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T'ang Studies Society Panel Sponsorships at the 2022 AAS Annual Meeting
by T'ang Studies Society 16 Oct '22

16 Oct '22

Dear Members and Friends of the T'ang Studies Society, The Society is happy to announce that it will sponsor one or more deserving panels on topics related to the study of the Tang dynasty at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies in Honolulu and online. The sponsorship includes small subventions for individual panelists. The funding is intended to defray some of the costs of society members presenting Tang-relevant research at the AAS Annual Meeting, including travel and registration expenses. Funding levels are determined during the review process. Scholars at any stage of their careers are eligible. Papers intended for future submission to the Tang Studies journal will receive priority. The application deadline is November 10, 2021. The full call for applications is linked to the society website: [ http://tangstudies.org/Announcements.html | http://tangstudies.org/Announcements.html ] Jonathan Skaff Secretary T'ang Studies Society http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html

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Symposium Announcement: The Margins of the Human in Medieval China
by T'ang Studies Society 19 May '22

19 May '22

Dear Friends of Tang Studies, Professor Lucas Bender of Yale University would like to announce the following upcoming symposium that will be of interest to many of us. Symposium Title: The Margins of the Human in Medieval China Dates: June 1-3, 2022 Venue: Zoom Symposium Website: [ https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/medievalchina | https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/medievalchina ] See below for the full announcement. All best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi President T'ang Studies Society Symposium Announcement: The Margins of the Human in Medieval China (June 1-3, via Zoom) Website: [ https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/medievalchina | https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/medievalchina ] What constitutes being human? What are the boundaries or fuzzy edges of humanity? What can we learn from exploring the margins of humanity? These questions lie at the heart of this symposium, which will bring together twelve scholars across a variety of fields to consider how concepts analogous to our contemporary idea of “the human” were defined and debated in Medieval China. We hope that the papers assembled for the symposium will open new, interdisciplinary vistas on the ways in which ethnocultural others, sociological underclasses, striking and different individuals, animals and gods, and ex- and future-humans were conceptualized and written about in the medieval period, and on the ways in which these marginal beings expressed and challenged the self-understandings of the authors of the materials that survive to us. The symposium will be held via Zoom from 10am to 1pm, EST, on June 1st through June 3rd, 2022. Registration is free and open to the public. Questions and comments can be directed to the symposium's graduate coordinator, Baiqian Bian, at baiqian.bian(a)yale.edu, or to the organizers, Luke Bender and Xiaofei Tian. June 1 Panel One. Transformations. 10:00 am EST – 10:35: Robert F. Campany, “A Cosmos of Self-Cultivators: Encounters and Transformations across Kinds in China, 100 BCE–700 CE” 10:40 – 11:15: Jonathan Pettit, “On the Brink of Godhood: The Investiture of Extraterrestrial Titles in 4th century CE Daoism” --break-- 11:30 am – 12:05pm: Sarah M. Allen, “Skilled Imposters: Animals in Human Bodies” 12:10 – 12:45: Manling Luo, “The Human to Tiger Transformation in Tang Narratives” 12:45 – 1:00: General Discussion June 2 Panel Two. Shifting Categories. 10:00 am EST – 10:35: Jack W. Chen, “The Ghost at the Margin of the Human” 10:40 – 11:15: Shao-yun Yang, “Monstrous Islands in the Tang-Song Maritime Imaginary” --break-- 11:30 pm – 12:05pm: Lucas Rambo Bender, “The Shifting Geography of the Human in Tang Times” 12:10 – 12:45: Hsiao-wen Cheng, “Human Anomalies and the Temporality of Norms in Ancient and Medieval China” 12:45 – 1:00: General Discussion June 3 Panel Three. Barbarians and Slaves. 10:00 am EST – 10:35: Don J. Wyatt, “From Outlanders to Slaves: The Subjugation of Kunlun Peoples in Tang China” 10:40 – 11:15: Alexis Lycas, “Wuman(s) and non-Wuman(s) in medieval China: Classifying People in Fan Chuo’s Manshu (Book of the Barbarians)” --break-- 11:30 – 12:05pm: Zekun Zhang, “Making Commoners from Slaves and Indigenous Peoples: Liu Zongyuan and the Tang State’s Efforts to Classify Humans in the Lingnan Region, 800–900 CE” 12:10 – 12:45: Xiaofei Tian, “The Marvelous, the Quotidian, the Macabre: Discovering Humanity in Tang Representations of Slaves” 12:45 – 1:00: General Discussion

