[KS] Conference on Kwangju Uprisings

Carl Webb carlwebb at asiafind.com
Fri Sep 10 17:35:32 EDT 1999


>From: esir at isop.ucla.edu (Sir, Eileen)
 > >To: (Recipient list suppressed)
 > >Subject: fwd: call for papers
 > >Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 14:35:03 -0700
 > >
 > > >                   Call for Papers
 > > >           Conference on Kwangju Uprisings
 > > >
 > > >To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Kwangju Uprising, a conference
 > > >entitled "Kwangju after Two Decades: Historical and Comparative
 > > >Perspectives" will be held at USC and UCLA on April 20-22, 2000.  It will
 > > >be jointly sponsored by the Centers for Korean Studies of UCLA and USC as
 > > >well as 5.18 Memorial Foundation in Kwangju, Korea.  The organizers 
 > >invite
 > > >paper proposals, especially those that address the impact of the KJ 
 > >Uprising
 > > >on Korean communities abroad and those that compare the Uprising with
 > > >similar events in other Asian countries (such as the Chinese democracy
 > > >movement of 1989).  Hotel and meal expenses, round-trip airfare to Los
 > > >Angeles, and a small honorarium will be provided for those selected.
 > > >Conference papers will be published as an edited volume.
 > > >
 > > >Please send your abstract (1-2 pages) (in the case of a graduate student, 
 > >a
 > > >reference letter from the dissertation advisor as well) by November 15,
 > > >1999 to: Gi-Wook Shin, UCLA, Department of Sociology, 2201 Hershey Hall,
 > > >LA, CA 90095-1551.  Email: gwshin at soc.ucla.edu/ fax: (310) 206-9838.  For
 > > >general inquiries of the conference, contact either Gi-Wook Shin or
 > > >Kyung Moon Hwang at khwang at usc.edu.
 > > >
 > > >Gi-Wook Shin
 > > >Associate Professor of Sociology
 > > >
 > > >UCLA, Department of Sociology      Phone: (310) 206-7290
 > > >2201 Hershey Hall, Box 951551              Fax: (310) 206-9838
 > > >Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551         Email: gwshin at soc.ucla.edu
 > 

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