[Tlc] TLC-OU position, digital Ramayana and Lao play

[justinm at ucr.edu]

FYI. Announcements from UCLA's SEA Studies Center.
Have a nice weekend,
justin
    
1. Staff Position: Center for SE Asian Studies, Ohio University 
    2. New Digital Ramayana Available 
    3. Calendar Item: "Refugee Nation" Laotian play, Sunday,
May 27 

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Assistant Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Ohio
University

POSITION NUMBER: PN100830

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Center for Southeast Asian Studies
(CSEAS) invites applications for the position of Assistant
Director. This is a full-time administrative position to
assist the Director in carrying out responsibilities such as
managing and developing grants projects, managing and
publicizing the Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Program,
organizing CSEAS events and activities, and providing general
assistance to Southeast Asian Studies faculty and students.
Candidates must have outstanding leadership, management, and
interpersonal skills to relate to a wide diversity of faculty,
staff, students and community members.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The person in this position should a
have a minimum of bachelor's degree in International Studies
or a related field, with a focus on a Southeast Asian country
or culture. A Master's degree, or comparable work experience
in the region, is highly preferred. Competency in a Southeast
Asian language is required. Strong organizational,
communication, and interpersonal skills are also required.
These include the ability to deal effectively with students,
faculty, staff, administrators, and the general public; work
effectively in a cross-cultural environment; ability to assist
in the development of grant projects; ability to assist in the
management of budgets; ability to write clearly. The person in
this position should be skillful in organizing meetings,
events, and activities cross diverse communities.

TO APPLY: To view the posting details and apply online, please
use this quicklink:
www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=52824

Position will remain open until filled. For full
consideration, apply by June 17, 2007.
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New Digital Ramayana Available

Several years ago, we released the first complete audio
production of the Ramayana--a dramatic reading in English of
the unabridged Ramayana of Valmiki.  Since then, there have
been many requests for a digital version, and now with
additional NEH support, the production has been digitally
remastered and is available in two new digital formats (see
below).

This audio presentation--now the world's longest audio
book--is the first dramatic reading in English of the complete
unabridged Ramayana.  Our intention has been to preserve the
original oral tradition of the Ramayana for western listeners
to enjoy. This oral presentation was completed with the
encouragement of key scholars such as Robert Goldman at
UC-Berkeley, who felt there was a need for such a resource.

TWO NEW DIGITAL FORMATS

    *DVD AUDIO--The entire 75-hour production is available on
one DVD (with MP3 audio files)---This format is ideal for
download to computer servers, and optional download to an iPod
or other MP3 players-- PRICE: $299. US. Non-Institutional
Introductory price-$129 US.
     or
    *MP3 CDs--The unabridged Ramayana is also available on 6
MP3 CDs---This format is best suited for playback on
MP3-Capable CD players, or for download to computer-- PRICE: $299.
PLEASE NOTE: With NEH support, this production is available
WITH NO INSTITUTIONAL MARK-UP.

TO LISTEN TO AUDIO SAMPLES OR ORDER ONLINE, GO TO: 
http://www.RamayanAudio.com

*The translation used is the excellent version by renowned
Indian journalist, N. Raghunathan, and the production is read
by professional actors. All three volumes of the original
text, including all seven kandas of the Ramayana, are included
in the production.

To support use as a teaching/study resource:
     *Each set includes an annotated bibliography outlining
the contents of the entire program.
     *Each canto and kanda has its own track on the digital
production, making it very easy to locate and refer to
particular sections.

If you feel this production may be a valuable resource for
yourself, your department, or your university library, please
contact Vedic Audio Knowledge at 1-888-867-4396.
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TEADAWORKS FESTIVAL CONCLUDES WITH “REFUGEE NATION,” Sunday,
May 27, 2007

TeAda Productions’ fifth annual TEADAWORKS 2007 New
Performance Festival concludes with the extraordinary workshop
production of "Refugee Nation," Leilani Chan and Ova Saopeng’s
dramatic theatrical presentation of first-hand personal
accounts depicting the struggles facing Laotian political
refugees and their American children.

Following its Los Angeles workshop presentation, "Refugee
Nation" will have its official preview performance as part of
the first-ever National Asian American Theater Festival at New
York’s Abingdon Theatre June 22-24. The Refugee Nation project
launch will take place at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts
Center in Massachusetts October 12 & 13.

Refugee Nation - one Los Angeles performance only, Sunday, May
27, 2:00 PM. Tickets $15.00. Highways Performance Space and
Gallery - 1655 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404. For
reservations, please call 310.998.8765 or visit our website at
http://www.teada.org/ for more information.

______________
Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu