I should have met Stephan Kloos because we both work at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, but in fact we met at a common friend’s party and only later realised we had seen each other quite often before in the Academy. After that, I started having a look at his work. Departing from his wonderful website, all his work is dedicated to the anthropology of Tibetan medicine, especially of Tibetan medicine in exile. Kloos 2013, for instance, investigates on how it ended up being recognised, in India, in the West and in the Tibetan community as a “medical system” and how this concept involves a strategy and the self-construction of a new “Tibetan” identity —once the Tibetan identity could no longer be determined on a geographical basis— as related to Buddhist ethics, i.e., to one’s altruistic attitude towards the others.
Category Archives: opportunities and projects
Call for Papers: 11th Annual South Asia Graduate Student Conference “The Self in South Asia”
Finally a conference on South Asia which focuses on a philosophical topic!
CfP—Annual Conference on Philosophy—Panels on Asian Philosophy
Every year the same! I plan to organise panels on Indian Philosophy at regular conferences, in order to “fertilise” them, and fail… Volunteers for next year? If, instead, you have already something ready, keep on reading.
CfP for the South Asian Studies Association Conference
Venue: Westminster College, Salt Lake City
Web site for details: sasaonline.net.
English PhD program in Chinese Philosophy
Are you working on Chinese Philosophy or willing to work on it? It seems to be a good idea, better (unfortunately) than just specializing on Indian Philosophy.
Conference for Early Career Philosophers: CfP
Are you a young scholar working on philosophy? Perhaps you might enjoy a conference designed for cooperative enhancing your paper (instead of demolishing it).
Do you wish you had a job instead of Christmas presents? Check here!
The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) looks for a faculty member specializing in Asian Philosophy.
Looking for a talented proof-reader who also knows Sanskrit
I am looking for a talented proof-reader who also knows Sanskrit.
One Year PG Diploma in Sanskrit Computational Linguistics
The Department of Sanskrit Studies of the University of Hyderabad introduces a new programme “P.G. Diploma in Sanskrit Computational Linguistics” under the Innovative Scheme of UGC from 2014–15.
GOAL: To train Sanskrit scholars in the emerging field of Sanskrit Computational Linguistics showing the relevance of Indian grammatical theories to the field of Computational Linguistics, thereby bridging the gap between the past and the present.
You can read here the results regarding the Italian “Habilitation” process. Unlike in other parts of the world, the Habilitation has been introduced in Italy only in 2012 and it is twofold:
you can find here the results of those who submitted their work in order to be judged worthy of becoming Associate Professor (e.g., Maria Piera Candotti, Claudio Cicuzza, Marco Franceschini, Cristina Pecchia, Tiziana Pontillo and many others, including myself)
and here the results of those who submitted their works in order to be judged worthy of becoming Full Professor (e.g., Fabrizia Baldissera, Anna Filigenzi, Giacomella Orofino, Alberto Pelissero, Francesco Sferra, Federico Squarcini and many others).
You might also know that the whole process has led to controversial opinions. Comments?