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Reminder: Second Conference on Middle Period Chinese Humanities
by T'ang Studies Society 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Hello all, This is just a reminder that the deadline for the submission of paper abstracts in response to the Second Conference in Middle Period Chinese Humanities Call for Papers is approaching. Abstracts are due on October 1, 2016. The conference, which covers the period from Tang to early Ming, is being organized by Hilde De Weerdt and her team at Leiden University. It will be held at Leiden University September 14-17, 2017. More information can be found at the conference webpage: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2016/07/call-for-papers-middle-pe… Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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Tang Studies November Conference Correction
by T'ang Studies Society 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Hello all, I apologize. My earlier message contained a typo in the URL for the upcoming TSS conference in Sarasota. Here is the correct URL: http://tangstudies.org/Conference.html Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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T'ang Studies Society November Conference
by 2016 Conference 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Dear Friend of the T’ang Studies Society: The T’ang Studies Society would like to update you on the international conference that it is co-sponsoring with the Elling O. Eide Foundation and the Numata Program in Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary to celebrate the opening of the Elling O. Eide Library. The conference, “Making Connections: Contemporary Approaches to the Tang Dynasty, In Honor of the Opening of the Elling O. Eide Library,” will be held at The Elling O. Eide Library in Sarasota, Florida from November 10-12, 2016. The conference has three goals: (1) to bring together a wide range of scholars of the Tang to present papers in different disciplines, emphasizing new, emerging questions and interdisciplinary approaches; (2) to connect scholars of the Tang from different generations, from senior scholars to graduate students; and (3) to introduce the Eide Library and the Elling O. Eide Charitable Foundation to those scholars, showcasing its collection as an important new scholarly resource. Detailed information on the conference is available on the Society’s website at: www.tangstudies.org/conference.html There you will be able to download the full program as well as a conference registration form. Please note that space at the library is limited and therefore registration are accepted subject to availability on a first-come, first-served basis. In any event, the Registration deadline is October 1, 2016 . The website also has information about traveling to Sarasota and lodging during the conference. Paid registration includes lunch both days, a complimentary reception Thursday evening in the Library, and a banquet on Saturday evening. Other Useful Links: Information about the Elling O. Eide Charitable Foundation and the Elling O. Eide Library is available here: http://www.ellingoeide.org For those wishing to add local activities to their conference attendance, you can find information on local attractions at the Visit Sarasota website: www.visitsarasota.org Inquiries: Please address inquiries about the conference to the following address: conference(a)tangstudies.org You can also contact: Anna M. Shields, the Society's President, at ashields(a)princeton.edu Or Anthony DeBlasi, the Secretary-Treasurer, at adeblasi(a)albany.edu Regards, Anna M. Shields President T'ang Studies Society

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Hum - Middle Period Conference 2017
by T'ang Studies Society 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Dear colleagues, After having reviewed the dates preferred by all who filled out the earlier survey, we have decided to convene the second Conference on Middle Period Chinese Humanities at Leiden University, September 14-17, 2017. Scholars working on the period covering the Tang through the Ming dynasties in all fields are welcome to participate. We are writing to call for paper abstracts and to announce the conference website. Submission guidelines : Please submit an abstract of 300 to 500 words (in English or Chinese) and a CV by October 1, 2016 to: middle.period17(a)hum.leidenuniv.nl . Those whose abstracts are accepted will be notified by December 1, 2016 . For more information about the conference please visit the conference website: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2016/07/call-for-papers-middle-pe… . Papers will eventually be posted on a dedicated open conference site: https://ocs.chinese-empires.eu/index.php/CMPC2017/MPC17 . We have arranged conference rates with several local hotels. For rates and hotel locations see the “Accommodation” section of the above site. Accepted participants will receive the registration codes for all hotels in December to make reservations. We look forward to welcoming you next September. If you have further questions or suggestions at this stage, please contact us by email. Regards, The Organizers: Hilde De Weerdt Anne Gerritsen With the Assistance of: Qiao Jiyan Daniel Stumm Xiong Huei-lan Monica Klasing-Chen Liu Jialong Gabe van Beijeren Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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T'ang Studies Society Annual Meeting and Reception
by T'ang Studies Society 30 Mar '16

