[Buddha-l] Re: Call for papers

[Charles D. Orzech CDORZECH]

This conference may be of interest to many Buddha-l subscribers.

Charles D. Orzech
Associate Professor
Department of Religious Studies
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC  27402-6170
336 334-4927


SOCIETY FOR TANTRIC STUDIES

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Society for Tantric Studies invites papers for its next conference, to
be held
in Flagstaff, Arizona from Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2, 2005.

The Society for Tantric Studies (STS), founded in 1985, is a forum of
exchange for scholars engaged in the academic
study of Tantra both in its traditional Asian contexts and more recently in
diverse global manifestations.

The conference provides an opportunity for scholars to collaborate across
traditional boundaries of religious traditions (e.g., Hinduism, Buddhism,
Jainism), present-day nation-states and geography (e.g., India, Tibet,
China, Japan), and academic disciplines (e.g., history of religions,
anthropology, art history, linguistics, sociology).

Above all, the STS is committed to critical and creative inquiry.  It is
not an advocacy forum for Tantric
practice and neither endorses nor prohibits particular approaches to either
the study or the practice of Tantra.
Consequently, only scholars with doctorates in related academic disciplines
(such as Religion, Asian Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Art,
History, Philosophy ,or Women’s Studies) researching and/or teaching in
relevant
areas of Tantric Studies are eligible to present, attend, and/or
participate in the conference.

Graduate students in advanced standing in any of these disciplines are also
encouraged to present and attend the conference.

We invite fully formed panels and individual papers. Proposals should be no
longer than 1,000 words. Abstracts should be no longer than 150 words. In
addition, participants should include a CV (maximum 2 pages) and a brief
statement
explaining what they hope to get from attending the conference. Hardcopy
printouts of proposals, abstracts, and CVs should be sent to:

Glen A. Hayes, Dept. of Religion, Bloomfield College, 467 Franklin Street,
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3425.

Proposals, abstracts, and CVs should also be sent via email to
tantricstudies at gmail.com.

PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN May 6.


Some of the themes suggested by members of the Society include, but are not
limited to, the following topics:


Tantra and Power (royal, spiritual, magical)

Tantra versus Power (subversion, inversion, perversion)

Tantra and the Arts

Tantra and Aesthetics

Tantra, Physiology, and Landscape

Texts and Translations

Vaishnava Tantra

Tantric Metaphors

Tantric Typologies of Self

A selected century of Tantra across Asia

A panel on translation across Asia.

Discontinuities: which elements/traditions/texts did not “translate” and
where?


LOCATION:

The conference and accommodations will be at the lovely Little America
Hotel, situated amidst a pine-forested mountain in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Special conference rates begin at $99 for single or double, and $109. for
triple. You may visit their website at: www.littleamerica.com/flagstaff/. A
restaurant and coffee shop are located on the premises. Attendees should
fly into Phoenix  and either drive up to Flagstaff (approximately 3 hours)
or take a connecting flight into
Flagstaff airport. We recommend staying for an extra day or two to arrange
for visits to the Grand Canyon (2 hours), Sedona (1 hour), and Meteor
Crater (1 hour)---among the many local attractions.

FEES:

Upon acceptance, attendees will pay a fee of $75 ($35 for graduate
students) to cover conference and STS expenses.