[Fellowship] Eight Doctoral Positions,听University of Freiburg, Germany
Deadline: September 14, 2012
Within the PhD Research Group (DFG Graduiertenkolleg),听8 Doctoral Positions (TV-L E 13, 60%) are available from December 1,听2012.听These positions are initially available for eighteen months. Subject听to evidence of satisfactory progress at the end of this period, these听positions can be further extended up to a maximum total duration of听three years.听The PhD Research Group is comprised of the following disciplines:听History (from antiquity to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,听including the history of Eastern Europe and China); Philosophy;听Sociology; Political Science; Ethnology.听Candidates are expected to have a Masters degree or equivalent with听above average results.
Your application should be sent to听michael.strauss@geschichte.uni-freiburg.de and should include all of听the items listed below (as a PDF, rtf or Word document); the total听file size should not exceed 3 MB (complete application).
Completed application form, available at:听
Further information about the PhD Research Group can be found on our听website (). Any queries can听be directed either to the Coordinat辞谤听(michael.strauss@geschichte.uni-freiburg.de)or to the chair of the PhD听Research Group (ronald.g.asch@geschichte.uni-freiburg.de).
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[Fellowship] Australian National University, School of Culture, History and听Language听Postdoctoral Fellow
Deadline: September 24, 2012
Applications are invited from suitably qualified scholars for a听Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with Professor Tessa Morris-Suzukis听ARC Laureate Fellowship Informal Life Politics in the Remaking of听Northeast Asia: From Cold War to Post-Cold War. This five year听fixed-term position is in the School of Culture, History and Language,听College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University.
Applicants should submit a full CV, a statement addressing each of the听selection criteria, a 3-page research proposal and three referees'听reports due by the closing date.听For more information or to make an application, please go to听
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[Fellowship] Zentrum Moderner Orient, Visiting Research Fellows
Deadline: September 30, 2012
ZMO and BGSMCS are inviting applications as Visiting Research Fellows听for the calendar year of 2013. We are interested in attracting听outstanding researchers who are engaged in research projects that are听relevant to the respective research profiles at ZMO (. de) and听BGSMCS ().
ZMO seeks to select about 5-10 fellows overall (covering doctoral,听postdoctoral and senior levels); BGSMCS is looking for 2-4听postdoctoral and senior researchers. Slots are available throughout听the year, and as we will allocate fellowships throughout all the听months of the year, we ask applicants to indicate their preferred听month(s) of stay as well as their potential flexibility. We听particularly encourage applications by candidates from Africa, Asia听and the Middle East.
The applications will be reviewed by senior researchers from the听institutions. The decisions are expected by late November.
Applications should be emailed, and include:听CV, including complete list of publications;听Project description of research project to be worked upon during visit听(max. 3 pages);听A brief cover letter;听For PhD students: two letters of reference.
Contact: For any further information, please consult our websites, 辞谤听contact us directly at听zmo@rz.hu-berlin.de 辞谤听office@bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de; please email the finalized applications to听us at听zmo@rz.hu berlin.de, as the selection process will be听coordinated from here.
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[Fellowship] Heidelberg University Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe"
Deadline: September 30, 2012
University of Heidelberg Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" () invites applications for:听1 postdoctoral position (remunerated according to the German public services payscale level TV-L 13) and 2 doctoral scholarships (鈧�1200/month).听The appointments are to be made within the research project MC7 "Political Legitimation".听The research project starts on November 1st, 2012, but a later date of commencement for any of the positions may be considered. The duration of the project and of all the positions is initially limited to 3 years. The postdoctoral position may be extended for a further 2 years pending review of the project results. All the positions entail a claim to research expenses allowance within the limits of the project's budget.
The complete application (containing a cover letter, an outline of the research project / dissertation plan, CV with a list of publications and, if applicable, of courses taught, a copy of the degree diploma and 2 letters of recommendation) should be sent by September 30th (date of postal stamp) to: Prof. Thomas Maissen, Universit盲t Heidelberg, Historisches Seminar, Grabengasse 3-5D-69117 Heidelberg.
