2023
Books in Ming China, a Rare Book School Course at Princeton (Course)
Princeton University, Summer 2024
Principal Investigator(s): Michael F. Suarez, S.J., Rare Book SchoolIn collaboration with the Princeton University Library, Rare Book School will offer a new course on Books in Ming China as part of the School’s 2024 course roster. Intended for scholars already familiar with Ming studies, this course will introduce participants to the collection of some 2,000 Ming books held at the Princeton libraries. Students will have the chance to conduct research in Princeton’s Gest Collection of East Asian Materials and generate ideas for current and future research projects in Ming Studies.
2023
Geiss-Hsu Conference Travel Grant (Travel)
Modern Language Association of America
Principal Investigator(s): Rania Huntington, Executive Committee of the Ming-Qing Chinese Languages, Literature and Culture Forum, Modern Language Association of AmericaFunding supports membership dues, conference travel, lodging, and registration for at least five scholars of Ming or Ming-adjacent fields to attend the Modern Language Association of American Conference in Philadelphia from January 4-7, 2024. Preference will be given to graduate students, contingent faculty, independent scholars, faculty at poorly resourced institutions, and international scholars.
2023
Global Voices in Ming Studies: A Roundtable on New Books by International Scholars of the Ming (Travel)
Society for Ming Studies, March 2024
Principal Investigator(s): Thomas Kelly, Society for Ming StudiesTo support emerging scholars, the Society for Ming Studies will host a roundtable on new books by international Ming scholars at the Society’s meeting-in-conjunction at the Association for Asian Studies Conference in Seattle. Funding from GHF will allow three junior scholars who are based at institutions outside of North America and have recently released books with non-US publishers to travel to the conference to participate in the roundtable.
2023
Journal of the Society for Ming Studies Editorship (Stipend & Travel)
Society for Ming Studies
Principal Investigator(s): Thomas Kelly, Society for Ming StudiesA three-year award will support the work of the managing editor of the Journal of the Society for Ming Studies and fund his travel to the Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference.
2023
Recording “Ghost Village” (Recording & Workshop)
UChicago Global and the University of Chicago Center in Beijing
Principal Investigator(s): Judith Zeitlin, University of ChicagoGHF funds will support a recording and workshop performance of the opera Ghost Village, based on Liaozhai’s Strange Tales by Pu Songling. Composer Chen Yao (Central Conservatory of Music), conductor Chen Lin (Tianjin Julliard School), and répétiteur Wei-En Hsu (Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts) will take part.
2022
Geiss-Hsu Annual Conference Travel Grant (Travel)
Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, March 16-19, 2023
Principal Investigator(s): Hilary V. Finchum-Sung, Association for Asian StudiesThe Association for Asian Studies will offer grants of up to $2,000 for scholars of the Ming dynasty and Ming-adjacent peoples to attend, either virtually or in person, the Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference in Boston. Preference will be given to contingent and part-time faculty, students, and independent scholars.
2022
New Voices in Ming Studies: Presentations of New Research on Ming China (Travel)
Society for Ming Studies, March 2023
Principal Investigator(s): Thomas Kelly, Society for Ming Studies
Nine graduate students will give ten-minute presentations on their research at the Society for Ming Studies’ Annual Meeting, highlighting their primary arguments, key sources, and the ways in which their research connects to the Ming. The initiative aims to encourage Ming research and engagement at the junior scholar level, and bring to the fore questions, research materials, and methodologies that productively challenge and enlarge the study of Ming China.
2022
Promoting the Journal of the Society for Ming Studies (Stipend)
Society for Ming Studies, 2022-2023
Principal Investigator(s): Thomas Kelly, Society for Ming StudiesAn award from GHF will allow the Society for Ming Studies to expand the responsibilities of the editor of the Ming Studies journal, who is an elected and semi-permanent member of the Society for Ming Studies’ executive committee. The editor will creatively develop the journal’s digital presence, explore new publishing opportunities for the Ming Studies Monograph Series, work to cement the relationship between the academic society and the journal, and strengthen their positions as leading international venues for scholarship on all aspects of Ming China.