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  1. CFP> The 5th International Ganhwa Seon Conference and the 1th Subul Scholarly Awards
  2. NEW BOOK> Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law (Schonthal)
  3. H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report For H-Buddhism: 7 November - 14 November

CFP> The 5th International Ganhwa Seon Conference and the 1th Subul Scholarly Awards

by Ven. Jongho
The 5th International Ganhwa Seon Conference and the Subul Scholarly Awards

The International Seon Center at Dongguk University (Seoul, South Korea) and the Institute for the Study of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism at Dongguk University invite papers for the 5th International Ganhwa Seon Conference and the 1st Subul Scholarly Awards, as follows. We ask for your vigorous participation.

Ⅰ. The 5th International Ganhwa Seon Conference:
       Paper Presentations and Meditation Retreat, June 27, 2017 – July 5, 2017

1. International Conference on Ganhwa Seon
1. Date: June 27-28, 2017
2. Venue: Dongguk University
3. Topic: Seon (Chan, Zen) Buddhism: New Scholarly Perspectives
Papers are solicited on the following topics: (1) the principles and practices of Seon (Chan/Zen) Buddhism; (2) the social, historical and cultural dimensions of Seon Buddhism; and (3) comparative perspectives on Seon Buddhism. Seon Buddhism is broadly defined and includes: Patriarchal Seon (祖師禪), Ganhwa Seon (看話禪), Seon of Silent Illumination (黙照禪), Chanting Seon (念佛禪), Seon tradition in Tiantai Buddhism and Tibetan Nyingma school.
4. Paper Style Guideline:
1.      Language: English (preferred), Korean, or Chinese
2.      Required document format: Microsoft Word
*Press here to download the “Instructions for Preparing the Paper” / http://studyen.dongguk.edu/bbs/board.php?bo_table=study6_1&wr_id=3
3.      The length of the paper: no more than 10,000 words for English and Chinese (including footnotes and references), or 100-120 square manuscript pages with 200 characters of Korean (including footnotes and references).
5. Paper Submission:
1.      The deadline for submitting complete papers: February 28, 2017.
2.      Notification of accepted papers: April 10, 2017.
3.      Email your submission to jonghak@dgu.edu.

·         We enthusiastically encourage the participation of PhD students and junior scholars.
·         We will accept about 15 papers, and selected scholars will be provided with round-trip economy airfare to Seoul and hotel accommodations. Papers have already been published or scheduled for publication are not eligible to be submitted.

2. Ganhwa Seon Retreat

1.      Date: June 29, 2017 – July 4, 2017
2.      Venue: Baekdamsa Monastery (Gangwon Province, Korea)
3.      Teacher: Seon Master Subul Seunim, director of Dongguk University International Seon Center
4.      Participants: Professors, lecturers, and PhD students; and professional meditation teachers and advanced meditation students in Buddhist or other religious traditions
5.      Number of participants: A maximum of 30
6.      Retreatants will be provided with hotel accommodations in Seoul on June 27th and 28th, with shared lodging. In-country expenses, including accommodations, domestic transportation between Seoul and Baekdamsa and for the return trip to Seoul, and room and board during the retreat and during the following pilgrimage, will be provided. Airfare to Korea is the responsibility of the retreatants.

3. Pilgrimage to Traditional Seon Monasteries and Discussions with Seon Masters (Tentative)

1.      Date: July 4th –July 5th, 2017
2.      Conversations with Seon Masters Seol-jeong (Spiritual Patriarch of Sudeoksa Monastery) and Seon Master Jeong-myeong (Head Seon Monk of Bongamsa Monastery)
3.      Places to be visited: Sudeoksa and Bongamsa
4.      All transportation to these monasteries and for the return trip to Seoul on July 4th will be provided, along with room and board in shared accommodations during the pilgrimage and on the return date in Seoul.


Ⅱ. The 1st Subul Scholarly Awards, Call for Applications
1. Topic: Ganhwa Seon
Research topic must be related to Ganhwa Seon, including its theories, principles, practice techniques, philosophy, socialization, application, and comparative relationship to other traditions or practices.
2. Award categories and prizes:
1.      Grand Prize: Award of $10,000 US dollars to one winner
2.      Outstanding Research Award: Award of $5,000 US dollars to one winner
3.      Inspiring Research Award: Two awards of $2,500 US dollars each to two winners
3. Paper Style Guideline
1.      Language: English (preferred), Korean, or Chinese
2.      Required Document Format: Microsoft Word
*Press here to download the “Instructions for Preparing the Paper” / http://studyen.dongguk.edu/bbs/board.php?bo_table=study6_1&wr_id=3
3.      The length of the paper may be no more than 10,000 words (including footnotes and references).
4.      The following four terms should be standardized as indicated:
//Seon, 간화/看話/Ganhwa, 공안/公案/gongan, 화두/話頭/hwadu
4. Paper submission
1.      Deadline for submitting papers: February 28, 2017.
2.      Notification of winners: May 1, 2017.
3.      Email your submission to jonghak@dgu.edu.

Further Information
·         We enthusiastically encourage the participation of PhD students and junior scholars.
·         Submit a PDF file of your paper together with a Word file.
·         Papers presented at other venues or already published or scheduled for publication are not eligible to be submitted.
·         Winners of the Subul Scholarly Awards must present their papers at the 5th International Conference on Ganhwa Seon (roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations will be provided). Papers will be published in an anthology.

