<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Dear Colleagues,</span><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This is a friendly reminder that the <b><u>March 31 deadline for the KLA call for papers</u></b> is fast approaching. Please help circulate widely.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We invite individual paper submissions from those working in any discipline or field (for example, queer studies, gender studies, history, literature, sociology, Asian American studies, anthropology, communications, performance studies, film/visual culture) who are incorporating Korean literature into their work for the 13<sup>th</sup> annual Korean Literature Association Workshop to be held on November 20, 2020 at Columbia University.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The KLA (<a href="http://korlit.org/wp/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://korlit.org/wp/</a>) seeks submissions by scholars at any stage of their careers who are interested in presenting papers at the Workshop. Those selected to present at the Workshop will submit a full-length paper in advance; presentations (20 minutes each) will draw from the submitted paper. Individual presentations will be organized into panels, each with an assigned discussant. Those interested in presenting a paper at the Workshop should send a 300-word abstract and short CV to the email address below.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This year’s event will also include a Book Manuscript Workshop for junior faculty whose manuscript is near completion. Two manuscripts will be chosen; feedback will be provided at the Workshop by senior scholars in the field. Those interested should submit an abstract of the manuscript, a sample chapter, and a short CV to the email address below.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As in the past, travel and accommodation expenses will be defrayed to the greatest extent possible. The <span class="gmail-il">deadline</span> for submissions is March 31, 2020. Please send your individual paper and book manuscript submissions to Jooyeon Kim at <a href="mailto:jk2857@columbia.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue">jk2857@columbia.edu</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">13<sup>th</sup> Korean Literature Association Workshop</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Venue: Columbia University</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date: November 20, 2020</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sponsors: Center for Korean Research, Columbia University; LTI Korea; Academy of Korean Studies; Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University; Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best,</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Jooyeon
Kim <br>Assistant Director<br>
<a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ckr/" target="_blank">Center for Korean
Research</a></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Weatherhead East Asian Institute</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Columbia University</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Tel: 212.854.1728 Fax: 212-749-1497</font></p>
<br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span><br></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>