>
> The Urban cannot be studied as a single discreet metropolitan development
> in a particular national setting. We have to look at it from a larger
> global setting in order to identify the ideologies of Colonialism to late
> Liberalism behind the social production of this urban space. Thus the
> study of this urban space has to be multidisciplinary. We need a
> comparative methodology to understand the complexity of the space. It is
> important to remember that the urban is continuously being defined in
> relation to what is not urban.
>
> Over a few decades, Canada and India, as geo-political identities
> experienced the growth and development of urban spaces and the discontent
> associated with it. Be it Ontario or Gujarat, the Aboriginal people in
> both the countries have raised their voice against illegal, illicit
> development projects and land acquisitions. Both Canada and India has
> experienced record migration to these urban spaces on an international and
> national level. The complex issues of labour mobilization and manhandling
> of human resource is closely associated with urbanization. Various groups
> (indigenous, immigrants, migrants, ethnic minorities, sexual minorities,
> religious minorities,) in both the countries have performed their
> discontent to reclaim their identities which have been thwarted in these
> promised lands. If we consider these urban spaces as negotiations of
> neocolonial paradigms, then one cannot ignore the various forms of
> performing discontent from several communities in these emerging
> territories.
>
> The conference will try to map these performing discontents as pedagogic
> shifts, to be more specific, paradigmatic shifts in the global context.
> The idea is to relocate pedagogy outside the imperial framework of
> pedagogic models. In the Global context, the situation of the Aboriginal
> People in Canada and India (how it was and how it is perceived today
> within the academia and other social institutions ) can serve as an
> example in both Canada and India to substantiate the claim of spatial
> negotiation in the context of increasing visibility of various minority
> groups in the urban space. Immigration and International Labour
> mobilization/politics can be cited as another example in this context.
> Papers are invited in all areas relating to the general theme of the
> conference. We have identified certain areas and some of them are listed
> below:
>
> Urban Sociology :Metropolis, Cities, Towns and Ruralis, Architecture The
> Urban Space and Indigenous Alterities
> Multiculturalism, citizenship, Identity and Nation
> Community , the Individual, Alternative sexualities
> International Laws, Labour Mobilisation and policy management
> Constitution, Policies and Human rights
> Politics of integration/disintegration, inclusion/exclusion Diversity,
> ethnicity, tolerance
> Literature, Films, Cultural Texts
> Performance Studies
> The New Media (Blog/Online journals/ Online networks/ Advertisements)
> Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
>
> The title and a brief abstract (200-300 words) of the proposed paper may
> be sent as an email attachment (only Microsoft Word Document, saved in a
> compatible mode) by 31st October, 2011 to
> canadacentreju@gmail.com
>
> Contact Persons:
> Conference Coordinator: Professor Suchorita Chattopadhyay,
> Coordinator, Centre for Canadian Studies, Department of Comparative
> Literature, Jadavpur University.
>
> Organizing Committee:
> Dr. Debashree Dattaray (Assistant Professor)
> debashreedattaray@gmail.com
> Sm. Swagata Bhattacharya (Senior Research Fellow)
> sbhat_22@yahoo.co.in
> Sri Dheeman Bhattacharyya (Senior Research Fellow)
> dheemanbhattacharyya@gmail.com
>
> Mailing Address: Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur
> University, Kolkata-700032, India.
> Telephone: 033-2414-6690 (2152 Extn.)
>
>
> Conference Coordinator: Professor Suchorita Chattopadhyay, Coordinator,
> Centre for Canadian Studies, Department of Comparative Literature,
> Jadavpur University.
>
> Organizing Committee:
> Dr. Debashree Dattaray (Assistant Professor) debashreedattaray@gmail.com
> Sm. Swagata Bhattacharya (Senior Research Fellow) sbhat_22@yahoo.co.in
> Sri Dheeman Bhattacharyya (Senior Research Fellow)
> dheemanbhattacharyya@gmail.com
>
> Mailing Address: Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur
> University, Kolkata-700032, India.
> Telephone: 033-2414-6690 (2152 Extn.)
> Email: canadacentreju@gmail.com
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: CFP So. Asian Cinema, SW/Texas PCA/ACA Conf., Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 8-11, 2012

