[KS] CfP: Digital Korea conference, University of Sheffield

[Sarah A Son]

Call for Conference Papers

Digital Korea: Stories, systems and spaces of connection

Centre for Korean Studies

The University of Sheffield

30-31 May 2024


The Centre for Korean Studies at the University of Sheffield is pleased to
be calling for papers for a conference titled Digital Korea: Stories,
systems and spaces of connection, funded by the AKS Core Grant
Programme. Please
see here for full call details
<https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/seas/centre-korean-studies/digital-korea-stories-systems-and-spaces-connection>
.

This conference explores the diverse ways that Korean social, political and
cultural relations at all levels, on both sides of the DMZ, are mediated by
and through digital media. Alongside state-led narratives of national
progress or industrial development that often benchmark digital
achievements, Koreans use digital media in ways that do not always align
with these broader state narratives. This conference brings attention to
these stories, systems and spaces of connection to show how both North and
South Korean cases can be in conversation with each other and cases of
digital sociality around the world. We aim to highlight research that
addresses diverse, hidden, or underexplored aspects of digital connections,
from the micro-interactions of friendship on chat apps to the
commercialisation of whole neighbourhoods into digital valleys. We welcome
papers that discuss topics as diverse as bureaucracy, medicine, religion,
international politics, friendship, popular media, parenting, science and
engineering, office life, old age, and others.

The conference is open to Korean Studies scholars at any career level,
including PhD students, post-doctoral scholars and established academics.
We welcome papers from any discipline that touch broadly on any of the
themes below:


   -

   Digital platforms in contemporary Korea: including the use of platforms
   in work and organisations, and the role of digital platforms in public
   discourse, debate, governance and activism;
   -

   Digital markets: attending to the practices of the platform economy,
   E-commerce and consumption, and the rises in FinTech;
   -

   Digital infrastructure: focusing on the materiality of virtual domains,
   the rise of the “smart city,” genealogies of networks (1G-5G), Korea’s
   high-speed/high-barrier internet, technological waste and recirculation;
   -

   Digital media, influencers and popular culture: the use of digital media
   in the creation and dissemination of film, television, music, and
   literature; influencers, the creation of digital communities and cultural
   diplomacy;
   -

   Digital storytelling and representation: how digital media platforms
   have shaped narratives about Korea and its people;
   -

   Virtual realities and augmented experiences: the integration of virtual
   reality, augmented reality and interactive media in entertainment, gaming
   and art;
   -

   Digital archives and Korean history: their development and use, as well
   as their application in teaching and learning;
   -

   Digital research methods: innovations in Korean Studies research using
   digital methods.


Venue and Dates:

The University of Sheffield, UK

30-31 May 2024

The cost of accommodation in Sheffield will be covered for successful
applicants travelling from outside Sheffield.

Application and submission of abstracts:

Applicants should submit the following information by email to
cks at sheffield.ac.uk by the deadline of Monday, 29th January, 2024.


   1.

   Your full name as you would like it to appear in the abstract booklet
   2.

   You institutional affiliation and role
   3.

   Your email and telephone number (including country code)
   4.

   Title of your paper
   5.

   A 250-word abstract in print-ready format
   6.

   The file should be named as follows: surname_paper title.doc (document
   format, no PDFs please)


Presentations at the conference should be in English. While we do not
request full paper submissions, we will collect submissions from interested
participants after the conference to produce a conference publication (such
as a special issue of a journal).

Application period

The deadline for submission is Monday, 29th January, 2024. Applications
should be sent to cks at sheffield.ac.uk.


We will contact all participants by mid-February  regarding acceptance of
their applications
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