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August Workshop for TSS Members on Using the CBDB
by T'ang Studies Society 17 Jul '13

17 Jul '13

Dear T'ang Studies Society members, I'm writing to let you know of an excellent workshop opportunity for members of TSS planned for Thursday and Friday, August 22-23 , at Harvard University that will be free of charge and run by Michael Fuller with help from others working on the China Biographical Database (CBDB). The workshop is for scholars with any research topic in Tang political, intellectual, religious, literary, or social history that involves networks of people and can use the China Biographical Database dataset. The workshop will begin with the general principles of relational databases as a way of modeling biographical information and then explain the details of how the tables in CBDB represent kinship, social relations, office-holding, etc. for pre-modern China. After an introduction to the querying interface provided by MS Access, the rest of the workshop will focus on how to use CBDB to explore the specific projects of the workshop participants. The final portion will show how to use the query results in social network analysis (SNA) and GIS software. (The workshop will be able to use the by-then -- we hope -- newly added data from Nick Tackett’s and Yao Ping’s research materials.) The workshop itself is free, and TSS is able to offer a travel subvention of $200 to any current TSS member who would like to attend. Lodging will be the responsibility of participants, but TSS will provide lunches and snacks for attendees for both days. Michael is prepared to offer the workshop to anyone who would like to be there, no matter how small a group--so I think it's a great opportunity for anyone who's in a position to take advantage of it. I will plan to be there myself for both days. If you would like to attend, please email Tony DeBlasi at admin(a)tangstudies.org as soon as possible so that we can estimate attendance. I hope to see some of you in Cambridge in August. Best wishes for the remainder of the summer, Anna Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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poem by John Balaban, head of the Nom foundation
by Victor H. Mair 16 Jul '13

16 Jul '13

FYI victor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: a clean copy Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:29:21 -0400 From: John Balaban <tbalaban(a)earthlink.net> Reply-To: tbalaban(a)earthlink.net To: VictorM <vmair(a)sas.upenn.edu> Here's a clean copy. The poem will appear in _Poet Lore_ in the Fall/Winter, 2013 issue. Victor, I just read again your fine tribute to Elling in the T'ang Studies Society Journal. And that led me onto the internet to see that a charitable foundation has been created with good people on its board to preserve Elling's library. And that yet another foundation was created to preserve his incomparable gardens. Maybe it's not so important to forward my poem. It clear he is remembered well. Best, John

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CBDB Announcement Again
by T'ang Studies Society 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Hello all, We are continuing to run into problems with the links in the CBDB announcement. Consequently, I have disabled the links in the message. Please cut-and-paste the URLs into your browser's address bar to access the appropriate pages. Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that the latest version of the CBDB Access database has been completed. The 20130610 CBDB an .mdb can now be downloaded from the CBDB website at: http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k16229&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup… . The number of persons included in the database has increased to 128,923 from 116,150 in the previous version. For detailed accounts of the additions, please see the link above. In order to establish a direct channel to our users, we have also set up a Google Form which will enable users to sign up for the CBDB mailing list. If you would like to be notified of future CBDB releases, please fill in your information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MTnnnWzRiVDqF7ifsXg1wdLJ1GXuKYrNnnZnJrzPFh… . (If you encounter problems in accessing this form, please contact shihpeichen(a)fas.harvard.edu . ) If you encounter problems with the database, it probably (alas) is our mistake rather than yours: please let us know ( mafuller(a)uci.edu ) and we’ll see what we can do. You may have problems using the “tree” used to select offices and social relations: this will require adding a module to your system and then linking it MS Access. See the discussion about CBDBPatch at: http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k16229&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup… If you have any comments, questions, of suggestions, please let us know. Thanks. Michael Fuller Shih-Pei Chen ( 陳詩沛 ) Project Manager, China Biographical Database Project Fairbank Center, Harvard University Phone number: 1-617-495-0833 Email address: shihpeichen(a)fas.harvard.edu == CBDB 使用者：很高興通知大家：新版本的 CBDB Access 資料庫 ( 單機版 ) 已經公佈，可以從 CBDB 的網站下載了（版次 20130610 CBDB an .mdb ），下載網址為 : http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k35201&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup… 。這次的版本含有 12 萬 8 千 9 百位人物，比上一版次增加了一萬兩千多人，關於詳細增加了哪些信息，請造訪上述網址。此外，為了未來能更直接將 CBDB 相關的消息發佈給使用者，我們準備了一個表格讓大家登記您的電子郵件，若您願意未來持續收到 CBDB 更新的消息，請到此網頁填寫： https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MTnnnWzRiVDqF7ifsXg1wdLJ1GXuKYrNnnZnJrzPFh… . ( 如果您無法連結該表格，請 email 給計畫經理陳詩沛 shihpeichen(a)fas.harvard.edu .) 也請大家幫忙轉發此訊息給你知道的 CBDB 用戶。謝謝！陳詩沛中國歷代人物傳記資料庫 (CBDB) 計畫經理哈佛大學費正清中國研究中心 Email address: shihpeichen(a)fas.harvard.edu

