“Personhood and the Subliminal Mind: Yogacara Buddhism versus Freud,” Tao Jiang, Rutgers University: Talk at the Comparative Literature Luncheon
Dr. Jiang is Associate Professor of Buddhism and Chinese Philosophy, and Chair of the Rutgers University Department of Religion. He holds a BA and and MA in English from the Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, and a PhD in Religion from Temple University. Dr. Jiang’s key area of research is comparative philosophy, and is anchored […]
Matthew Fraleigh, Brandeis University: Talk at the Comparative Literature Luncheon
Yoko Hiraoka: Biwa Concert
Hiraoka-san’s recital blends medieval storytelling with performed music and images in her recital on the history of the biwa (a deep lute-like instrument) and the medieval war chronicle Tale of the Heike. The presentation is a powerful and engaging look into the early history of Japan. In addition to her featured performance, she will be giving […]
“Of Maps and Mannequins: Dung Kai Cheung, Hong Kong, and the Logic of the Fetish,” Carlos Rojas, Duke University: Talk at the Comparative Literature Luncheon
The Teaching JAPAN Workshop
This day-long workshop will explore historical, linguistic, and cultural aspects of Japan. Presenters will draw on both theory and pedagogical practices to help K-12 teachers incorporate Japan in the curriculum. For more information see the poster below.
“Maritime Frontiers in Asia: Indigenous Communities and State Control in South China and Southeast Asia, 2000 BCE – 1800 CE”
A Penn State Asian Studies conference hosted by Erica Brindley, Associate Professor of Asian Studies and Kathlene Baldanza, Assistant Professor of Hisory and Asian Studies
International Conference, “Reading, Textual Production, and Literati Culture in Late Imperial China”
Cosponsored by the Asian Studies Program at Penn State, the Confucius Institute at Penn State, and the Department of Chinese Culture at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
“Theorizing Literature from Japan, 1907,” Michael Bourdaghs, University of Chicago: Talk at the Comparative Literature Luncheon
In 1907 budding novelist Natsume Soseki publishedBungakuron (Theory of Literature), his attempt to produce a fully scientific theory of “literature” that would be valid for all places and all times. Relying on what were then the cutting-edge disciplines of psychology and sociology, he generated a model for understanding literature that bears a remarkable resemblance to recent […]
“Zen Master Dogen, A Medieval Japanese Monk Well-Versed in Chinese Poetry,” Steven Heine, Florida International University: Talk at the Comparative Literature Luncheon
Steven Heine is professor of Religious Studies and History and director of Asian Studies at Florida International University. His research specialty deals with Japanese religion and society, particularly the origins of Zen Buddhism stemming from China in the thirteenth century based on the life and thought of Dogen (1200-1253), founder of the Soto Zen sect. […]
Collecting Asia/s: A Global Asias Symposium
This two-day symposium at Penn State examines the limits, contours and contents of what has been categorized as “Asia” or “Asian.” The symposium includes scholars from various disciplines and eras broadly addressing this topic. All papers presented at the symposium will be considered for possible publication of a special issue of Verge: Studies in Global […]