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Asia Institute Events Taiwan Studies Lectureship Inaugural Forum Classical Ideals and Historical Realities: Approaches to Chinese Pasts and Present Fan-Sen Wang, Vice President, Academia Sinica Benjamin Elman, Professor of East Asian Studies & History, Princeton University Friday, March 13, 4:00–6:00 p.m. UCLA Faculty Center, Hacienda Room Reception with refreshments to follow The UCLA Taiwan Studies Lectureship is made possible with funding from the Ministry of Education, Taiwan, represented by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles. UCLA-Shanghai Jiaotong University 2015 Summer Text and Research Methodology Workshop July 6–12 Application Deadline: March 15 The UCLA Asia Institute invites applications by students from all disciplines who are interested in using newly available county-level archival materials from the mid-20th century to study the formation and implementation of government policies in local situations. An ever increasing amount of new archival material on Chinese history, especially post-1949 history, is being amassed by scholars in China. In the second annual SJTU-UCLA Text and Research Methodology Workshop, participants will undertake intensive reading and study of a selection of such new materials collected by faculty and students at SJTU for which new scholarship in Chinese has begun to emerge. While reading archival sources is essential to historical research, these Chinese county-level materials should also be useful to anthropology, economics, political science and sociology students as well as those pursuing cultural studies in other disciplines who choose to examine the interface between discourse and political practice. Participants may apply to participate in a SJTU workshop immediately following that will consider environmental history and GIS. This six-day intensive summer reading and translation workshop will be held at Shanghai Jiaotong University and led jointly by Cao Shuji, Professor of History at SJTU, and R. Bin Wong, Distinguished Professor of History at UCLA. The workshop is intended to serve students developing dissertation topics in an environment that brings together International and Chinese-based graduate students. Sessions will be conducted in a combination of Chinese and English languages. Professor Cao will lead the morning sessions on archival reading and Professor Wong will lead afternoon sessions on research methodologies. The schedule will consist of four days of morning reading and afternoon discussion; two days of group work and presentations; and a final one-day field trip. The procedure for application submission varies depending on the applicant’s affiliation. Please consult the website for more information. March Asian Studies Spotlight Events at UCLA Center for Chinese Studies Monday, March 2, 4:30–6:00 p.m. Covering China from the Ground Up Michael Meyer, University of Pittsburgh 10383 Bunche Hall Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 p.m. Japanese Literature in This Decade Motoyuki Shibata, University of Tokyo Tomoka Shibasaki, Author Japan Foundation LA 5700 Wilshire Blvd. #100, Los Angeles, CA Co-sponsored by the Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, the Tadashi Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities, and Japan Foundation LA Please RSVP via the Japan Foundation LA website. Center for Southeast Asian Studies Thursday, March 5, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Revisiting the 'Lands Below the Winds': Student Representations of Early and Early Modern Southeast Asian Material Culture Opening reception and launch of exhibit Powell Library Rotunda, Second Floor Co-sponsored by the Department of History Please RSVP at your earliest convenience. Center for Buddhist Studies Friday, March 6, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Composing the Cosmos: Prayer, Poetics, and Cosmology in Ancient Japan Bryan Lowe, Vanderbilt University 243 Royce Hall Co-sponsored by the Department of Asian Languages & Cultures Center for Southeast Asian Studies Wednesday, March 11, 12:00–1:30 p.m. The Cremation of King Norodom Sihanouk Supeena Insee Adler, Ethnomusicologist Christopher Adler, University of San Diego 10383 Bunche Hall East Asian Library Wednesday, March 11, 2:30–4:00 p.m. Salute to the World War II Flying Tigers in China: Film Screening and Talk Edward Beneda, son of Glen Beneda, Flying Tigers pilot and subject of the film Touching the Tigers Charles E. Young Research Library Presentation Room From March 3 through 11, the Library also hosts a traveling exhibit about the Flying Tigers in China. More events posted here Call for Proposals Illinois/Indiana and UCLA/USC National Dissertation Workshop Medieval East Asia May 8–9 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Application Deadline: March 15 The Illinois/Indiana East Asia National Resource Center Consortium in cooperation with the UCLA/USC National Resource Center Consortium is pleased to announce its first Joint Consortium National Dissertation Workshop in the field of Medieval East Asian Studies. The workshop will be held May 8–9 on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Doctoral students in the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts whose dissertation projects concern medieval topics broadly conceived are invited to apply. Areas of interest include literature, visual arts, history, performing arts, demography, and medical humanities, among others. The workshop is designed to enable students just beginning work on their dissertations, as well as those farther along, to engage in intensive discussions of their own and each other’s projects. The workshop will be led by: ·         Ronald P. Toby, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (emeritus) ·         Manling Luo, Indiana University Bloomington ·         Richard Von Glahn, UCLA Please consult the website for information about the application process. Eurasian Empires Seminar Series Lecture Rethinking History in Chinese Central Asia Rian Thum, Loyola University New Orleans Thursday, April 2, 4:00–5:30 p.m. 10383 Bunche Hall Central Asia Workshop An interdisciplinary discussion group sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia to encourage graduate student research on Central Asia by creating a space where students and interested faculty can discuss research, theory and ideas with others who have experience or interest in the region. UCLA students may receive credit for the workshop by enrolling in HIST M287/ANTHRO M287R. Please visit the CAW website for contact information.
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“Role of Translation in Nation Building”