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[Fellowship] National Institute of Advanced Studies -听Postdoctoral Position
Deadline: September 30, 2012
The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore听announces a postdoctoral position under the collaborative research听project with the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global听Change (ICGC) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, entitled听"The Great Transformation: Urban Land Markets, Livelihoods and the听Growing Ecological Crisis in Asia's Cities". The research project is part of a multi-disciplinary comparative听study of neoliberal urban reforms in two Asian cities --Bangalore,听India and Jakarta, Indonesia. The international research team will听explore the formalization of urban land markets and growing听privatization of services driven by neoliberal urban reforms, together听with the related expansion in informal land tenure systems and听economic activities. Utilizing a mixed methods research design, the听project will examine how cities are undergoing distinct forms of urban听neoliberalization, how articulations of distinct urban lifestyles are听shifting, and how we should theorize and intervene in cities.
We are looking for an exceptional scholar with a keen understanding of听critical debates around contemporary urbanization and ongoing听transformations in Indian cities to work in the research programme as a Postdoctoral Fellow, based at the National Institute of Advanced听Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. The selected candidate will be the key听researcher for the Bangalore project, and will work closely with听Professor Carol Upadhya at NIAS and Professors Michael Goldman and听Vinay Gidwani at the University of Minnesota. For queries please contact:听Prof. Carol Upadhya,听
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[Journal] SAGAR: A South Asia Research Journal
Deadline: September 30, 2012
"Sagar: A South Asia Research Journal" seeks innovative academic听writings on the history, society, culture, literature, religion,听economics, technology and media of South Asia. The journal was听established in 1993 and is published annually online and in print by The听South Asia Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. As of August听2012, we have made the transition to peer-reviewed status. Submissions听are now coordinated by an editorial collective of UT graduate students听and blindly evaluated by an editorial board of advanced scholars in the听field. 听In addition to continuing to publish full-length research听articles of the highest quality, we are pleased to introduce two new听features in our 2013 issue. For the first, we seek original translations听of fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry from South Asian languages听to English. For the second, we request response essays of 1500 words 辞谤听less that consider single texts.
Guidelines:听(1) 听Full-length research articles/: Full-length-articles should be听between 8,000 and 10,000 words and should include a one-paragraph听article abstract.听(2) 听Original translations:/ Translations should be between 3,000 and听6,000 words and should be preceded by a 300-600 word introduction that听contextualizes the text or excerpt.听(3) 听Response essays:/ Responses should be 1500 words or less, and听where applicable should include an image or recording of the work to听which you are responding.听Please submit electronic copies of papers saved as Microsoft Word file.听Send electronic manuscripts and/or questions to听sagarjournal@gmail.com All submissions for inclusion in the听2013 issue are due by September 30th, 2012.
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[Fellowship]听IIAS Fellowship
Deadline: Ocrober 1, 2012
The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden, the Netherlands, invites outstanding researchers to work on an important piece of research in the social sciences and humanities with a postdoctoral fellowship.听We are particularly interested in researchers focusing on one of the Institute's three thematic clusters: 'Asian Cities', 'Asian Heritages', and 'Global Asia'. However, some positions will be reserved for outstanding projects in any area outside of those listed.听For information on the research clusters and the fellowship application form please go to our website:
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[Fellowship] Princeton University, Society of Fellows,听Postdoctoral Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences
Deadline: October 1, 2012
Princeton Society of Fellows invites applications for three-year听postdoctoral fellowships 2013-2016 for recent PhDs (from Jan. 2011) in听humanities or allied social sciences. 听FOUR appointments to pursue听research and teach half-time in the following areas: Open discipline;听East Asian Studies; Humanistic Studies; Race and/or Ethnicity Studies.听Stipend: approx. $78,000. 听Application postmark deadline: October 1,听2012. 听For eligibility, fellowship and application details, see听website听 or contact:听fellows@princeton.edu
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[Fellowship] University of Chicago, Political Science/Center for the Study of听Gender and Sexuality:听Senior Research Associate for "Civil Islam" Project
Deadline: October 1, 2012
