CFP: History of Feminist Thought (incl Ch & Jp) (encyclopedia entries; 15 Oct)

They are currently seeking contributors to annotate primary source documents in women's history including on China and Japan--in areas that overlap with the interests of some students in EALC. As you probably know, encyclopedia entries aren't exactly gold on a CV, but they're definitely a good way to get started on publications.

I am seeking another round of contributors for an anthology of global documents related to the History of Feminist Thought, to be published by Greenwood Press. This 2-volume set will present approximately 250 primary source documents, tracing responses and challenges to the subordination of women within different national, cultural, and political contexts at different times throughout history. It is a much-needed project in recovering women's voices and incorporating the story of women's rights into the larger themes of world history. In some cases, this will be the first English-language publication of a document and so the possibilities for future research based on our collection are exciting, to say the least.


BELOW is a chronological list of entries for which contributors are currently needed. The main focus of each entry is the primary source document. Contributors will assist in selecting excerpts to use and will write brief contextual essays to accompany the excerpt. Each entry will be approximately 1500 words total, to include both the excerpt and the analysis/context.

Please look over the list for a wide range of geographical and chronological areas of interest - you need not be familiar with an
individual writer or document to write an entry. In most cases, I have already compiled some bibliographical or other information on the specific document and will pass that research on to you to assist you in writing the entry. I will send complete contributor guidelines as well as sample entries to interested writers.

The deadline for these entries is October 15, 2008. The honoraria is $40.00 per entry - contributors completing 4 or more entries may choose a copy of the published set (valued at $225.00) in lieu of cash payment.

PLEASE circulate this call to colleagues at other institutions, to graduate students, or to other interested scholars/writers.

Thank you and I look forward to working with an international community of scholars on this exciting project!

Tiffany K. Wayne, PhD
Independent Scholar
www.womanwriting.com


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Call for Contributors - April 28, 2008
History of Feminist Thought (Greenwood Press)
Editor: Tiffany K. Wayne, PhD


