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<div>Hello All:</div>
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<div>Last December I posted a Call for Papers for a planned book on
Korean Modernism. I like to re-post this here and remind those
interested in the book project that the deadline is<b> August 15,
2008</b>. I also would like to clarify -- although the project is
based in Hamburg -- that the participation of graduate students and
scholars from other countries and regions is most welcome! This will
be a bilingual publication in English and German.</div>
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<div>After the last posting there were some inquiries to further
explain the note about "country study approaches and national
identity wrap-ups." I intentionally left that open for
interpretation, as it is not intended to ask for any specific
methodological approach. But it is an attempt to block certain
established area studies routines in interpreting culture, methods
that seem little convincing when we discuss contemporary art. For
further clarification please refer to the "Anti-Area Studies"
article (<a
href=
"http://ccr.uws.edu.au/archive/communalplural/volume8/Number_1/8(1)-suzuki.pdf"
>PDF</a>) by Japanese Australian historian T. Morris-Suzuki that once
started the much-needed debate.</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Frank Hoffmann</div>
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<div>The Project:</div>
<div>The majority of students in the "Korean Modernism"
class will revise their term papers for publication in a planned book
on Modernism and Postmodernism in Korea. The project is also open for
additional submissions from other students at Hamburg University and
our new HafenCity University. In addition, students outside Hamburg
interested in this planned publication are invited to submit papers.
This project is not officially endorsed or financed by Hamburg
University.</div>
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Topics:</div>
<div>Papers on Modernism and Postmodernism in Korea are welcome. Other
than art, the submission of texts in the field of architecture and
city planning (keyword 'corporate culture') is also encouraged,
provided they are not of a technical nature.</div>
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Underlying Concept:</div>
<div>Authors should share the planned publication's underlying visual
culture approach. Country study approaches, national identity wrap-ups
to explain artwork, and summarizing histories will be discouraged.
Please email editor for any questions you might have.</div>
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Publication Languages:<br>
English and German<br>
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Manuscript Submission Deadline:<br>
August 15, 2008<br>
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Editor:<br>
Frank Hoffmann<br>
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Publisher:<br>
[ still open ]<br>
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Website:<br>
http://koreaproject.info/buch.html<br>
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Contact:</div>
<div>Frank Hoffmann, info AT koreaproject.info</div>
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<div>Please do not send in any manuscripts without prior email
communication about the topic and various other issues.<br>
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Frank Hoffmann<br>
http://koreaweb.ws</div>
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