The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality is seeking to hire a听Senior Research Associate to manage a year-long project, "Civil听Islam." As a strong supporter of enhancing student life, CSGS, in听conjunction with other units at the University of Chicago, has听established this program for the academic year 2012-13; the purpose of听the program is to promote a critical dialogue about Islam and to serve听the needs of a growing Muslim student body. The senior research听associate is charged with program planning and execution, policy听making, fund raising, grants administration, office management, and听staff supervision. The position involves the exercise of independent听judgment and requires a mature, experienced academic administrator to听competently manage the multiple responsibilities associated with the听position. Candidates should hold a PhD. Preference will be given to听candidates with a thorough academic knowledge of Islamic studies who听have made a substantial contribution to the national and international听conversation about Islam, in particular the Muslim diasporas in the听United States. Candidates should possess proven organizational听abilities and experience in similar large-scale, complex programs as听well as excellent intellectual, administrative, and human relations听skills. Effective oral and written communication skills and computer听literacy are essential. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to听conceptualize and implement major initiatives such as program planning听and preparation of grant proposals. The ability to lead in a manner听conducive to positive morale in a large, collaborative program is also听important. Knowledge of the University of Chicago is preferred.听Applications will be reviewed beginning on September 1, 2012. The听application process will continue until the position is filled 辞谤听until the application deadline of October 1, 2012. The position is a听full-time appointment. Applicants are required to submit a cover听letter, CV, and names of three references at听.
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[Fellowship] Fellowship Announcements School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Deadline: November 1, 2012
The School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, NM is offering a听residential fellowship, the Henry Luce Foundation Resident Scholar听Fellowship, for specialists on East and Southeast Asia. We would be听very grateful if you could help us promote the program. The School for Advanced Research (SAR), an independent research听center located in Santa Fe, NM, invites applications for its听2013-2014 Resident Scholar Fellowships.听SAR awards approximately 6 fellowships each year to scholars who have听completed their research and analysis and who need time to think and听write about topics important to the understanding of humankind.听Resident scholars may approach their research from anthropology 辞谤听from related fields such as history, sociology, art, and philosophy.听Both humanistically and scientifically oriented scholars are听encouraged to apply.
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SAR provides Resident Scholars with low-cost housing and office space听on campus, a stipend up to $40,000, library assistance, and other听benefits during a nine-month tenure, from September 1 through May 31. For more information on SAR, please visit听
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[Fellowship]听The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program
Deadline: November 1, 2012
This program provides support to outstanding scholars in the field by offering the opportunity to conduct research in Japan. 2013-14 fellowship categories include "Scholars and Researchers (Long-Term)" for 2-12 months; "Scholars and Researchers (Short-Term) 听f辞谤听21-59 days; and "Doctoral Candidates" f辞谤听4-12 months. Please see website for additional information:听
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[Journal] Gender & History, Special Issue 26.3, Gender, Imperialism and听Global Exchanges
Deadline: October 1, 2012
Overall, we seek manuscripts that consider the gendered dimensions of听sexual, bodily, social, material, political, cultural and intellectual听dynamics of empire from a wide range of temporal and geographic听settings. In addition to work on the Americas, Western Europe and听South Asia, we are especially keen to receive proposals about other听parts of the globe, including Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the听Pacific Islands, Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.听We strongly encourage submissions that focus on the pre-modern period.听We invite submissions from scholars in disciplines other than history听whose work engages historical methodologies and analyses. Given our听intention to produce a volume that is at once analytically rigorous听and pedagogically useful, we are interested in articles that offer听conceptual or theoretical discussion in addition to听empirically-grounded case studies. We encourage potential contributors听to submit work that falls under one or more of the following rubrics:听labour and bodies; ideas, politics and cultures; goods and听commodities; practices and styles. For sample questions, please听consult the extended version of this call for abstracts on the Gender听& History website at听<>.
We plan to approach the creation of this special issue via a听colloquium to be held at New York University (or Brown University) on听Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, 2013. Please submit 1-2 page abstracts听in English (500-750 words maximum) to听gendhist@umn.edu by October 1,听2012, with Special Issue 26:3 abstract submission in the subject line听(limited funds for the translation of articles written in other听languages might be available). Invitations to present at the听colloquium will be issued in November 2012. Papers must be submitted听for pre-circulation to the editors by April 1, 2013, as a condition of听participation.
