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IEL International Seminar Series on Epic Studies and Oral Tradition Research

CALLING FOR PARTICIPATION

Beijing, June 2009
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May 26, 2009

Dear Colleagues,

Scholarship in Epic Studies and Teaching Oral Traditions has made great progress in China and abroad, while scholars have accumulated both teaching experience and research insights that can be brought together for the benefit of scholarly dialogue and mutual exchange.  Institute of Ethnic Literature (IEL) of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) has long been devoted to the study and safeguarding of ethnic minorities’ oral heritage as well as to the promotion of multilateral cooperation in related fields.  With the support of the Bureau of Scientific Research Management (BSRM) and the Bureau of International Cooperation (BIC) of the CASS, IEL and its Oral Traditions Research Center are launching a long-term interdisciplinary project in order to reinforce professional training and international discourse for the sustainable development of epic studies and oral tradition research.  This project is now known as the “IEL International Seminar Series on Epic Studies and Oral Tradition Research (hereafter to be referred to as the IEL-ISSESOTR”).

The time has come to welcome participants and teachers for the first IEL-ISSESOTR, which will be held in Beijing this June.  You are cordially invited to join us.


I. WORKING MODULES

Module I: Professional Trainings
(June 9-12, 2009)


Keynote Speakers:

Foley, John Miles  Ph.D. & Professor
W.H. Byler Chair in the Humanities, Curators Professor of Classical Studies and English, Director of the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition, Director of Center for eResearch, the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Chao Gejin (Chogjin)  Ph.D. & Professor
Director of IEL, Director of Oral Traditions Research Center, CASS; Deputy President of China Folklore Society (CFS); Vice-President of International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (ICPHS), UNESCO.

Invited Speakers:

Tate, Aaron Phillip,  Ph.D.
Classics Department, Cornell University.

D. Taya  Ph.D. & Professor
The School of Mongolian Studies, Inner Mongolian University

Aku, Vuvu (Luo, Qingchun)  Professor
Vice Dean of the School of Literature, Southwest Minzu University

Yin, Hubin  Ph.D. & Professor
Assistant Director of IEL, CASS


Participants:

(to be announced…)


Programme & Timeline

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Location: Chamber 1, CASS Conference Hall

9:30-11:30am

Presentation 1

Prof. John Miles Foley
Oral Tradition: Understanding Diversity (Keynote Speech)

14:00-16:00pm

Presentation 2

Prof. John Miles Foley
Oral Tradition and Internet


Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Location: Institute of Literature Conference Room(Room 737)

9:30-11:30am

Presentation 3

Prof. Gejin Chao
From Homer to Arimpil:
On Paradigm Shifts in International Scholarship of Epic Studies (Keynote Speech)


14:00-16:00pm

Presentation 4

Dr. Aaron Phillip Tate
Comparative Oral Epic:
New Perspectives on History, Hermeneutics, and Method

Thursday, June 11, 2009
Location: Institute of Literature Conference Room(Room 737)

9:30-11:30am

Presentation 5

Dr. Aaron Phillip Tate
Transcription Philology:
Fieldwork, Transcription, Archive, Manuscript, Publication, and Text

14:00-16:00pm

Presentation 6

Prof. D. Taya
Jangarchi: Mongolian Epic Singers

Friday, June 12, 2009
Location: Institute of Literature Conference Room(Room 737)

9:30-11:30am

Presentation 7

Prof. Aku Vuvu (Qingchun Luo)
Oral Tradition and Mother Tongue:
On Contemporary Ethnic Minority Literature


14:00-16:00pm

Presentation 8

Prof. Hubin Yin
Oral Poetry and Fieldwork: Folkloristics in an Age of Globalization

Module II: Youth Humanities Workshop on Oral Poetics
(June 15-18, 2009)

As an extension of the training activities, Dr. Aaron Phillip Tate has been invited to organize an interactive workshop in order to discuss core issues in the field of oral tradition research.  Dr. Tate has been working on comparative oral and lyric studies in ancient Greek, Serbo-Croatian, and related traditions for over a decade.  He has studied under John Miles Foley, worked at the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition at the University of Missouri, been a Fulbright researcher at the Croatian Institute of Ethnology and Folklore, completed a PhD in Greek, Homeric Greek, and Indo-European linguistics at Cornell University, and given numerous papers on Greek, Slavic, and comparative oral tradition-related topics.  Although IEL scholars and M.A./Ph.D. students of the GSCASS will be the main participants, you are more than welcome to take part in the forthcoming discussions in order to share your own experiences with Dr. Tate as well as our other young folklore scholars-in-training.

