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Our Gagaku Critical Interventions Lab is Going Virtual!

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Our long-awaited Gagaku Critical Interventions Lab is going virtual!

“Gagaku: Cultural Capital, Cultural Heritage, and Cultural Identity” will discuss Gagaku (the ceremonial music of the imperial court and the main Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in Japan) as “cultural capital” in its intellectual, political, and economic implications, as well as its transnational ramifications, for the definition of cultural heritage and the formation of cultural identity in Japan from the Edo period until today.

This Critical Interventions Lab gathers international scholars and performers engaged in cutting-edge research on the cultural history of Gagaku, with special focus on the Edo period and the modern era. Languages of the presentations and discussions are English and Japanese.

We have created an online platform that includes video presentations, texts, videos of performances, and live workshops and discussions, in the hope that this material will become an educational resource to learn about Gagaku in its various aspects.

Check out our participants, program, and resources here: http://gagaku.eastasian.ucsb.edu

This Critical Interventions Lab is organized by Fabio Rambelli (International Shinto Foundation Endowed Chair in Shinto Studies) as part of “Japanese Culture En Route: Transnational Currents and Connections in Japanese Performing Traditions” funded by a Japan Foundation Institutional Project Support grant (Ref. No. 10121178).

Congratulations Announcement for Professor Suma Ikeuchi for winning the 2020 Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion

Prof. Suma Ikeuchi Wins 2020 Geertz Prize in Anthropology of Religion

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The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies is delighted to share the news that Prof. Suma Ikeuchi has won the prestigious 2020 Clifford Geertz Prize in Anthropology of Religion for her book, Jesus Loves Japan: Return Migration and Global Pentecostalism in a Brazilian Diaspora. Prof. Ikeuchi is also the recent winner of the 2020 Francis L.K. Hsu Book Prize, sponsored by the American Anthropological Association (AAA) Society for East Asian Anthropology. Congratulations, Prof. Ikeuchi!

The Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion is awarded by the Society for the Anthropology of Religion as part of the American Anthropological Association. It seeks to encourage excellence in the anthropology of religion by recognizing an outstanding recent book in the field. The Prize is named in honor of the late Professor Clifford Geertz, in recognition of his many distinguished contributions to the anthropological study of religion. In awarding the Prize, the Society hopes to foster innovative scholarship, the integration of theory with ethnography, and the connection of the anthropology of religion to the larger world.

 

Flyer for The Worst Chinese Poetry for June 1 & 2, 2021, 5-7PM

The Worst Chinese Poetry: A Virtual Roundtable

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Join us for phase two of “The Worst Chinese Poetry: A Virtual Workshop.” This will be two-day roundtable discussion open to the public, following up on phase one, which was a series of fourteen miniature workshops held in early April.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/WorstPoetry

Organized by our three Chinese literature specialists (Thomas Mazanec, Xiaorong Li, and Hangping Xu), the goal of this project is to rethink Chinese literary history through negative examples. It seeks to interrogate the aesthetic, social, moral, and political criteria by which Chinese-language poems were considered “bad” in different times and places. Selected contributions will be compiled to create a book, The Worst Chinese Poetry: A Critical Anthology.

  • Day 1 (June 1) will feature four thematic roundtables based upon our larger workshop held in April.
  • Day 2 (June 2) will begin with a reflection on the workshop by our three headlines, then will shift to a free-form discussion open to all.

Detailed schedule:

June 1
  • 5:00–5:05: Opening Remarks by Thomas Mazanec
  • 5:05–5:30: Vulgarity and Frivolity, featuring Xiaorong Li, Keith McMahon, and Jason Protass
  • 5:30–5:55: Commenting, Framing, and Judging, featuring Richard John Lynn, Maddalena Poli, Hangping Xu, and Yunshuang Zhang
  • 5:55–6:05: Break
  • 6:05–6:30: Appropriations and Aesthetics, featuring Graham Chamness, Soohyun Lee, Michelle Yeh, and Meimei Zhang
  • 6:30–6:55: Foreignness and Chineseness, featuring Nick Admussen, Angie Chau, and Sixiang Wang
June 2
  • 5:00-5:05: Welcome by Thomas Mazanec
  • 5:05-5:35: Reflections by Ronald Egan, Richard John Lynn, and Michelle Yeh
  • 5:35-5:55: Discussion between Egan, Lynn, and Yeh
  • 5:55-6:05: Break
  • 6:05-6:55: Open Discussion moderated by Thomas Mazanec, Xiaorong Li, and Hangping Xu

We hope to see you there!

Sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies. Poster designed by Q. Z. Lau.

Visiting Assistant Professor in the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department

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Visiting Assistant Professor in the East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department

Job #JPF01978
East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies / College of Letters & Science – Humanities and Fine Arts / UC Santa Barbara

Apply now: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01978/apply
View this position online: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01978

POSITION OVERVIEW
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: July 1, 2021
Position duration: July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022

APPLICATION WINDOW
Open date: April 19th, 2021

Next review date: Monday, May 10, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Jun 30, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2021-2022 academic year.

We seek applicants with expertise in Taiwanese literature, cultural studies, film and media studies, and/or history. We seek candidates with active research agendas who will participate in research activities in the department, be able to contribute to the departmental emphases, and be available to engage with graduate students working on relevant topics. The candidate will be expected to teach five courses related to their expertise and Taiwanese Studies more generally. Transnational and interdisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome. The candidate would also be welcome to contribute to planning scholarly events related to their expertise within the department and/or the Center for Taiwan Studies.

Salary is based on UC salary scales and depends on qualifications. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service as appropriate to the position. Inquiries may be directed to our department’s Academic Personnel Coordinator, Natalie Juarez through the help contact below, please be sure to mention JPF01978.

QUALIFICATIONS
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Ph.D. in a relevant field at time of application

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Specialization in modern or contemporary Taiwanese Studies, and high-level
Chinese language ability

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching Experience
Reference requirements
3-5 letters of reference required

Arrange for three letters of recommendation sent to UC Recruit

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01978
Help contact: njuarez@ucsb.edu

CAMPUS INFORMATION
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

JOB LOCATION
Santa Barbara, Ca

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Taiwan Talk: Paul D. Barclay on “Rethinking Imperial Wartime”

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Join our Center for Taiwan Studies for a Taiwan Talk with historian Paul D. Barclay (Lafayette College) entitled “Rethinking Imperial Wartime: Anti-Colonial Insurgency in Taiwan as Japanese Military History”!

Barclay considers so-called “small wars” against Taiwanese anti-colonial armed forces as neglected episodes in modern Japanese military history. He will discuss the records of the Bureau of Merit and Awards (shōkunkyoku) to understand how brutal asymmetrical campaigns throughout the empire were branded as exercises in national defense. In Taiwan, the Government General’s system of awards and bonuses compensated Japan’s Taiwanese allies at lower rates than their Japanese comrades-in-arms. The military award system is considered as both an inclusionary and exclusionary device in the making of imperial Japan’s multi-ethnic empire.

Date: Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
Time: 4-5:30 PM PST
Zoom link:http://bit.ly/TaiwanTalks

Paul D. Barclay is Professor and Head of the History Department at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. He is the general editor of the East Asia Image Collection and author of Outcasts of Empire: Japanese Rule on Taiwan’s “Savage Border” 1874-1945 (University of California Press, 2018). He is currently researching Japanese military/police campaigns in Korea, China, Taiwan and the Societ Union from 1894 to 1934 for a project called “Imperial Japan’s Forever Wars.”