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Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:51 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: CFP So. Asian Cinema, SW/Texas PCA/ACA Conf., Albuquerque,
NM, Feb. 8-11, 2012

> H-ASIA
> August 31, 2011
>
> Call for Proposals: South Asian Cinema Southwest/Texas Popular Culture
> Association/American Culture Association 33rd Annual Conference February
> 8-11, 2012, Albuquerque, New Mexico
> ***********************************************************************
> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Call for Proposals: South Asian Cinema Southwest/Texas Popular Culture
> Association/American Culture Association 33rd Annual Conference February
> 8-11, 2012
>
> Location: New Mexico, United States
> Call for Papers Date: 2011-12-01
> Date Submitted: 2011-08-30
> Announcement ID: 187538
>
> Proposals for papers and panels are now being considered for the South
> Asian Cinema Area of the annual SW/TX PCA/ACA conference. This years
> conference theme is Celebrating "Foods & Culture(s) in a Global Context."
>
> South Asian Cinema is a new area at this conference and any topics related
> to this area are welcomed. Listed below are suggestions for possible
> panels and presentations, but topics not included here will also be warmly
> considered.
>
> * The work of Satyajit Ray
> * Nehru and Indian cinema
> * Parallel cinema
> * Social problem films
> * Partition in Indian cinema
> * Indian documentary
> * Indian silent film
> * Malayalam cinema
> * Bengali filmmakers
> * Hindi Cinemas Golden Age (Bimal Roy, Mehboob Khan, Guru Dutt)
> * Diasporic Indian filmmakers
>
> Scholars, teachers, filmmakers, graduate students, and others interested
> in all aspects of South Asian Cinema are encouraged to participate in
> getting this exciting new conference area established in its debut year.
>
> Please submit your panel or presentation proposal, abstract (200-250
> words), and brief current resume by 1st December 2011 to the conference
> website database which can be accessed at
> http://conference2012.swtxpca.org
>
>
> Robert Cross
> Doshisha University
> Institute for Language and Culture
> 1-3 Tatara Miyakodani
> Kyotanabe-shi 610-0394
> Japan
>
>
> Email: rcross@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
> Visit the website at http://conference2012.swtxpca.org
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: CONF Visual Underground: Theatre Scorpio & Japanese Experimental Cinema of the Sixties, Montreal, Sep 16, 2011

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Subject: H-ASIA: CONF Visual Underground: Theatre Scorpio & Japanese
Experimental Cinema of the Sixties, Montreal, Sep 16, 2011

> H-ASIA
> August 31, 2011
>
> Symposium: Visual Underground: Theatre Scorpio & Japanese Experimental
> Cinema of the Sixties, Montreal, September 16, 2011
>
> ***********************************************************************
> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Visual Underground: Theatre Scorpio & Japanese Experimental Cinema of the
> Sixties
>
> Location: Quebec, Canada
> Symposium Date: 2011-09-16 (in 16 days)
> Date Submitted: 2011-08-24
> Announcement ID: 187403
>
> Over the past few years the legacy of the Japanese cinematic and artistic
> experiments of the 1960s has received renewed international attention in
> academia in Japan, Europe and North America. Visual Underground: Theatre
> Scorpio & Japanese Experimental Cinema of the Sixties presents and
> reflects on a body of rarely screened experimental Japanese films from
> this decade. Visual Underground is a uniquely conceived event, comprised
> of three days of film screenings (Sept. 16-18, 2011) and a one-day
> academic symposium (Sept.17), both of which are free and open to the
> general public.
>
> Visual Underground will screen a series of experimental films associated
> with the legendary Theatre Scorpio (Sasori-za), as well as with Japan's
> first art-house distributor and production house, the Art Theatre Guild
> (ATG).
>
> For more information, please visit our website:
> www.visualunderground.ca
>
>
> Yuriko Furuhata
> Department of East Asian Studies
> 3434 McTavish St.
> Montreal, Quebec
> H3A 1X9 Canada
> Email: yuriko.furuhata@mcgill.ca
> Visit the website at http://www.visualunderground.ca
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: CFP Writing Pugwash Histories.From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Kabul and Gaza Workshop, Vienna, May 10-12, 2012

