CONF./CFP- Transformations: Researching Asia, York Univ., Canada, Sept. 26-28
Posted by: Alicia Filipowich <falicia@yorku.ca>
Call for Papers
Transformations: Researching Asia
York Centre for Asian Research Graduate Student Conference
York University, Toronto, Canada
September 26-28, 2008
Call for Papers deadline: April 1, 2008
What does it mean to "research Asia?"
Asian Studies is a growing field within and, we hope, beyond Area
Studies. Recent developments in Asian research reflect modern and
contemporary events across a wide range of disciplines. As the body of
research on Asia grows, questions concerning the production and
mediation of "Asia" become more pressing. The critical and fundamental
questions "What is Asia?" and "How to study Asia?" remain unresolved
and contested. As a field, moreover, Asian Studies remains driven by
disciplinary divides; interdisciplinary intersections remain
disappointingly rare.
With this conference we seek to address the epistemology and
methodology of researching Asia within and beyond the geographical and
disciplinary constraints traditionally associated with Area Studies.
We invite papers from graduate students engaged in interdisciplinary
research in Asian Studies focusing on the modern and contemporary periods.
Possible paper topics could address (but are not limited to) these
sub-themes:
* Epistemology of Asian Studies
* Orientalism & Re-Orientalism
* Time and Temporality
* North/South Divide
* Race and Ethnicity
* Race, Gender, and Class
* Body and Representation
* Media and Technology
* Art and Visual Culture
* Methodology and Practices in Asian Studies
* Knowledge/Power
* Modernity
* Globalization
* Migration and Diaspora
* Positioning and Subjectivity
* Sexuality
* Environmental Challenges
* Music and Performing Arts
Interested participants should submit a paper title, abstract (250
words maximum) and brief biographical information by April 1, 2008.
Selected participants must submit completed papers by August 1, 2008.
Inquiries and email submissions can be sent to the conference
organizers at: transformationsasiaconference@gmail.com. More
information about the conference can be found on the conference
website:
www.yorku.ca/ycar/Events/graduate_conference.html.
This Conference is hosted by the York Centre for Asian Research at
York University. York University has a proud history as a leader in
innovative and creative learning approaches with an emphasis on
multidisciplinary research that covers wide geographical areas. This
Conference reflects the strengths of York faculty and students in
interdisciplinary approaches to research and learning. For more
information about the Centre: please visit: www.yorku.ca/ycar.
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