1.. "How Should the Woman's Nature Hinder Us?" and other poems from the
Therigatha (India, c. 600 b.c.e.)
2.. "Lessons for Women," Pan Chao (China, 80 c.e.)
3.. "How I could best forward the cause of other women.," Radegund
(Germany?, 520/5-587)
4.. "The marriage knot can only tie one who exists.," Rabi'a (Islamic
empire (Iraq?), c. 800)
5.. ".I always write as I please.," Xue Tao (China, c. 800)
6.. "Because I am a woman." and "This wild lady.," poems by Yeshe
Tsogyal (Tibet, c. 800)
7.. ".they are not of equal status with me.," Dhuoda (Septimia
(France?), 843)
8.. ".my silken woman's dress obscures my poetry.," Yu Xuanji (China, c.
860)
9.. "Scorn he should not render at the writer's weaker gender,"
Hrotsvita (d. c. 973?)
10.. "These Five Obstructions" (to women's enlightenment), Senshi
Naishinno(Japan, c.1000)
11.. ".the fate of being a woman.," Shunzei kyo no musume (Japan, c.1200)
12.. "Letter of the god of love" and "Book of the City of Ladies,"
Christine de Pizan (Italy, 1405)
13.. "But a spindle is all you offer." (and other writings), Argula von
Grumbach (Germany?, c.1530s)
14.. Letter on "the rightful freedom" of women, Louise Labe (France, 1555)
15.. Preface to Calvin's "On the Modesty of Women in Their Dress," Marie
Dentiere
(Geneva, Switzerland, 1561)
16.. "What daunts me most is being a woman.forbidden to write." and other
writings, Maria de San Jose Salazar (Spain, c.1580s)
17.. Disenchantments of Love, Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor (Spain, 1637)
18.. On the Equality of the Two Sexes, Francois Poullain de la Barre
(France, 1673)
19.. "The Answer," Sor Juana de la Cruz (Mexico, 1691)
20.. A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, Mary Astell (England, 1694)
21.. "Song of a Married Woman," Sanciya Honnamma (India, date?)
22.. "Appeasing Radhika," Muddupalani (India, c. late 1700s)
23.. "Appeal of One-Half the Human Race," Anna Wheeler (William Thompson)
(England, 1825)
24.. "A Plea for Woman," Marion Reid (Scotland, 1843)
25.. "Liberty," Carolina Coronado (Spain, 1852)
26.. "The Homes of the New World," Fredrika Bremer (Sweden, 1853)
27.. "Woman and her Social Relationships," Anna Maria Mozzoni (Italy, 1864)
28.. "Appeal to the Men of New Zealand," Mary Muller (New Zealand, 1869)
29.. "My Life," Rassundari Devi (India, 1876)
30.. "The Emancipation of Women," Maria Eugenia Echenique (Argentina, 1876)
31.. "We women who are heads of households.," Kusunose Kita (Japan, 1878)
32.. The Political Rights of Women and Social and Political Equality of
Women and Men, Hubertine Auclert (France, 1878-79)
33.. "I am the most interesting book of all." or other writings by Marie
Bashkirtseff (Russia/France, 1878-79)
34.. "A Comparison of Men and Women," Tarabai Shinde (India, 1882)
35.. "Daughters in Boxes," Kishida Toshiko (Japan, 1883)
36.. Origin of Family, Private Property, and the State, Friedrich Engels
(Germany, 1884)
37.. "The High Caste Hindu Woman," Pandita Ramabai Saraswati (India, 1888)
38.. "Equality of Rights," Francisca Diniz (Brazil, 1890)
39.. ".men and women are equal before God.," Muhammad 'Abdu (Egypt c.1890s)
40.. "Fair and Equal Treatment," Zainab Fawwaz (Lebanon, 1892)
41.. "The Emancipation of Women and its Probable Consequences," Adele
Crepaz (Bohemia/Austrio-Hungarian, 1893)
42.. "The Christian Feminist," Marie Maugeret (France, 1897)
43.. "The Coming Woman" and other articles from The Dawn, Louisa Lawson(?)
(Australia, 1899)
44.. "The Liberation of Women," Qassim Amin (Egypt, 1899)
45.. "A Mother's Word on the Woman Question," Marianne Hainisch
(Austria, c. 1900)
46.. "Women of the Philippines," Clemencia Lopez (Philippines, 1902)
47.. Memoranda on women's education, Raden Ajeng Kartini
(Indonesia/Java, 1903)
48.. "Reflection on Woman Suffrage," Briet Bjarnheoinsdottir (Iceland,
1905)
49.. "To Critics of Femininity," Rosa Mayreder (Austria, 1905)
50.. "Feminism is a Force," Julieta Lanteri (Argentina, 1906)
51.. "If I had the right to legislate.," Bahithat al-Badiya (Egypt, 1909)
52.. "The Liberation of Motherhood," Katti Anker Moller (Norway, 1910s?)
53.. "My Opinion," Luisa Capetillo (Puerto Rico, 1911)
54.. "Future of the Women's Movement," Helena Swanwick (England, 1913)
55.. "To the Women of the World," Hiratsuka Raicho (Japan, 1913)
56.. "Memoirs of a Persian Princess," Taj Al-Saltana (Iran, 1914)
57.. Speech on Woman Suffrage (?), Sarojini Naidu (India, c. 1918)
58.. Resolutions of Zurich Conference, Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom (WILPF) (1919)
59.. "The Difference between Men and Women.," Nabawiya Musa (Egypt, 1920)
60.. speech/statement from Woman Suffrage League, Ichikawa Fusae (Japan,
c.1920s?)
61.. "Women's Careers," Yang Zhihua (China, 1922)
62.. "The Woman in Democracy," Frantiska Plaminkova (Czech Republic, 1924)
63.. "Woman as Leaders," Amy Garvey (Jamaica, 1925)
64.. "The Turkish Ordeal," Halide Edib Adivar (Turkey, 1928)
65.. "Unveiling and Veiling: on the Liberation of the Woman.in the
Islamic World," Nazira Zain al-Din (Lebanon, 1928)
66.. "Philippine Women and the Vote," Trinidad Fernandez Lagarda
(Philippines, 1931)
67.. "Facing Two Ways," Shizue Kato (Japan 1935)
68.. "East and West in Cooperation," Shareefeh Hamid Ali (India, 1935)
69.. "Sex and the Truth," Women Today, Murial Phillips (Australia, 1939)
70.. speech at Arab Feminist Conference (& other writings?), Huda
Shaarawi (Egypt, 1944)
71.. "Arab Women's Intellectual Heritage," Zahiya Dughan (Lebanon, 1944)
72.. Nation and Family, Alva Myrdal (Sweden, 1945?)
73.. "We had Equality.," Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Nigeria, 1947)
74.. "An End to the Neglect of the Problems of Negro Women," Claudia Jones
(Trinidad, 1949)
75.. founding statement of Singapore Council of Women (or other
writings?), Shirin Fozdar (Singapore, 1951?)
76.. charter and "What Women Want," Federation of South African Women
(FSAW) (South Africa, 1954-55)
77.. "Our Constitution-We the Liberated Women," Ghada Samman (Syria, 1961)
78.. pamphlet or statement on Indonesian women's movement, Gerwani
(Indonesia, c.1965)
79.. "Towards Equality," Committee on Status of Women in India (India,
1974)
80.. "A General Strike," Mariarosa Dalla Costa (Italy, 1974)
81.. "Black Sisters, Speak Out," Awa Thiam (Mali, 1978)
82.. "Let Me Speak!" (and/or "The Woman's Problem," 1980?), Domitila
Barios de Chungara (Bolivia, 1978)
83.. U.N. statement on "Women and Apartheid," World Conference/Decade
for Women (United Nations/South Africa, 1980)
84.. "Statement on Genital Mutilation," Association of African Women
(Senegal, 1980)
85.. "Speech before the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly" and "The Day Women
Launched Into Politics," Mitsui Mariko (Japan, 1987)
86.. "Statement on International Woman's Day," Revolutionary Association
of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) (Afghanistan, 2004)

