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summer 2004
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ARC mounts South Asia
initiative
Project targets
curriculum and programs |
| Stanford
Center for Buddhist Studies |
Buddhist center
library development |
The reference library
of the Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies will be integrated
into the university library system, according to a decision announced
during spring term by Associate University Librarian Assunta Pisani.
At the same time, SCBS announced receipt of the gift of a private
scholarly collection of works on South Asian Buddhism. |
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| The Asian Religions &
Cultures Initiative and the Department of Religious Studies have
joined forces in a plan to develop Stanford's resources for the
study of religion in the Indian subcontinent. |
| The plan, designed as a five-year pilot
project, would fund a senior lectureship and visiting professorship
in Indian religions, as well as an annual program of academic
and public events on the religious heritage of South Asian cultures. |
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south asia:
p. 3 |
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Prominent Tibetan leader Tenzin Tethong
has joined ARC as a research fellow and director of the new arc/tibet
initiative.
During his tenure as ARC fellow, he will
work on a history of the Tibetan government in exile, as well
as guide efforts to develop Stanford's resources in Tibetan studies.
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| Shakespeare in
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Stanford hosts Asian Shakespeare
festival |
| The performance of Shakespeare
in Asian cultures was the focus of an international event at Stanford
in April. The four-day program, which included lectures, performances,
and film screenings, assembled scholars from India, Japan, Hong
Kong, Singapore, England, and the U.S. |
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shakespeare:
p. 3 |
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