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New Version of CBDB Access Database Released
by T'ang Studies Society 15 Jul '13

15 Jul '13

Dear Colleagues : I am pleased to announce that the latest version of the CBDB Access database has been completed. The 20130610 CBDB an .mdb can now be downloaded from the CBDB website at http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k16229&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup… . The number of persons included in the database has increased to 128,923 from 116,150 in the previous version. For detailed accounts of the additions, please see the link above. In order to establish a direct channel to our users, we have also set up a Google Form which will enable users to sign up for the CBDB mailing list. If you would like to be notified of future CBDB releases, please fill in your information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MTnnnWzRiVDqF7ifsXg1wdLJ1GXuKYrNnnZnJrzPFh… . (If you encounter problems in accessing this form, please contact shihpeichen(a)fas.harvard.edu . ) If you encounter problems with the database, it probably (alas) is our mistake rather than yours: please let us know ( mafuller(a)uci.edu ) and we’ll see what we can do. You may have problems using the “tree” used to select offices and social relations: this will require adding a module to your system and then linking it MS Access. See the discussion about CBDBPatch at http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k16229&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup… If you have any comments, questions, of suggestions, please let us know. Thanks. Michael Fuller Shih-Pei Chen ( 陳詩沛 ) Project Manager, China Biographical Database Project Fairbank Center, Harvard University Phone number: 1-617-495-0833 Email address: shihpeichen(a)fas.harvard.edu == CBDB 使用者：很高興通知大家：新版本的 CBDB Access 資料庫 ( 單機版 ) 已經公佈，可以從 CBDB 的網站下載了（版次 20130610 CBDB an .mdb ），下載網址為 : http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k35201&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup… 。這次的版本含有 12 萬 8 千 9 百位人物，比上一版次增加了一萬兩千多人，關於詳細增加了哪些信息，請造訪上述網址。此外，為了未來能更直接將 CBDB 相關的消息發佈給使用者，我們準備了一個表格讓大家登記您的電子郵件，若您願意未來持續收到 CBDB 更新的消息，請到此網頁填寫： https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MTnnnWzRiVDqF7ifsXg1wdLJ1GXuKYrNnnZnJrzPFh… . ( 如果您無法連結該表格，請 email 給計畫經理陳詩沛 shihpeichen(a)fas.harvard.edu .) 也請大家幫忙轉發此訊息給你知道的 CBDB 用戶。謝謝！陳詩沛中國歷代人物傳記資料庫 (CBDB) 計畫經理哈佛大學費正清中國研究中心 Email address: shihpeichen(a)fas.harvard.edu

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Remembrance for Professor Edwin Pulleyblank
by T'ang Studies Society 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Dear Member of the Tang Studies Community, Many of you have no doubt heard the sad news that Professor Edwin Pulleyblank passed away on April 13, 2013. It is important that we mark the passage of a truly great scholar of middle period China, one who made important contributions to the study of the language, culture, and history of Tang China. His research opened fields and remains required reading decades after publication. Professor Pulleyblank’s monograph The Background of the Rebellion of An Lu-shan (Oxford, 1955) has informed generations of scholars on the causes of that transformative event. Similarly, his seminal article on mid-Tang intellectual history (“Neo-Confucianism and Neo-Legalism in T’ang Intellectual Life, 755-805” in Arthur Wright, ed., The Confucian Persuasion ) gave an interpretive perspective on the period that set the stage for vigorous scholarly debate. Of course, scholars of medieval ethnography and international relations owe a debt to his work on non-Han communities both within and beyond the borders of the empire. Finally, we would draw attention to Professor Pulleyblank’s methodological contributions. His studies of Chinese historiography and his many decades of scholarship in Chinese historical linguistics have enriched the work of all subsequent researchers. As members of the T’ang Studies Society, we all also owe him an institutional debt. Professor Pulleyblank was a life member of the Society and served on its Board of Directors for fifteen years. Indeed, his name appears on the Society’s Articles of Incorporation as a founding member of our Board of Directors. It is with sadness, then, that we express our gratitude to him and offer our condolences to his family for their loss. Respectfully, Anna M. Shields, President Anthony DeBlasi, Secretary-Treasurer Christopher M. B. Nugent, Editor

