Fifth Annual Summer Workshop
“Studies of Asian Arts, Religion, and History”
National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies,
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
June 24 – July 3, 2015
Sponsored by:
National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies, Fudan University,
East Asian Studies Department and Program, Princeton University,
Institute for the Advanced Study of Asia, Tokyo University
The National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Fudan University (IAHS),
the East Asian Studies Department and Program of Princeton University, and the
Institute for the Advanced Study of Asia of Tokyo University invite applications from
advanced graduate students for an intensive summer program in Studies of East Asian
Arts, Religion, and History (June 24 – July 3, 2015) in Shanghai, China. Through this
program, we have invited scholars from various fields to open six seminars on
specific topics. We will also arrange associated research activities to complement the
lectures. The Program will end on July 3rd; dormitory rooms should be vacated by
then.
June 24, 2015: 16:00-17:30 Student registration
June 24, 2015: 17:30-19:30 Evening meeting and dinner reception for Chinese and
foreign students.
The lecture topics and instructors are:
1）East Asian Knowledge & Art History: (June 25) 东亚知识与艺术史
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Prof. Martin Kern 柯馬丁（普林斯顿大学东亚系教授）Problems of
Texts and Authorship in Early China 早起中国的文本与作者问题;
Prof. Yan Juanying 颜娟英 （台湾中央研究院历史语言研究所教授）
History of Early Tang Buddhist Arts and Images 初唐佛教艺术图像史；
Evening discussion
June 26, 2015: Site visit to Shanghai Museum and other places;
*Organizer: TBA（IAHS）
2） Late Ming Culture and Literature: (June 27) 晚明文化与文学
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Prof. Benjamin Elman 艾尔曼（普林斯顿大学东亚系教授）Policy
Questions during the late Ming Dynasty: What do they tell us? 晚明科举
策论：它们告诉我们什么？;
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Prof. Ōki Yasushi 大木康（东京大学东洋文化研究所教授）；Late Ming
Publishing and Literature 晚明的出版与文学；
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Evening discussion
June 28, 2015: Site visit TBA
*Organizer: TBA（IAHS）
3） Transmission of Western Learning and East Asian Response: (June 29）
西学东渐与东亚回应
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Prof. Kawahara Hideki 川原秀城 (东京大学文学院教授）；China’s
Western Learning and Chosŏn Practical Learning 中国西学和朝鲜实
学；
Prof. R．Bin Wong 王国斌（加州大学洛杉矶分校亚洲研究所教授）
Between what is old and new, Western and Chinese: Late Qing Political
Economy 在新旧与中西之间：晚清的政治经济；
Evening discussion
June 30, 2015: Site visit TBA
* Organizer: TBA（IAHS）
4） July 1: Free time to prepare written essays by students
5） July 2: Small Group Meetings in the A.M.，
Presentation of Student Certificates in the P.M.
6） Checkout on July 3rd .
The Program sponsors visits to the Shanghai Museum and Museum Library, the
Shanghai Library, local libraries, temples and churches as well as a visit to Jiangnan
areas that preserve significant cultural and architectural traditions. The chance to meet
and exchange views with Chinese graduate students from Tokyo, Fudan, and other
Shanghai universities is also encouraged.
Room and board will be provided by the IAHS. Students are expected through their
universities to cover their own air-tickets and ground transportation during their stays
in China. Any necessary visa documentation will be provided by the Institute, but visa
processing fees will not be covered.
The primary language of interaction will be Mandarin Chinese, and reading ability in
Classical Chinese is also strongly recommended. It is imperative that graduate
students have the necessary language training to engage in serious academic discourse
in Chinese. Those with the equivalent of advanced Modern Chinese are invited to
apply.
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This program will accept 10-15 graduate students specializing in East Asian studies
from universities in North America and Europe. Those who have passed their required
PH.D qualifying examinations and have started writing their dissertations are
encouraged to apply.
Applicants should send the application form to elman@princeton.edu or
mkern@princeton.edu . Please send your application before May 15, 2015.
Fifth Annual Summer Workshop
“Studies of Asian Arts, Religion, and History”
National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies,
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
June 23 – July 3, 2015
Participant Information
Personal Information
Name:
Current Address:
Current Phone:
Current E-mail:
Emergency Contact:
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Citizenship:
Passport Number and Expiration:
Academic Information
Academic Status (MA, PhD):
University:
Department:
Major:
Advisor:
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Thesis Topic or Research Area:
Degree Expected Date:
Study Plan
Please describe in one page or less your current research and/or study plans. Include a
discussion of what you hope to gain from participation in the Summer Seminars and
how participation in the Summer Seminars will further your research goals and
objectives.
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Language Assessment
Please offer an assessment of your current Chinese proficiency, both modern and
classical. Include a description of your language learning background, your speaking
and comprehension skills, and your reading abilities in modern and classical Chinese.
Do you feel that you have the language skills needed to participate fully in the
Summer Seminars?
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Chinese language Introduction
Please provide a one page introduction to yourself and your research in Chinese. The
Institute instructors will use this information to tailor their presentations to your
language abilities and interests.
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