CORPUS
International Group for the Cultural Studies of the Body
International Symposiums
9th: BODILY CULTIVATION & CULTURAL LEARNING Taipei, May 24th -26th 2013 With the support of the Academia Sinica (Institute of Ethnology) and the
Taipei National University of the Arts General Coordination: Frédéric Duhart Local Coordination: Shuenn-Der Yu, Meiling Chien
& Yi-ting Hu International Scientific Committee Coordination: Salomé
Deboos & José Luis Grosso Friday, May 24th 9 h 00 – 10 h 30, Opening Session International Conference Room, Taipei
National University of the Arts Chung-shiuan Chang, Vice President of the TNUA (TNUA, Taiwan) Introduction words Frédéric Duhart, General Coordinator of CORPUS (Mondragon University,
Spain) CORPUS from Paris to Taipei. A Scientific
Project in Action Shigehisa Kuriyama (Harvard University, United States of America) Keynote speech: The Shape of the History of the Body Coffee break 10
h 40 – 12 h 10, Session 1 Moderator: Shuenn-Der
Yu (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) Chi-fang Chao (Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan) The Suffering Dancers and the Moving/Moved Body: Narratives of
Transformation of Contemporary Dancers in Taiwan Yolanda van Ede (University
of Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dancers in Limbo: Body Techniques and Stigmatization in Transition from
Dancehall to Ballroom in Manila Tzu-ting Wang (Taipei
National University of the Arts, Taiwan) “Body as Culture”. As Seen through the Bodily Cultivation of Legend Lin
Dance Theater Lunch 13 h 40 – 15 h 10, Session
2a/Session 2b Session 2a: International Conference Room Session 2b: C302 Session 2a Moderator: Shu-Min Huang (Academia
Sinica, Taiwan) Mei-ling Chien (National
Chiao Tung University, Taiwan) Listening, Hearing and Learning in the Fieldwork of Night-Time Courting
Custom among the Hmub in East Guizhou Ksenia Gusarova (Independent
scholar, Russia) Learning to See, Learning to Act: Cleanliness and Hygiene in
Early-Twentieth-Century Russia Hsin-Jung Liu (Tamkang University,
Taiwan) Spatial Discipline on Hygiene of Body: a
Short History of Space Governance at the Early Stage of Taipei after WWII. Zhao-hua Ho (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan) It Is Not Heavy; It Is Light on My Feet - Shidong
Miao Silver Clothes and Value Session 2b Moderator: Hsun Chang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza (Linfield College, United States of America) Kiai! The Body in Philosophy of Sport through the Eyes of Japanese
Philosophy - A Critical Overview Liang Ting (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) The Taoist Body and Namelessness in the Lao Tzu Jow-jiun Gong (Tainan National University of
the Arts, Taiwan) The Hands of Pao-Din the Chef: Self-Cultivation, Subjectivation and
Bio-Politics Chun Felix Huang (National Taiwan Ocean
University, Taiwan) Dynamic Meditation and Mysticism – Osho’s Techniques of Cultivation as
the Focus of Discussion coffee break 15 h 30 – 17 h 00, Session 3a/Session
3b Session 3a: International Conference Room Session 3b: C302 Session 3a Moderator: Frédéric
Duhart (Mondragon University, Spain) Marc L. Moskowitz (University
of South Carolina, United States of America) Becoming Men: Weiqi, Children’s Training, and
Disciplinary Structures in Contemporary China Marie
Potapushkina-Delfosse (University of Maine, France) Enhancing Memory through Gesture in Primary
School Foreign Language Instruction Hsueh-cheng Yen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) Beyond Taste Relativism: How Tea Competition is Possible Session 3b Moderator: Mei-ling Chien (National Chiao
Tung University, Taiwan) Chien-yu Lin (Taipei National University of
the Arts, Taiwan) A Preliminary Study
of LMA Applying to Early Intervention of Autism Yi-jia Tsai (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan) Spirit Medium’s Body
and Carpenter’s Saw: Meditations on Interpenetration of Body and Tool Shu-jung Lin (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan) From Self-Cultivation
to Mental Disorder: Body and Illness Experiences of Psychiatric Patients in
Taiwan. José Luis Grosso (National
University of Catamarca, Argentina) Oblivion Saves Other
Histories in Bodies. Post-Colonial Semiopraxis, Denegation Politics and
