Conference on the legacy of the 2012 Olympics: Booking now open

You can now book your place at the first annual colloquium on the legacy of the 2012 games, being held at the University of Greenwich on 8th & 9th May 2008.
The conference is the first of its kind to bring together academics, policy makers, cultural practitioners, government agencies and business to discuss the legacy of [...]

CFA: AIIS Fellowship Competition

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INDIAN STUDIES FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION
The American Institute of Indian Studies invites applications from scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in India. Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates to conduct research for their dissertations in India for up to eleven months. Senior long-term (six to nine months) and short-term [...]

Freeman Japan Studies Workshop - Honolulu

FREEMAN INSTITUTE FOR INFUSING JAPAN STUDIES INTO THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM, HONOLULU, HAWAII    MAY 18 - JUNE 6, 2008
Application deadline:  February 1
The Japan Studies Association, with a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation, will conduct a 3 week intensive workshop on Japan for faculty and administrators from two and four-year colleges and universities. The workshop [...]

Transformations: Researching Asia

Call for Papers: TRANSFORMATIONS: RESEARCHING ASIA
York Centre for Asian Research Graduate Student Conference - York University, Toronto, Canada September 26 to 28, 2008
Call for Papers deadline: April 1, 2008
What does it mean to “research Asia”? Asian Studies is a growing field within and, [...]

CFP: Human Rights, Individualism and Globalization

International and Interdisciplinary Conference
Human Rights, Individualism and Globalization
April 10-12, 2008
Sponsored by the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness and the Bethany College School of Arts and Sciences
Bethany College, Bethany, WV, USA
Call for Papers
Some Suggested Topics: Cultural Narcissism; The Lonely
Planet-Literature; Film and Art; Alienable Vs Inalienable Human Rights; Documenting Human Rights Abuse; Film; Art; Literature; [...]

AAS Visiting Academic Fellowships

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) invites applications for its 2008-2009 visiting academic fellowships. At least three AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships will be awarded for periods extending from four to twelve months.  Long-term fellowships are intended for scholars beyond the doctorate, for which senior and mid-career scholars are particularly encouraged to apply. Up to [...]

Ask Nanay

I was at the National Bookstore branch (near Gateway, Cubao) this afternoon and was really impressed with the array of books available. It was so heartwarming to see that we still have a sizable crowd of Filipino readers, judging from the number of people browsing the various floors of the bookstore and also purchasing [...]