CALL WEEKLY
Spring 2025
(02-02-2025 to 02-08-2025) subscribe
Upcoming Events
MFA/BFA Dance Concert: Introspection
Date, time, place: February 2, 2025, 2:00 PM, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre
Organized by: Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre Directed by: Sami L.A. Akuna
The Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre present the MFA/BFA Dance Concert: Introspection, a dynamic dance concert consisting of original Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Creative Projects and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Senior Projects choreography. This dance production is a celebration of the creativity of our undergraduate and graduate dancers and highlights their artistic development. The concert features selected works and new premiere performances for both the stage and screen.
Visiting Artist in Glass Program Presents:
Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz
Date, time, place: Demos, February 3-7, 2025, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Art Building 117 (Glass Hot Shop); Public lecture, February 3, 2025, 5:30 PM, Art Building 132, reception to follow
Organized by: Glass Art Family
Supported by: The Glass Art Family, Student Activities Program Fee Board, and the Sybil Heide Glass Grant Fund
The Visiting Artist Program in Glass and the Glass Art Family are pleased to announce glass artists Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz (Seattle, WA) will be in residence in the Department of Art & Art History Glass Studio
Events are FREE and open to all.
For more information: Rick Mills, 808-349-0289 or rlmills@hawaii.edu
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Voluntary Humanitarianism in Medical Policy:
UN’s Scandinavian Allies at the Korean War and Beyond
Date, time, place: February 4, 2025, 3:00 – 4:15 PM, Center for Korean Studies (conference room) Organized by: Center for Korean Studies Speaker: Dr. David Kim
The Korean War (1950–1953) was one of the most calamitous and brutal wars in modern history. Which particular nations in the UN dispatched medical aid? This lecture explores the social voluntarism of the neutral group in that Sweden, Denmark, and Norway individually promoted the Red Cross spirit of advanced humanitarianism which affected the collaboration for the initial public health system in the 1960s.
The Korean War Novel: Rewriting History from the Civil War to the Post-Cold War
Date, time, place: February 6, 2025, 3:00 – 4:30 PM, Center for Korean Studies (auditorium) Organized by: Center for Korean Studies Speaker: Dr. Suk Koo Rhee
The Korean War Novel examines the ways that novels written by Korean and Asian American writers have represented the Korean War. By studying the ideological contours of works by Richard E. Kim, Ahn Junghyo, Susan Choi, Ha Jin, Choi In-hun and Hwang Sok-yong, it documents the range of historical narratives that have alternatively framed the Korean War as an international war, a civil war, a reverse postcolonial war or ‘proxy war’, a war between the genders, and an attempt to de-escalate the Cold War itself.
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Culinary History of China
Date, time, place: February 5, 2025, 12:00 – 01:30 PM, via Zoom Organized by: Center for Chinese Studies
Moderator: Nancy K. Stalker, Soshitsu Sen XV Professor of Japanese History and Culture
Speakers: Jin Feng and Thomas DuBois
In recent years, Food Studies has emerged as a dynamic interdisciplinary field, blending insights from multiple disciplines in exploring the pivotal role of food in shaping societies. The upcoming CCS webinar offers an opportunity to delve into how food culture has both historically and contemporarily operated in China. This panel will bring together two scholars to discuss their research projects into the significance of food in Chinese religious and social practices. By examining food as a lens to understand broader cultural and social transformations, this webinar promises to contribute new perspectives to the growing discourse on China’s vibrant food culture.
Organized by: SFJP@UH, English Department, JVP-Hawai’i, and Hawai’i for Palestine
Workshop: Closed Workshop with Jumana Manna on “Land and Historical Transmission in Palestinian Film and Collective Consciousness.” Registration each day will be limited to 20; go hereto register. A recommended reading, “The Principle of Return,” by Adam Haj Yahya, can be found here. Dinner included.
Film Screening/Discussion: Public screening of Jumana Manna’s film Forages, followed by food and discussion with Jumana, ‘Ihilani Lasconia, and Mahina Kaomea connecting practices of aloha ‘āina in Hawai‘i to those documented in the film. Recommended reading: Jumana Manna’s “Where Nature Ends and Settlements Begin,” which can be found here.
