Modern East Asia Research Centre http://www.mearc.eu Latest news and events from Modern East Asia Research Centre en-gb Modern East Asia Research Centre http://www.mearc.eu/minilogo.jpg http://www.mearc.eu 90 36 Manga in.as Essay http://asiascape.net/animanga.html Call for submissions: Asiascape.net is pleased to announce its first manga project. We seek contributions from manga artists, cartoonists and scholars in the form of a graphic essay; they should be variations on or interpretations of the classic &oxherding’ sequence, traditionally used in Zen Buddhism to illustrate the journey towards Enlightenment. Text may be used if desired (in any language, as appropriate -- but please provide English translations), but text is not required. The purpose is to explore the expressive potential of manga. Please view our homepage or asiascape.net for more information Lecture May 18th: " Fear and Want: Wartime Origins and Contemporary Uses of Human Security in China " http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html#event2 Following the lecture on May 17th will be the final lecture in this semester's Human Security series. Professor Rana Mitter will speak on the aforementioned title. Please refer to our website www.mearc.eu for details. Lecture May 17th: " Big River Big Sea " by Prof. Lung Ying-tai of Hong Kong University http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html#event1 The next MEARC lecture will be on Monday May 17th at 15.30. Taiwanese author Lung Ying-tai will speak on the aforementioned title. Before her lecture we will screen her documentary, "Seeing of 1949: Lung Yingtai's Journey" Please refer to our website www.mearc.eu for details. Lecture April 27th: "Human Security and Transnational Advocacy in East Asia" by Prof. Julie Gilson http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html#event1 The next MEARC lecture will be on April 27th at 15.15. Prof. Julie Gilson of University of Birmingham will speak on the aforementioned title. Please refer to our website www.mearc.eu for details. Lecture April 13th: Socio-legal Approaches to Human Security: Japanese Criminal Justice Policy and the "Fear of Crime" http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html#event1 The next MEARC lecture will be on April 13th at 15.15. Dr. Erik Herber of Leiden University will speak on the aforementioned title. Please refer to our website for further information. Lecture March 16th: "Japan Bans Cluster Munitions – The Role of Civil Society" http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html#event1 The next MEARC lecture will be on Tuesday March 16th at 15.15. Ms. Melanie Wacker M.A. from the University of Duisberg-Essen is the speaker. Please refer to our website for additional information. Lecture: Writing "Human Security" in China and Japan: Foreign Policy, State Identity, and Great Power Competition in East Asia http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html#event1 The upcoming MEARC lecture will be on Tuesday March 2nd at 15.15 'o clock. Dr. Lindsay Black and Dr. Yih-Jye Hwang from Leiden University will speak on Human Security in China and Japan. Please refer to our website for additional information Lecture: "A Crucial Factor in the Creation of a Nation": the Forgetting of the Vietnam War in South Korea http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html#event1 The next MEARC seminar will be on Tuesday February 23rd at 15.15 'o clock. Dr. Remco Breuker from Leiden University will speak on the historical memories of the South Korean participation in the Vietnam War. Please refer to our website for additional information. Lecture: Between "cool" and "beautiful" : Trans/Nationalizing <i>J-Culture</i> http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html#event2 The next MEARC seminar will be on Tuesday February 16th at 15.15 'o clock. Professor Steffi Richter from University of Leipzig will speak on the topic of pop-cultural identities under globalisation. Please refer to our website for additional information. Lecture: The Struggle to be a "Normal Country" : Nationalism and National Identity in Post-Authoritarian Taiwanhttp://www.mearc.eu/past_events_2009_2010.html The next MEARC seminar will be on Tuesday February 2nd. University of Tuebingen's Professor Gunter Schubert will lecture on the topic of National identity formation in intellectual and political discourse of Taiwan. Please see our website for more information. Urs Matthias Zachmann wins JaDe prize for Leiden Series Book http://www.mearc.eu/index.html MEARC would like to congratulate Dr. Mathias Zachmann on receiving the prestigious JaDe award, given to the most outstanding publication on Japan in a German-speaking country for his recently published book, China and Japan in the Late Meiji Period. Please see the links on our homepage for JaDe and Routledge for more information on this new book in our Leiden series. MEARC Seminar http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html On Friday December 11th, Professor Kuan-Hsing Chen from National Chiao Tung University will present on "Conditions of Deimperialization". His lecture will be from 14.00 - 16.00 at Van Wijkplaats 4, Room 004, in Leiden. Please view our website for further information. MEARC Seminar http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html On Tuesday December 8th, Professor Chi-Yu Shih will present on "Bridging Civilizations through Nothingness: Manchukuo as Nishida Kitaro's 'Place' ". Please view our website for further information. MEARC Event http://www.mearc.eu/mearcevents.html MEARC: "The Future via Anime Exhibition" is an Exhibition of Stills from Famous Japanese Anime. It opens on Monday November 30th at 17.00 at Room 130 (the Silent Area of the East Asian Library) in the Arsenaal Building. For more information, please see our website. MEARC News http://www.mearc.eu/ MEARC is currently searching for applicants for three PhD positions for 38 hours a week over a four-year period. These positions are part of the research project 'Beyond Utopia: New Politics, the Politics of Knowledge, and the Science Fictional Field of Japan'. For more information please see the PDF on our homepage.