The Triangle East Asia Colloquium
(TEAC) was begun in 1972 to improve contact between
East Asian faculty at the three major research universities
in the Triangle Area-Duke University, North Carolina
State University, and the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. TEAC has since expanded to include East
Asian specialists and other interested scholars from
across North Carolina and in the Southeast.
TEAC chooses a coordinator each year,
from one of the three institutions on a rotating basis,
to organize its annual conference and to manage the
affairs of TEAC. Financial support is provided by the
three founding universities and by the Department of
Education Title VI grant. The Asian/Pacific Studies
Institute provides administrative support for TEAC.
The 2008 TEAC will be organized by Professor Richard Jaffe, Department of Religion, Duke University. More information follows.
2008 Triangle East Asia Colloquium: "Buddhist Practice in Contemporary East Asia"
September 19 and 20, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Screening of two new 30-minute documentaries on Chinese Buddhism in Europe, by Qin Wen-jie
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Center for Documentary Studies Screening Room
Click here for more on documentaries
Saturday, September 20, 2008
9:00 am - Religious Practice in Contemporary China and Korea
Speakers: Gareth Fisher, Thomas Borchert, and Pori Park
pm - Religious Practice in Contemporary Japan
Speakers: John Nelson and Mark Rowe
Stuart Chandler: General Remarks and Discussion
York Reading Room, Duke Divinity School Library, Duke West Campus
If attending on Saturday, RSVP to ddhunt@duke.edu no later than Wednesday, September 17 at 10:00 am so lunch can be ordered. Please indicate if vegetarian meal is desired.
Please see below for information about past programs.
2007 Triangle East Asia Colloquium: "Politics,
Economy, and the Changing Shapes of Faith:
Globalization, Religion, and the State in East Asia"
Saturday, April 21, 2007
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
UNC Global Education Center (corner of McCauley and
Pittsboro Streets)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Featured Speakers:
Robert Oppenheim (Assistant Professor of Asian
Studies, University of Texas at Austin)
Ellen Schattschneider (Associate Professor of Anthropology,
Brandeis University)
Robert Weller (The Institute on Culture, Religion
and World Affairs and Professor in the Department
of Anthropology, Boston University)
