The XLIX Seoul Colloquium in Korea Studies, organized by the EFEO Center in Seoul, in collaboration with the Royal Asiatic Society, is led by Laurent Quisefit, Associate researcher UMR 8173 "Chine, Corée, Japon", on the topic "Some comments on Pyŏlch’o and Sambyŏlch’o: history, historiography and translation".

At 6:00 p.m. (Seoul time), room 310, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University: register with the EFEO Center.

Illustration: 김서봉-삼별초대몽항쟁-1975s, KIM Seo-bong (1930-2005), Sambyŏlch'o resistance against the Mongols, 1975 © AKS.

The GIS Asie co-finances with the EFEO a series of lectures and debates organized by the Saigon Social Sciences Hub (SSSH) for early-career social scientists specializing in Vietnamese studies, hosted by the EFEO's office in Ho Chi Minh City.

Upcoming events:

- April 7: "Power and Participatory irrigation Management in Vietnam. Exploration through computarized serious games" par Léo Bire.

Contact : Olivier Tessier

The reopening of China means that the EFEO Center in Beijing has again a director on site. Guillaume Dutournier has been assigned to the Center as of April 1, along with the representative of the Max Weber Foundation (MWS), with the main task of consolidating the tripartite partnership with the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences (IHNS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A meeting is scheduled for April 5 at the IHNS in the presence of Nicolas Fiévé, Director of the EFEO, and Hans van Ess, President of the MWS.

At the opening gala of the Cambodian International Film Festival (CIFF), in the presence of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni and H.E. Phoeurng Sackona, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts, and on the occasion of the preview screening of the Khmer version of the film "La Beauté du Geste" by Xinhua. Phoeurng Sackona, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts, and on the occasion of the preview screening of the Khmer version of the film "La Beauté du geste" (The Beauty of Gesture) by Xavier de Lausanne, a tribute to Princess Norodom Buppha Devi, sister of the King, prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet, and then the driving force behind its rebirth, The exhibition produced by the EFEO and the National Museum of Cambodia (MNC), "With the Royal Dancers of Cambodia," taken from a photographic inventory of classical dance postures made in 1927 at the MNC by George Groslier, was presented again.

The exhibition was then transferred to the Audiovisual Resource Centre "Bophana" where it is on display during the month of April.

Illustrations: From left to right, Chatktomuk Hall facing the Mekong River, Phnom Penh (CIFF), the festival banner (CIFF) and the Duo between Khieuwan and Ith (neang and nearong / female and male roles) photographed in 1927 (MNC 077.02d).

S.A.S. Sarma will give a paper entitled "Uncovering India's Scientific Heritage : The Significance of Manuscripts on Technical Literature in Sanskrit". This will be the inaugural address of a National Seminar on "Manuscripts in Technical Literature, with special reference to Kerala" organised by Sreekrishnapuram VT Bhattathirippad College, Palakkad, Kerala, on 5 April 2023.

Illustration: Manuscript of Kalpanāratna, a short treatise on the cutting off the tusks of elephants.

Field surveys will continue, enriched by the results of the research on ancient kilns conducted at the end of March by Armand Desbat (CNRS research director emeritus - ceramist), Fiona Moro (archaeo-ceramist associated with ArAr) and Viengkeo Souksavatdy (archaeologist, CHAMPA project expert-advisor).

Illustration: Prospecting for ancient kilns at Wat Louang Kao, March 2023 (©CHAMPA project).

Illustration: Survey with LIDAR data, March 2023 (©CHAMPA project).

Illustration: Survey of the Nong Saphang Nyay site, March 2023 (©CHAMPA project).

Valérie Gillet is at Harvard University (Boston) from April 20 to 25 to participate in a workshop entitled "Making places in Pandya Nadu" organised by Martha Selby (Harvard University) and Archana Venkatesan (University of California). She will present a paper entitled "Ambasamudram and its 9th and 10th centuries temples" on April 21.

Illustration: Inscription in the Ericcavudaiyar temple, Ambasamudram (©Valérie Gillet).

On Wednesday 12 April, Christophe Marquet gives a lecture entitled "Autour de Hiroshige", in the context of the exhibition Hiroshige et l'éventail: voyage dans le Japon du 19e siècle and the publication of the book Les éventails d’Edo. Estampes de la collection Georges Leskowicz. From 12:30 to 13:30, auditorium of the Musée national des arts asiatiques-Guimet.

