Results for tag: Announcement

AAS Fall 2020 Election Nominees

08/04/2020 by Asia Now AAS Member Matters, Announcement

Vice President Nominees Represented Area: South Asia Philip Lutgendorf Current position: Professor of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies, Emeritus      Institution/Affiliation: University of IowaDiscipline: cultural history, literature, cinema, religious studiesCountry or area(s) of interest: South AsiaSpecialization: Cultural history of North India; popular and devotional Hindi literature; performance, cinema and mass media; tea promotion and consumption Select PublicationsThe Epic […]

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Vietnam Studies Group 2021 Graduate Paper Prize Competition

06/22/2020 by Asia Now AAS Member Matters, Announcement, Vietnam Studies Group

Deadline: Friday, August 28, 2020 The Vietnam Studies Group (VSG) is pleased to announce a call for submissions for its annual graduate student paper prize competition. The competition encourages the direct involvement of graduate students in the growth of Vietnamese studies and supports their professional development. The competition is open to full and part time […]

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AAS 2020 Prizes

02/14/2020 by Asia Now Books, 2020 Book Prizes, Announcement

The AAS is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s prize competitions and offer congratulations to all honorees. Book Prizes Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize (China) Lara Blanchard, Song Dynasty Figures of Longing and Desire: Gender and Interiority in Chinese Painting and Poetry (Brill) Citation: Lara C. W. Blanchard’s Song Dynasty Figures of Longing […]

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Call for Applications: Editor, Journal of Asian Studies

12/13/2019 by Asia Now Journal of Asian Studies, Announcement

The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is searching for a new Editor for its flagship journal. The Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) publishes the very best empirical and multidisciplinary work on Asia, spanning the arts, history, literature, the social sciences, and cultural studies. Experts around the world turn to this quarterly journal for the latest in-depth […]

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AAS 2019 Election Results

11/25/2019 by Asia Now AAS Member Matters, Announcement

The fall 2019 AAS elections have concluded, and we are pleased to provide the results in each category. Approximately 22% of the membership voted, slightly down from last year’s 29% participation. Newly elected representatives will take office immediately after the upcoming Annual Conference in Boston next March. We congratulate the winners and thank all candidates […]

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AAS Fall 2019 Election Nominees

08/15/2019 by Asia Now AAS Member Matters, AAS Governance, Announcement

We are pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the fall 2019 AAS elections. The online ballot will open in September, and all current AAS Members will receive an email with instructions for accessing it. Election day (when the ballot is closed and votes counted) will be in early November. Newly elected representatives will […]

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Save the Date: AAS-in-Asia 2019

09/07/2018 by Asia Now AAS-in-Asia, AAS-in-Asia 2019 Conference, Announcement

The Association for Asian Studies is pleased to announce that the next AAS-in-Asia conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on July 1-4, 2019 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel along the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Please mark these dates on your calendar. The Call for Proposals will open in early September, and the deadline for panel proposals will […]

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2018 AAS Election Slate of Candidates

08/02/2018 by Asia Now AAS Member Matters, AAS Governance, Announcement

We are pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the fall 2018 AAS elections. Candidates’ biographical data will be posted on the AAS website later in the summer and the online ballot activated in September. Election day (when the ballot is closed and votes counted) will be in early November. Newly elected representatives will […]

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AAS 2018 Book Prize Winners

01/23/2018 by Asia Now Books, 2018 Book Awards, Announcement

The AAS is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s book prize competitions and offer congratulations to the authors and presses. We encourage everyone to attend the Awards Ceremony at the upcoming AAS annual conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday, March 23, where the authors will be recognized and receive citations. Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 […]

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AAS 2017 Election Results

11/08/2017 by Asia Now AAS Member Matters, AAS Governance, Announcement

Thanks to all the AAS Members who voted in this year’s election! We are pleased to announce the results: Vice President Prasenjit Duara (Duke University) China and Inner Asia Council Tobie Meyer-Fong (Johns Hopkins University) Anne Gerritsen (Warwick University, UK) Jack Chen (University of Virginia) Northeast Asia Council Akiko Takenaka (University of Kentucky) Hwansoo Kim […]

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List of JAS Articles Identified for Blocking—But Not Blocked—in China

09/03/2017 by Journal of Asian Studies Journal of Asian Studies, Announcement, Censorship, China

On August 18, 2017, the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) was informed that Chinese authorities had requested Cambridge University Press (CUP) remove 94 Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) articles and book reviews from its website in the People’s Republic of China.* The AAS and CUP refused that request, and no JAS articles or book reviews […]

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AAS Less Commonly Taught Languages Distance Initiative Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation

05/11/2017 by Asia Now AAS Member Matters, Announcement

The Association for Asian Studies is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to fund a pilot project in the association’s new Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) Initiative. According to the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), ninety-one percent of American students who study a foreign […]

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