Second Meeting of the Asian Society for the History for Medicine: International Conference on Religion and Healing, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan) November 16-19, 2004.
“Buddhism and the Medicinal Arts in Japanese History” Workshop, Stanford University (Stanford, USA), May 7, 2004
International Congress of History of Science, 2005 (Beijing, China): http://2005bj.ihns.ac.cn
Recent and forthcoming publications on Chinese medicine
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The purpose of the grant is to assist scholars from outside the metropolitan Boston area in their use of the Harvard-Yenching Library's collections for research. There will be fourteen grants of $400 each (four each in Chinese and Korean studies, and six in Japanese studies) to be awarded on a merit basis to faculty members and to graduate students engaged in dissertation research. Priority consideration will be given to those at institutions where there are no or few library resources in the East Asian languages, and no major East Asian library collections are available nearby. Each grantee will also be provided with the privilege of free photocopying of up to 100 sheets. Please note that the awards must be used before August 1, 2004.
Applications for the grant, including a letter, a brief description of the research topic, and an estimated budget, should be addressed to the following by November 30, 2003.
James K. M. Cheng, Librarian
Harvard-Yenching Library
2 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
jkcheng@fas.harvard.edu
Tel: (617) 495-3327
Fax: (617) 496-6008
The Friends of the Princeton University Library anticipate awarding up to ten short-term research grants to promote scholarly use of the research collections. The Program in Hellenic Studies will also support a limited number of library grants in Hellenic studies. And the Cotsen's Children's Library supports research in its collection on aspects of children's books. In addition, there is a special fund that may be available for original research in public policy collections held by the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, and the Maxwell Fund will support research on material relating to the Portuguese-speaking world. These grants, which have a value of up to $2,500 each, are meant to help defray expenses in traveling to and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the grant. The length of the grant will depend on the applicant's research proposal, but is ordinarily one month. This round's grants are tenable from May 2004 to April 2005. The deadline is 15 January 2004.
Website: http://www.princeton.edu/~rbsc/fellowships/
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The Journal of Medical Humanities is now seeking cultural studies manuscripts that reflect its enlarged focus on multidisciplinary inquiry into medicine and health care. Articles may come from a wide variety of disciplines and interdisciplinary activity -- e.g. humanities, feminism, africana studies, media studies, sociology, anthropology, and popular culture -- which can be used to examine the practice of medicine and medical education with a special focus on relations of power.
Manuscripts should be sent to Delese Wear, Editor, Human Values and Medicine Program, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 4209 State Route 44, P.O. Box 95, Rootstown, OH 44272
Inquiries to Brad Lewis, Cultural Studies Editor, University of Pittsburgh Cultural Studies Program, 1835 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, E-mail lewisbe@a1.isd.upmc.edu.
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The second bi-annual meeting of the
Asian Society for the History of Medicine will be held in conjunction with the
Research Project of Religion and Healing at the Institute of History and
Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei on November 16-19, 2004. The
goal of this conference is to discuss the following issues:
Which
religions feature healing practices, and for what reasons?
To
what extent has healing played a role in
proselytizing efforts?
What
concepts of disease and healing methods do different religious traditions
employ?
In
what ways do religious healing techniques and concepts of disease differ
from so-called “secular” or “scientific” medicine?
What instances are there of interaction or opposition?
What
role does healing play in the belief systems of different religions?
Scholars who are interested in the
above issues please send us the following documents by August 15, 2003.
a tentative paper title
1000-word
abstract
a
copy of your CV
The Institute of History and
Philology will cover the travel and living expenses of all paper presenters for
the duration of the conference. However, it also expects all presenters to
submit the revised version of their papers to the Institute for publication, and
comply with the guidelines of its editorial process.
The official languages of the
conference are English and Chinese. The Society and the Institute will provide
translation assistance for those who have difficulty in understanding Chinese.
For further information, please
contact the conference committee or the Secretary office.
Planning Committee, Conference on
“Religion and Healing”
Chair: Lin Fu-shih (fslin@gate.sinica.edu.tw)
Members: Liu Shufen, Paul Katz, Chang Che-chia, Li Shang-jen, Chen Hsi-yuan
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The _Bulletin of the History of Medicine_, a quarterly journal, encourages scholars to submit manuscripts for consideration of publication. The journal spans the social and scientific aspects of the history of medicine worldwide. Articles should be based on primary sources, but should also include historiographic material and emphasize historical context.
For a copy of the journal's Instructions to Authors, contact the Editors, Drs. Gert H. Brieger and Jerome J. Bylebyl, at the _Bulletin's_ e-mail address: sab@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu.
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The University of Rochester Press is pleased to announce the launching of a new series: Rochester Studies in Medical History (RSMH). With a number of medical history titles already in print, the UR Press is prepared to see RSMH become a major endeavor.
The Editor of the Series is Theodore M. Brown, Ph.D., Professor of History, Community and Preventive Medicine, and Medical Humanities at the University of Rochester. He is assisted by a panel of distinguished scholars from a variety of institutions. The editorial board is seeking a mix of titles and formats, ranging from monographs by a single author to edited volumes representing many authors and points of view. Our current plan is to release 2-4 new works each year.
The focus of the series is the history of public health, defined to include the history of measures taken to protect the health of populations by organized community effort, administrative and regulatory agencies, and political and social mobilization. Special interests include the history of diseases of public health significance, preventive measures, and scientific and social interventions aimed at controlling disease in populations. Also of interest are studies on the history of epidemiology, community health policy, occupational health and safety, and children's and women's health.