Melanie Huska,听Editorial Assistant, North American Office,听Email:听gendhist@umn.edu
Visit the website at听
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[Fellowship]听Postdoctoral Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences
Deadline: October 1, 2012
Princeton University Society of Fellows invites applications f辞谤听three-year postdoctoral fellowships 2013-2016 for recent PhDs (from Jan.听2011) in humanities or allied social sciences. FOUR appointments to pursue听research and teach half-time in the following areas: Open discipline; East听Asian Studies; Humanistic Studies; Race and/or Ethnicity Studies. Stipend:听approx. $78,000. Application postmark deadline: October 1, 2012. F辞谤听eligibility, fellowship and application details, see website听
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[Fellowship]听Yale ISM Fellows in Sacred Music, Worship and the Arts
Deadelin: October 15, 2012
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music is accepting applications for the听2013-颅-2014 ISM Fellows in Sacred Music, Worship and the Arts.听Scholars and practitioners whose work is in sacred music,听liturgical/ritual studies or religion and the arts are invited to听apply. This residential fellowship carries a stipend of up to $52,000听and housing is provided. Other benefits include travel and research听funds, and offers the opportunity to teach. The ISM is particularly听interested in considering applications from scholars and practitioners听whose work lies outside of Western Christianity. 听For full details on听the program, please visit听听or contact the ISM Fellows Coordinator at glen.segger@yale.edu. The听deadline for applications is October 15, 2012.
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[Fellowship]听Doctoral Scholarships f辞谤听2013听Institute for Culture听and Society
Deadline: October 22, 2012
The University of Western Sydney's newly-formed Institute for Culture听and Society (which incorporates the Centre for Cultural Research)听invites applications for PhD Scholarships.听The ICS (Institute for Culture & Society) encourages听theoretically-directed empirical research on the transformations in听culture and society in the global era. The Institute is home to a听number of internationally renowned scholars, contributing to the听University of Western Sydney receiving the highest ranking f辞谤听research quality--well above world standard--in Cultural Studies听(Excellence in Research for Australia 2010).
To discuss a project please contact Associate Professor Gregory听Noble:听g.noble@uws.edu.au Contact the Research Scholarships Development Officer, Ms Tracy Mills听to discuss enrolment and scholarships:听t.mills@uws.edu.au Find out more about the research being undertaken in ICS at听
How to apply:听Submit an application form, research proposal and CV by the closing听date. The application form can be downloaded from the web:听
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[Journal] Religious Diversity in Africa and Asia:听Discourses and Realities
Deadline: October 30, 2012
Following the 55 BANDUNG 55 Seminars of the 55th Anniversary of 1955听Bandung Asian-African Conference held in Indonesia in October/November听2010, a series of books under the label of Bandung Spirit Book Series听is in the course of publication. The coming book is dealing with听"RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN AFRICA AND ASIA: Discourses and Realities"听under the editorship of Darwis Khudori and Elikia Mbokolo and planned听to be launched in April 2013 during the annual commemoration of听Bandung Asian-African Conference. Those willing to contribute a paper听for the publication are invited to send an abstract until October 30,听2012. The TOR is online at听
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[Journal]听Nexus: A Journal of Cultural Studies
Deadline: October 31, 2012
Nexus: A Journal of Cultural Studies invites research papers, review听articles, and book reviews for its inaugural issue. The theme of the听inaugural issue is open but the authors are expected to explore the听relationship between literary, cultural, and linguistic practices and听societal configurations in colonial and postcolonial spaces. The听issues that are debated in the papers should be of interest to听informed readers and academic experts who are intellectually engaged听with postcolonial cultural studies in South Asia, the Middle East and听the Global South.听Manuscript Length: Research articles should be between 5000 to 8000听words, review articles 3000 to 4000 words, and book reviews 2000 to听3000 words.听Please send the submissions to听nexus@iiu.edu.pk
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[Fellowship]听Fung Global Fellows Program at Princeton University
Deadline: November 1, 2012
The Fung Global Fellows Program, a year-long program for visiting scholars听administered by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies,听was launched by Princeton University in June 2012. Scholars working in the听social sciences and humanities at institutions in any region of the world听outside the United States who have received their PhD within the past ten years听are invited to apply. The theme for the academic year 2013-14, the programs听first year, is Languages and Authority. Applications are due on November 1,听2012. For more information on the program, eligibility requirements and the听application process see听. Princeton University is an听equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable EEO and affirmative听action regulations.