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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:05 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: CFP Writing Pugwash Histories.From Hiroshima and Nagasaki
to Kabul and Gaza Workshop, Vienna, May 10-12, 2012

> H-ASIA
> August 31, 2011
>
> Call for papers: Workshop Writing Pugwash Histories. From Hiroshima and
> Nagasaki to Kabul and Gaza, Vienna, May 10-12, 2012
>
> ***********************************************************************
> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Call for papers Writing Pugwash Histories. From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to
> Kabul and Gaza
>
> Location: Austria
> Workshop Date: 2011-10-31
> Date Submitted: 2011-08-23
> Announcement ID: 187361
>
> First Call for Papers: Workshop
> Writing Pugwash Histories.
> From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Kabul and Gaza
>
> Sponsored by: Institute for Contemporary History, University of Vienna,
> and Arbeitskreis Historische Friedensforschung (AKHF) Conveners: Silke
> Fengler (University of Vienna), Alison Kraft (Egenis, University of
> Exeter), Holger Nehring (University of Sheffield, AKHF), and Carola Sachse
> (University of Vienna) Keynote speaker: Matthew Evangelista (Cornell
> University) In cooperation with: Pugwash Conferences on Science and World
> Affairs (contact: Sandra Ionno Butcher), Vereinigung Deutscher
> Wissenschaftler (VDW, contact: Reiner Braun)
>
> Dates: 10-12 May, 2012 Venue: University of Vienna Conference language:
> English
>
> Deadline for proposals (one page plus brief CV): 31 October, 2011
>
> For nuclear physicists, chemists and technicians, the hundreds of
> thousands of civilian victims of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima
> and Nagasaki cast a painfully sharp light on the military and biopolitical
> consequences of their work during the Second World War. In the nuclear
> arms race between the Cold War superpowers, many nuclear scientists felt
> able, justified and indeed called upon to campaign against the continued
> development and deployment of nuclear weapons. Those scientists included
> some who had themselves helped to develop the atom bomb.
>
> Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
>
> Among the various national and transnational groupings working against
> nuclear war, the Pugwash movement stands out. Even today, it evokes the
> July 1955 manifesto that was drafted by Bertrand Russell and co-signed by
> Albert Einstein just before his death. The movement took its name from the
> location of its first meeting, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in
> summer 1957. So far, 59 Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
> and numerous workshops have been held in various regions of the world.
> From the beginning, the movement aimed to bring together eminent
> scientists, scholars, politicians, diplomats and government advisers
> across the hostile frontiers of the Cold War. The Pugwashites wanted to go
> beyond the exchange of diplomatic notes or military force, instead using
> the shared language of science to evaluate the risks of nuclear armament,
> develop solutions to regional conflicts and exert influence on national
> governments with the goal of promoting world peace.
>
> The themes addressed by the Pugwash conferences have diversified to
> reflect the changing problems facing international politics climate
> change; crises of energy, food and natural resources. Since the movement
> was founded its membership structure has also changed, as have the
> scientific disciplines and professions of its members, its objectives,
> methods and modes of cooperation, and its role within the debates of
> global politics.
>
> Pugwash movement: History or histories
>
> To date, the history of the Pugwash movement has been told largely through
> chronological accounts, memoirs and partial studies of national Pugwash
> groups. Writing a comprehensive history of the movement is perhaps not
> possible at the present time. On the one hand, the informal structure of