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Elling Eide Center Event
by T'ang Studies Society 11 May '22

11 May '22

Dear Friends of Tang Studies, Dr. Matthew Wells of the Elling Eide Center would like to announce the following lecture: "Dress as a Political and Gendered Symbol in Tang China" Professor Rebecca Doran (University of Miami) Date: June 2, 2022 Time: 11:00 a.m. ET Hybrid Format: In-person at the Elling Eide Center and Online. More detail and registration information is available here: https://ellingoeide.org/upcoming-events/ All best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi President T'ang Studies Society

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University of Oxford Event
by T'ang Studies Society 11 May '22

11 May '22

Dear Friends of Tang Studies, Dr. Miao Xiaojing at the University of Oxford would like to announce the following event at the University of Oxford's China Centre: How to understand sincerity and authenticity in premodern Chinese literature, intellectual history and manuscript culture? A conversation with Xiaofei Tian, Antje Richter and Christopher Foster Thursday 19 May, 17:00 BST Hybrid: China Centre, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) and Zoom webinar I know that this will be of interest to many of you. Please see the attached poster for full details and registration information. All best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi President T'ang Studies Society

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Elling Eide Center Visiting Researcher Travel Grants
by T'ang Studies Society 03 May '22

03 May '22

Dear Friends of Tang Studies, Dr. Matt Wells of the Elling Eide Center in Sarasota, Florida would like to announce the call for applications for the Center's Visiting Researcher Travel Grant Program. Please see below for the full announcement of this exciting program. All best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi President T'ang Studies Society Elling Eide Center Visiting Researcher Travel Grants The Elling Eide Center Research Library and Preserve welcomes applications for its Visiting Scholars and Researchers Grant. Applications from scholars and researchers of all disciplinary backgrounds will be considered, but preference will be given to applicants whose research focuses on topics related to China, Inner Asia, or greater East Asia before 1500 CE. Applicants will receive up to $1,000 for travel or other expenses for the duration of their stay. In addition, free lodging will be available on site in our guest house, just a few minutes walk from the library. Visiting scholars will also have access to the Eide Center research library and electronic resources, access to office space (if available), and printing, scanning, photocopying, and mailing privileges. Wireless internet is available in all facilities. Situated on a beautiful 72-acre waterfront preserve on Little Sarasota Bay, the Center’s research library houses more than 60,000 volumes covering every period of Chinese history from ancient times to the modern era and an extensive collection of more than 300 scholarly journals from around the world. Areas of concentration include medieval China from the fourth through tenth centuries, pre-modern peoples and languages of Central and Inner Asia, and poetry of the Tang Dynasty, a field in which Elling O. Eide made a significant and lasting scholarly mark. Holdings are in Chinese, Uyghur, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, German, and French. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Positions are available year round, including summer. The duration of stay is flexible and should be determined by the research and writing agenda of the applicant. Prospective Visiting Scholar and Researcher Prerequisites: Visiting Scholars must hold a Ph.D. or MFA and have a teaching position at a university. Visiting Graduate Researchers must be currently enrolled in a degree-seeking graduate program and be in the research and writing stage of their thesis or dissertation. Please visit our website to learn more about the application process: [ https://ellingoeide.org/visiting-scholars-researchers-program/ | https://ellingoeide.org/visiting-scholars-researchers-program/ ]

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