EASC Express: August 2021

EAST ASIAN STUDIES CENTER

EASC EXPRESS

August 2021

CENTER NEWS

EASC, CSEEES, Center for Historical Research to welcome postdoctoral fellow in 2021-2022

The East Asian Studies Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Julia Keblinska to campus for the 2021–2022 academic year. Dr. Keblinska will be a postdoctoral fellow, working with EASC, the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, and the Center for Historical Research. This post-doc position was generously funded by the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme, and will allow Keblinska to teach two classes next year while revising her dissertation, New Era, New Media: The Postsocialist Chinese Media Ecology, for publication.

Keblinska recently received her PhD from UC Berkeley’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Her work is on modern Chinese visual culture, with a focus on new and old media in the post-Mao “New Era.” She will be teaching an undergraduate course in the Fall in International Studies, “Aesthetics of the Cold War: East Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Cultures of the Cold War,” and a graduate seminar in the Spring through DEALL, “The Golden Age of Dead Media: Modern China, Nostalgia, and the Futures of Media’s Pasts.”

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EASC/DEALL to host Classical Japanese workshop

The East Asian Studies Center and Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures will host a virtual workshop on teaching Classical Japanese on Friday, August 6 from 9:10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The workshop is open to the public. It brings together five presenters and more than a dozen university faculty across seven states. Topics addressed are variously interdisciplinary (literature, linguistics, language pedagogy, performance) and range from close analysis of language in context to the design of activities, materials, and curricula. The workshop concludes with a plenary discussion session.

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EASC/DEALL to host DEI pedagogy workshop

The East Asian Studies Center and Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures will host a virtual workshop about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in East Asian studies pedagogy on Monday, August 9 at 3:00 p.m. In this workshop, three scholars and instructors in the field of East Asian Studies, Professors Hilary V. Finchum-Sung, Ai Terada, and Zhiguo Xie, will each give a 15-min presentation on their pedagogy to promote DEI based on their own teaching experiences. A 30-min Q&A will follow. All graduate students and instructors in the field of EA Studies are invited to attend and participate in the discussion. Registration required.

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External Opportunities

CFP for 2022 Hawai‘i International Conference on Chinese Studies

The second annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Chinese Studies (HICCS), organized by the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, is offering an online conference in 2022. HICCS will be held from Monday, January 3 through Wednesday, January 5, 2022. The conference will bring together educators and professionals from a wide range of fields in Chinese studies to present papers on various aspects of Chinese culture and society in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese. Papers can address issues within China and in Chinese communities throughout the world.

The deadline to submit paper title and abstract has been extended to September 15. There are also eight graduate student awards for free admission. Visit the HICCS website for further information.

CUHK-CCK accepting applications for Young Scholars Visiting Scheme 2022

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Chiang Ching-Kuo (CCK) Foundation is accepting applications for its Young Scholars Visiting Scheme 2022. The program aims to support young scholars visiting CUHK on research in Chinese studies. Scholars are expected to spend one term in residence at CUHK to actively participate in academic activities related to Chinese studies and interact with CUHK scholars and students.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. from a recognized academic institution and currently hold a full-time position with less than 10 years of work experience after graduation. Applications should include: a detailed curriculum vitae, a two-page research proposal, two recommendation letters, and a list of the applicant's publications. All required documents should be sent to apc.cckf@cuhk.edu.uk.

Round-trip airfare (economy class), on-campus accommodation, a shared office-space, and subsistence allowance will be provided. The application deadline is September 17. For inquiries, contact apc.cckf@cuhk.edu.uk.

Upcoming Events

Friday, August 6

9:10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

EASC/DEALL Workshop

"Teaching Classical Japanese: A Practitioner's Workshop"

Monday, August 9

3:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

EASC/DEALL Workshop

"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pedagogy Workshop"

2009 Millikin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210

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