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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=350471204-07102004>Dear
Koreanstudies,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=350471204-07102004>Could you put
the following announcement to the list? Thank you!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=350471204-07102004>Changzoo
Song</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=350471204-07102004>School of Asian
Studies</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=350471204-07102004>University of
Auckland</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The 4<SUP>th</SUP> KSAA
Biennial Conference "Intellectual Engagements with </SPAN></B><?xml:namespace
prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:country-region><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Korea</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: Diversity in Korean Studies
in </SPAN></B><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australasia</SPAN></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">" <?xml:namespace prefix = o
ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australasia</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, comprising
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> and
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">New
Zealand</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, is a special part of the world, known for its
natural beauty and its vibrant population. Korean immigrants now form large
communities in both countries, and every year thousands of students from
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">South
Korea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> travel to </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australasia</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> for study. At the same time, significant
numbers of young people from the region work in
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">South
Korea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, many of them teaching English, and return
home with a deeper understanding of </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Korea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">. These trends coincide with
</SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australasia</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">'s redefinition of its own cultural identity
under the influence of steady globalization. Interest in
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Korea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> has grown considerably over the last decade in
both </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> and
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">New
Zealand</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, and economic and cultural ties with
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Korea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> are continually strengthening. Security issues
on the Korean peninsula have long met with an informed and engaged local
audience, and </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> and
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">New
Zealand</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> have been at the forefront of Western nations
in developing ties with </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">North
Korea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> and attempting to help ease geopolitical
tensions. All of the above contributes to a positive and exciting environment
for Korean Studies in </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australasia</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, where a diverse group of scholars and
researchers are bringing innovation and new perspectives to the field.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The Korean Studies Association of Australasia
(KSAA), which currently has a membership of some 100 academics and
post-graduates, has been the focal point of Korean Studies in the region since
it was established in 1994.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
KSAA has been holding its biennial conferences since 1999, and the 2005 meeting
will be held on </SPAN><st1:date Year="2005" Day="14" Month="7"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">July 14-15, 2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> at the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Auckland</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> in </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Auckland</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">New
Zealand</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">As this will be the first conference in
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">New
Zealand</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> organized by the KSAA, we would like to take
this opportunity to celebrate and promote
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Korea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> and the richness and diversity of Korean
Studies itself here in </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Australasia</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>We invite paper and panel proposals from established and junior scholars.
Proposals from postgraduate students are particularly encouraged.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Topics related to
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Korea</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> from a variety of disciplinary perspectives in
the humanities and social sciences, including (but not limited to) history,
linguistics, language pedagogy, literature, art, religion, philosophy,
anthropology, sociology, political studies, economics, business, and security,
are welcome. Special consideration will be given to papers and panels informed
by a comparative perspective. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Application due date</SPAN></U></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> is
</SPAN></B><st1:date Year="2005" Day="1" Month="2"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">February 1, 2005</SPAN></B></st1:date><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Please find the "KSAA Conference Application Form" at <A
href="http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/departments/index.cfm?P=7205">http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/departments/index.cfm?P=7205</A>
and send it electronically to Dr. Changzoo Song <<A
href="mailto:ch.song@auckland.ac.nz">ch.song@auckland.ac.nz</A>> or fax +64 9
373-7411.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Selected presenters are
expected to submit their papers by </SPAN><st1:date Year="2005" Day="1"
Month="6"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">June 1,
2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Further Details and
Inquiries</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: further details
of the conference can be found at </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/departments/index.cfm?P=7205">http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/departments/index.cfm?P=7205</A></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> and all inquiries should be directed to Dr.
Hae-Woo Lee <<A
href="mailto:hw.lee@auckland.ac.nz">hw.lee@auckland.ac.nz</A>>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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style="COLOR: black">Dr. Kyu-Suk Shin</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU style="COLOR: red">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-AU style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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lang=EN-AU>President of the KSAA</SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-AU>Curtin</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN lang=EN-AU>
</SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
lang=EN-AU>University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-AU> of
Technology</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Department of
Languages and Intercultural Education</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Email: <A
href="mailto:k.s.shin@curtin.edu.au">k.s.shin@curtin.edu.au</A></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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4<SUP>th</SUP> KSAA Conference<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Auckland</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Email:
ch.song@auckland.ac.nz<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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