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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> Koreanstudies &lt;koreanstudies-bounces@koreanstudies.com&gt;
<b>On Behalf Of </b>sunyoung park<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2026 2:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> koreanstudies@koreanstudies.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [KS] CFP: Democracy in Korea: A Transpacific Perspective<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">USC Korean Studies Institute is organizing the following conference. I'd appreciate if you circulate this CFP to interested researchers or even apply yourself. Thanks for your attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Best,&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Sunyoung Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Democracy in Korea: A Transpacific Perspective</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">While democracy turned 250 in the United States in 2026, the year 2027 will mark the 40th anniversary of South Korea&#8217;s political democratization in 1987. Celebrating this milestone
 while also reflecting on the current era, this conference will bring together researchers in history and cultural studies who are invested in the study of the past, present, and future of democracy in Korea. We particularly welcome proposals that adopt a transpacific
 perspective, taking into account not just the developments on the Korean peninsula, but also the historical contributions that Korean American communities and individuals have made to the cause of a democratic Korea. Conversely, we are also interested in how
 the South Korean democratic experience has resonated across the Pacific, informing the political movements and intellectual development of Korean communities in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Scholars and researchers from all academic ranks and geographical locations are invited to apply. Potential thematic areas include, but are not limited to, the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Ideological Circulations in the Pacific:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> The mutual exchange and adaptation of democratic ideals,
 political philosophies, and human rights discourses between Korea, the United States, and neighboring Pacific Rim countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Literature as Democratic Imaginary:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> The role of poetry, fiction, and play in articulating visions
 of democratic society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Transpacific Networks of Democratic Movements:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> Cross-border activism and international solidarities
 between Korea and other Pacific Rim countries such as Taiwan, the Philippines, and Japan as well as the Korean diaspora in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Marginalized Subjectivities and Democratic Expansion:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> Historical and &nbsp;contemporary analyses of
 how ethnic and political minorities, disability communities, and gender rights advocates have shaped and sustained democratic progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Digital Democracy:</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> The role of technoculture and digital media in the production and circulation
 of information, misinformation, and political discourse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Bio: A brief biography (150-200 words) including the author&#8217;s institutional affiliation, if applicable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><a name="_Hlk191246292"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Please send your abstract to
</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:ksiconference@usc.edu"><span style="color:black">ksiconference@usc.edu</span></a> by
<b>December 1, 2026</b>. Notification of acceptance will be sent by late December. Accepted presenters will be required to submit a 15-minute presentation paper by<b> April 5, 2027</b>. Please note that the official language of this conference is English; both
 abstracts and presentation papers must be submitted in English only.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The conference will take place at the
<b>University of Southern California (USC)</b> on <b>April 23-24</b>,<b> 2027</b>. The
<b>USC Korean Studies Institute</b> will provide accommodations for all presenters during the conference period, and all efforts will be made to defray the cost of travel for accepted presenters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">The conference is organized by Sunyoung Park (Director, USC Korean Studies Institute), Junghwan Cheon (Director, BK 21 Education and Research Group of Korean
 Language and Literature, Sungkyunkwan University), and Dillon Sung (Ph.D. Candidate, USC Department of American Studies and Ethnicity). For any inquiries, please contact local organizer Dillon Sung at
<a href="mailto:dillon.sung@usc.edu"><span style="color:black">dillon.sung@usc.edu</span></a>.&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Generously sponsored by USC Dornsife College, the Academy of Korean Studies, and BK 21 Education and Research Group of Korean Language and Literature,
 Sungkyunkwan University.</span></i><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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