CFP Collective Biography Conf., ANU Canberra, 8-10 Sep 08

This will be a multi-disciplinary conference, covering any aspect of collective or group life writing. Paper proposals on any aspect of this theme, such as networks; families; artistic, political or academic groups; communities; institutional history and prosopography, are welcomed. Papers may be on specific topics or people, or may be reflections on aspects of methodology.
The [...]

Food Study Group: Food, Society & Public Health

Call for papers: British Sociological Association Food Study Group, “Food, Society and Public Health”, July 14-15, 2008, London
The conference will explore the interface between food, society and public health through a sociological lens. Practices and decisions involving food are not solely matters of individual behaviour or action and food and health therefore need to be [...]

Asian Visual Cultures Workshop

Asian Visual Cultures Workshop
University of California, Irvine
April 13, 2008
Call for Papers:
Graduate students of the departments of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Comparative Literature, and Visual Studies at the University of California, Irvine invite submissions from graduate students, independent scholars, and visual artists/filmmakers for a one-day workshop on Asian Visual Cultures. This workshop aims to create [...]

CFP: Pilipinas, a Journal of Philippine Studies

Pilipinas is an international, peer-reviewed Journal, published since 1980, with a global readership of primarily academics and tertiary institutions. We encourage the submission of papers on all topics and from all disciplines relevant to the Philippines, or comparing other countries with the Philippines.Papers may be of any length, and include (colour) pictures etc, as we [...]

CFP: Cultural Power Asia Conference, Goethe University

Call for papers: “Cultural Power Asia” Conference, Goethe University, Frankfurt, November 15, 2008: Inauguration of Interdisciplinary Centre for East Asian Studies
The Goethe University in Frankfurt will launch the Interdisciplinary Centre for East Asian Studies (IZO) in 2008. With a total of nine chairs related to East Asia, the Centre will rank among the largest in [...]

Medical Tourism

Medical tourism is getting to be the “in” thing for us. This could be another sunshine industry for our country, for our economy, to spur more development for us. There are two significant bills waiting in the wings of the Philippine Senate to regulate and put order to the medical tourism industry. [...]

HB-00334: School Health and Nutrition Modernization Act, Cong. Edcel Lagman

A good bill to have if it becomes a law so that our children will not just rely on instant “pancit canton” for food and nutrition.
NO. HB00334
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM (SHNP) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR, [...]

Asian Ways: Traditions and Transitions - 2nd Annual Conference, Bangkok

Call for Papers: Asian Ways: Traditions and Transitions - 2nd Annual Asian Cultural Studies Association Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-6 August 2008
DEADLINE 31 MARCH 2008
The insistence of journalistic discourse to refer to Asia today as to a continent in transformation, on the rise, in motion, in progress, in transfer and transition can but make one wonder [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]