Faculty Development Workshop
University of Central Arkansas
October 18 — 20, 2012
Colonial Legacies in Asia:
Perspectives from Literature, History, Philosophy, Religion and Politics
Featured Speakers
James Hevia, University of Chicago
http://history.uchicago.edu/faculty/hevia.shtml
Patricia Henry, Northern Illinois University
http://www.niu.edu/forlangs/people/henry.shtml
Donald Clark, Trinity University
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/int_studies/faculty/dclark.htm
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National Conference
The ASDP National Conference was hosted by Philadelphia Community College in Philadelphia, March 5-7, 2009.
Featured Speakers
Thursday evening: Reception held in the Chinese Rotunda and adjoining Egyptian Collection, University of Pennsylvania Museum: Nancy Steinhardt, Professor of Chinese Art, University of Pennsylvania, & Roger Ames, Professor of Chinese Philosophy, University of Hawaii: “ The Meaning of Splendor: Chinese and Egyptian Art”
Friday: Victor Mair, Professor of Chinese Literature, University of Pennsylvania, “Storytelling with Pictures in the Tang Dynasty”
Saturday: Zia Mian, Research Scientist, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University: “Peace and Security in Nuclear South Asia”
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Regional Workshops
2009 Spring Programs
January 29-31, 2009. Evergreen State College. Asian Cultures in Secular and Sacred Relations: Pasts and Presents.
Contact: Hirsh Diamant, DiamantH@evergreen.edu
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March 12-14, 2009. University of Central Arkansas. Asia's Ecologies of Development: China and India.
Contact: Jim Deitrick, deitrick@uca.edu
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April 2-5, 2009. Middlesex Community College and Bridgewater State College. Crossing Borders: Identities, Insights and Expressions in East Asia.
Contact: Dona Cady, cadyd@middlesex.mass.edu
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Summer Programs
June 1-19, 2009 Institute on Infusing Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum
This annual three-week Institute, funded by the Freeman Foundation, focuses on faculty and institutional development related to the undergraduate teaching of Asia at two-year and four-year colleges and universities. The focus of the 2009 program will be East Asia (primarily China and Japan). This multidisciplinary program will feature lectures and discussions on the culture, religious traditions, history, arts and contemporary complexion of the region, and is designed to assist participants develop concrete strategies for enhancing Asian studies teaching and learning on their home campuses.
Cost: Round-trip travel to Honolulu and a program fee of $350. Lodging in the East-West Center guesthouse and a modest stipend are provided.
Director: Dr. Stanley Murashige (Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism; School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
Application: pdf form
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Deadline: March 18, 2009 post mark
Contact: Sandy Osaki, ASDP Secretary: osakis@eastwestcenter.org
July 5-26, 2009 ASDP China Field Seminar: China's 21st Century Challenges (revised dates)
Tentative Itinerary: July 5 to July 26, 2009
July 5 arrival in Beijing;
July 10 travel to Chengdu, Sichuan;
July 16 travel to Guiyang, Guizhou;
July 21 travel to Shanghai;
July 26 departure from Shanghai.
Director: Dr. Fred Lau (Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Hawaii)
Deadline: March 18, 2009 post mark
Contact: Sandy Osaki, ASDP Secretary: osakis@eastwestcenter.org