Date, time, place: February 5, 2025, 3:00 – 4:30 PM, via Zoom
Organized by: Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Michigan State University Moderated by: Dr. Meredith Weiss
Speakers:
Dr. Thanet Aphornsuvan, Professor, Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasart University, Thailand
Parker Novak, Nonresident Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative and Global China Hub, Atlantic Council
Dr. Sam Seun, Policy Analyst, Royal Academy of Cambodia
Dominggus Elcid Li, Executive Director of the Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, Indonesia
Elections have long been a cornerstone of democratic values, and this webinar will concentrate on elections in Southeast Asia, from local to presidential/general. Speakers will examine electoral politics, including the fairness of ground rules, the role of union election bodies, political parties, election monitoring methods, and other forms of electoral manipulation in Southeast Asia. Panelists will discuss key issues related to recent or forthcoming elections in their respective research nations.
Language Documentation & Conservation –
Publishing Success: Insights from Journal Editors
Date, time, place: February 5, 2025, 1:00 – 1:45 PM, Moore Hall 257 and via Zoom
Organized by: Center for Language & Technology and the National Foreign Language Resource Center Facilitated by: Center for Language & Technology Faculty
Want to get your articles published in academic journals? Come join the editorial staff of Language Documentation & Conservation at this special presentation. They will discuss their journal and their own submission & review process, while also providing strategies and tips for getting published in refereed journals in general.
Date, time, place: February 7, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM, Imin International Conference Center (Keoni Auditorium)
Sponsored by: Center for Chinese Language Education, Center for Chinese Studies, Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures (Chinese Section), College of Arts, Languages & Letters
We welcome everyone from the UH community and beyond. Whether you are already studying Chinese language and culture or just curious, this is a wonderful opportunity to have a glimpse of the Chinese way of life alongside hundreds of UH students and visitors from the communities attending this special event. Come enjoy the fun and educational activities we have prepared for you and experience diverse aspects of Chinese culture.
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The Spirit of Tea and Peacefulness
Date, time, place: February 10, 2025, 1:30 – 2:45 PM, Bachman Hall 107 Reception with light refreshments: 3:00 – 4:00 PM Organized by: Center for Japanese Studies Co-sponsored by: Center for Japanese Studies Way of Tea Center and the Department of History
Please join us for the first event of the CJS seminar series this spring, featuring a public lecture by Dr. Genshitsu SEN, the 15th-generation Grand Master of the Urasenke Chadō Tradition. The event is open to the public.
Language Learning & Technology and Reading in a Foreign Language
Date, time, place: February 12, 2025, 2:00 – 2:45 PM, Moore Hall 257 and via Zoom Organized by: Center for Language & Technology and the National Foreign Language Resource Center Facilitated: Dorothy Chun (LL&T), Greta Gorsuch (RFL), and Jing Zhou (RFL)
Want to get your articles published in academic journals? Come join the editorial staff of Language Learning & Technology (LL&T) and Reading in a Foreign Language (RFL) at this special presentation. They will discuss their journals and their own submission & review process, while also providing strategies and tips for getting published in refereed journals in general.
Hawaiʻi International Conference on Film, Literature & Culture
The deadline for submissions of individual papers or panels has been extended to February 3, 2025. For more information on the conference and on how to submit, please visit the conference website 1st Film, Literature & Culture Conference.
Faculty and Staff Funding Opportunities
Travel Awards, Fellowships, and Research Stipends…
Links to currently available and annually available funding opportunities (such as travel awards, fellowships, and research stipends) for faculty and staff can be found on the CALL website under the “For Faculty” page. If you do not know or have forgotten the password, email <karinm@hawaii.edu>
As a reminder, staff are also eligible to apply for the Dean’s Travel Awards.
Student Scholarships
Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships
A multitude of scholarships and their application forms can be found on STAR. Don’t forget to check them out this semester!
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