CFP: 35th Southwest Conference on Asian Studies (SWCAS) (Austin, TX; 1 June; 3-4 Oct)

The 35rd annual Southwest Conference on Asian Studies (SWCAS), the regional organization for the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), will be held at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas on October 3rd and 4th, 2008. All fields of Asian Studies are invited to submit proposals for panels or individual papers. The theme of this year$B(Bs conference is Asia Abroad: Diaspora and Transnational Movement of Influence and Culture--proposals addressing this theme are encouraged, but not required.

Our keynote speaker will be Robert Buswell, the incoming president of the AAS, who is Professor of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles and the Director of UCLA's Center for Buddhist Studies.

Dr. Buswell is a specialist in Korean Buddhism and author of The Zen Monastic Experience: Buddhist Practice in Contemporary Korea (Princeton University Press, 1992) and Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul's Korean Way of Zen (University of Hawaii Press, 1991), among other books and articles.

If you are interested in presenting a paper or panel, please send an abstract by June 1, 2008.

INDIVIDUAL PAPER PROPOSALS should include the full title and brief abstract of the paper (less than 250 words) and the participant's name, institutional affiliation, position, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.

COMPLETE PANEL PROPOSALS consist of 3 - 4 papers plus a chair. A panelist may serve also as the chair. All proposals should include: full title of panel; a brief description of overall panel (less than 250 words); a brief abstract for each paper (less than 250 words), along with that panelist's name, institutional affiliation, position, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.

Please address all inquiries about panels and abstracts to: Dr. Nancy Stalker.

Please address inquiries about conference facilities and arrangements to Dr. Tracy Steele.

Nancy Stalker
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Asian Studies

Email: nancy.stalker@mail....
Visit the website at http://www.trinity.edu/org/swcas/Winter07.html

CFP: "Nationalism, Culture, and Identity: New Boundaries in Asia" (Arizona State; 1 July; 10-11 Oct)

Graduate Student Conference

"Nationalism, Culture, and Identity: New Boundaries in Asia"


Friday, October 10- Saturday, October 11, 2008

Center for Asian Research and Department of Religious Studies
Arizona State University


Abstractshttp://mail.google.com/a/asu.edu/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ids=13lbhludim4iu#Abstracts

Sponsorshttp://mail.google.com/a/asu.edu/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ids=13lbhludim4iu#Sponsors

Locationhttp://mail.google.com/a/asu.edu/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ids=13lbhludim4iu#location

Contactshttp://mail.google.com/a/asu.edu/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ids=13lbhludim4iu#Contacts

Travel and Lodging

The Arizona State University Center for Asian Research is pleased to host
its first annual Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference entitled
"Nationalism, Culture, and Identity: New Boundaries in Asia." This
conference is an opportunity for graduate students from across the country
to present their current research projects related to the topics of culture,
nationalism, and identity. More broadly, the conference seeks to explore
the meanings and applications of the term Asia. By juxtaposing these three
areas of research, the conference looks to draw out original and intriguing
questions pertaining to the study of Asia in general as well as specific
locales.