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[Journal] K-Pop Politics: Digital Mediation and Global Fandom
Deadline: November 2, 2012
The K-pop frenzy is anything but ordinary. On May 1 this year, some 300听French fans holding Korean national flags gathered in front of the Louvre听Museum, calling for additional K-pop concerts to be held in Paris. Similar听rallies ensued in London鈥檚 Trafalgar Square, Poland鈥檚 Warsaw, and听Columbia鈥檚 Bol铆var Square.听Though on a continuum with Hallyu (the Korean Wave), K-Pop departs from the听earlier waves of Korean popular culture in its media specificity,听geographic scope and generational focus. Preceding currents of Korean听popular culture had centered on the cult of Korean television dramas听distributed through conventional mass media (terrestrial, satellite, and听cable televisions) to neighboring countries such as Japan, China, Taiwan,听Vietnam, etc. The K-pop craze, however, is beyond 鈥淎sian鈥� bounds. This year听alone, K-pop concerts were held in L.A., New York, Paris, London, Sydney,听Tokyo, etc., and K-Pop flash mobs continue to take place in such听metropolises as Singapore, Lima, Sao Paulo, Toronto, Jakarta, Vancouver,听Dublin, Bergen, and Rome.
The volume will be co-edited by JungBong Choi (NYU) & Roald Maliangkay听(Australian National University). 听In order to be considered, please send听your abstract (500~750 words) to JungBong Choi (jbc7@nyu.edu<
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[Fellowship]听ACLS Announces New Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies
Deadline: November 15, 2012
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies听The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce a new听program of fellowships and grants in China Studies.听For more information on the Luce/ACLS Program on China Studies, and听information on how to apply, please see听.听Inquiries should be sent to听chinastudies@acls.org.听The deadline for applications for the first competition is November听15, 2012.
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[Journal] Special Issue on Constructing Interstitial 听Heritage: architectures, visions and experiences in the International听Journal of Tourism Anthropology
Deadline: November 15, 2012
The International Journal of Tourism Anthropology (IJTA), a quarterly听from Inderscience, is a refereed international journal that publishes听latest and quality research on tourism anthropology. This special听issue invites submissions that explore the past and present modes听through which alternate cultural heritage can be preserved and听encouraged. In particular, it focuses on the realm of the interstice:听a space, opening, crevice etc, between things near together or between听the component parts of a body. Interstitial heritage can be located听between entities as well as within them. By nature, it creates an听aperture that forms an alternate field and conduit to existent听
structures. It needs not to negate necessarily a prevailing听socio-political and economic frame (though it may well do so), but it听ultimately provides individuals and groups with a ground on which to听construct their environment and express themselves within it rather听than be subservient to it. In the city, for example, spontaneous听occupations of grounds and temporary archisculptures have offered听models of interstitial production. In the ever increasing flow of听images during the 20th century, visual strategies aiming to build听alternate banks of visual data have grown inside and outside of the听constraints of the society of spectacle. In the every day life of an听increasingly global world, numerous attempts have been made to propose听behaviours and experiences that challenge the predicates of top-down听social fabrics.
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[Fellowship]听The Alistair Horne Fellowship,听St. Anthony's College
Deadline: November 30, 2012
The Alistair Horne Fellowship provides membership of St Antonys听College and financial assistance to a candidate who is researching 辞谤听writing a significant book on a topic of modern history. Young听historians and first authors are encouraged to apply.听The Fellowship carries an expenses allowance which is in the order of听10,000 (GBP). 听However, its objective is not only financial. 听As a听Senior Member of St Antonys College, the Fellow is entitled to use the听College library and research centres, and is encouraged to play a full听part in the Colleges academic and social life, as well as that of the听University as a whole.听The Fellow for the academic year 2013/14 will be elected early in听2013. 听Applications should include a brief covering letter, a brief听curriculum vitae not to exceed four pages, a description of the听proposed book not to exceed 10 pages, an indication of the authors听plans for the year, and the names and contact details of two referees.听Please note that doctoral students who intend to use the year to听complete their theses are not eligible. 听Nor do we encourage听applicants who merely want to prepare their completed theses f辞谤听publication rather than producing a book designed to appeal to a听general readership.