> the Pugwash movement means it is known only to a relatively small
> audience, and has attracted little attention from historians even since
> the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the movement and its secretary
> general, Joseph Rotblat, in 1995. On the other, although the Pugwash
> movement has an international presence, it is embedded in very different
> scientific, social and political configurations in different countries and
> regions. As a result, it seems neither possible nor desirable to write a
> single, unified narrative of the movement's peace-policy successes and
> global political significance.
>
> Instead, what we need are multi-faceted histories written from a range of
> distinct national and regional perspectives. Only in this way will
> historians be able to fully understand the distinctive character of the
> Pugwash movement in the long term, its survival through time and across
> such profound political changes and its contributions to international
> dialogue. From its inception, Pugwash oscillated between an elitist claim
> to universal scientific expertise, links with transnational movements for
> peace and against nuclear weapons, and integration into the local
> political establishments. It therefore offers an outstanding opportunity
> to consider national and international connections between science and
> politics, which became increasingly complex during the second half of the
> twentieth century. Analysing these interrelations from a transnational
> perspective necessitates a large, cooperative network of historians, able
> to take a range of different thematic and regional approaches.
>
> Objectives of the workshop
>
> The wide and diverse literature on the Cold War by political historians,
> historians of science and historians of diplomacy has hitherto yielded
> only a small number of informative studies of the Pugwash movement (these
> include Evangelista 1999; Kubbig 2004; Butcher 2005; Braun 2007). The
> proposed workshop intends to form a springboard for a more broadly based
> engagement with the topic. Our objectives include:
> - to exchange information regarding existing research and ongoing projects
> relating to the history of the Pugwash movement in various different
> countries,
> - using completed, current and planned research projects as a point of
> entry, to discuss history of science and political history dimensions of
> the Pugwash movement,
> - to examine methodological approaches, the state of documentation and
> questions around archival sources relevant to Pugwash.
>
> Who is invited?
>
> We invite proposals from scholars in the history of science, social and
> political history, and related disciplines. You should either have worked
> directly on the history of the Pugwash movement or addressed it in the
> course of other research. Proposals related to ongoing PhD or postdoctoral
> projects are particularly welcome.
>
> Please submit a one-page proposal and brief CV in English to
> office_sachse.zeitgeschichte@univie.ac.at by 31 October, 2011. We will
> notify selected participants in November 2011. Papers of no more than
> 3,500 words must be submitted, in English, by 31 March, 2012.
>
> Funding is still pending. We hope to be able to cover travel costs for up
> to ten participants (max. 400 each).
>
>
> Prof. Dr. Carola Sachse
> Institut fr Zeitgeschichte
> Universitt Wien
> Spitalgasse 2, Hof 1
> A-1090 Vienna
>
> Dr. Silke Fengler
> Institut fur Zeitgeschichte
> Universitt Wien
> Spitalgasse 2, Hof 1
> A-1090 Vienna
> silke.fengler@univie.ac.at
>
> Dr. Alison Kraft
> ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (Egenis)
> University of Exeter
> Byrne House, St. Germans Road
> Exeter
> EX4 4PJ
> alison.kraft@nottingham.ac.uk
>
> Office:
>
> Martina Schmied
> Institut fr Zeitgeschichte
> Universitt Wien
> Spitalgasse 2, Hof 1
> A-1090 Vienna
> office_sachse.zeitgeschichte@univie.ac.at
>
> Email: a.kraft@exeter.ac.uk
>
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: CFP Authors/reviewers for online journal on religon and politics