Presentations should deal critically with the three themes in the context of
the guiding question: Should Asia as conceived by scholars be redefined? If
so, how?


Papers can address the themes of nationalism, culture, and identity from any
number of disciplinary approaches including religious studies, history,
literature, political science, and anthropology$B(Bideally, combining two or
more fields. Papers will be selected on their cross-disciplinary nature and
significance to the field. Papers need not be limited to solely contemporary
issues. Some topics students may consider presenting on include:


* the interaction of Asian regions;

* the influence of religion on the development of nationalism;

* how cultural and national identity formation is negotiated
among different actors;

* the relationship between localization, nationalization, and
globalization;

* ethno-nationalism and the effects of colonialization on
identity and culture


*Abstracts***

The deadline for submitting abstracts is July 1, 2008. Abstracts should be
maximum 250 words, accompanied by a 100 word biography. Student's contact
information including: full name, university affiliation, field(s), and a
current email address, should be at the top of every document submitted.

Please specify what kind of AV support your presentation requires, if applicable.

A prize will be awarded for the best paper. In order to be considered for
the prize, papers must be submitted by September 1, 2008.



*Contacts*

Any questions or concerns should be directed to any of the following
conference organizing committee members:

Mugdha Yeolekar

Seth Clippard

William Nitzky

Samsul Maarif

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*Location***

The conference will take place at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, in
the Memorial Union, located just south of Hayden Library, on the second
floor in the Fiesta Room (MU 231). Click
herehttp://www.asu.edu/map/pdf/asu_map_tempe_2008.pdffor a map of
the campus.

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*Sponsors***

The organizing committee would like to thanks the following sponsors for
their generous support:

* ASU Center for Asian Research
* Department of Religious Studies
* Institute for Humanities Research
* Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
* School of Human Evolution and Social Change

CFP: "Globalization: Cultures, Institutions and Socioeconomics" (30 May; 12-13 Dec; Hong Kong)

International Conference on "Globalization: Cultures, Institutions and Socioeconomics"
To be held in Hong Kong, December 12-13, 2008
Co-Sponsored by The Chinese University of Hong Kong
and Washington University in St. Louis



Along with recent trends of globalization, a significant focal point of research has been issues related to "Greater China," a notion that originally entailed the potential economic integration of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (including Macau) and has lately been broadened to include Singapore, Southeast Asian Chinese communities, and overseas Chinese in other countries. Despite some political repercussions, Greater China has become an indisputable economic reality today. But economy is not the strongest element at play; rather, a more prevalent and consequential factor is culture and its role in formal institutions and informal social customs.

This conference is designed to study the causes and consequences of globalization from cultural, institutional and socioeconomic perspectives, focusing particularly on topics related to Greater China. It invites scholars to investigate questions such as these:
· What perspectives can we deploy to investigate the different and yet similar cosmopolitan cultures of Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Macau, Shenzhen, and other cities?
· How do the cultures of these cities work in practice and how are they embedded in everyday-life situations as locatable phenomena?
· What approaches can we use to explore the experience of place and space, the dynamics between local and global, culture and economy, and the dilemmas of knowledge in these cities?
· How do states, empires and nations, corporations, shops and goods, literature, music, film, etc., figure in our examination of the cultures of consumption and production in these cities?
· How do places develop meanings for people? What are the struggles over defining who belongs in a place in these cities?
· What role do travel, information technology, and other means of communication play in shaping a global city network among these cities and beyond?

The conference will feature several distinguished keynote and plenary-session speakers, including Nobel Laureate Douglass North and Professors Frank Dikötter, Robert Hegel, Chang-Tai Hsien, Gordon Mathews, Hui Wang, and Shaoguang Wang. All sessions will be held on the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus, while the conference dinner will be housed at the world-renowned Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Although we prefer complete papers, submissions of long abstracts will be considered. Submissions of organized sessions are also welcome. All submissions must be made through e-mail to all the co-chairs of the program committee no later than May 31, 2008: Lingchei Letty Chen, Ann Louise Huss, Laikwan Pang, and Ping Wang. We anticipate having the preliminary program posted by June 15, 2008.