Cultural Learning Saturday, May 25th 9 h 00 – 10 h 30, Session 4 International Conference Room, Taipei
National University of the Arts Moderator: Salomé
Deboos (University of Strasbourg, France) Sara K. Schneider (National
Louis University, United States of America) Yoga as the Practice of Freedom: Bodily Cultivation
in an Inmate-Directed Prison Yoga Community Tarik Mesli (University
of South-Toulon /University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France) Embodiment Concept of Mastery into “shugyō” Being an Ascetic
practice Aiming Civilization Process of Ninjutsu Understood as Nindō Bruno Beljak (University
of Zagreb, Croatia) Life Long Study: My Journey towards Xing Yi Quan (Form-intention boxing) Shae Zukiwsky (York
University, Canada) Resistance: in Practice,
in Process, and as Metaphor Coffee break 10 h 40-12 h 10,
Session 5 International Conference Room Moderator: Shu-jung
Lin (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan) Salomé Deboos (University
of Strasbourg, France) Becoming a Buddhist Monk. The Case of the Gelugpa
Sect in Zanskar (Indian Himalaya) Peter Kaiser
(University of Bremen, Germany) Body Language, Mind
flow: Sexuality in the Religion Alexander Novik (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) Virgjëreshët – Sworn
Virgins of the Northern Albanian Alps: Memory of Body Lunch 13 h 30 – 15 h 00, Session 6 International
Conference Room Moderator: José Luis
Grosso (National University of Catamarca) Ya-ning Kao (National Chengchi University, Taiwan) Travel on Horseback:
Zhuang Female Ritual Specialist’s Bodily Training Szu-ching Chang (National Taiwan University of Physical Education and
Sport, Taiwan) The Site of
Remembrance: Sensational Body in Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage Bi-ming Tsai (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) When Zhuangzi Meets
Tal Ben-Shahar: Zhuangzi’s Course on Happiness—And the Interrelation of
Situation, Mood, and Bodily Sense Alessandro Lazzarelli (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan) Effortless Action and
Spontaneity: Learning Daoist Ideals through Bodily Cultivation Coffee break 13 h 20 – 17 h 00, Session 7 International
Conference Room Moderator: Chi-fang Chao (Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan) Shuenn-der Yu (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) Learning to be a Tea
Art Practitioner: a Self-Reflection from an Anthropological Point of View Koji Sonoda (Kyoto University, Japan) Embodied Teaching in
a Hunter-Gatherer Society: A Case Study of the Baka in Eastern Cameroon Haruka Okui (Kyoto University, Japan) The Complex and Tacit
Structures Underpinning Bodily Skills: Training for Awaji Puppet Theatre Scott Writer (Monash University, Australia) “Relying on Heaven”:
Sensory Learning and Non-Human Agency in Artisan Taiwanese Tea Production Conclusion Sunday, May 26th Excursion to Jiufen and Convivial Debates 8th: THE SILENT BODY. DISCOURSES OF SILENCE Timisoara:
November 29th-31th 2012 With the support of the University of Medicine
and Pharmacy Victor Babes (Romania) & the National University of Catamarca
(Argentina) General Coordination: Frédéric Duhart & Gabriela-Mariana Luca Local Coordination: Gabriela-Mariana Luca Scientific Coordination: Gabriela-Mariana Luca & José Luis Grosso Thursday, NOVEMBER 29th INTRODUCTION SESSION, 9 h 00 – 9 h 30 Reception of participants by the coordinators:
Gabriela-Mariana Luca & José Luis Grosso Welcome words from of the Victor Babes
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 9h30-10.00 Keynote speakers Jose Luis Grosso (Universidad Nacional de Catamarca,
Argentina), 10.00 Negation, Ignorance and Erasure: Baroque
Semiopraxis and Bodies’ Discourse in the Silence of History 11h15 – 11h45, coffee break Marin Marian-Bălaşa (Institutului de Etnografie
si Folclor "C. Brailoiu", Academia Română, Bucureşti), 11. 45 A Visual Introduction to the Sacred Podology (On
the Footsteps of the Divine Sole) 13h00-15h00, Lunch Danina Muntean (Universitatea de Medicină şi
Farmacie“Victor Babeş” din Timişoara), 15.00 Silent Killer Diseases: To Live or to Survive? Alejandro F. Haber (Escuela de Arqueología,
Universidad Nacional de Catamarca, Argentina), 16. 30 Taciturnity, the Voice of the Vestiges 17h 30 – 18h00 coffee break Session 1: Silent Body, chair, José Luis Grosso 18h
