musicology

Birgit Abels

Field: Cultural Musicology
Country of origin: Germany
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/10/2007 - 01/02/2010
Status: Affiliated Fellow, sponsored by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
Home institute: University of Amsterdam, IIAS
Research topic: Of Islam, Ancestors, and Translocality in Borderlands: Identity Negotiation and the Performing Arts among the Bajau Laut of Southeast Asia

Mei-Yen Lee

Field: Chinese philosophy and aesthetics
Country of origin: Taiwan
Period of stay at IIAS: 01/09/2006 - 31/03/2007
Status: Affiliated fellow (sponsored by NSC)
Home institute: Department of Chinese Language and Literature of National Pingtung University of Education
Research topic: Exploring the Aesthetic Significance and Value of Ancient Chinese literati Art on the Collections and Writings of Robert van Gulik.