Call for Papers: International Conference on Literary Translation
First Call for Papers: Writing Past Each Other? Literary Translation and Community
International Conference on Literary Translation
Te Tumu Whakawhiti Tuhinga o Aotearoa / The New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
December 11-13, 2010
Keynote speakers: Lawrence Venuti and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Metge and Kinloch (Talking Past Each Other: Problems in Cross-Cultural Communication, 1978), explore the ways in which those from diverse backgrounds misread important cultural differences in everyday life. This conference will explore how literary translation promotes awareness and appreciation of such differences, while simultaneously creating a sense of community across local and international boundaries, or how a lack of such exchange can contribute to the isolation of literary cultures: How is globalization affecting international literary exchange? How might translation contribute more to literary communities?
While papers on how these issues are articulated in the Asia-Pacific region are especially welcome, paper proposals on a wide range of topics related to practical and theoretical aspects of literary translation and covering cross-cultural linguistic interaction from across the globe are also encouraged. Panel proposals (three or four speakers) are especially welcome. Conference papers are to be delivered in English, but may relate to any of the world’s languages.
As a special feature of the conference, translation workshop sessions with noted New Zealand poets are being organized (participants should pre-register; details to come). There will also be an evening reading session.
Send abstracts (title of paper, name of presenter, 250-word outline and a short (50 word) bio-bibliographical note) by March 31, 2010, to NZCLT@vuw.ac.nz. Selected papers from the conference may be published in a refereed volume.
Further information about the conference will be posted in early 2010 at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/victoria-conferences/default.aspx.
Kyujanggak 2010 Korean Studies Workshop
The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies will host its 4th Summer Workshop for graduate students July 5-16, 2010. This is an opportunity for graduate students and junior scholars to gain exposure to diverse disciplines of Korean studies and scholars outside their institution’s focus, as well as an opportunity to network with future colleagues.
The workshop will focus on research methodologies in Korean studies through the examination of documentary and digital resources. The two-week comprehensive program consists of morning lectures and afternoon seminar discussions on subjects such as art, classical and contemporary literature, pre-modern and modern history, contemporary Korean issues, sociology, Confucianism, and Buddhism. All lectures will be conducted in Korean, and reading materials and handouts as well will be in Korean.
Participants will also have the chance to present their initial research findings or discuss research strategies in an informal presentation session. Also, participants will be able to consult with the lecturers on their research, and other assistance may be provided if needed (e.g., in preparing presentations).
The registration fee for the workshop is USD 500; a limited number of fee-waiver grants and travel grants are available. The application deadline is February 28, 2010. Accepted applicants will be announced March 31, 2010. The final registration deadline is April 30, 2010.
For more information and to download the application form, follow the link below or contact icks@snu.ac.kr
http://plaza6.snu.ac.kr/~icks/KOR/summer_workshop/summer_workshop.php
Korean Language and Culture Position at Arizona State University
The School of International Letters & Cultures (SILC) at Arizona State University seeks to appoint an assistant professor of Korean language and culture beginning in the fall of 2010. Applications will be accepted from candidates whose scholarship is based in the humanities and who focus on any period from antiquity to the end of Taehan Cheguk (the Korean Empire) in 1910.
The individual hired will teach undergraduate and graduate students in the trans-disciplinary environment of the School. Teaching load is two courses per semester. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Korean studies or a related discipline, native or near-native fluency in Korean, and working knowledge of one other East Asian language. Ability and desire to teach a range of humanities courses both in Korean culture and in the cultural evolution of East Asia are required. Desired qualifications include a demonstrable proficiency in classical Chinese, modern Japanese, or classical Japanese.
To apply, send a letter of application, complete curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to: Korean Search Committee, and send electronically to SILC-Korean@asu.edu.
The application deadline is December 31, 2009. Review of completed applications will begin immediately and continue weekly until search is closed. A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Dissertation Workshop Planned for 2010 AAS Annual Meeting
The Association for Asian Studies has announced plans for its ninth Dissertation Workshop, “Popular Culture and Social Change,” to be held in conjunction with the annual meeting in Philadelphia March 28-31, 2010. The workshop will be organized and led by David Szanton and will follow the model used in previous workshops.
The workshop is intended to bring together doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences who are developing dissertation proposals or are in early phases of research or dissertation writing and whose research is consistent with the workshop’s popular culture and social change theme. The workshop will be limited to twelve students from a broad array of disciplines and working on a wide variety of materials in a variety of time periods and in various regions of Asia. It also will include a small multidisciplinary and multi-area faculty with similar concerns.
The application deadline is December 11, 2009. For full details regarding the scope of the workshop, eligibility, application procedures, and the like, see the announcement on the AAS Web site: http://www.asian-studies.org/News/dissertation-workshop.htm.
3rd Korea-America Student Conference Recruiting for 2010
The 3rd Korea-America Student Conference (KASC), a student-led cultural and academic exchange, is recruiting students for the summer 2010 program. During the month-long conference, some fifty students will discuss their research on topics of bilateral and global interest and enjoy prominent speakers. The theme for the conference, which will be held July 12-August 12, 2010, is “Learning from the past, while working in the present toward the future of U.S.-Korea relations.”
KASC sites in 2010 include American University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan, and Stanford University. Conference roundtable topics include: The ABC’s of Education: Exploration of Education; War and Peace: An Analysis of Differing Perceptions; The Green Life Movement: Social Movement of Going Green; U.S. and Korea in the News: Media for Cultural Understanding; and Korea in 50 States: The Evolution of National Identity.
Although many participants will be Asian studies and East Asian studies majors, this is not a requirement. All types of students from any field and level of study are welcome at the conference. Knowledge of the Korean language is not required.
For applications and more information, visit www.iscdc.org or send e-mail to kasc@iscdc.org. The application deadline is March 5, 2010.
KASC is a program of International Student Conferences, Inc., a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., dedicated to promoting peace by furthering mutual understanding, friendship, and trust through international student interchange.
Harvard-Yenching Library Travel Grants
The Harvard-Yenching Library has announced its Travel Grant Program for the 2009-2010 academic year. The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the metropolitan Boston area in their use of the Harvard-Yenching Library’s collections for research. The application deadline is December 15, 2009.
There will be nineteen grants of $400 each (seven in Chinese studies, seven in Japanese studies, and five in Korean studies) to be awarded on a merit basis to faculty members and to graduate students engaged in dissertation research. Priority consideration will be given to those at institutions where there are no or few library resources in the East Asian languages and no major East Asian library collections are available nearby. Each grantee will also be provided with the privilege of free photocopying of up to 100 sheets. Awards must be used before August 1, 2010.
Applications for the travel grants, including a letter, a brief description of the research topic, and an estimated budget, should be addressed to: James K. M. Cheng, Librarian, Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. Fax: (617) 496-6008. E-mail: jkcheng@fas.harvard.edu.
