The 2nd IEL International Seminar on Epic Studies and Oral Tradition Research: The Invitation Letter
THE 2ND IEL INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ONEpic Studies and Oral Tradition Research
(IEL-ISSESOTR)
CALLING FOR PARTICIPATION
September 26, 2010
Dear Colleagues,
Scholarship in Epic Studies and Oral Tradition research 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. In June 2009, 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 launched a long-term interdisciplinary project, known as the “IEL International Seminar Series on Epic Studies and Oral Tradition Research” (abbreviated as “IEL-ISSESOTR”), so as to reinforce professional training and international discourse for the sustainable development of epic studies and oral tradition research.
The time has come to welcome participants and teachers for “The 2nd IEL International Seminar Series on Epic Studies and Oral Tradition Research”, which will take place in Beijing from 18 to 22, October, 2010. You are cordially invited to join us.
The principal speakers are:
Prof. Karl Reichl from the University of Bonn, Germany and Dr. Aida Vidan from Harvard University, USA, whose academic contribution correspondingly involve major subjects in Turkic epic traditions and European epic traditions (ancient English, Medieval West Europe, and South Slavic traditions in particular);
Prof. Chao Gejin (Chogjin, Mongolian), Prof. Lang Ying, and Prof. Adil Zhumaturdu (Kirgiz) from CASS, whose expertise respectively devote to Mongolian epics, Turkic epics (Kirgiz epic tradition in particular), and general theories of epic studies and oral tradition research.
Duration: October 18-22, 2010
Venue: the headquarters of CASS, 5 Jiannei Dajie, Beijing (for the specific location of conference rooms, see the Programme below)
Please complete the enclosed Registration Form, and either email it to iel-keyan@cass.org.cn or fax it to +86-10-65134585 before October 10, 2010.
Programme & Timeline
Invited Speakers
Reichl, Karl Josef Ph.D. & Professor
Vice President of International Association for World Epics (MAEN), Secretary of the Medieval Centre at the University of Bonn.
Vidan, Aida Ph.D.
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University.
Chao, Gejin (Chogjin) Ph.D. & Professor
Director of IEL, Director of Oral Traditions Research Center, CASS; Vice-President of China Folklore Society (CFS); Vice-President of International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (ICPHS), UNESCO.
Lang, Ying Professor
Former Deputy Director of IEL, CASS
Adil, Zhumaturdu Ph.D. & Professor
Head of the Research Division of Northern Ethnic Literature, IEL, CASS
Module I: Keynote Speeches
Monday, October 18, 2010
Location: Chamber 1, CASS Conference Hall
08:00- 08:45am Registration
09:30-10:00am Opening Remarks
10:00-12:00am Presentation 1
Prof. Karl Reichl
Oral Epics: Problems of Memory, Performance, and Transmission
13:30-15:30pm Presentation 2
Prof. Chao Gejin (Chogjin)
An Outline of World Epic Studies in the 20th Century
15:45-17:00pm Discussion
Discussant: Prof. Yin Hubin
Module II: Professional Trainings
October 19-22, 2010Location: Conference Room, Institute of Ethnic Literature（FL-11, Room 1103)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
09:30-11:30am Lecture 1
Prof. Lang Ying
Epic Manas and Turkic Oral Narrative Tradition
13:30-15:30pm Lecture 2
Prof. Karl Reichl
Aspects of the Performance of Turkic Oral Epics
15:45-17:00pm Discussion
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
09:30-11:30am Lecture 3
Dr. Aida Vidan
Travelling through Orality Virtually
13:30-15:30pm Lecture 4
Dr. Aida Vidan
South Slavic Oral Traditions: Genre, Gender, History, and Myth
15:45-17:00pm Discussion
Thursday, October 21, 2010
09:30-11:30am Lecture 5
Prof. Karl Reichl
Medieval Heroic Poetry from a Comparative Point of View
13:30-15:30pm Lecture 6
Prof. Karl Reichl
Oral Epics and the Ethnography of Communication
15:45-17:00pm Discussion
Friday, October 22, 2010
09:30-11:30am Lecture 7
Dr. Aida Vidan
Oral Heritage and the Rise of Written Culture in Croatia
13:30-15:30pm Lecture 8
Prof. Adil Zhumaturdu
A Survey of Present Turkic Epic Studies in China
15:45-17:00pm Discussion
17:00-17:30pm Closing Ceremony
The 2nd IEL-ISSESOTR is organized by IEL, and partly sponsored by Academic Division of Philosophy, Literature and History, CASS. IEL will provide light meal for lunch. Due to the limited budget, all participants should seek their own funding for local accommodation and domestic and international transportation.
We are looking forward to meeting you all at CASS!
Sincerely Yours,
Chao Gejin (Chogjin)
Director of Institute of Ethnic Literature
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
REGISTRATION FORM
The 2nd IEL International Seminar on Epic Studies and Oral Tradition Research
(October 18-22, 2010)
Please complete the following form, and either email it to iel-keyan@cass.org.cn or fax it to +86-10-65134585 before October 10, 2010.
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IEL-ISSESOTR Secretariat
Address:
Office of Scientific Research Management
Institute of Ethnic Literature
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
FL-11 West-wing, 5 Jiannei Dajie, Beijing 100732, CHINA, P. R.
Tel.: +86-10-85195635 / +86-10-8519-5626
Fax: +86-10-6513-4585
Email to: yingsong@cass.org.cn
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