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| The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position with a specialization in Hmong studies or highland societies in Southeast Asia and/or adjacent regions. Appointment to begin August 2010. Ph.D. required. Previous teaching experience at the college/university level desirable but not required. Duties include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, conduct scholarly research in area of expertise, and perform university and professional service as appropriate. The successful candidate will be expected to do collaborative work in the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and participate in program activities. The tenure home for the appointment will reside in a department appropriate to the candidate's discipline, i.e., social sciences or arts and humanities. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by December 1, 2009. Applications and three letters of reference, in PDF format, should be sent via email to mmcullin@wisc.edu and kolds@wisc.edu. For additional information, see http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_062881.html and http://hmongstudiesmadison.wordpress.com/. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women and minorities to apply. A criminal background check may be required prior to employment. |
Upcoming @ CSEAS
Fall 2009
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Friday Forum:
November 20, 2009 - Patrick Pranke (Professor, Department of Humanities, University of Louisville)
12:00pm, 206 Ingraham Hall
"Nibbāna Now or Never?" Vipassanā and the Weikza-lam: Two Competing Soteriologies in Contemporary Burmese Buddhism
Vipassana “insight meditation” and the weikza-lam “path of esoteric knowledge” are two competing soteriologies in contemporary Burmese Buddhism. As is well known, vipassana holds out the promise of freedom from sa?sara, the cycle of birth and death, in nibbana as an arahant. In sharp contrast the weikza-lam promises not the termination of sa?saric life in nibbana but rather its indefinite prolongation through the attainment of virtual immortality as a weikza-do or Buddhist wizard. In this presentation I will compare these two paths to Buddhist salvation in contemporary Burmese Buddhism and discuss the contested religious claims they make. As part of this discussion I will review what is known of the modern evolution of these traditions in Burma noting their possible historical antecedents.
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Ongoing Events:
Mondays
Thai Language Table
12:15pm at Memorial Union Lakefront Cafeteria
Please contact Anthony Irvin krooanthony@gmail.com for more information
Thursdays
Indonesian Conversation Table
Meetings will be held biweekly (Sep. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 3)
4:00pm, Memorial Union Lakefront Cafeteria
For more information contact Hening Paramita at hparamita@wisc.edu
Thursdays
Khmer Language Table
4:45pm at Michelangelo's on State Street
Not every week. Please contact Savang or Alison beforehand.
For more information please contact Savang at slovan@matcmadison.edu or Alison at akcarter@wisc.edu
Upcoming Events
Wednesdays
Filipino Conversation Table
Wednesday Meetings - every other week (Sept. 30, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Nov. 11, Nov. 25, Dec. 9)
12:30-1:30pm at Memorial Union Lakefront Cafeteria
Please contact Maureen Justiniano justiniano@wisc.edu for more information
CSEAS Events Calendar
Course listing for Spring semester 2009-2010 is now available online! Click here!
CSEAS office is open Monday to Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM
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