January 12, 2012
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Bali in Global Asia

Update Conference Bali in Global Asia; 16 – 18 July 2012 Universitas Udayana Denpasar

We would like to remind you that the deadline for submitting proposals for papers and panel is January 31:

http://www.iias. nl/event/ bali-in-global- asia

IMPORTANT: We experienced some problems with the IIAS webform. If you submitted a proposal before the 9th of January, and you have not received a confirmation, please re-submit. You should receive a confirmation email. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience

Key Note Speaker are: Made Mangku Pastika (Governor of Bali) and well-known public intellectual Muhamad Goenawan.
For further information please contact: schultenordholt@ kitlv.nl<mailto:schultenordholt@ kitlv.nl>

December 27, 2011
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CFP: Grad Student Forum

CALL FOR PAPERS:

ICS Graduate Student Forum on “Texts At the Crossroads: Books of Genius At Home and Abroad”

The ICS Graduate Forum will take place on May 4 and 5, 2012, at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. The workshop seeks to explore the processes by which the texts collectively known as the “books of genius” editions (Sanguozhi yanyi, Haoqiu zhuan, Yu Jiao Li, Ping Shan Leng Yan, Shuihu zhuan, Xixiang ji, Pipaji, Huajian ji among others) emerged as an alternative canon of vernacular literature not only in late imperial China, but helped define the contours of a wave of Chinese world literature in Asia and elsewhere. The forum is a multidisciplinary event designed to foster interaction among graduate students with research interests in the intersection between gendered representations and consumption of texts, print commerce, performance, literary genre, region, empire, and travel between 1640 and 1949. Research on the migration of “books of genius” editions between media and genres, on their diffusion in different regions within China, on the mechanism of their travel abroad, and on their translations into different Asian and other languages and contexts are especially welcome.

Keynote Speaker: Professor Shang Wei (Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University)

Abstracts: Abstracts are invited from graduate students for 30-minute presentations related to innovative research on the “books of genius” in any discipline of Chinese cultural studies (e.g., literature, book history, theater, social and cultural history, comparative studies, translation studies, history of art, folklore, film, ethnomusicology among others). Submissions are limited to one (1) single-authored or one (1) multi-authored paper per person.

  • Abstracts must be written in English and on a single page, including examples, key references, etc.
  • Prepare one (1) copy of the abstract in PDF format, containing the name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), and e-mail address(es). Save the file under the title LASTNAMEAbstract.pdf.
  • In the event of questions, please contact Prof. Patricia Sieber at sieber.6@osu.edu
  • Abstract submission: Submit one copy of the abstract to  <osubooksofgeniusforum2012@gmail.com> with the subject heading “Abstract.”
  • Abstract deadline: March 1, 2012, 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).
  • Abstract length: 250-400 words
  • CV: Please include a CV of the primary author (no longer than 3 pages)
  • Notification of acceptance via email: By March 15, 2012.

This forum is sponsored by the Institute for Chinese Studies (ICS) and co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL, the Graduate Student Association of East Asian Languages and Literatures (GREALL) and other units at The Ohio State University. Participants will have to secure funding from their own home institutions and/or other sources to attend the forum.

Organizing Committee:

Professor Patricia Sieber (Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, OSU)

Professor Ying Zhang (Department of History, OSU)

Mengjun Li (PhD Candidate, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, OSU)

Jeffrey Parkming Chan (Assistant Director, Institute for Chinese Studies, OSU)

December 13, 2011
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12th AAP Conference CFP

Association for Asian Performance 12th Annual Conference

August 1-2, 2012   Washington, D.C.

The Association for Asian Performance (AAP) invites submissions for its 12th annual conference. The AAP conference is a two-day event, to be held at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C., preceding and during the annual ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education) conference. The keynote speaker this year will be Richard Nichols.

Proposals are invited for papers, panels, workshops and roundtable discussions. Learn more about the AAP at http://www.yavanika.org/aaponline/   The deadline for proposals is April 15, 2012.