Workshop Format:

Lecture series with group discussions
Instructor: Dr. Aaron Phillip Tate
Workshop Assistant, Mr. Gang Zhu, M.A. in Folklore
Participants: (to be announced…)

Each lecture will discuss one thematic issue in 150 minutes.  Dr. Tate will have a maximum of 60 minutes to talk about his prepared topic, after which the participants will have 30 minutes to raise questions and make comments, followed by 40-50 minutes of general discussion.

To enhance participation, graduate students are especially encouraged to raise questions and make short presentations on subjects related to the themes of the workshop.

Workshop Schedule

Dates: June 15-18, 2009
Location: IEL Conference Room

Monday, June 15, 2009

9:30-11:30am
Lecture 1
Oral Tradition Research:
Crucial Concepts and Theoretical Principles

13:30-15:30pm
Lecture 2
History of Scholarship in Oral Poetics:
Representative Scholars and Approaches

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

9:30-11:30am
Lecture 3
A Critical Review of Some Selected Works:
Lord, Foley, and Honko
13:30-15:30pm
Lecture 4
Field Study and Archive:
Collecting and Editing Serbo-Croatian Oral Epic and Lyric

Thursday, June 18, 2009

9:30-11:30am
Lecture 5
Textual Research:
Reciprocity in Folklore Philology and Homeric Philology

13:30-15:30pm
Lecture 6
Constructing Categories:
Folklore, Oral Poetry, and German Romanticism

II. WORKING LANGUAGES

English and Chinese.

Module I
Consecutive interpretation between Chinese and English will be provided for English presentations (1-2/8;4-5/8);
No interpretation will be provided for all the Chinese presentations (3/8; 6/8-8/8).

Module II
Having given the priority to English training and practice, consecutive interpretation between Chinese and English is restricted to the discussion, according to the instructor's request and participants' responding at the workshop.


III. REGISTRATION

The First IEL-ISSESOTR is organized by IEL, partly sponsored by CASS Presidential Funds. All participants do not need to pay registration fees. IEL will facilitate coffee break times, as well as provide light meal for launch time during the period of the present programmes. Due to the limited budget, all participants should seek their own funding for local accommodation and domestic and international transportation.

Please complete the Registration Form (enclosed). After receiving registration forms, the IEL-ISSESOTR Secretariat will send out individual e-mail confirmations after the registration procedure has been completed.

1) E-mail: Please mail the registration form to Project Secretary, Dr. Ying Song (yingsong@cass.org.cn)

2) Fax: Please fill the registration form and fax it to Secretariat at +86-10-65134585. Confirm receipt of your fax by calling +86-10-85195635.

Deadline: In order to organize sessions and lectures on the programmes, you must register no later than June 5, 2009.

Registration Form

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Note: a group of possible participants can fill in form on the same sheet.


IV. IEL-ISSESOTR Secretariat

Address:
Office of Scientific Research Management
Institute of Ethnic Literature
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
FL-11, 5 Jiannei Dajie, Beijing 100732, CHINA

Tel.: +86-10-85195635 / +86-10-8519-5626
Fax.: +86-10-6513-4585
Email: yingsong@cass.org.cn

Project Secretary, Ms. Ying Song, Ph.D. Tel. 85195635
Workshop Assistant, Mr. Gang Zhu, M.A. Tel. 85195632
Computer Technician, Ms. Cuixiao Guo, M.A., Tel.85196041

V. USEFUL LINKS:

China Ethnic Literature Network (CELN, sponsored by IEL):
http://iel.cass.cn/  

Forum of Folk Culture Studies (FFCS, sponsored by Peking University):
http://www.pkucn.com/chenyc/

China Folklore Network (CFN, sponsored by China Folklore Society):
http://www.chinafolklore.org  

(For more information and updates, please visit the three websites’ bulletin page…)


Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature On-Line at Harvard:
http://chs119.harvard.edu/mpc/


The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition (CSOT) at the University of Missouri-Columbia:
http://www.oraltradition.org/

Oral Tradition and Internet: Pathways Project:
http://www.pathwaysproject.org/pathways/show/HomePage

We are looking forward to meeting you all at CASS!


Sincerely yours

IEL-ISSESOTR Secretariat


Institute of Ethnic Literature
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

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这个LOGO是我们研究所任春生老师(美术专业出身)专门为“IEL国际口传讲习班”设计的。

LOGO上的两个图符来自金文“口”和“耳”，即“口耳相传”的意思~~