   Ven. Jongho.
   Director of the Institute for the Study of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
   Dean and Professor College of Buddhist Studies, Dongguk University
   30 Pildong-ro 1-gil. Jung-gu,  Seoul Korea 100-715.  Tel) 82-2-6713-5142
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NEW BOOK> Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law (Schonthal)

by Benjamin Schonthal
Dear Members,

Please forgive the self-promotion, but I’m very happy to announce the publication of my new book, Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law: The Pyrrhic Constitutionalism of Sri Lanka (Cambridge UP). There are publishing details and a discount code below. It will be in print by the end of the week.

With kind regards,

Ben


Dr. Benjamin Schonthal
Senior Lecturer in Buddhism / Asian Religions
Department of Theology and Religion
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin, 9054
New Zealand
+64.3.479.8795


Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law: The Pyrrhic Constitutionalism of Sri Lanka 


20% DISCOUNT USE THE CODE SCHONTHAL2016

·         AUTHOR: Benjamin Schonthal, University of Otago, New Zealand
·         It is widely assumed that a well-designed and well-implemented constitution can help ensure religious harmony in modern states. Yet how correct is this assumption? Drawing on groundbreaking research from Sri Lanka, this book argues persuasively for another possibility: when it comes to religion, relying on constitutional law may not be helpful, but harmful; constitutional practice may give way to pyrrhic constitutionalism. Written in a lucid and direct style, and aimed at both specialists and non-specialists, Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law explains why constitutional law has deepened, rather than diminished, conflicts over religion in Sri Lanka. Examining the roles of Buddhist monks, civil society groups, political coalitions and more, the book provides the first extended study of the legal regulation of religion in Sri Lanka as well as the first book-length analysis of the intersections of Buddhism and contemporary constitutional law.
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Reviews & endorsements
·         "There is nothing the study of law and religion needs more than deeply informed political and religious histories of postcolonial states and societies. This is exactly what this book offers. In an exhaustively researched legal ethnography of the treatment of religion in Sri Lankan constitutionalism, Benjamin Schonthal explores how Sri Lankans have wrestled with the tensions generated by a legal order that guarantees religious rights while also granting to the majority religion of Buddhism its 'rightful place'. Is it possible for the state to protect a tradition without interfering in it? Who speaks for Buddhism in these debates? This sobering story of the limits of law is a must-read for scholars of religion and politics, Buddhist studies, and comparative constitutional law." 
·         Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University, Illinois
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·         "Based on field observation, interviews, and a host of multilingual documents that include court records, parliamentary debates, and media reports, this work is a rich and vivid contribution to the study of religion, law, and politics in Sri Lanka. Meticulous in its detail, and strikingly imaginative in its conception, the work shows how the top-down constitutionalist attempt to negotiate an inequality of religions alongside an equality of citizens has led to the accomplishment of neither, and, even worse, the stimulation of the very conflicts and disharmonies the constitutionalist effort was meant to adjudicate and resolve in the first place. The work also yields fresh perspectives on the idea of ‘the Buddhist State', a concept that has a long history and ongoing importance, particularly today, in South and Southeast Asia." 
·         H. L. Seneviratne, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Virginia and author of The Work of Kings: The New Buddhism in Sri Lanka
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·         "Constitutions are supposed to resolve social and political cleavages, but can also exacerbate them. In this wonderfully rich and original study of Sri Lanka, Schonthal exposes how constitutional language provides new fuel for political conflict over religion, providing a cautionary tale. A great theoretical and empirical contribution to the literature on comparative constitutional law." 
·         Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law and Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
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H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report For H-Buddhism: 7 November - 14 November

by Gregory Adam Scott
The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 7 November 2016 to 14 November 2016.  These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the list editors for H-Buddhism.  See the H-Net Job Guide website at http://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information.  To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.msu.edu, or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 am and 5 pm US Eastern time.


ANTHROPOLOGY

Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) - The School of Critical and
Creative Studies invites applications for a full-time faculty
position with a specialization in Indigenous Studies starting August
2017.
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54117

Marquette University - Mitchem Fellow - 2017
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54127



ART AND ART HISTORY

Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) - The School of Critical and
Creative Studies invites applications for a full-time faculty
position with a specialization in Indigenous Studies starting August
2017.
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54117

Barnard College - Assistant Professor of Art History, Medieval Art,
400-1600
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54129

History Associates Incorporated - Museum Collections Manager -
Project Inventory Lead
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54102

National Research University Higher School of Economics - Assistant
Professor Tenure track
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54123

Stanford University - Creative Cities Fellowship
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54100

University of California - Riverside - Global Arts Faculty Cluster
Recruitment
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54094



ASIAN HISTORY / STUDIES

Idaho State University - Assistant Professor, History of Energy
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54105

Saint Mary's College - Assistant Professor, Africa or China/Asia
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54098

Stanford University - Creative Cities Fellowship
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54100



DIGITAL HUMANITIES

Stanford University - Creative Cities Fellowship
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54100



EAST ASIAN HISTORY / STUDIES

Mount Allison University - Assistant Professor East Asian Religions
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54118



JAPANESE HISTORY / STUDIES

Stanford University - Creative Cities Fellowship
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54100



RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND THEOLOGY

Marquette University - Mitchem Fellow - 2017
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54127

Mount Allison University - Assistant Professor East Asian Religions
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54118


NONE

Bilkent University - Multiple Open Rank Positions in International
Relations
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54120

City University of New York - La Guardia Community College -
Assistant Professor - Anthropology
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54126

Gallaudet University - Assistant Professor, Africa, East Asia, South
Asia, or Middle East
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54114

Kenyon College - Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54128

Yale University - Postdoctoral Associate
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54110

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