<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">7th Annual Korea University Graduate Student Conference:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Converging Studies and Metho</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">ds to a Comprehensive Understanding
of Korea and Asia</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p>

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Seoul, South Korea</span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Friday, May 31st, 2019</span></u></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We invite submissions for the Korea University Graduate Student (KUGS)
Conference to be held at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea on May 31,
2019. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The KUGS Conference is an annual conference that aims at providing an
interdisciplinary forum for graduate students to exchange their ideas and
discuss current research pertaining to Korean history and Asian studies. It is
an opportunity for young scholars to present their research to both their peers
and eminent scholars. The conference will also enable participants to meet
others in their field conducting similar research, and gain valuable
professional experience in presenting their work for discussion.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The 2017
conference was held in conjunction with the 2017 AAS-in-ASIA Conference, and
had 60 presenters with three sessions including East Asian History, Korean
Literature, Language and Culture, and Japanese and Chinese Studies. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
2018 conference, titled </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Overturning Assumptions and Creating New Approaches to
Asian Studies,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">” highlighted the recent
achievements of Korean studies from 29 graduate students. Following the success of our previous conferences, we
invite graduate students to submit abstracts from a variety of perspectives on Asian
studies for our next conference in 2019. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The 2019 Annual Korea University Graduate Student Conference’s theme is
“Converging Studies and Methods to <span style="color:black">A Comprehensive Understanding of Korea and Asia.” We welcome paper
proposals that focus on any historical time period. The conference aims at
providing a space for emerging scholars to present innovative methods and
perspectives in Korean history and Asian Studies research.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;line-height:107%;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:black"><br></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Eligibility and
Application Guidelines:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1. All
abstract submissions should be sent to Jongrok Lee at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:koreahistoryconference@gmail.com" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">koreahistoryconference@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, with your name, program of graduate
study, and contact information.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2. Applicants
must be currently enrolled in a program of graduate study
("postgraduate" in British degree classification systems)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3. Papers
must be related to </span><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Asian studies, mainly
Korean, Chinese, and Japanese studies.</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Special consideration will be given to papers
focusing on Korea, but all areas and disciplines related to Asia may apply. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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must be no longer than 250 words.  </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">5. Deadline
for abstract submission: </span><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Monday, December31st, 2018</span><span lang="EN-US">, 5:00
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.</span></u></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;word-break:keep-all;font-size:10pt;font-family:"\00b9d1\00c740  \00ace0\00b515""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Notification of
acceptance will be given </span><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">by mid-January, 2019.</span></u></b></p>

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will be available for those presenting papers.</span></p>

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general conference and abstract submission inquiries, please contact: </span></p>

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