Applicants should be aware that the taxation treatment in the UK and听elsewhere will depend on the individual circumstances of the听successful candidate and independent personal advice should be taken听as necessary.听Applications should be sent by email only to: The Warden, St Antonys听College, Oxford OX2 6JF,UK. 听Email听penny.cooke@sant.ox.ac.uk. 听Further听particulars can be found at听. 听The deadline f辞谤听applications is 30 November 2012.
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[Journal] Indian Science Fiction in the Global Age
Deadline: November 1, 2012
According to Prof. James Gunn, SF and its study came late to India. In late听1950s, Indian cinema did mange to produce some B-grade SF movies, while on听the other hand, SF writing in regional languages, particularly through听serialisation in magazines, short stories and later as novels, has slowly听but steadily also gained popularity. The present collection is an attempt听to explore the available Indian SF literature and films, in the context of听India aiming to shape itself as a scientific 乐播传媒, and analyze the听ways in which SF is being read, viewed and accepted in India. Please email your 5000-6000 words chapter in MS Word format and MLA style听to Sami Ahmad Khan at听sakhan1607@gmail.com by 30th November 2012.
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[Journal] Contributions to "Perspectives on South Asian Poetry听in English: A Collection of Critical Essays"
Deadline: December 1, 2012
This anthology of critical essays will cover the English-language听poetry of South Asians both in the subcontinent as well as in the听globally distributed locations of the South Asian diaspora from the听early nineteenth century to the second decade of the 21st century. The听essays may cover literary movements, poetic manifestoes, genres of听poetry, style and language in South Asian poetry in English, the听contributions of individual poets, comparative studies of poets and听their poems, transnational poetics, poets and poetry from specific听countries/regions, the influences of South Asian vernacular literary听traditions, and other related topics. (There is an interested academic听publisher in the United States.)听The anthology is expected to cover the following areas:听The beginnings of English-language poetry in 19th century India;听The poetry of the colonial period;听Postcolonial poetry in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,Nepal;听The poetry of the South Asian diaspora in the U.K., U.S.A., Canada,听the Caribbean, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Fiji
Deadline for abstracts: December 1, 2012 (The editors will provide听details of length and formatting for accepted papers.)听Deadline for final drafts of essays: July 15, 2013.听Please send abstracts of 250-300 words to the editors:听Dr. Mitali P. Wong,听Professor of English,听Department of English and Foreign Languages,听Claflin University,听Orangeburg, SC 29115,听wong@claflin.edu,听803-535-5221 |听Dr. Waqas Khwaja,听Professor of English,听Agnes Scott College,听Decatur, GA 30030,听wkhwaja@agnesscott.edu,听404-471-5056
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[Journal] Asia Media Critique
Deadline: December 15, 2012
A repeating special issue, *Asia Media Critique* seeks to extend the听journal's critical spirit to address proliferating media forms and their听saturation of East Asian politico-cultural spheres, and to raise fresh听approaches to media study and critique.听Given the rapid transformation of mediascapes, our mission is to promote听new epistemological platforms, to foster transdisciplinary collaboration,听and to subsidize rigorously innovative critique and analysis. We welcome textual and multi-media contributions that call into question听presuppositions, customary methods, and fading paradigms. We hope thereby听to critically intervene in both contemporary and historical media forms and听analyses. *asia media critique *solicits articles that open debate over听national, regional, and medium-specific paradigms, and that target f辞谤听exploration intermedial, intersubjective, and liminal alternatives.
Please send your submission to听position@rice.edu with "media听critique" in the subject line by December 15th, 2012.
