A Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges to Promote Asian Studies
ASIANetwork Freeman Foundation
1998 Student-Faculty Fellows Program
for Collaborative Research in Asia
Dissemination of Information; Impact of Trip on Professional Life
Jane Tiedge, Augustana College:
- Speaker for the Friends of the Rock Island Public Library, Sepember 14, 1998
- Speaker (with mentor, Marsha Smith) at the Brown Bag Lunch Series, Women's Studies Program, Augustana College
- Speaker, Seniors Dinner at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moline, Il, November 10, 1998
- Guest lecturer, Historical Documentation class, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, Fall, 1998
- Interviewed for "Update," an Augustana College publication
* Will be featured in an upcoming issue of Augustana Magazine
Hong Jiang, The Colorado College:
We would like to further discuss the issues of gender and sexuality that were raised by these writers in our future papers and presentations. We also found some possible new projects from our research in the libraries and conversations with our friends in China.
Jan Brunson, Eckerd College:
Now, I am looking forward to sharing my experiences with the Eckerd College community through presentations in two of my courses and also a presentation open to both faculty and students. I am also looking forward to presenting my findings at a professional meeting in the spring.
- Slide presentation, American Anthropological Association, December 2-6, 1998, Philadelphia (Population and the Anthropological Imagination)
- Paper presentation at the Conference on Student Research, Atlanta GA, March, 1999
- Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Tucson, AZ, April 20-25, 1999
Victoria Baker, Eckerd College:
Concerning my own research as a specialist in education in the developing world, I was able to take the opportunity while in Colombo to collect important data for the paper I will be delivering at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting in Philadelphia in December, titled "Bridging the Gap: Preparing Teachers for Educational Reform in Sri Lanka." While in Moneragala District I was invited to give a guest lecture, "Coping with Uncertainty: Livelihood Issues and Challenges Facing the People of Suduwatura Ara," for the Moneragala District Integrated Rural Development Programme. I was also able to touch base on a project in the village that I helped initiate a year and a half ago with funds from the Netherlands. Moreover, I was able to gather additional data for the paper, "Ritual Practices in a Sinhalese Village," that I presented at the International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences in Williamsburg, July 30, 1998, which will be included in a published volume edited by Ruth-Inge Heinze.
Andrew Busch, Illinois Wesleyan University:
I am still very much undecided as to my own future in the professional world. I have not however, ruled out religious studies or Indology as possible career options.
Carol S. Anderson and Karen Stoll, Kalamazoo College:
At this stage, it is difficult to assess the trip beyond an initial "it was great!" Anderson returned at the end of August and Stoll returned a few days later, after spending some time in India.
Elisabeth Benard, The University of Puget Sound:
In regard to how this project contributes to my professional development, it is very useful for my 300-level seminar about Asian women and religion. … I would like to extend my future research to interview and video a Tibetan woman who is a state oracle. Since I have returned, Honors, Asian Studies, and Women Studies Programs have all requested that I give a report about my research with Stacey.
Joel Smith, Skidmore College:
My understanding of Tibetan Buddhism increased considerably and this will greatly enrich a course I teach on Tibetan Buddhism every year. I also took many slides that will be very useful in this course and in other courses I teach about Buddhism. I was able to attend the Bumskor festival at Thikse village. Having attended a similar festival at the nearby Shey village last year, I now have enough information and slides to give a formal presentation on campus and at a professional conference.
Paul Boruta, St. Olaf College:
My Chinese improved significantly as a result of listening and speaking in interview situations, and I even learned some of the local Shanghai dialect. Our research in China has also provided an excellent transition to my current academic endeavor as a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Presently, I am continuing my study on income distribution at National Taiwan University in Taipei, and hope to eventually combine our findings from this summer in Shanghai with those obtained in Taiwan to compare the development experiences of the 'two sides of the Straits.'