Lots of UCIS events next week. Here's a sampling that seem relevant to Religious Studies:
COMING UP THIS WEEK AT UCIS
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Cultural Event--The Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo
The Frick Art and Historical Center
http://www.frickart.org
Audience: All are welcome to attend
Announced by: Asian Studies Center, The Frick Art and Historical Center
Tsukioka Kogyo (1869-1927) was a master of the Japanese wood block print at the turn of the twentieth century. Taught by his step-father, the highly regarded Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), Kogyo is now beginning to receive the serious attention of collectors, curators and scholars. This exhibition showcases Kogyo's remarkably colorful images of Noh theater, a traditional form of Japanese performing arts. Kogyo's work on Noh covers several decades and illustrates virtually the entire range of Noh repertory since the Meiji period (1868-1912), creating an artistically elegant and beautiful record of this theatrical genre's customs and performances. Docent-led tours of The Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo are available Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM. These tours are free; however, group and permanent collection tour cost is $7 per person, and reservations must be made one to two weeks in advance. Groups of five or more are requested to schedule a private tour at an alte!
rnate time from smaller group tours. Call 412-371-0600, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Sunday. The Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo is organized by the Frick Art and Historical Center and curated by University of Pittsburgh professors Dr. Richard Smethurst, Dr. Mae J. Smethurst, and Dr. J. Thomas Rimer, along with Robert Schaap.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Information Session--INFORMATION SESSION: Pitt in India ~ Study Abroad Program for Summer 2007
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
4217 Posvar Hall
http://www.abroad.pitt.edu/pittinindia/pittinindia2007.pdf
Audience: All are welcome to attend
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Center, Study Abroad Office
The University of Pittsburgh is pleased to offer a seven week summer study abroad program which introduces students to the globally important country of India. The first six weeks of the program will be held at the University of Hyderabad in the culturally rich city of Hyderabad. The remaining week will be spent traveling in North India (Delhi - Agra - Jaipur). (Refreshments will be served at this information session.)
For more information, contact Jeff Whitehead - 412-648-2299 whitehead@ucis.pitt.edu
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Cultural Event/Reception--The Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo CURATORS' GALLERY WALK: Conversations and Cocktails
7:00 PM
Frick Art and Historical Center, Point Breeze
http://www.frickart.org
Audience: All are welcome to attend
Cost: $18 members & teachers; $ 22 non-members & guests
Announced by: Asian Studies Center, Frick Art and Historical Center
Tour The Prints of Tsukioka Kogyo with exhibition co-curators Dr. Richard Smethurst, University Center for International Studies Research Professor and Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Mae J. Smethurst, Professor of Classics and East Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh, and enjoy cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres in the rotunda of The Frick Art Museum in Point Breeze. Please note that registration is required.
For more information, contact the Frick Art and Historical Center - 412-205-2022
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Lecture--Songs & Subjects in Medieval Japan, a talk by Prof. Thomas Hare, Princeton University
3:00 PM
The Honors College, 3504 Cathedral of Learning
Audience: All are welcome to attend
Sponsored by: Asian Studies Center, Japan Iron and Steel Federation Endowment Fund
Dr. Thomas Hare, Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University, is a specialist in early Japanese literature, as well as ancient Egyptian literature. He has published a seminal book on Zeami, the 14-15th century noh playwright, which is entitled "Zeami's Style: The Noh Plays of Zeami Motokiyo," as well as "ReMembering Osiris: Gender and the Word in Ancient Egyptian Representational Systems." In his talk at the University of Pittsburgh, he will discuss the evolution of Zeami's typologies of singing, and their entanglement with politics, personality, and virtuosity. This lecture is made possible by funding from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation Endowment Fund.
For more information, contact Dr. Mae J. Smethurst - 412-624-4476 msmet@pitt.edu
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Roundtable--Orientalism by Edward Wadie Said
6:00 pm
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Audience: CERIS member institutions, Pitt Faculty
Sponsored by: Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies
The author (1935-2003) was a well-known Palestinian-American literary theorist and outspoken Palestinian activist. He was professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, and regarded as a founding figure in post-colonial theory. In this work he examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs. Said's evaluation and critique of the set of beliefs known as Orientalism forms an important background for postcolonial studies and current understandings. His work describes the constellation of false assumptions that forms the foundation of Orientalist thinking, and advocates the use of focused narrative and self-representation to understand smaller, culturally consistent regions. His supporters and critics alike acknowledge the profound, transformative influence this book has had across the spectrum of the humanities. First published in 1978, the book is now available in paperback.
For more information, contact Elaine Linn - 412-648-2113 eel58@pitt.edu
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