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[Fellowship]听Blakemore Freeman Fellowships & Refresher Grants for Advanced Study of Asian Languages
Deadline: December 31, 2012
Blakemore language grants are awarded to individuals pursuing professional careers in fields such as business, academic, law, science, medicine, architecture, engineering, journalism, the fine arts, public service, etc. who would benefit from improved fluency in an East or Southeast Asian language.听The Blakemore Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2013 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships and Blakemore Refresher Grants. The postmark deadline for applications is December 31, 2012. 听For application forms, eligibility requirements, grant guidelines and instructions see the Foundation's website at听
For 2013, the Foundation plans to award approximately 12-15 grants for the advanced study of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer and Burmese. 听The grants cover tuition and a stipend for related educational expenses, basic living costs and transportation, but do not include dependent expenses.
The Blakemore Freeman Fellowships fund an academic year of advanced language study at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing, the International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University in Taipei, and similar programs in other countries of East and SE Asia. Where there is no structured advanced-level language program at an educational institution in the country, the grant may provide for the financing of private tutorials under terms set forth in the application instructions. 听The fellowships are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. who have an undergraduate degree and are pursuing academic, professional or business careers that involve the regular use of an East or Southeast Asian language. The most important criteria for selection is a focused, well-defined career objective involving Asia in which the regular use of the language is an important aspect.
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[Journal] The听Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory
Decolonizing the Theory of Religion and Religious Studies | Deadline:听Jan. 4, 听2013
Decoloniality and Crisis | Deadline:听Jan. 4, 2013
Articles may be of any length up to 15,000 words.听For a detailed call for publications for any of the above special issues of the journal, or for contact information for the issue editors, go to the journal听website at听.
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[Journal]听Mechademia's penultimate volume, "Origins"
Deadline: January 4, 2013
Call for papers for the ninth and penultimate volume in听the Mechademia series: an annual forum from University of Minnesota Press听for writing about Japanese popular visual culture. The theme of the volume听is "Origins," and the deadline for submissions is January 4.听The Mechademia series is slated to conclude with volume 10 (though our new听online R&C site will continue). So if you have been considering a听submission to the print volumes, now is a good time to act. We have framed听the theme of volume 9 broadly in the hope that a wide range of听contributors will be able relate their own current work to it. 听We welcome听submissions in all fields, on premodern as well as modern popular and听visual culture.
Questions, please feel free to email听cbolton@williams.edu or email our submissions editor Wendy Goldberg听at听submissions@mechademia.org
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[Journal] The Dis/Appearance of the Political Crowd in Contemporary China
Deadline: January 15, 2013
Guest Edited by Anup Grewal and Tie Xiao.听This special issue considers the question of the cultural imaginary of听collectivity and mass political action in contemporary China, in听comparison to, in light of, and as a departure from its centrality in听much of the early and mid twentieth century.听We welcome papers that address such themes and others through听historical and contemporary perspectives of actual and imagined masses听in China and that take up the question of "representation" in all its听political and aesthetic connotations. Papers may come from a range of听representational and/or media perspectives, including those of film,听photography, publicperformance art, popular television drama,听literature, architecture, advertising, and official state听communications.
The submission deadline is January 15th, 2013. Please adhere to MCLC style听guidelines <>. Send electronic听submissions to *both* guest editors, Anup Grewal (anupgi@gmail.com) and听Tie Xiao (tiexiaotie@gmail.com). Send an electronic copy to the MCLC听Editor, Kirk Denton (denton.2@osu.edu), and a paper copy with cover听letter to:听Editor, MCLC听Hagerty Hall 398,听The Ohio State University,听1775 College Rd.,听Columbus, Ohio 43210-1340
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[Fellowship]听Fellowship in Religious Studies/Jain Studies, Florida International听University
Deadline: March 1, 2013
"Latika & Rajiv Jain Fellowship in Religious Studies/ Jain Studies" at听Florida International University.听Candidates are sought for a two-year graduate fellowship to be awarded to a听highly qualified and motivated student in Religious Studies with a听concentration in Jain Studies.听Candidates should have a B.A. (all fields will be considered), an听undergraduate GPA higher than 3.5, and meet university requirements f辞谤听admission.听The fellowship will cover tuition, fees and stipend for two academic years听and the intervening summer. Study or research in India is possible. It is听expected that the holder of this fellowship will pursue an M.A. thesis in听Jain studies.听Deadline for applications is March 1, 2013, and the fellowship will be听tenable from August 2013.