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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:14 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: CFP Authors/reviewers for online journal on religon and
politics

> H-ASIA
> August 31, 2011
>
> Call for authors/reviewers for new online weekly journal on religion and
> politics
> ***********************************************************************
> Ed. note: Although the editor's name will have a certain resonance with
> South Asian scholars, there is no specific reference to Asia in this
> notice, but in my experience Asia does have religion and politics, so this
> may be of interest. FFC
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Recruiting writers and book reviewers for new online weekly journal on
> religion and politics
> Website Date: 2011-10-01
> Date Submitted: 2011-08-30
> Announcement ID: 187529
>
> Recruiting emerging and established scholars and journalists of religion
> to write magazine-length stories on religion and politics as well as book
> reviews for new, online weekly journal (university center based) set to
> launch in early Winter, 2012. Authors work with editors on story planning
> and editing. Authors are compensated per article/review.
>
> Max Perry Mueller
> Associate Editor
> Religion & Politics
>
> Email: max.mueller@wustl.edu
> Visit the website at http://rap.wustl.edu/
>
>
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: Modern Art Asia seeking Assoc. Editors & Peer-Reviewers

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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:17 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Modern Art Asia seeking Assoc. Editors & Peer-Reviewers

> H-ASIA
> August 31, 2011
>
> Modern Art Asia is seeking Associate Editors and Peer-Reviewers
>
> ***********************************************************************
> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Modern Art Asia is seeking Associate Editors and Peer-Reviewers
>
> Date Submitted: 2011-08-26
> Announcement ID: 187436
>
> Modern Art Asia was founded to encourage interdisciplinary and
> international exchange between scholars working on the arts of Asia.
> We provide a platform for graduate and doctoral researchers to present
> their work to a broad international readership, and aim to provide an
> accessible route into publication for early career scholars.
>
> We are currently seeking to appoint new Associate Editors and
> peer-reviewers in order to expand our team. Applications are invited
> from scholars with research backgrounds in modern and contemporary art
> from any region of Asia. We are particularly interested in appointing
> scholars with expertise in the fields of Chinese, Indian, Korean and
> Singaporean art. Applicants should be in the advanced stages of PhD
> study, or have received their doctoral degree within the last two
> years.
>
> Associate Editors
> * are responsible for distributing Calls for Papers to their networks
> and institutions and seeking new contributors;
> * selecting articles for publication;
> * advising on the editorial stance and future development of Modern
> Art Asia;
> * liaising with authors and peer-reviewers to prepare articles for
> publication.
>
> Peer-reviewers
> * advise editors on the selection of articles for publication in
> accord with their own research specialisms;
> * review and copy edit submissions;
> * liaise with authors and editors to prepare articles for
> publication.
>
> Modern Art Asia typically publishes 6-10 articles quarterly. Editors
> and peer-reviewers will be involved in the preparation of an average
> of 4-5 articles throughout the year. Editors and peer-reviews may
> continue to submit articles for publication in Modern Art Asia. Prior
> experience of editing and publishing is not required. Further
> guidelines on the peer-review process will be made available on the
> contribute section of our website.
>
> Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Please send a synopsis
> of your current research, together with a copy of your CV; list of
> publications; and details of previous editing or publication
> experience (if applicable). For further information and to submit your
> application, please contact munro@modernartasia.com
>
>
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Fw: H-ASIA: New online content at The Asia-Pacific Journal

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To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 9:02 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: New online content at The Asia-Pacific Journal

> H-ASIA
> August 30, 2011
>
> New online content at The Asia-Pacific Journal (formerly Japan Focus)
> ************************************************************************
> From: "The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus"<info@japanfocus.org>
>
> Newsletter No. 35 2011, August 29, 2011
>
> New Articles Posted In This Issue
>
> Sergey Radchenko,
> Japanese Business, Soviet Development, and Territorial Conflict, 1975-1985
>
> Miyamoto Yuki, Ninomiya Shuhei and Shin Ki-young,
> The Family, Koseki, and the Individual: Japanese and Korean Experiences
>
> See http://japanfocus.org/
>
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position Islamic Arts, Bard Grad Ctr in NYC, Postdoc fellow

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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:53 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position Islamic Arts, Bard Grad Ctr in NYC, Postdoc fellow

> H-ASIA
> August 30, 2011
>
> Position: Islamic Arts and Material Culture, Post-Doctoral Fellow,
> Bard Graduate Center in New York
> ************************************************************************
> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=42962
>
> Bard Graduate Center, Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture
>
> Post Doctoral Islamicist
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: New York, United States
> Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
>
>
> The Bard Graduate Center in New York City invites applications for a new
> post doctoral position in Islamic arts and material culture. The BGC is a
> graduate research institute committed to the study of the cultural history
> of the material world, drawing on methodologies and approaches from art
> and design history, economic and cultural history, history of technology,
> philosophy, anthropology, and archaeology.
>
> Our ideal candidate is a scholar with a broad background in Islamic art,
> archaeology and cultural history who is able to teach one general course a
> semester on objects and their contexts, and one on a subject related to
> their research interests. The postdoc fellow will also organize and chair
> a symposium in his/her second year of the fellowship. The recipient must
> have a Ph.D. Applications are due on 15 November 2011.
>
> The stipend for this two-year position is $35,000 per year. Housing is
> available. There is also a travel and research stipend of $1,500 for each
> of the two years the fellow is in residence. The application should
> include a cover letter, indicating areas of special interest, curriculum
> vitae, sample publication (SASE), and three letters of recommendation, and
> should be sent to: Search Committee, Bard Graduate Center: Decorative
> Arts, Design History, Material Culture, attn: Dean Simon, 38 W. 86th
> Street, New York, NY 10024. All applications should be sent by post.
>
> The BGC is an EOE/AA employer.
>
>
> Contact: Send applications to:
> Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture,
> attn: Dean Simon, 38 W. 86th Street, New York, NY 10024
>
> If you have any questions, please contact:
> Dean Elena Pinto Simon
> simon@bgc.bard.edu
>
> Website: http://www.bgc.bard.edu/
> Primary Category: Islamic History / Studies
>
> Secondary Categories: None
> Posting Date: 08/29/2011
> Closing Date 11/24/2011
>
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Fw: H-ASIA: CFP: Wallich & Indian Natural History: Collection Dispersal and the Cultivation of Knowledge, London, Dec 6-7, 2011

