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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The 4<SUP>th</SUP> KSAA
Biennial Conference "Intellectual Engagements with </SPAN></B><?xml:namespace
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Korea</SPAN></B></st1:place></st1:country-region><B
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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
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face="Times New Roman"><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></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><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">
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face="Times New Roman"><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></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Financial Support</SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">: A limited amount of funds may be available to
support the conference attendants for their traveling to or lodging in
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Auckland</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Details of the support will be announced at a later stage.
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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="18" Month="2"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">February <SPAN
class=223185722-25012005>25</SPAN>, 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>
send it electronically to Dr. </SPAN><st1:PersonName><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Changzoo Song</SPAN></st1:PersonName><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <<A
href="mailto:ch.song@auckland.ac.nz">ch.song@auckland.ac.nz</A>>.<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></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-AU 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></FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>President of the KSAA</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
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></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Department of Languages and Intercultural
Education</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Email: </FONT><A
href="mailto:k.s.shin@curtin.edu.au"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>k.s.shin@curtin.edu.au</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Changzoo Song<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Chair, Organising Committee for the 4<SUP>th</SUP> KSAA
Conference<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Asian</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Email: ch.song@auckland.ac.nz</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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