30 Mar '16

Dear Friend of the T'ang Studies Society, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the Society's Annual Meeting and Reception will be held this Saturday evening in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies. Here is the location and time information: Date: Saturday, April 2 Time: 9:00 p.m. Room: Ravenna Please note that this is a room change. We have been moved from the location listed in the program and the conference mobile app. The Board and officers hope to see you there. Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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T'ang Studies Society 2016 Conference Call for Papers
by T'ang Studies Society 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Hello all, Please see below for a Call for Papers for the upcoming T'ang Studies Society conference in November of 2016. I have also attached a PDF of the CFP for your reference. Please distribute it to whomever you think would be interested. Note you can find information on the conference at the following URL: http://tangstudies.org/Conference.html That site will be updated as more detailed information becomes available. Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS “Making Connections: Contemporary Approaches to the Tang Dynasty, In Honor of the Opening of the Elling O. Eide Library” Dates: November 10 – 12, 2016 Location: Elling O. Eide Library, Sarasota, Florida The T’ang Studies Society will convene a conference in November of 2016 to explore novel approaches to the study of the Tang Dynasty. The conference title emphasizes the Society’s goal of forging connections of three types: (1) bringing together different disciplinary perspectives on the period; (2) bridging different generations of scholars – from advanced graduate students to senior scholars; and (3) forging a research relationship between the scholarly community and the newly founded Elling O. Eide Library’s resources. Elling O. Eide, a scholar of medieval China, amassed a significant collection of books and other resources before his death in 2012. The Elling O. Eide Charitable Foundation has overseen the completion of the Eide Library to hold this collection and open it to scholars of China. The Society will hold the conference at the Elling O. Eide Library in Sarasota, Florida. Panels have been organized to cover the following disciplinary perspectives: Tang Art and Material Culture, Tang Prose, Tang Poetry, Political History, Social History, Tang Religions, and the Tang Dynasty in the World. To better realize the theme of “making connections” and encourage a more free-flowing conversation, the conference will conclude with a plenary session reflecting on the conference, the state of the field, and the role of our journal, Tang Studies , in stimulating and publishing new scholarship.. There remain a limited number of slots open in these panels, and the Society seeks proposals from scholars at any stage of their careers to fill those slots. Proposals should contain the author’s name, institutional affiliation (if appropriate), address, and a 250-word abstract of the paper. Please send proposals electronically to the Society’s e-mail address at conference(a)tangstudies.org by April 1, 2016. Decisions will be made by May 1, 2016. Lodging, conference registration, and most meals will be provided by the Society for those presenting papers at the conference. Registration materials for scholars who would like to attend without presenting a paper will be made available in April, on the T’ang Studies Society website. Please note: one must be a member of (or join) the Tang Studies Society to deliver a paper at the conference. Members and non-members are welcome to register for and attend the conference. For more information about proposals, membership, and conference registration visit the Society’s website at www.tangstudies.org .

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Tang Studies Editorial Transition
by T'ang Studies Society 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Dear colleagues, The latest issue of Tang Studies (number 33) has now appeared online and should be reaching members in hard copy soon. I want to take this opportunity to energetically thank Christopher Nugent for his excellent service as the editor of Tang Studies . As those of us who are long-serving officers and directors know, Chris took over the journal in a time of enormous transition and weathered many unanticipated challenges along the way with patience and perseverance, while never missing a deadline or lowering the high standards of the journal, a truly important achievement. We have all benefited from Chris’s hard work, and the journal’s health today owes much to his scholarly and editorial dedication. This is also an important transition moment for the journal. I would like to warmly welcome Nick Williams to the position of editor of Tang Studies , As of January 1, 2016, Nick (of Hong Kong Baptist University) steps into the editorship. Please continue to support the journal by sending submissions to him at either editor(a)tangstudies.org or nmw(a)hkbu.edu.hk . Tang Studies welcomes submission of essays, research notes, annotated translations, and brief communications. Note that the deadline for manuscripts to be considered for inclusion in volume 34 will be the end of February. My best wishes to all for a good spring semester. Sincerely, Anna M. Shields Professor of Chinese Literature Dept. of East Asian Studies 211 Jones Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 609.258.5365 President, T’ang Studies Society http://tangstudies.org/

