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<p class="MsoNormal">THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR KOREAN STUDIES</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Conference Announcement and Call for Papers</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The British Association for Korean Studies will
host its
2006 Conference from Wednesday 6 September to Thursday 7 September,
2006 at
Halifax Hall at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sheffield</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The
Theme of the Conference will be: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">'Generations
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region></st1:place>:
Past, Present and Future'.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In
the last century <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>
has undergone several major social, economic and political
transformations.
Born and schooled in a country occupied by the Japanese, the average
seventy-five-year-old citizen has experienced two major wars, the
partition of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>
into
ideologically opposed states, the emergence of democracy,
industrialisation,
urbanisation, and the eventual development of their nation into a major
economic
power. The pace of change within a single lifetime has been telescoped
to an
extraordinary degree in the case of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The
Council of the BAKS seek papers that explore aspects of the ‘lived
lives and
experiences’ from the individual's point of view: oral histories, life
cycles,
age-cohort challenges, problems of aging, social welfare, shifting
gender
relations, cultural shifts, technological innovation, or individuals
coping or
not coping with the pace of change, and even future shock.<span style="">
</span>Also welcome are papers that address similar
questions in previous historical periods, comparing Korean
circumstances to
other countries, or examining Korean visions of the future perhaps
through the
lens of commitment to future, unborn generations.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Presentation
of a Paper</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Students
and scholars interested in presenting a paper at the Conference should
submit a
250- to 500-word abstract to the Conference Organiser, Prof. James H.
Grayson
at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:j.h.grayson@sheffield.ac.uk">j.h.grayson@sheffield.ac.uk</a> no later than 1 June, 2006.<span style="">
</span>The Conference Committee will notify selected
presenters within a fortnight of the submission date. If presenters
intend to
use data projected materials, an attachment should be included along
with the
proposal.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Attendance
at the Conference</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Anyone
interested in attending the Conference should contact Prof. James H.
Grayson at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:j.h.grayson@shef.ac.uk">j.h.grayson@shef.ac.uk</a> for details of the conference and procedures for
applying to attend.<span style=""> </span>Applications to
attend the Conference must be received by the Conference Organiser no
later
than Monday 21 August, 2006.</p>
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