  • Proposals for individual papers should include a brief abstract. Individual presentations should be limited to 20 minutes so that there will be time left for questions and discussion. Visual materials (slides, video etc.) are strongly encouraged.
  • Panels should be composed of three paper presenters and one discussant or four paper presenters. Proposals for panels should provide a brief statement that explains the session as a whole and the proposed subject of each paper.
  • Roundtables offer an opportunity for participants to discuss a specific theme, issue or significant recent publication. A maximum of six active participants is recommended. While a roundtable proposal will not be as detailed as a panel proposal, it should explain fully the session’s purpose, themes or issues and scope.
  • Proposals for workshops by performance practitioner(s) with expertise in specific Asian performance traditions are welcomed, particularly workshops that overlap with a panel theme or paper presentation. Workshop proposals should include an abstract explaining methods and goals. Workshops should be designed to run no longer than 80 minutes.
  • Poster session. Your proposal should include a brief abstract and the visual design (including visual aids on a tri-fold standing poster and videos if applicable) of your poster. You will be giving short, multimedia-enhanced presentations to visitors. The AAP will do its best to pair specialists in your subject area to act as respondents. A reception will be held for the poster session. Past presenters at the poster sessions included both junior and senior scholars.

We encourage suggestions for innovative alternatives to the panels, individual papers and roundtables described above.

Proposals should include the following:

  1. Title of panel, roundtable or paper.
  2. Names of all the presenters, including chair and/or organizer and discussant (for panels and roundtables.) A few biographical sentences about each presenter.
  3. Affiliation, specialization (field/region), mailing address, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of al participants.
  4. Explanation of the session (for panels, workshops and roundtables); abstract of each panel presentation or each paper.

Proposals should be emailed to the conference organizer and AAP Vice President, Alex Huang:


If you need help locating other scholars to participate in a panel or roundtable, please submit a preliminary description of your proposal before February 1 so we can post it on the AAP website. Alternatively, you can post your suggestions for a panel by sending an email to the AAP email list at asiantheatre@usfca.edu

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALL PROPOSALS IS APRIL 15, 2012.

All presenters are expected to join AAP. Membership is $40 per year ($25 for students) and includes a subscription to the Asian Theatre Journal (http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/journals/atj/).

December 12, 2011
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NTU Int’l Conference CFP

History, Memory, and Representation：

The 2012 NTU International Theatre Conference

As Foucault compellingly stated, manifold relations of power permeate and constitute the social body, and these relations of power cannot themselves be established, consolidated nor implemented without the production, accumulation, circulation and functioning of a discourse. In this light, starting from the 1980s ethnographers and New Historicists called our attention to “writing, the making of texts,” and the constructed, artificial nature of cultural accounts and history. Truth thus becomes a matter of interpretation. Theatrical performances, historiography, individual and collective memories are one of the forms of representations, a contested site that can be constructed and disassembled.

Therefore we ask: How do political climate and social perceptions influence the form and style of performances? In what way does an artist seek space of artistic autonomy as the state attempts to manipulate, contain, or interfere artistic creation? How do certain parts of individual or collective memory get selected, emphasized or erased? How is our response to historical events represented through words, stage, or electronic media?

Under this theme, the conference welcomes, but is not limited to, papers addressing the following issues:

  1. The way in which historical development shapes artistic practices
  2. The relation between political intervention and dramatic creation/ interpretation
  3. The reconstruction of history in theatre
  4. The formation of identity and cultural resistance
  5. The trajectory of cultural flows and the interaction between/among cultures
  6. The influence of globalization on the theatre in various regions
  7. The colonization and decolonization of stage performance

The NTU International Theatre Conference is a biennial event hosted by the Department of Drama and Theatre of National Taiwan University. National Taiwan University invites proposal submissions for the conference. In the proposal please include:  1. Title  2. Abstract (600 words in Chinese or 350 words in English)  3. Bio (100 words)  4. Contact info

The conference is scheduled on 2012/10/20 (Sat.)– 10/21 (Sun.). Presentations may be given in Chinese or English. The deadline for proposals is December 30, 2011. Please email the proposal to the conference organizer, Hsiao-Mei Hsieh theatre.ntu@gmail.com  Participants will be notified of the results by the end of February, 2012.

December 9, 2011
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CFP: International Symposium

International Symposium

Shifting Dialogues: The Politics of Site, Locality & Context in Asian Performance and Visual Arts

May 18-19, 2012
Academy of Fine Arts and Theatre Academy, Helsinki

The Asian Art and Performance Consortium (AAPC) of the Academy of Fine Arts (Kuva) and the Finnish Theatre Academy Helsinki (Teak) will jointly host a two-day symposium focusing on site, locality and context in Asian and trans-cultural performance and fine arts.

DEADLINE for proposals is December 30, 2011. Decisions will be confirmed by January 31, 2012.