CFP: Texas Asia Conference Graduate Student Conference (5 Apr; 10-11 Oct; U Texas, Austin)

Texas Asia Conference Graduate Student Conference

Friday, October 10 & Saturday, October 11, 2008

The Texas Asia Conference at the University of Texas at Austin invites students working on original research projects across disciplines and across traditional academic divisions of Asia to present their work. The conference will provide graduate students with a dynamic forum in which to present their work and benefit from a scholarly exchange of ideas. We welcome applications from graduate students in all academic disciplines engaged in research on South, Southeast, Central, and East Asia, and their communities in the diaspora. All areas of study are invited: anthropology, art history, communication, ethnomusicology, history, literature, philology, political science, religion, sociology, women's studies, and other related fields. Work which crosses disciplinary, spatial, and temporal boundaries is encouraged.

In addition to an exciting range of panel presentations and a lecture from two keynote speakers, a more casual program of receptions will provide ample time for less structured discussion and exchange, something essential to bringing together the wider community of students and professors. In the past, selected papers delivered at the conference were published in the South Asia Graduate Research Journal (SAGAR). We aim to publish selected papers again this year.

Submission Deadlines for Abstracts:
Saturday, April 5th, 2008.
Submissions must be made to the Planning Committee via email or post-marked no later than April 3rd. Electronic submissions must include the text in the body of the message. Abstracts should be limited to 300 words. Please submit the abstract with personal information, paper title, the author's name, affiliation, panel title (if applicable), address, telephone number, and email address, on a separate page. Presenters are encouraged to form 3- or 4-person panels. Groups submitting panels should send individual abstracts, plus a brief panel abstract, via the same email or envelope and include the panel title. Panels should be linked by theme. Final papers must not exceed 3000 words, as the maximum reading time is 20 minutes. The Planning Committee reserves the right to accept, reject, or restructure any paper and panel submissions.


Please send abstracts and panel suggestions to:
Email: texasasiaconference@gmail.com
OR
Planning Committee
The University of Texas at Austin Asian Studies
Austin, TX 78712

CFP: 4th World Congress of Korean Studies (10 May; 22-24 Sept; Fukuoka)

4th World Congress of Korean Studies

Theme: Korean Studies Interfacing with the World

The organizing committee of the 4th World Congress of Korean Studies announces a call for papers to all academics and professionals in Korean studies. The World Congress, co-organized by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) and Kyushu University, will be held from Sept. 22-24, 2008 at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. As one of the prominent Korean studies conference in the world, it will provide scholars with an opportunity to share their latest academic achievements and develop friendships in the field of Korean studies.

- Date: Mon. Sept. 22 ~ Weds. Sept. 24, 2008

- Venue: Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Official Languages: Korean, English

- Jointly organized by the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS), Kyushu University, International Society for Korean Studies (ISKS), Pacific and Asia Conference on Korean Studies (PACKS), Korean Studies Association of Australasia (KSAA), Association for Korean Studies in Europe (AKSE), Central Asian Association for Korean Studies (CAAKS) and the Committee on Korean Studies-Association for Asian Studies (CKS-AAS)

Schedule

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21st of Sept. (Sun) Banquet
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22nd of Sept. (Mon)
Opening Ceremony
Sessions
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23rd of Sept. (Tue) Sessions
Closing Ceremony
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24th of Sept. (Weds)
Post-conference Cultural Tour
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Designated Session (Individual Proposal)

* History * Sociology
* Culture/ Anthropology * Political Science
* Economics/Trade/Industry * Art
* Law * Folklore
* Literature * Education
* Science/Technology * Philosophy
* Religion * Language

Free Paper Session (Panel Proposal)
This session is to present participants' interests and reflections on Korean studies. A panel proposal including the topic of the session and organizing plan is required.

