CFP - Asian Studies Association of Australia Conf (Syd; 11-13 July 2012) [10.02.2012]
The 19th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) will be held on the Parramatta Campus of the University of Western Sydney, 11 to 13 July, 2012, hosted by the University’s Institute for Culture and Society, the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, and the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies. The theme is ‘Knowing Asia: Asian Studies in an Asian Century’.
Possible themes include (in no particular order):
- ‘Chindia’ in the 21st century: myth or reality?
- New Asian hegemonies?
- Transnational Asia: the role of English
- Transport, mobility and tourism
- Australia – Asia interactions
- Translating texts, translating culture
- Nations and their boundaries in a global age
- Gender, sexuality and queer studies
- The politics of heritage, nature and the environment
- Sport and society in Asia
- Urban cultures and social transformation
- Asian regionalism
- Race, ethnicity and multiculturalisms
- Technology and society
- Media and popular culture
- Asian modernities
- Cultural diplomacy and cultural policy
- Religion and secularism
- Asian Studies in Australian universities.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Professor Lily Kong – Vice-President (University and Global Relations), and Acting Exec Vice-President (Academic Affairs), Yale-NUS College, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Professor Ji-Hyun Lim – Professor of History, Director of the Research Institute of Comparative History and Culture, Hanyang University, Seoul
Professor Prasenjit Duara – Raffles Professor of Humanities, Director, Asia Research Institute, and Director of Research, Humanities & Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Paper and Panel Proposals
Paper and panel proposals addressing the conference themes are invited. Proposals spanning one or more themes are especially welcome.
Individual paper proposals (200-300 words)
Panel proposals (200 words for the panel concept and 200-300 words on each panel paper) Please submit your abstract online. Should you have any problems submitting your abstract online, forward to s.martinez@uws.edu.au
The deadline for abstract submissions is 28 February 2012. Notification of acceptance will be 15 March 2012.
