China Studies Research and Methodology Colloquium, 2008-09

A student-organized colloquium for graduate students in all disciplines related to Chinese studies

Fall 2008
Course Description

The Center for Chinese Studies is excited to announce the return of the Chinese Studies Colloquium for fall of 2008. This seminar is designed for new and continuing graduate students in all disciplines related to China studies, and aims to introduce scholars of China to the rich variety of research currently being pursued. Students will be exposed to research and methodologies of different fields that relate to the study of China in an effort to refine their own approach to study and to develop an appreciation for what other perspectives have to offer.

This seminar will employ two separate, yet related, approaches to instruction: students will each lead the group through selected readings, and faculty from various disciplines will either share their own research or provide the group compelling readings from their field. In all cases, particular attention will be paid to methodology, theory, and the necessities, intricacies, and peculiarities of cross-disciplinary communication and integration. Above all, this course aims to foster an atmosphere in which students feel free to address any issues of professionalization that may be neglected in a conventional seminar setting.

The colloquium will continue throughout the year, when the focus will shift toward the students’ own work. To this end, students will have the opportunity to bring papers from other classes to the group for scrutiny and discussion. Other workshops will cover the practical yet often overlooked issues of applying for funding, conducting research, teaching, and collaborative projects. The year will end with a multi-disciplinary conference that will highlight many of the issues considered during the colloquium.

The seminar will begin in fall of 2008, with weekly two-hour meetings on Fridays from 2:00 to 4:00 in Bunche 10367. Students interested in participating should contact Matthew Cochran (matthew.cochran@gmail.com) to register for the course.

Week 1 – Oct. 3 Opening Remarks
Invited guests:
David Schaberg (schaberg@humnet.ucla.edu)
Center for Chinese Studies, Co-Director; Asian Languages & Cultures, Associate Professor

Yunxiang Yan (yan@anthro.ucla.edu)
Center for Chinese Studies, Co-Director; Anthropology, Professor

Week 2 – Oct. 10       Beyond Area Studies?
Invited guests:
            Robert Chi (chi@humnet.ucla.edu)
                        Asian Languages & Cultures, Assistant Professor

Li Min (limin@humnet.ucla.edu )
Asian Languages & Cultures, Assistant Professor

Week 3 – Oct. 17       Religion
Invited guest:
            Natasha Heller (nheller@humnet.ucla.edu)
                        Asian Languages & Cultures, Assistant Professor

Week 4 – Oct. 24       語言學與語言教學 (discussion in Chinese)
Invited guests:
            Hongyin Tao (tao@humnet.ucla.edu)
                        Asian Languages & Cultures, Professor
            Yan Shen (sheny@humnet.ucla.edu)
                        Asian Languages & Cultures, Instructor

Week 5 – Oct. 31       Archaeology
Invited guest:
            Lothar von Falkenhausen (lothar@humnet.ucla.edu )
                        Art History, Professor; Cotsen Institute of Archaeology

Week 6 – Nov. 7        Literature and Thought: State of the Field
Invited guests:
David Schaberg (schaberg@humnet.ucla.edu)
Center for Chinese Studies, Co-Director; Asian Languages & Cultures, Associate Professor

            Jack Chen (jwchen@humnet.ucla.edu)
                        Asian Languages & Cultures, Assistant Professor

Week 7 – Nov. 14      History
Invited guests:
            Andrea Goldman (goldman@history.ucla.edu)
                        History, Assistant Professor
            Charlotte Furth (furth@usc.edu)
                        History, Professor

Week 8 – Nov. 21 Research Paper Workshop

Week 9 – 感恩節快樂 – NO MEETING

Week 10 – Dec. 5      Translation
Invited guest:
            Michael Heim (heim@humnet.ucla.edu)
                        Slavic Languages & Literatures, Professor

For more info please contact:
Matthew Cochran
matthew.cochran@gmail.com

Center for Chinese Studies

Published: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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