Illustration: Hiroshige, Ryûkatei Tanekazu, Famous craftsmen : The Painter. Ukiyo Matahei, 1844-1846, fan print © Fundacja Jerzego Leskowicza.

On Thursday, April 13, Christophe Marquet will give a talk entitled "Le fonds japonais de la Bibliothèque d’art et d’archéologie de Jacques Doucet : entre héritage du japonisme et recherches sur l’histoire des arts du Japon", at the Ars Asiatica II study day: Construction des savoirs sur l’art asiatique dans la première Bibliothèque d’art et d’archéologie : livres et estampes devoted to the Jacques Doucet art and archaeology library.

At the Institut national d'histoire de l'art (Galerie Colbert, salle Giorgio Vasari, 2 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris), from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm. Christophe Marquet is a member of the scientific committee of this day.

Illustration: Kanô Einô, Honchô gashi (History of painting in our kingdom), xylographic book, Japan, 1693, INHA library, former J. Doucet collection, 8 Est 167.

On Thursday 13 April, Martin Nogueira Ramos gives a lecture in the master's seminar in Japanese studies (Université Paris-Cité/INALCO) "Histoire et sociologie des croyances et des savoirs" (responsible: DAIMARU Ken). He presents the Notes de Mgr Laucaigne sur les coutumes du Japon (circa 1880), a manuscript preserved at the Institut de recherche France Asie, which provides valuable data on the rural societies of Kyushu at the beginning of the Meiji era.

Illustration: The islands at the entrance to Nagasaki Bay seen from the village of Zenchōdani (© Martin Nogueira Ramos).

The one and only application campaign for the Master’s degree Asian Studies or the year 2022-2023, is open until April 18. The Master Asian Studies is a multi-disciplinary, research-oriented programme at M1-M2 level, organised around two training courses of your choice:
- Track 1: "History and social sciences: fields, texts and images" (EHESS-EFEO)
- Track 2: "History, philology and religions" (EPHE/PSL-EFEO)

You can now explore the archives of Etienne Lamotte (1903-1983), including correspondence, articles, translations; the Arrault collection - Chinese popular literature (calendars, almanacs, hemerology, secular and religious literature, popular piety); and the archives of Christian Taillard: grey literature on Laos, archives produced within the framework of the Laotian population census.

The library is opened Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Consult the catalogues and digital tools :
- Catalogue of books and periodicals
- Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts
- Digital heritage library

Check the EFEO's Facebook page and Twitter account regularly for any updates on the terms and conditions of the public reception service.

1,645 new photographs from the John Ramsden collection are now available on the Virtual Photo Library.

These B/W photographs were taken in Hanoi between 1980 and 1982 by John Ramsden, then a young diplomat and assistant to the British ambassador in Hanoi. He discovered the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and became interested in the life and culture of its people, who in the years following the end of the Vietnam War were facing multiple economic, social and political challenges and were isolated from the Western world by the Cold War and the American embargo. He quickly felt frustrated by the impossibility - linked to the political constraints of the time - of crossing the communication barrier. The country escapes him, and it is thus with a camera that he will approach it.

Illustration: Traffic in the streets, Hanoi, between 1980 and 1982 (EFEO_RAMJ00001).

As part of the support given to the international influence of the SHS by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), a new long-term mobility scheme (one semester or one year) has been opened in 2021 in each of the five Écoles françaises à l’Étranger to encourage the preparation and submission of research projects in response to national or European calls for proposals.

At the EFEO, this scheme involves the hosting of a teacher-researcher from a French university or public institution of higher education and research, in order to prepare and submit a project in response to an ERC, ANR, or other call for proposals, in partnership with the EFEO, and whose theme will be in keeping with one of the institution's scientific research areas.

The call for applications for the 2023-2024 campaign is open until May 2, 2023.

As part of the support provided to international cooperation actions, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) offers each year five doctoral contracts in partnership between a doctoral school and one of the five French schools abroad (EFE): École française d'Athènes, École française de Rome, Institut français d'Archéologie orientale du Caire, École française d'Extrême-Orient and Casa de Velázquez (École des hautes études hispaniques et ibériques).

Applications should be sent directly to the EFE concerned, in the form of a pdf document including
- A thesis proposal of no more than five pages;
- the CV of the candidate proposed to undertake the research;
- a letter of introduction from the prospective thesis director(s);
- the opinion of the Director of the Doctoral School.

The application documents can be sent until April 30, 3 pm (Paris time), according to the procedures of each EFE.

For more information.