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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Dear
Colleagues,<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Dear
Members of the Vereinigung für Koreaforschung (VfK),<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">The
Vereinigung für Koreaforschung (VfK), Association for Korean Studies in the
German-speaking region is pleased to invite you to the next VfK Conference,
which will take place on Friday, 17 July, and Saturday, 18 July 2026, at
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. This two-day conference will bring
together scholars and institutions in Korean Studies from Germany, Austria, and
Switzerland. The conference aims to promote interdisciplinary exchange,
strengthen institutional and international networking, and showcase current
research in Korean Studies.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">We welcome
contributions from all areas of Korean Studies and Korea-related research, in particular
(but not limited to):<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-History, Religion,
and Philosophy<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-Politics
and International Relations<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-Sociology
and Gender<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-Cultural,
Media, and Literary Studies<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-Linguistics
and Language Education<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-Education,
Economics, and Comparative Studies<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US">Submission
Formats (English or German)<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-Individual
papers (20-minute presentation + 10-minute discussion)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-Issue-related
panels (3\u20134 presentations, 90 minutes in total)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Please
submit by <b>3 May 2026 to <a href="mailto:johanna.lander@uni-tuebingen.de">johanna.lander@uni-tuebingen.de</a>, your name, academic
title, and institutional affiliation:<span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-For
individual papers, an abstract of approximately 300\u2013400 words <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">-For
panels, a panel abstract and individual paper abstracts<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US">Notification
of acceptance: </span></b><span lang="EN-US">16
May 2026<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US">Conference
dates: </span></b><span lang="EN-US">17\u201318 July
2026<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US">Venue</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Eberhard Karls University of
Tübingen<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">For
presenters, financial support for accommodation in a shared double room and
meals; for doctoral researchers, transportation costs are additionally
subsidized up to a max. of \u20ac150. For double-room allocation, please indicate if
possible your preferred room-sharing partner. Singleroom bookings are possible
for an additional charge. Doctoral candidates and early career researchers are
particularly encouraged to apply. We very much look forward to your submissions!<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Kind
regards,<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Prof. Dr.
You Jae Lee<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">on behalf
of the Vereinigung für Koreaforschung (VfK), Association for Korean Studies in
the German-speaking region</span></p></div><br><div><span><span><span><span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="2"><span></span></font></span></span></span></div></div>