00 – 19h30 Teodora Anghel (Universitatea de Medicină şi
Farmacie“Victor Babeş”din Timişoara) The Death is Like the Rain Falling Gently in the
Ocean Gabriel Kelemen (Universitatea de Vest din
Timişoara) Thirteenth and Origin of Chirality Archimedean
Semiregular Polyhedron Amalia Pavelescu (Universitatea “Lucian Blaga”
din Sibiu) Hypostasis of the Silent Body in the Romanian
Traditional Culture Emilia Tomescu (Universitatea “Lucian
Blaga” din Sibiu) The Role of the Mute in the Ritual of “Căluşul” Friday, NOVEMBER 30th Keynote Speakers Slobodan Dan Paich (Artship Foundation, San
Francisco SUA), 10.00 Visible Silence. Instead of Speech or Absence of
Speech 11h15 – 11h45 coffee break Sultana Avram (Universitatea “Lucian Blaga” din
Sibiu), 11.45 Signs of Attraction through Body Language 13h00– 15h 00 Lunch María Emilia Tijoux (Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
Universidad de Chile Chile) 15.00 Outside Body / Inside Body: the Tactics of
Immigrant 16h 15 – 16h30 coffee break Jérôme Thomas (Université Paul Valéry,
Montpellier), 16.30 The Offspring of the « Techniques of the Body » (1934) of the Marcel Mauss. Anthropological Reflections
around a Method on the Practices of the Body through the Concept of Proxémie in
the Relation of Care Session
2: Discourses of silence, Chairs, José Luis Grosso, Gabriela
Luca & Mihaela Cernuşcă-Miţariu 17.30 – 19h00 Rodica Fofiu (Universitatea “Lucian Blaga” din
Sibiu) Poets of Silence and Sleep Constantin Ittu ( Muzeul Brukenthal, Sibiu ) Voiceless
Prayer - Silent Call Gudrun
Ittu (Insititutul de studii sociologice, Sibiu) Si
Tacuisses... Thoughts about Silence Gabriela Luca (Universitatea de Medicină şi
Farmacie “Victor Babeş” din Timişoara) Gatherers of Tears Liliana Eleonora Vasile (Universitatea de
Medicină şi Farmacie “Victor Babeş” din Timişoara) The “speechless” Sick Body 19.00 Final Words 7th: PARENTS’ BODIES, CHILDREN’S BODIES. FROM CONCEPTION TO EDUCATION Timisoara, November 28th-29th 2011 With the support of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes Timisoara General Coordination: Frédéric Duhart Local Coordination: Gabriela Marianna Luca Scientific Committee Coordination: Lenuta Giukin & Andrei Kozma MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28th INTRODUCTION SESSION, 9 h 00 – 9 h 30 Reception of participants by the coordinators Welcome words: Prof. D. Anastasiu, Prof. A. Motoc & Prof. A. Kozma PARENTS’ BODIES I, 9 h 30 – 11 h 30 Natalia Golant (Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, Russia) Image of the Woman-mother in Ballads about the Building Sacrifice Constantin Ittu (Brukenthal Museum, Romania) Spiritual Motherhood during the Crusades: Hildegard of Bingen and "Filius Dei", Philip Count of Flanders Jérôme Thomas (Paul Valéry University, France) Children's Education among Tupi-Guarani in the Sixteenth Century Géraldine Ther (University of Burgundy, France) Representations of Parents’ and Children’s bodies in French Factums at the end of the 18th century Amalia Pavelescu (Lucian Blaga University, Romania) Bodily Interactions between Mother and Child, as Perceived by the Romanian Folklore and Traditional Practices Break PARENTS’ BODIES II, 11 h 45 – 13 h 30 Alexandra Titu (West University of Timişoara) Maternal Body, Infantile Body. From Apology to Abuse Georgiy Vadimovich Zharkov (Moscow psychological-social Institute, Russia) Psychosocial Transformation of "Father’s body" in Modern Russia and "Pedophilia Problem" Alexandra Enache (UMFVB & Institute of Forensic Medicine/Timisoara, Romania) L’objectivation de la contrainte par torture : du somatique au psychologique Sorin Oncu, (West University of Timisoara, Romania) Still Life 2 Lunch PARENTS’ BODIES III, 15 h 00 – 17 h 00 Sultana Avram (Lucian Blaga University, Romania) Beauty and Health of Mother’s Body obtained by Magical Practices in the Romanian Tradition Maria Mandroane (Banat Village Museum, Romania) Le berceau et La Vierge dans la symbolique populaire roumaine Maya Paltineau (EHESS/Paris, France) L’allaitement, entre normativité et affirmation identitaire Doina Mirceoagă (UMF Victor Babes, Romania) Pregnancy in Sport Performance. A Case Study Gudrun Ittu (Institute of Sociological Studies, Romania) Mary Cassat (1844-1926) – Painter of the Mother and Child Relationship Break CONCEPTION, 