Markets and Modernities in Asia -- dissertation workshop & fellowships

From Saul Thomas <stthomas@nerdshack.com>
Date Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:25:21 +0800
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Apologies--this was sent one month ago, but was caught in a spam filter and lost in an ocean of real spam.

Forwarded from Alana Boland.

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Dear all,

Please find information below regarding a visiting fellows program and dissertation workshop at that University of Toronto. Feel free to circulate this message to other scholars and students. Pdf descriptions are available at http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/ai/Research.aspx

Thanks,
Alana

Alana Boland
Department of Geography and Program in Planning
University of Toronto
boland@geog.utoronto.ca
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Asian Institute invites applications and participants for interdisciplinary colloquium and dissertation workshop on markets and modernities in Asia

*** The Asian Institute of University of Toronto invites applications from established scholars investigating the intersection of subject formation and market formation in any part of Asia in the period 1800-2007. Scholars based in Asia are especially encouraged to apply and spend one or two semesters on campus to participate in an interdisciplinary colloquium. The purpose of the fellowship is to bring to Toronto scholars whose work complements that of faculty and graduate students. Fellows are expected to present their research in the Asian Institute seminar series, participate in a workshop, and prepare one publishable article-length manuscript for inclusion in a prospective volume. Fellows are expected to support themselves with resources from their home institutions. Because of income disparities between Toronto and many regions of Asia the Asian Institute may support the stay of fellows with a stipend of up to CDN$25,000. Applications consisting of a cv and 2 page outline of the fellow?s proposed research should be sent by email attachment to asian.institute@utoronto.ca by January 05, 2007. Address inquiries to asian.institute@utoronto.ca. The Markets and Modernities colloquium is convened by Professors Tania Li and Joshua Barker in anthropology, Ritu Birla and Tong Lam in history, Katharine Rankin, Alana Boland and Ken MacDonald in geography, Ken Kawashima and Jesook Song in East Asian studies, and Kanishka Goonewardena in South Asian Studies.

*** A dissertation workshop on the same theme will be held on May 3-6, 2007. The workshop will explore the relationship between two types of historical and contemporary transformation: the formation of modern subjects and the formation of "the market" as a central feature of modern capitalism. Both ?the market" and modern subjects are produced through specific political programs, regimes of knowledge, forms of regulation and applications of force. They are also produced through cultural work in the media, in literature, and in the intimate spheres of family and community life. Researchers who place Asia at the center of their field of vision as they examine these complex dynamics are well positioned to contribute to debates that too often take capitalism as it arose in Europe as ?normal capitalism,? the fixed point from which variations can be assessed. Thus the workshop aims to foster new research that is at once empirical and theoretical. The workshop will take place over three days on the campus of the University of Toronto. It will include twelve students and four faculty members from a variety of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields. The costs of the workshop, meals, and accommodations will be covered by the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto. Travel will be subsidized up to a maximum of CDN$500 per participant. Applicants should seek additional travel grants from their home institutions, and consult with the Asian Institute if travel costs prove problematic. APPLICATION DEADLINE is JANUARY 15, 2007:
Applications consist of two items: 1) A current curriculum vitae. 2). An 8 to 10 page double spaced dissertation proposal. Alternatively, if the work is well underway, an 8 to 10 page double spaced description of the specific issues being addressed, the intellectual approach, and the materials being studied. Workshop participants will be selected on the content of the submitted projects, the potential for useful exchanges among them, and the benefits of including a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches and intellectual traditions. Applications should be sent by email attachment to asian.institute@utoronto.ca. Applicants will be informed whether or not they have been selected for the workshop by January 31st. For further information about the workshop or eligibility, please contact the workshop assistant at asian.institute@utoronto.ca.
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