Issues that can be raised at the symposium include:

Site, Locality, Context: How do we approach and negotiate these terms today? Buying & Selling the Tradition: How is the balance of economic power reflected in visual and performing arts today? Is the loss of ritual context for traditional performance inevitable? What forms does the commodification of traditions take? What is the effect of artistic research training on local traditions of performance and visual art in Asia? The effects of cultural tourism on the transmission of traditional lineages?

Re-articulating orientalism/occidentalism: Have conditions in a post-postcolonial world eliminated orientalist and occidentalist concerns or have these discourses of power-knowledge reinvented themselves within a ‘globalized’ and ‘cosmopolitan’ paradigm?

Aesthetics: What are the aesthetics corresponding to the new equations of

economic and political power? Has the aesthetics of the left versus the State been supplanted by an aesthetics with multiple centers, and struggles for hegemony between groups within civil society?
Vanguard culture: Are there new avant-gardes or vanguards responding to new economic conditions?

Tensions and trends: Struggles for hegemony among practitioners and theorists of Asian performance and visual arts.

The symposium is a part of the ongoing research project, Shifting Dialogues – Asian Performance and Fine Arts, at the Finnish Theatre Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts. The project is funded by the Academy of Finland in 2011-2014. More information on the project can be found from http://www.teak.fi/Tutkimus/Tutkimushankkeet or from Anna Thuring (anna.thuring@teak.fi)

Presentations reflecting practice-based artistic research are strongly encouraged.

TO SUBMIT proposals you will need to provide the following by email only:
- abstract of 200 words with low resolution images or directions to on-line video as needed

- short bio of 150 words
- attached cv
- indication of special technical or space requirements

The proposals should be sent by the deadline to: aapc@teak.fi

December 9, 2011
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Noh Costuming Workshop

Theatre Nohgaku announces its first Noh Costuming Workshop, to be held June 12-20, 2012 in Kyoto and Fukuyama, Japan. This unprecedented opportunity will include comprehensive lectures in English on costuming in noh; an invitation to watch a noh rehearsal; attendance at live performances; visits to a professional noh costume maker and a costume museum; and the rare opportunity to view, practice and participate in the tightly choreographed process of dressing and being dressed in noh costumes, as well as the care and handling of noh costumes guided by professional noh actors.

Conducting lectures will be well-known author, scholar and practitioner of noh, Monica Bethe. Professional actors of the Oshima Noh family based in Fukuyama including both Teruhisa and Kinue Oshima, will demonstrate the use and donning of garments, and will lead participants in hands-on demonstrations. Also assisting will be members of Theatre Nohgaku, including longtime practitioner and Theatre Nohgaku founding Artistic Director, Richard Emmert. 

Quick Facts: 

Theatre Nohgaku Noh Costuming Workshop 
Location: Kyoto and Fukuyama, Japan 
Dates: June 12-20, 2012 
Limit: 15 participants only! 

For prices, e-announcements, logistical information and questions on how to register, contact Tom O’Connor, managing director, Theatre Nohgaku: toconnor@theatrenohgaku.org, or see the announcement on the Theatre Nohgaku website: www.theatrenohgaku.org. 

November 2, 2011
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“Staging Korea” colloquium in Washington DC Nov 4-5 2011

“Staging Korea: Korean Theatre in Search of New Aesthetics”

The 19th Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities

at George Washington University, Washington, DC

November 4-5, 2011

 

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

RSVP to get free lunch

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Film screening of the foremost South Korean playwright and director Oh Tae-suk’s award-winning The Tempest (with English subtitles) –

 

4-6 pm this Friday 11/4 in the Harry Hardin Auditorium in GWU’s Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20052

 

To be followed by a one-day colloquium 9 am – 3:30 pm on Saturday 11/5 in the same venue.

 

Conference poster –

http://www.gwu.edu/~eall/hms/hms_19_poster.pdf

 

Conference program –

http://www.gwu.edu/~eall/hms/hms_19_program.pdf

 

Film screening poster –

http://www.gwu.edu/~eall/hms/hms_19_film.pdf

The colloquium’s featured speakers are:

  • Ah-jeong Kim, California State University, Northridge
  • Suk-Young Kim, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Esther Kim Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Oh Tae Suk, Mokhwa Repertory Company, Seoul
  • Chan E. Park, Ohio State University
  • Alexander Huang, George Washington University
  • Richard Nichols, Penn State University

The Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium series provides a forum for academic discussion of Korean humanities in the context of East Asia and the world. The series was created by an endowment established by the estate of Hahn Moo-Sook, one of Korea’s most honored writers, to uphold her spirit of openness, curiosity, and commitment to education. The 19th HMS colloquium is co-sponsored by GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Ethnographic Research, Department of East Asian Languages and Litereatures and of Theatre and Dance, Film Studies Program, and Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute (MEMSI); the Korean Embassy; and the Korea Foundation. For more information about the colloquium, email Dr. Kim-Renaud, kimrenau@gwu.edu

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Co-convened by Young-Key Kim-Renaud, Richard Grinker, Kirk Larsen, and Alexander Huang

October 24, 2011
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National University of Singapore

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Two Faculty Appointments in Theatre Studies

The Theatre Studies Programme in the Department of English Language and Literature at NUS invites applications for the posts of Assistant Professor (tenure track) and Associate Professor. Outstanding candidates with teaching and research interests in any area of Theatre and Performance Studies are encouraged to apply, with applications especially welcome in the areas of theatre history, modern drama, applied theatre, cross-media performance, and contemporary Asian performance. Employment will commence in July 2012.

Candidates for the Assistant Professor position should have a Ph.D. in Theatre, Performance or Dance Studies, and a developing record of international publications and research activity. Appointees will be expected to teach core undergraduate modules in theory and practice, to attract and supervise graduate students, and to contribute decisively to the research profile of the Programme.

Candidates for the Associate Professor position should have a Ph.D. in Theatre, Performance or Dance Studies, and an established record of international publications and research activity. Appointees will be expected to demonstrate teaching excellence in several areas of the discipline, contribute innovatively to curriculum development, and to play an integral role in advancing the research direction of the Programme. The successful candidate will also possess excellent administrative skills and leadership potential.

These appointments reflect growth in both student numbers and the commitment to research in Theatre Studies at NUS, the oldest and largest university in the cosmopolitan Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore. It is consistently ranked amongst the top universities in the world, and the Department of English Language and Literature is one of the best in Asia. Established in 1992, the Theatre Studies Programme is one of three sections in the Department (along with English Language and English Literature). It currently has nine full-time faculty members, who teach a broad-based curriculum covering theatre, performance and screen culture. Close links are maintained with the vibrant local theatre scene in Singapore, and current research focuses on the theory and practice of contemporary performance in the Asian region and beyond. At the undergraduate level, Theatre Studies is offered as a Major and a Minor, as well as a ‘breadth’ option for interested students from other programmes. Our graduate research community is growing, dynamic and highly international.

NUS expects the highest standards of teaching and scholarship from its faculty.  In return, it offers excellent terms and conditions. There is considerable support for research, including grants for research projects, conference money and a very well funded library.  Salary will be commensurate with experience and level of appointment.

Information about working in NUS and living in Singapore is available at http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/potentialhires/index.html. The Department website can be found at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ell/index.htm.  For additional information, email enquiries can be sent to: ellhead@nus.edu.sg.

Applications should be made by letter and CV.  Please provide:

  1. full details of publications (including theses and dissertations) and a sample of publications or writing (maximum three items)
  2. teaching and administrative experience
  3. awards, other achievements
  4. photocopies of transcripts/degree scrolls
  5. copies of student evaluations of courses taught
  6. course outlines of courses taught
  7. names, addresses (including email) of 3 referees

The package should be sent by post to

  • Associate Professor Lionel Wee
  • Head, Department of English Language and Literature
  • National University of Singapore
  • Block AS5, 7 Arts Link
  • Singapore 117570

Alternatively, this can be sent by fax to +65 6773 2981 or by email to ellhead@nus.edu.sg.

The closing date for application is 31st December. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

October 21, 2011
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ATHE Conference CFP

Individual Papers Deadline: October 21, 2011. –

Submit Directly to John D. Swain – shibaiman@mac.com.

Complete ATHE Panel Proposals Deadline: November 1, 2011. –
Online at – https://m360.athe.org/admin/forms/ViewForm.aspx?id=24411

Association for Asian Performance (AAP) Focus Group for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Annual Conference.

August 2-5 (Th-Sun), 2012.
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

The Association for Asian Performance Focus Group of the Association of Theatre in Higher Education invites panel proposals and/or individual paper proposals for the ATHE 2012 conference theme:

“Performance as/is Civic Engagement: Advocate, Collaborate, Educate.”

