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DEADLINE EXTENDED to October 30: T’ang Studies Society Panel Sponsorship Program for AAS 2021
by T'ang Studies Society 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Dear Friends and Members of the T'ang Studies Society, Just a reminder that the T’ang Studies Society will once again offer sponsorship for one or more deserving panels that addresses topics related to the study of the Tang dynasty at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies planned for Seattle, WA. The sponsorship includes small subventions for individual panelists, including travel and registration expenses. Panels may be presenting on site or virtually. Note that AAS has removed the panel sponsorship option from its panel proposal form. In line with that, the Society will entertain panel sponsorship applications AFTER panels have been accepted for inclusion in the AAS Annual Meeting program. Moreover, since AAS extended its panel proposal and notification deadlines by two weeks, the T'ang Studies Society application deadline likewise has been extended. EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 30, 2020. Recipients will be notified by November 30, 2020. Applicants for panel sponsorships are also eligible to apply for the society's grants. For full details, see the society's Announcements webpage: [ http://tangstudies.org/Announcements.html | http://tangstudies.org/Announcements.html ] All participants in the panel application must be T’ang Studies Society members in good standing at the time of submission. Information on membership can be found on the Society’s website: [ http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html | http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html ] Sincerely yours, Jonathan Skaff Secretary T'ang Studies Society http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html

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New Publication in Tang Literature
by T'ang Studies Society 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Hello all, The following volume, which was edited by Tian Xiaofei and will be of interest to many of you, has just been published. All best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi President T'ang Studies Society [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__hkupress.hku.hk_pro_17… ] [ https://hkupress.hku.hk/pro/con/1777.pdf | https://hkupress.hku.hk/pro/con/1777.pdf ] This is the first collection of essays in English, contributed by well-known experts of Chinese literature as well as scholars of a younger generation, dedicated to the poetry of Du Fu, commonly regarded as the greatest Chinese poet. These essays are engaged in historically nuanced close reading of Du Fu’s poems, both canonical and less known, from new angles and in various contexts, and discuss a series of critical issues, including the local and the imperial; the body politic and the individual body; poetry and geography; perspectives on the complicated relation of religion and literature; materiality and contemporary reception of Du Fu; poetry and visual art; and tradition and modernity. Many of the poems discussed in this book were written in the backwater town of Kuizhou, far from Du Fu’s earlier residence in the capital city Chang’an, at a time when the Tang dynasty was going through devastating social and political disturbances. The authors contend that Du Fu’s isolation from the elite literary establishments allowed him to become a pioneer who introduced a new order to the Chinese poetic discourse. However, his attention to details in everyday reality, his preoccupation with domestic life and the larger issues embroiled in it, his humor, and his ability to surprise tend to be obscured by the clichéd image of the “poet sage” and “poet historian”—an image this collection of essays successfully complicates. Contributors : Lucas R. Bender; Jack W. Chen; Ronald Egan; Christopher M. B. Nugent; Stephen Owen; Gregory Patterson; Paul Rouzer; Xiaofei Tian; David Der-wei Wang [ https://hkupress.hku.hk/pro/con/1777.pdf | https://hkupress.hku.hk/pro/con/1777.pdf ]

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T'ang Studies Society Book Announcement
by T'ang Studies Society 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Dear Members and Friends of the T’ang Studies Society, Please see the book announcement below from long-time member Robert Campany. Best regards, Jonathan Skaff Secretary T'ang Studies Society http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html From: "robert campany" <robert.campany(a)gmail.com> To: "T'ang Studies Society" <admin(a)tangstudies.org> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2020 1:58:57 PM Subject: For your next "recently published books" email blast [ https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674247796 | https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674247796 ] They indicate a publication date of November 17, but I've already received bound copies and I've heard from friends who have received the copies they'd ordered. Thanks and best wishes, Rob Campany

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