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:10 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: CFP: Wallich & Indian Natural History: Collection Dispersal
and the Cultivation of Knowledge, London, Dec 6-7, 2011

> H-ASIA
> August 29, 2011
>
> Call for papers: Wallich and Indian Natural History: Collection Dispersal
> and the Cultivation of Knowledge - London, December 6-7, 2011
>
> (x-post H-HistGeog)
> *****************************************************************
> From: Zara Naghizadeh [Z.Naghizadeh@nhm.ac.uk]
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> Wallich and Indian Natural History:
> Collection Dispersal and the Cultivation of Knowledge.
>
> Date: 6th-7th December, 2011
> Location: The Natural History Museum, London and The Royal Botanic
> Gardens, Kew
>
> Abstract Submission Deadline: 30th August, 2011
>
> This international conference will be held from the 6th-7th December,
> 2011, on the general theme of South Asian natural history collections with
> a special emphasis on the collections of the Danish botanist Nathaniel
> Wallich (1786-1854), a major figure in the history and development of
> botany in the nineteenth century. As superintendent of the Calcutta
> Botanic Garden (1817-1846), he undertook botanical expeditions, described
> new plant species, amassed a large herbarium, collected thousands of plant
> specimens and commissioned local artists to draw beautiful botanical
> watercolours. His work has thus been influential in South Asian Natural
> History research.
>
> This conference will explore the challenges associated with exploiting
> such collections and the interesting opportunities they provide for
> interdisciplinary research. In particular, the conference will consider
> the experience of the recent "Wallich and Indian Natural History" project
> as an interesting exemplar (a collaboration with the British Library and
> The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and funded by the World Collections
> Programme).
>
> Major South Asian natural history collections from the 18th and 19th
> century are now dispersed across institutions in South Asia, Europe and
> beyond. Thus, the conference will be hosted by the Natural History Museum,
> London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in partnership with the British
> Library. This conference plays an integral part in the World Collections
> Programme's funded project "Wallich and Indian Natural History".
>
> A full programme and travel information will be available on the Centre
> for Arts and Humanities (Natural History Museum) website,
> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/cahr, by the 30th September, 2011.
>
> The definition of 'South Asia', in this call for papers, refers to the
> wide geographical region, as opposed to the Indian subcontinent alone.
>
> Day One, 6th December
>
> The first day of the conference will be held at the Natural History
> Museum, and structured by three speaker sessions. The themes for these
> sessions are:
>
> 1) South Asian Natural History and Collections
> 2) Dispersal and Movement of South Asian Collections
> 3) Collection Exploitation and Digitisation
>
> Day Two, 7th December
> The second day will be devoted to an opportunity to view and discuss
> Wallich-related material at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
>
> Conference Themes:
>
> We welcome papers that address the following themes:
>
> 1) South Asian Natural History and Collections
> * The life and expeditions of Nathaniel Wallich
> * Early 19th century development of Indian botanical gardens
> * Preservation and conservation of collections
> * South Asian natural history drawings as a research resource
>
> 2) Dispersal and Movement of South Asian Collections
> * The geographic movement of collections from South Asia
> * The impact of dispersal on research
> * Imperialism and the East India Company
> * Pictorial records of British India
>
> 3) Collection Exploitation and Digitisation
> * The digital humanities: challenges and opportunities
> * Digital archiving and its development
> * Modernising collection classifications
> * The impact of digitising natural history collections
>
> A preference will be given to papers with a focus on the Indian natural
> history collections. International submissions are welcome.
>
> Travel bursaries are available to speakers only. If you would like to
> attend the conference as a delegate, please visit our website and follow
> the links to our online ticketing system which will be made available by
> the 30th September, 2011.
>
> Timeline:
> Deadline for abstracts: 30th August, 2011 Full conference programme: 30th
> September, 2011
>
> Abstract Submission
>
> Abstracts must be no more than 500 words. Please submit your abstract as a
> Word file to Zara Naghizadeh (z.naghizadeh@nhm.ac.uk) with "SUBMISSION
> WINH2011" in the subject title of your e-mail. In the body of your e-mail,
> you should include the following: title, name, institution, e-mail
> address, postal address, telephone number, technical requests and a brief
> biography.
>
> For all enquiries relating to this conference, the Wallich Collection, or
> CAHR activities, please e-mail Zara Naghizadeh (z.naghizadeh@nhm.ac.uk).
>
> Centre for Arts and Humanities Research (CAHR)
> Natural History Museum Cromwell Road
> London
> SW7 5BD
> www.nhm.ac.uk/cahr/
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Fw: H-ASIA: Call for applications: ACLS/CCK Comparative Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society Program