Special Session (Individual Proposal)
* How Korea is Reflected in Foreign Textbooks
* Korean Language Studies for Foreigners/Korean Nationals Residing Abroad
* History of Cultural Exchange between Korea and Japan
* National Studies in Korea vs. Korean Studies around the World

*Each panelist has 30 minutes. There is a 20 minute time limit for the presentation and 10 minute for discussion.

Eligibility
Scholars and professionals, including graduate students pursuing a master's or doctorate

Submission
Paper submissions will only be accepted online through the World Congress of Korean Studies homepage (www.aks.ac.kr/congress) from April 1 - May 10, 2008. Once you have submitted your paper, you will receive an e-mail confirmation within 2 working days. The abstracts will be reviewed based on content and suitability. Selected presenters will be contacted individually by May 30, 2008 and notified about the guidelines. Submission of the full paper (10-15 pages) is due via e-mail by Aug. 31, 2008 to korea2008@aks.ac.kr.

* The abstract cannot exceed 1000 words in English or 350 words in Korean.
**For the free paper session, a panel proposal, abstract and CV of each panelist is required.
***Congress homepage will be accessible starting Tuesday, April 1, 2008.

Accommodation & Fee
Full meal coverage (Sept. 21 Dinner ~ 24 Breakfast) and 3 nights lodging (Sept. 21- 23, 2 per room) will be provided for all congress participants. (An extra fee will be charged if you require a single room.)
Registration fee: US$ 50, KRW 50,000, JPY 5,000 (Cultural Tour is not included.)
(Student fee: US$ 30, KRW 30,000, JPY 3,000)

Korean Studies Junior Scholar Thesis Award
We cordially invite students in Korean studies to apply for the Junior Scholar Thesis Award. To apply, please check the box "KOREAN STUDIES JUNIOR SCHOLAR THESIS AWARD" on your abstract submission form. The committee will screen your paper and select the best thesis. Awardees will be acknowledged for their achievements. Master and doctorate students are eligible to apply for this award.

Contact
Secretariat: The Academy of Korean Studies
- E-mail: korea2008@aks.ac.kr
- TEL: +82-31-709-9843
- FAX: +82-31-809-9945
The Academy of Korean Studies
- E-mail: korea2008@aks.ac.kr
- TEL: +82-31-709-9843
- FAX: +82-31-809-9945

Email: korea2008@aks.ac.kr
Visit the website at http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/notice/notice_read.asp?num=55&group_id=55

Korean Studies Diss Wrkshp/SSRC & Korea Foundation (1 May; 13-17 July; Monterey, Calif)

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Korea Foundation are
pleased to announce the Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop. This
event aims to foster a sustained network of advanced graduate students
and faculty engaged in research on Korea. The four-day workshop
provides an informal setting for participants to give and receive
critical feedback on dissertations in progress. Applications are
welcome from students in all fields of the social sciences and
humanities who have not yet begun field work, who are currently in the
field, and those who are in the process of writing their dissertations.
Full-time advanced graduate students, regardless of citizenship, who are
enrolled at U.S. or Canadian institutions and have an approved
dissertation prospectus are eligible. The 2008 workshop will take place
Sunday, July 13 through Thursday, July 17 at the Asilomar Conference
Grounds in Monterey, California, and will involve twelve students and
five faculty.

For the application forms and more information:
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/korea/

Email: korea@ssrc.org
Tel: 212-377-2700 ext. 423
Fax: 212-377-2727

CFP: New England AAS meeting (NEAAS) (15 Apr; 18 Oct; Boston)

The University of Massachusetts Boston is pleased to host the 2008 meeting of the New England Association for Asian Studies on October 18, 2008. The conference organizers invite proposals for papers, panels, and roundtables that explore various issues relevant to all areas of Asia. Each panel will be accorded 2 hours and should consist of three presenters and a discussant, or four presenters and no discussant. Please limit individual presentations to 20 minutes and discussant comments to 10 minutes to allow sufficient time for discussion and questions. To propose a panel or an individual paper, please complete the proposal form on the conference website and include an abstract of 250 words or less for each proposed paper. For roundtable proposals, fill out the form with information for each participant, and note in the comments field that you are proposing a roundtable. The deadline for proposals is April 15 -- a little early, so as to allow adequate time for participants to make their travel arrangements.

The conference website url is: http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/modlang/neaas_conference08.html

Please send all inquiries to: neaas@umb.edu