Please address questions to:听Dr. Nathan Katz,听Bhagwan Mahavir Professor of Jain Studies,听Department of Religious Studies,听Florida International University,听Miami, FL 33199 (U.S.A.)
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[Journal] Cyber Asia and the New Media
Deadline: March 10, 2013
Education About Asia (EAA) is the peer-reviewed teaching journal of听the Association for Asian Studies. Our approximately 1,700 readers听include undergraduate instructors as well as high school and middle听school teachers. Our articles are intended to provide educators, who听are often not specialists, with basic understanding of Asia-related content. Qualified referees evaluate all manuscripts submitted f辞谤听consideration. Most of our subscribers teach and work in history, the听social sciences, or the humanities.听We are in the process of developing a special section titled "Cyber听Asia and the New Media" for the fall 2013 issue of EAA. In this听special section, we invite authors to submit manuscripts that assist听instructors and students in secondary school and college/university听introductory survey courses in the humanities or social sciences to听better understand this contemporary topic. Manuscripts are sought听where authors depict the impact of recent innovations in digital听technology and communications upon politics, entertainment,听economics, entrepreneurship, social movements, youth culture,听education, and globalization. We welcome manuscripts from teachers,听scholars, journalists, or others who have expertise in the topic.
Contact: email:听 |听Web Site:听
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[Journal] Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education
Deadline: Rolling
JICB aims at publishing research on language immersion and other types of content-based language education programmes that are听subject matter-driven and听subject matter-accountable. We welcome submissions from around the world based on, for example, language immersion education, dual language education, bilingual education, CLIL (content-and-language integrated learning), sheltered English as a Second Language (ESL), language across the curriculum (LAC), language for specific/academic purposes, content-based indigenous language revitalization initiatives, and so on.听Please visit our website for more information and guidelines for authors:听
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[Journal] Journal of Korean Studies
Deadline: Rolling
The Journal of Korean Studies has room for a couple more articles f辞谤听this spring 2013.听The Journal of Korean Studies (JKS) is dedicated to providing听outstanding articles, from all disciplines on a broad range of听historical and contemporary topics concerning Korea. In addition the听JKS publishes reviews of the latest Korea-related books.
The JKS is published bi-annually in the fall and spring. The Fall听issue is a thematic issue and the Spring issue is a varied topic听issue.听Article manuscripts, should not exceed 50 double-spaced pages in听length. Please submit one hard copy and an electronic copy of the听manuscript. (The electronic version can be submitted on disc or via听email.) Notes should be at the end of the text. For style and听documentation format, consult the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th听edition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010).
For detailed information about manuscript criteria, please contact:听The Journal of Korean Studies,听Tracy Stober, Managing Editor,听500 Thomson Hall Box 353650,听Seattle, Washington 98195-3650,听E-mail:听jourks@u.washington.edu,听Website:听
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[Fellowship]听The Department of History, National University of Singapore, Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: Rolling
The Department of History, National University of Singapore, has听launched a scheme called FASS-Postdoctoral Fellowships whereby听appointees are required to provide teaching support for the department听in addition to research. (FASS refers to Faculty of Arts and Social听Sciences.)听We invite applications for Two (2) Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Candidates are expected to hold a PhD degree or are near completion.听One of the postdoctoral fellows should be a historian of Southeast听Asia and able to teach general and specialised courses, particularly听in the area of Malay history and within that area a focus on a听specific topic like pre-1942 intellectual history and the development听of major figures and ideas that were key in the development of Malay听society and thought.听The other position is open but the Department has teaching needs in听Southeast Asian History so specialists in addition to Malay history听would be welcome.听We are also opened to well-qualified candidates in any other area of听History.听The successful candidate is expected to teach but will have time f辞谤听research with an aim to publication.
Visit our websites at听 f辞谤听information on the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, and听 for information on the Department of听History and the undergraduate modules.