17h45- 19h 30 Corina Nani (West University of Timisoara, Romania) La conception virtuelle Gheorghe Secheşan (USAB Timisoara, Romania) Des motifs mythiques dans la chanson de berceau Mustapha Guenaou (CRASC/Oran, Algeria) Anthropologie et symbolisme de la conception de l’enfant au Maghreb. L’exemple de la médina et le hawz de Tlemcen (Algérie) Liliana Eleonora Vasile (UMF Victor Babes, Romania) Cell Filiation - Between Retrieval and Recreation Simona Dragan (UMF Victor Babes, Romania) The Energy Heart of the Cosmic Child – a Symbol beyond Duality TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29th CHILDREN'S BODIES I, 9 h 00 – 11 h 30 Asma Marouf (CRASC/Oran, Algeria) Approche anthropologique des pratiques et comportements rituels qui entourent la naissance d’un nouveau né à Oran Daniela Stanciu & Iulia Para (West University of Timisoara, Romania) Le corps des enfants comme signe du temps Dorina Maria Farcas, Ligia Olivia Burta, Liviu Lazar, Carmen Serbescu, Mihaela Coroi, Felicia Manole, Ligia Vaida & Dan Matei (University of Oradea & Liceul de Pregatire Sportiva Oradea, Romania) Complex Anthropologic Assessment of Children 6-10 years from Oradea, Romania Corneluta Fira-Mladinescu & Brighite Vlaicu (UMFVB Timisoara, Romania) Les dimensions du corps chez les jeunes - la perception personnelle vis-à-vis de la mesure objective Andrei Motoc, Roxana Folescu , Diana Stan & Alina Sisu (UMFVB Timisoara, Romania) Cephalometric Data Concerning the Development of the Human Body in the Childhood and Earlier Adulthood Break EDUCATION, 11 h 45 – 13 h 45 Philippe Longchamp (Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud, Switzerland) La socialisation corporelle et ses variations sociales Ecaterina Stativa & Cornelia Novak, (IOMC Alfred Rusescu, Romania) Persistent Inappropriate Practices in Infant during the First Two Years of Life Slobodan Dan Paich (Artship Foundation, United States of America) Learning Body - Feeding Mind. Presence and Role of Dolls, Puppets and Models in Children’s Early Body Awareness Anna Pivovarova ( European University at St. Petersburg, Russia) Rebranding of Pain: Re-interpretation of Sensations in Home Childbirth Practice Martine Court (Blaise Pascal University, France) Le travail de l’apparence au cours de l’enfance: différences entre garçons et filles et différences de classes Lunch ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDHOOD, 15 h 00 – 17 h 00 Cristina-Georgiana Voicu (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania) Unchanging bodies in Jean Rhys’s Good Morning, Midnight Rodica Fofiu (Lucian Blaga University, Romania) Le mythe de l’androgyne dans le roman Séraphîta de Balzac Daniela Catona (Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, Romania) Artist and Child—Relationships and Interactions in the Visual Art Emilia Tomescu (Lucian Blaga University, Romania) Androgynous between Myth and Reality Lenuta Giukin (State University of New York, United States of America) Private Bodies, Social Bodies in French Cinema Break ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDHOOD, 17h 15 – 19 h 00 Lucia Ofrim (University of Bucarest, Romania) Age Trouble: Jeunism and Confusion of Life-Stages Amalia Voicu (Institute of Philology A. Phillipide/Iasi, Romania) Hypostases corporelles de l’enfant universel dans les Souvenirs d’enfance de Creanga Sebastian Dragulanescu (Institute of Philology A. Phillipide/Iasi, Romania) Vers une poétique du corps dans l’œuvre de Mihai Eminescu. Les deux Aphrodites Gabriela-Mariana Luca (UMFVBT, Romania) Le motif des « parents doubles » et les «adoptions magiques » contemporaines Rodica Ieta (State University of New York, United States of America) Mothers against the Times: Projections of an Inner Mystery Location: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes Timisoara, Building I, Room 320 San Cristobal de las Casas, November 10th-11th 2011 With the support of the Universidad Autonóma de Chiapas Local Coordination: María Enriqueta Burelo Melgar Scientific Committee Coordination: José Luis Grosso, Elsa Muñiz García, María Emilia Tijoux Merino & Paolo Vignolo Welcome and first words
6th: GENDERS, CULTURES & CITIZENSHIPS
General Coordination: Frédéric Duhart
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th
INAUGURAL SESSION, 09 h 30 – 10 h 00