Upcoming Events
2001-02 East Asian Colloquium Series Continues
The East Asian Colloquium Series, sponsored and organized by EASC, continues this spring with a special series on the general theme of "Paths of East Asian History," including six talks by historians from IU and other universities. The series includes three lectures on China and three on Japan.
Lynn Struve began the semester with a presentation on "Phenomenal Ego-Documents of 17th-Century China," that grew out of a larger project on premodern dream consciousness in China. On February 1, IU Professor of History Jeffrey Wasserstrom will speak on "Global Shanghai: A Tale of Two Books," covering his work on Shanghai as a global city. Other speakers will include IU Professor Richard Rubinger and Ph.D. candidate Kate Edgerton.
The semester will finish with visits by two prominent scholars of Japanese history, James Orr of Bucknell University and Harry Harootunian of New York University. Orr will discuss issues of gender and subjectivity in the post-war Japanese peace movement. Harootunian is a prolific historian who has written on topics ranging from the Meiji Restoration to 20th century Japanese lifestyles. He will discuss what is modern about Japan and how it will change in the 21st century.
The full second semester schedule is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/eaq/eaq01-02/eaq01-02.htm.The Colloquium Series is a biweekly opportunity for IU and visiting faculty and researchers to share new research, works in progress, and current affairs. Colloquium Series talks are held every other Friday in Ballantine Hall Room 004, from 12:30 to 1:15, with a light lunch provided. For those who are unable to attend, the presentations are also archived online at the Colloquium website.
Journal of Chinese Religion Published
The 2001 issue of the Journal of Chinese Religion (JCR 29) is to be published in February. In JCR 29, Vincent Goosaert and Paul Katz serve as guest editors on a special collection of articles on Quanzhen Daoism. The articles range from the foundation of Quanzhen Buddhism to the connection between identity and the Quanzhen school. An "Index to Taoist Resources," compiled by Louis Komjathy, harmoniously accompanies the special section.
This volume of JCR also includes more than 20 book reviews covering the full range of Chinese religious studies and two separate articles, "Corpse Deliverance, Substitute Bodies, Name Change, and Feigned Death," by Ursula Angelika Cedzich and "Apologetic Strategies Late Imperial Chinese Pure Land Buddhism," by Charles B. Jones.
JCR publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of
Chinese religions in all periods. It is published annually by the Society
for the Study of Chinese Religions and the East Asian Studies Center of Indiana
University. Queries should be directed to EASC.
East Asian Film Series Lights Up Dark Winter Nights
The East Asian Film Series is back with another round of always vibrant and sometimes controversial East Asian films rarely screened in the United States. It also includes a second "Family Night" to celebrate the Chinese New Year on February 12, following the success of the first "Family Night" last semester.
This semester's schedule includes a classic Chinese love story (A Spring River Flows East), a murder mystery in Seoul (Tell Me Something), and the hidden sexual tension of the samurai world in 19th century Japan (Gohatto). It also includes work by some of East Asia's most prominent directors, including Hong Kong's Wong Kar Wai (Happy Together), Taiwan's Tsai Ming-liang (The Hole), and Japan's Imamura Shohei (The Eel). All of the films are selected by IU Film Studies students to provide special perspectives on the societies and cultures of East Asia. Many of the films were big hits in their home countries but not widely released in the United States.
The Film Series is held every other Saturday evening at 7:30 in Woodburn 101 during the academic year. Family Night is Tuesday, February 12 at 7:00, in Woodburn 100. For a full schedule or more information on the Fall and Spring Film Series, contact the East Asian Studies Center.