----- Original Message -----
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Subject: H-ASIA: Call for applications: ACLS/CCK Comparative Perspectives on
Chinese Culture and Society Program

> H-ASIA
> August 30, 2011
>
> Call for applications: ACLS/CCK Comparative Perspectives on Chinese
> Culture and Society Program
> ******************************************************************
> From: Kelly Buttermore <kbuttermore@ACLS.org>
>
> The American Council of Learned Societies, with funding from the Chiang
> Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, invites
> applications for grants to support collaborative work in China studies
> in the form of conferences, workshops, and planning meetings.
>
> In this cycle of competitions we are soliciting proposals in the
> humanities and related social sciences that adopt an explicitly
> cross-cultural or comparative perspective. We invite submission of
> projects that, for example, compare aspects of Chinese history and
> culture with those of other nations and civilizations, explore the
> interaction of these nations and civilizations, or engage in
> cross-cultural research on the relations among the diverse and shifting
> populations of China. Proposals are expected to be empirically grounded,
> theoretically informed, and methodologically explicit.
>
> The program will support collaborative work of three types:
>
> * Planning Meetings: Grants up to $6,000 will be offered for
> one-day meetings to plan conferences or workshops, or for less
> structured explorations, e.g., brainstorming sessions.
> * Workshops: Grants of $10,000 to $15,000 will be offered for
> workshops designed to promote discussion and the exchange of ideas on
> newly available or inadequately researched data or texts in a collegial,
> seminar-like setting. Workshops are not mini-conferences with the
> presentation of formal papers describing work already done.
> * Conferences: Grants up to $25,000 will be offered for formal
> research conferences intended to produce significant new research that
> will be published in a conference volume.
>
> The program aims to promote interchange among scholars who may not
> otherwise have the opportunity to work together. Accordingly, proposals
> will not be supported for activities of scholars from one institution or
> that fall within an institution's normal range of colloquia, symposia,
> or seminar series. The program will not support regularly scheduled
> meetings, conventions, or parts thereof. Proposals must include at least
> one scholar from Taiwan as a participant.
>
> Eligibility
>
> The principal organizer must be affiliated with a university or research
> institution and must hold a Ph.D. There are no restrictions as to
> citizenship of participants or location of the project; however, it is
> expected the scholars from academic institutions in Taiwan will
> participate in conferences, workshops, and planning meetings.
>
> The deadline for completed applications is September 28, 2011.
>
> Visit http://www.acls.org/programs/cck for program guidelines and
> application information. Decisions will be announced in late December
> 2011.
>
> Kelly Buttermore
> Grants Coordinator
> American Council of Learned Societies
> 633 Third Avenue, 8th Floor
> New York, NY 10017
> Tel: (212) 697-1505, ext. 146
> Fax: (212) 949-8058
> Email: kbuttermore@acls.org
>
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