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T'ang Studies Society Membership Reminder
by T'ang Studies Society 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

Dear Friends of the T'ang Studies Society, I will soon be preparing the member mailing list for the upcoming issue (Volume 33 for 2015) of the journal Tang Studies . If you have not already paid your 2015 dues, please do so now. That will ensure that you receive the journal without interruption. If you are unsure whether or not you have paid this year's dues, please feel free to send me a message (admin(a)tangstudies.org) and I can verify your membership status. In the meantime, I wish you all happiness for the upcoming holidays. Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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Workshop: Computation Methods for Chinese History (Harvard)
by T'ang Studies Society 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

Computational Methods for Chinese History: A “Digging into Data Challenge” Training Workshop Harvard University Date: October 17th, 2015 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Venue: Science Center Room B09, Harvard University Organizer: China Biographical Database Project Sponsor: Automating Data Extraction from Chinese Texts, Digging into Data Challenge Introduction: Do you know how to look up and visualize information in Chinese historical sources? Nearly every day, there are news articles about how big data and computational methods such as mapping and network analysis are changing our world. They are transforming the study of Chinese history as well; scholars could no longer ignore the potential of digital tools. What sorts of questions about Chinese history can be asked and answered using computational methods? What are the main tools that scholars can use? This one-day workshop featuring experts from Harvard and beyond will provide an overview and practical training. We will first introduce two main tools, CBDB and MARKUS. The China Biographical Database (CBDB) is a relational database with biographical information about more than 360,000 individuals, primarily from the 7th through 19th centuries. The data is open to use for statistical, social network, and spatial analysis as well as serving as a kind of biographical reference. The standalone version of CBDB in Microsoft Access format enables many functions that are not available in the online version. MARKUS is an open-source platform that allows applying sophisticated text-mining techniques to a wide variety of Chinese historical and literary texts. You can tag and extract personal names, dates, place names, official titles and postings, and other content for analysis and visualization. When reading texts on the MARKUS platform, you can also consult language and biographical dictionaries, as well as other reference sources. We will then demonstrate the uses of spatial analysis for historical GIS data from China. There will also be content about network analysis (SNA) as a methodological approach, its basic concepts, and the use of software for simple visualization and analysis of network data on Chinese history. The day will conclude with presentations of case studies that came out from digital projects. This workshop is part of the Automating Data Extraction from Chinese Texts (DID-ACTE) Project, which aims to provide humanists and social scientists with means of transforming historical Chinese sources into structured data. The project is funded by the Digging into Data Challenge, an international research initiative to develop big data analysis methods for the humanities and social sciences. Signing up: Space is limited. Please register by October 10th, 2015 at: http://goo.gl/ElVNnz Speakers: Peter K. Bol, Harvard University Song Chen, Bucknell University Michael A. Fuller, UC Irvine Donald Sturgeon, Harvard University Lik Hang Tsui, Harvard University Hongsu Wang, Harvard University Weichu Wang, Harvard University Xin Wen, Harvard University Hang Yin, Peking University Contact Information: Please send all enquiries to: cbdb.harvard(a)gmail.com

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Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Early Chinese History
by T'ang Studies Society 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Early Chinese History The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in early Chinese history, covering any period from the Zhou (c. 1000 B.C.E) through the Tang dynasty (c. 900 C.E.), to begin Fall 2016. All sub-fields of historical studies are encouraged to apply. Candidates must have a doctoral degree or clear indication that the degree will be in hand at the time of appointment. Teaching load is two courses per semester. The position supports undergraduate and graduate training in Chinese studies within EALC and across allied departments. Review of applications will begin on November 1 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of application, CV, three letters of recommendation, a writing sample, and official transcripts of graduate studies must be included with the application. Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit their application at: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com . Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to ealc(a)indiana.edu or to Manling Luo, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Global and International Studies Building 2058, 355 N. Jordan Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-1105. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.

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