Anyone interested in making a submission for consideration is requested to send a project proposal or prospectus. The project proposal should include: 1) a brief but detailed synopsis of the work, outlining its intended contribution to the existing literature; 2) an abstract of 300 words or less, summarizing the work's content; 3) a complete Table of Contents; 4) one sample chapter. All scholars with an interest in submitting their work for consideration should contact the Editor.
Theodore M. Brown, Ph.D., Editor University of Rochester E-mail: brown@prevmed.rochester.edu
Elizabeth Fee, Ph.D. Judith W. Leavitt, Ph.D. David Rosner, Ph.D. National Library of Medicine University of Wisconsin Columbia University
Send proposals to: University of Rochester Press 668 Mt. Hope Avenue Rochester, New York 14620
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(Information provided courtesy of Ping-yi Chu)
Four years ago, the Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica formed a research group focused on the history of Chinese medicine. The goal of this group was to explore the relationship among Chinese medicine, Chinese society and culture.
Since 1992, the group has sponsored a monthly colloquium in order to provide a forum for scholars to discuss these issues in Taiwan. For more information, contact Ping-yi Chu, at kaihsin@pluto.ihp.sinica.edu. tw.
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HISTOIRE DES SCIENCES EN ASIE: SÉMINAIRE ET JOURNÉES
D’ETUDE, 2003-2004
· mardi 18 novembre/november 2003, 14 h-16 h : Angela Leung (Academia
Sinica, Taipei)
Les notions de contagion en Chine des Ming et des Qing (1368-1911)
· mardi 2 décembre/december 2003, 14 h-16 h : Sophie Houdart (Laboratoire
d'ethnologie et de sociologie comparative, CNRS)
“Et le scientifique tint le monde” - Ethnologie d'un laboratoire japonais
de génétique du comportement
· mardi 9 décembre/december, 14 h-16 h : Fa-ti Fan (SUNY, Binghamton)
Visualising Nature, Practising Art : Science in the China Trade (1750s-1840s)
· mardi 13 janvier/january 2004, 14 h-16 h : Marc Kalinowski (EPHE)
Les Calendriers chinois des IXe et Xe siècles trouvés à Dunhuang
· mardi 3 février/february, 9h30-17h30 : Journée d’étude «Western
Medicine in International Context, 19th-20th Centuries». Organisation :
Florence Bretelle-Establet (f.bretelle@wanadoo.fr)
· mardi 9 mars/march, 14 h-16 h : Annick Horiuchi (Université de Paris
7)
La circulation des savoirs d'origine occidentale au Japon au tournant du XIXe
siècle : des traductions au sens strict aux ouvrages de vulgarisation
· mardi 27 avril/april, 9 h-16 h : Journée d’étude « Institutions
des sciences et de la médecine dans l’Asie ancienne ». Organisation :
Catherine Jami (jami@paris7.jussieu.fr), en collaboration avec le programme «
Savoirs techniques et organisation bureaucratique » (CECMC, CNRS & EHESS)
· mardi 11 mai/may, 14 h-16 h : Michel Teboul (REHSEIS, CNRS)
Observations d’aurores boréales en Chine ancienne
· mardi 1er juin/june, 9h30-17h30 : Journée d’étude « The creation of
bodies of archival records and artifacts in Chinese state institutions and
private collections: history, memory and intellectual property » Organisation :
Andrea Bréard (andrea@breard.com), dans le cadre du programme « Corpus de
textes scientifiques : histoires et perspectives théoriques (Chine, Inde, Mésopotamie,
Afrique) ».
Renseignements/For further information : Karine Chemla chemla@paris7.jussieu.fr
Catherine
Jami jami@paris7.jussieu.fr
Lieu du séminaire/Location:
Université Paris 7, Centre Javelot
Dalle Les Olympiades, Tour Montréal, 1er étage, salle 169
Métro Tolbiac ou Nationale
Tél. 01 44 27 86 46
Accès aux locaux/Travel instructions:
Au 107, rue de Tolbiac, prendre les escaliers mécaniques en face de
l’université Paris I-annexe Tolbiac. Sur la dalle des Olympiades, suivre la
direction “Université Paris 7”, longer et contourner l’immeuble à votre
gauche. l’immeuble Montréal, qui se trouve derrière, est repérable par le
bureau de l’ANPE au rez-de-chaussée. On peut également y accéder par le 59,
rue Nationale. Les locaux de REHSEIS se trouvent au 1er étage. Le parcours est
fléché.
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The History & Culture Of Food & Medicine In China: Themed Research Seminar, University College London (Second Term 2003/2004)
Organiser: Dr Vivienne Lo
Location:
Wednesday Lecture Room
1300-1400 Euston House
24 Eversholt Street, NW1 1AD
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28 January 2004: Dr Paul Buell (Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University) "Food, Islamic Medicine and the Cultural Exchanges of the Mongol Era"
04 February: Professor Francesca Bray (University of Santa Barbara) "Food as medicine, food as poison: the ambiguities of everyday foodstuffs in late imperial China"
11 February: Professor Judith Farquhar (Chair of Anthropology. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) "Food and the Cultivation of Life in Contemporary Beijing."
25 February: Dr Ute Engelhardt (Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Munich) "Yaoshan (Refined Medical Cuisine) and its Restaurants in Contemporary China"
03 March: Dr Roel Sterckx (University of Cambridge) "Food and Ancestral Health in Early China"
It is not necessary to register for these events
Enquiries to: Sally Bragg
Tel: 020 7679 8103
Email: s.bragg@ucl.ac.uk
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