March 22, 2006
Asian Studies lectures upcoming at Clark
Worcester, Mass. - The Asian Studies Program and Department of History at Clark University will present two free, public lectures in April.
"Sticking Points: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Lecture-Demonstration"
Ms. J. Ellen Thompson
7:30 p.m., Monday, April 10
Grace Conference Room, University Center
J. Ellen Thompson received her master's degree in acupuncture from the New England
School of Acupuncture, where she studied Traditional Chinese acupuncture and
herbal medicine.
She is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Medicine. Additionally, she is certified as an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist by the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association.
With a master's degree in Health Promotion Wellness Management, Thompson has worked in public health for more than 20 years providing health education services in schools, hospitals, communities and the workplace. In her role as teacher, counselor, researcher or program planner she has focused on health promotion, disease prevention and the behavior change process. As an acupuncturist, she assists individuals in their effort to restore or maintain health using the philosophical and theoretical approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a combination of healing arts that recognizes the inter-relatedness of life and the environment.
"The Real Religion of China"
Professor John Lagerwey
7:30 p.m., Monday, April 18
Grace Conference Room, University Center
John Lagerwey is one of the leading specialists in the world in the history
of Chinese religion and rural society.
Professor Lagerwey completed his Ph.D. in ancient Chinese literature at Harvard University. A researcher at the Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient from 1977 to 2000, he is currently professor of the history of Chinese religion and Taoism at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris, Sorbonne).
Professor Lagerwey is the author of more than 70 articles and three books, including Taoist Ritual in Chinese Society and History (Macmillan, 1987). He is founder and general editor of the Hakka Traditional Society Series, an ongoing project of ethnographic description done in collaboration with Chinese academics and local authors (26 volumes published) and is presently organizing an international project to produce a four-volume history of early Chinese religion. In addition, Lagerwey recently contributed 184 separate entries to The Taoist Canon: A Historical Companion to the Daozang (eds. Kristofer Schipper and Franciscus Verellen, University of Chicago Press, 2004). Contact Clark Professor of History Paul Ropp for more information: 508-793-7213 or propp@clarku.edu clarkarts@clarku.edu.