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Annual Meeting and Reception
by T'ang Studies Society 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Dear Friend of the T'ang Studies Society, I am writing to remind you that this year's T'ang Studies Annual Meeting and Reception will be held this coming Saturday evening in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting in San Diego. Please note that there is a misprint in the printed conference program. The correct time and location are as follows: Date: Saturday, March 23, 2013 Time: 9:00 p.m. Place: Del Mar A/B conference room of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego (the conference hotel) As usual, there will hors d' oeuvres and drinks as well as the opportunity to discuss all things Tang with your colleagues. We look forward to seeing you there. Best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi Secretary-Treasurer T'ang Studies Society

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Poetry Conference
by T'ang Studies Society 27 Jan '13

27 Jan '13

Dear Colleagues: Please see the attachment concerning an upcoming event that might be of interest to some of you and your students. Anyone wishing more details may contact me directly. I can also arrange for guests to receive a reduced, University rate for rooms at the Boulderado Hotel; if you are interested in this, please contact me before February 7th. Paul W. Kroll Professor of Chinese Dept. of Asian Languages & Civilizations University of Colorado/ UCB 279 Boulder, CO 80309

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Tang Studies Number 31 Submissions
by T'ang Studies Society 15 Jan '13

15 Jan '13

Dear T’ang Studies Society Members, This is a reminder that we intend the 2013 issue (number 31) of the journal Tang Studies to focus on Dunhuang and thus welcome and encourage submissions dealing with any aspect of Tang-period Dunhuang. As I noted in a previous communication, ideally I would like to receive all submissions for this issue by the end of this month (January, 2013). If, however, you are working on an intended submission and will need a few extra weeks, please let me know. Also, we continue to accept submissions on all other aspects of the Tang for later issues and, if submissions on Dunhuang are insufficient for a full dedicated issue, for the 2013 issue as well. Please send submissions by email to “ editor(a)tangstudies.org ” or by regular mail to: Christopher Nugent, Editor, Tang Studies , 85 Mission Park Dr., Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. Best wishes, Chris Christopher Nugent Editor Tang Studies

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University of Virginia Job Advertisement
by T'ang Studies Society 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

Dear all, Ellen Zhang of the University of Virginia asked that I send notice of this opportunity to you. Regards, Tony DeBlasi (Secretary-Treasurer) David Dean Chair in Asian Studies University of Virginia The College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of the University of Virginia seeks to recruit the inaugural holder of the David Dean Chair in Asian Studies. The Chair is named in honor of David Dean, a distinguished career foreign service officer and former Chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan. The search committee invites applications from senior scholars whose research and teaching focus on the society, history, arts, literature, or culture of China in any period. Candidates must have a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching. A Ph.D. is required. The candidate should hold the rank of Full Professor at the time of appointment, although applicants at the rank of Associate Professor with exceptional records of scholarship and teaching will be considered. To apply, candidates must submit a Candidate Profile through Jobs@UVa (https://jobs.virginia.edu) and electronically submit the following: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of at least three distinguished scholars who can provide references. Applicants should include in their cover letter a personal statement summarizing research agenda, commitment to teaching, and leadership efforts in the field of East Asian studies. Search on posting 0610575. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. Questions regarding the Candidate Profile process for Jobs@UVa should be directed to: Maggie van Ekeren, mvb3q(a)virginia.edu , 434-982-2265 For additional information, contact: John R. Shepherd, Search Committee Chair, jrs4c(a)virginia.edu The University will perform background checks on all new faculty hires prior to making a final offer of employment. The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, Minorities, Veterans, and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Virginia, a Title VI National Resource Center for East Asia, is committed to building a strong program in East Asian Studies. To learn more, visit the websites of the East Asia Center (http://www.virginia.edu/eastasia/) and the Asia Institute ( http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/asiainstitute/ )

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Tang Studies Announcements
by T'ang Studies Society 20 Jul '12

20 Jul '12

Dear Society Member, I have two announcements from Tang Studies. The first is that, as you may have noticed in the last sentence, we have officially converted the title of the journal to pinyin and thus no longer use the aspiration mark (the name of the T’ang Studies Society, however, will remain unchanged). The second announcement is that our 2013 issue (number 31) will focus on Dunhuang. We thus welcome and encourage submissions dealing with any aspect of Tang-period Dunhuang. Please send submissions by email to “editor” at “tangstudies.org” (I’m not writing that out in regular email format so as to avoid spam) or by regular mail to: Christopher Nugent, Editor, Tang Studies, 85 Mission Park Dr., Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. Ideally, submissions would be received by January, 2013 at the latest. Sincerely, Christopher Christopher Nugent Editor Tang Studies

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