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I would also like to inform you that we have the following title available in digital version for the benefit of individual scholars as well as academic institutions. The book has already reached many libraries of leading academic institutions all over the world:  

“Role of Translation in Nation Building”

Price: 1. USD 24.95/- Single user access    2. USD 300/- Academic Institution – unlimited access

Description

The book talks about how translators have always played a pivotal role in bringing about social and cultural change in the society and how they continue to play a major role in dissemination of the ever expanding knowledge and information available today. In this globalized world, the demand for translation and language related services has increased many times and that translation is not only needed for the creation of a national identity but it has also become an essential tool for keeping pace with the processes of globalization and localization. Many times, we take for granted the crucial role played by translators at the (intra) national level and we are less aware of their equally pivotal place as mediators at the international level and, potentially, in the creation of the even larger and comprehensive global supra national identities which seem destined to follow in the future.

Visit the following link to have a glimpse of the book

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Publisher: The book is a joint publication of Modlingua and Indian Translators Association.

Editor: Ravi Kumar

Distributor: Hindi Center

ISBN No. digital Version: 978-81-926798-1-5

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ENCUENTRO ANUAL DE EX BECARIOS DEL JAPÓN 2015

Estimados Ex becarios del Japón:
El Centro Cultural e Informativo de la Embajada de Japón y el Centro Argentino de Ex Becarios de Japón tienen el agrado de invitarlo a Ud. al coctail con el cual celebraremos el  Encuentro Anual de Ex becarios de Japón 2015, que se  llevará a cabo el próximo Jueves 5 de marzo, entre las 17.30  y las 19:15 hs. en la sede del Centro Cultural de la Embajada del Japón.
Bouchard 547 Piso 15, C.A.B.A.


Saludamos atte.
 
Centro Cultural e Informativo de la Embajada de Japón y
Comisión Directiva del Centro Argentino Ex becarios del Japón

pd.: por cuestiones organizativas  y de reglamento de la Embajada, rogamos confirmar asistencia a:

 centroexbecariosjapon@gmail.com  /   centroargentinoexbecariosdejapon@yahoo.com.ar

y llegar con la debida anticipación para registrarse en Planta baja con su documento de identidad.

Esperamos contar con su grata presencia.
                     

Centro Cultural e informativo de la Embajada de Japón

Revista Cátedra China

Revista Cátedra China 新年快乐！ Modelos Económicos y Políticos del Mundo Parte del discurso de investídura de D.Eugenio Bregolat, Presidente de Honor de Cátedra China, pronunciado con ocasión de su investidura como Doctor Honoris Causa Universidat de Lleida ¿Dónde está China? Nadie  duda en situar a China en el mapa del mundo actual. Y, sin embargo, no está tan claro que conozcamos, aceptemos, o asumamos el lugar real que China ocupa o debe ocupar en este mundo. l