The ATHE conference website asks:

“Just a few months prior to one of our nation’s grandest performances, join us in Washington, DC, as we examine the necessity of theatre in our schools, cities, nation and the world. How is theatre a mode of advocacy for the arts in general and for higher education more specifically? How can we use performance to help our students and audiences find their voices as local, national and global advocates? In what ways is every theatrical event a mode of civic engagement?”

Fully engaged in research internationally, Asian Performance scholars are global advocates. Not only can we use this conference theme to examine performance as/is civic engagement on a regional level, but we can explore where that engagement crosses regional, national and international boundaries. (Panels might address theatrical movements, specialties, historical moments, key individuals, etc.) The AAP welcomes all panels and papers that address broad intersections of the theme and all genres of Asian performance. investigations of specific modern, contemporary and/or traditional performances and genres, as well as intercultural, cross-cultural and diasporic topics are welcome. We also welcome all types of historical, theoretical, performative and dramatic/literary analysis.

Topics of interest might include, but are not limited to:

  • Gender – Past, Present, and Future
  • The Asian Diaspora and its theatre / Theatre and the Asian Diaspora Religion
  • (Re-)theorization of a particular genre
  • “Intercultural” collaborations or explorations
  • Topics on a particular genre or trends
  • Topics of historical interest
  • Workshops – especially those that include a pedagogical focus
Panel proposals should be submitted online using the forms posted on the ATHE website

Completed panel proposals are due by November 1, 2011.

Only complete panel proposals will be considered by ATHE. All technology requests must be included in your completed online panel proposal.

It is important to forward a copy of your completed proposal to John D. Swain (shibaiman@mac.com) for planning purposes. Especially for AV requests. There is no guarantee that AAP can provide funding for AV requests. The AAP must know of all AV requests in order to help you secure funding. (See below).

For individual papers, please e-mail ideas you have to both the Association for Asian Performance VP for ATHE Conference Planning John D. Swain (shibaiman@mac.com) and Siyuan (Steven) Liu Association for Asian Performance Focus Group Representative at liu44@mail.ubc.ca by Oct. 21, 2011 so that they can attempt to match you with other interested parties.

Multi-disciplinary panels are encouraged.

General questions can also be addressed to Siyuan (Steven) Liu Association for Asian Performance Focus Group Representative at liu44@mail.ubc.ca

FREE Audiovisual Equipment.

Each session can select ONE AV piece from below at no cost

_____ Flip chart _____ CD player

$$$$$$ Audiovisual Equipment $$$$$$$

Submit funding requests ASAP.

Individual panels are responsible for applying for A V and searching for funds.

Sources of funds for AV equipment are ATHE and AAP grants. You must submit your request for ATHE grants and guest passes at the same time as submitting the 2012 online Session Proposal.

Computers are NOT ordered or supplied for sessions. Apple users must supply their own adapter cords.

  • LCD Package (includes screen, projector, PC cable) $300 Sound for LCD $50
  • DVD Player/Monitor $100
  • Piano (for tuning) $200

YOU MUST ORDER AV EQUIPMENT BY NOVEMBER 1.

There is no guarantee that AV order AFTER November 1 will be provided.

October 20, 2011
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VISITING MULTICULTURAL FACULTY POSITION

Full time, non-tenure track, one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal for a second year.  The Theatre School at DePaul University seeks a teaching artist to join us in our continued commitment to ongoing intercultural exchange.  The position includes a combination of the following responsibilities:  teaching, production related activities and workshops.  The exact mix of activities will be negotiated with the Dean based on the candidate’s area (s) of expertise, interests and the needs of the school.  We are looking for a candidate who is committed to theatrical work that both reflects and captures Chicago’s rich ethnic landscape and addresses topics such as race, gender, ethnicity, sexual-orientation and/or class. Appointment to run from early September 2012 to Mid June 2013.

Qualifications:  A mix of professional experience in theatre and a desire to engage students, faculty, and staff in an academic setting that includes departments of performance, theatre studies, and design/technology.  Terminal degree is preferred.  The ideal candidate has a specific interest in theatrical work that broadens and deepens the multicultural and multi-ethnic dialogue at The Theatre School.  Candidate must be willing to commit to at least one year of full time service plus display a willingness to reach beyond The Theatre School community.  Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Deadlines:  Application must be completed online at https://facultyopportunities.depaul.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50592 by submitting a cover letter (which includes a personal statement and teaching philosophy) and a CV/resume that includes contact information for a minimum of three references.  Letters of recommendation may be requested at a later date.   For best consideration applications should be submitted by January 3, 2012.