SPRING 2006 BULLETIN

Thursday, 20 April 2006, 3:30pm-5:00pm (Communications 226, University of Washington campus)

Asian Languages and Literature Colloquium Series Colloquium lectures are free and open to the public Cris Cyders and Tony Fairbank "Chan Buddhism in China Today" In April – May, 2005 three Seattle area American Buddhists visited more than two dozen historical and contemporary Buddhist sites in the People’s Republic of China. Focusing on places relating to the 1500 year-old Chan (Zen) school of Chinese Buddhism, these travelers visited with monks, abbots and lay people, saw important tomb sites and participated in the practices of today’s Chan monasteries. Recording their journey with photographs, diary entries and anecdotes, two of these travelers, Cris Cyders and Tony Fairbank, PhD UW in Chinese History, will present an illustrated talk recounting highlights from this illuminating trip. They will also talk about some of the exciting prospects for future contact between Buddhist China and America.

Tuesday, 25 April 2006, 7:30pm (Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall, University of Washington campus)

Asian Languages and Literature Colloquium Series Colloquium lectures are free and open to the public Kôno Kensuke, Nihon University "Modernity in Samurai Films5" ***this talk will be in Japanese only wth no translation provided*** Kôno Kensuke was born in Tokyo and studied at Waseda University. Professor Kôno has taught Japanese language and literature at various levels, including middle and high school. He is currently a professor of modern Japanese literature at Nihon University in Tokyo. His specialties are modern literature and media theory. A fan of the cinema since high school, he now also teaches courses on film, including popular films and period films. His books include Shomotsu no kindai: media no bungaku-shi and Tôki to shite no bungaku: katsuji, kanshô, media. He is spending the Spring 2006 quarter in residence at the University of Washington. Event website in Japanese Event website in English

Monday, 1 May 2006, 3:30pm-5:00pm (Thomson 317, University of Washington campus)

Asian Languages and Literature Colloquium Series Colloquium lectures are free and open to the public D. Cuong O'Neill, University of California, Berkeley "Portrait of a Writer in Tokyo, 1910: Mori Ôgai's Seinen" Assistant Professor D. Cuong O'Neill completed his Ph.D. from Yale University in Japanese Literature in 2002. His research interests include the novel in comparative perspective, the history of reading, critical theory, sexual studies. He is working on a book manuscript on the supernatural in late 19th and early 20th century fiction.

Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 3:30pm-5:00pm (Communications 226, University of Washington campus)
	Asian Languages and Literature Colloquium Series Colloquium lectures are free and open to the public Newell Ann Van Auken, University of Washington "Do 'subtle words' convey 'praise and blame'? The implications of formal variation in the Chuenchiou records"

Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 7:30pm(Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall, University of Washington campus)

Andrew L. Markus Memorial Lecture Edwin Cranston, Harvard University "The Pleasures of Japanese Poetry" Edwin Cranston is a distinguished scholar and translator of classical Japanese literature. Educated at Stanford University and the University of Arizona, his works include The Izumi Shikibu Diary: A Romance of the Heian Court (1969) and A Waka Anthology, a monumental four-volume compendium of his translations of classical Japanese poetry from its beginnings to the late medieval period, accompanied by copious commentary. Volume One: The Gem-Glistening Cup appeared in 1993 and received the U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature. Volume Two: Grasses of Remembrance was published in February by Stanford University Press.

Saturday, 20 May 2006, 3:30pm-5:00pm (Communications 226, University of Washington campus)

Japanese/Korean Pedagogy Workshop This workshop is designed for both Japanese and Korean language instructors and addresses current issues in intermediate and upper level courses. Presentations will be in English, with topics to include content-based instruction (CBI), heritage/non-heritage teaching, and learning and discussion of "intermediate" materials.  Participants in the workshop will have the unique opportunity to address various issues found in both Japanese and Korean language classes in order to explore solutions and ideas for improvement.  The workshop will focus on college-level instruction, however, secondary-level teachers are also welcome to participate. For more information or to register, visit our Web site at http://jsis.washington.edu/eacenter/pedagogy/ This event is sponsored by the East Asia Center.

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