<div dir="ltr"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Eolssigu, Jota! Sinmyeong</span></i></b><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <i>Nanda!</i></span></b></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>

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Transformative Spirit of Korean Music</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">CALL FOR PROPOSALS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:15pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">November 9-10, 2023 |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Organizers</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><b><br></b>
<b>Hilary Finchum-Sung</b> (Nam Center for
Korean Studies, University of Michigan/Association for Asian Studies)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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Cultures, University of Michigan)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The
concept of ‘Korean Music’ conjures many things: Kpop, pungmulnori ensembles on
university campuses, stately court orchestras and dance, the lullabies and
wails of the folk experience … there is so much, and its routes and evolutions
are countless and astounding. The title of the 2-day conference, part of the</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Nam Center’s Perspectives on Contemporary
Korea conference series, references the visceral, emotional experiences
embedded in and conjured by Korean music performance across many eras, genres,
and locations. In the 21^st century, Korean music defies geopolitical
boundaries and the confines of genre as artists draw on their own experiences
and communities to express the lived realities of the contemporary Korean
experience. The music we explore in this symposium is inclusive of
long-standing traditions and new creations on the Korean peninsula, music
performance in the Diaspora, and collaborations drawing and expanding upon
Korean musical aesthetics. The participants in this two-day event will explore
the many notions of Korean music on and beyond the Korean peninsula, through
space and time, and reimagined via multiple encounters and experiences.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This
event will be a combination of traditional paper presentation, roundtables, and
workshops. There will also be at least two performances during the two-day
event. The event will be free & open to the public. Attendance will be
available both in-person and virtual. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Nam Center is accepting submissions
of abstracts for the following:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Individual paper presentations:
Papers not already part of an organized session; if accepted, the conference
organizers will group individual papers into panel presentations.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Organized Sessions: Must
include a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of four (4) paper presentations. A
discussant is optional but highly recommended.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Roundtables: Should be
structured as discussions focused on a common theme/topic, rather than formal
paper presentations. Roundtables may include a maximum of five (5) discussants
and one chair. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">    </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Workshops: Primarily
pedagogical or experiential, workshops do not need to include formal paper
presentations. Workshop proposals may include 2-4 presenters.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif"></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:15pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Guidelines for Submission</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Short Abstract</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">: A short abstract for each paper/presentation
(no more than 250 words) should be included.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Participant format</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">: In-person or Virtual</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Submission Deadline</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">: Monday, August 1, 2023 11:59 EST. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-Kc69vxzF0NRgiZhIWPGY4sMTlt7pnwZ4iQEwD--LZQuI0A/viewform" target="_blank">Submit an abstract here</a>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt 30pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Questions</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">: Questions may be directed to</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:koreanmusic@umich.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">koreanmusic@umich.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Note
that submissions will not be accepted at this address.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:15pt 0in 7.5pt;line-height:16.8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">









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