[KS] Call for Papers

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Call for Papers


"Narratives of Identity" Proposed Theme Issue for The Review of Korean
Studies
 
Recent studies of identity have crossed a number of disciplines to
address such issues as the multiple intersections of class, gender and
race as well as the interrelations of postcolonialism, nationalism and
ethnicity.   These works have called into question the "politics of
identity" by expanding anti-essentialist critiques of ethnic, sexual,
national and racial identities as predetermined "givens."  By exploring
how identities are constructed, these works have provided provocative
insights for the articulation and discussion of new theories and
discourses of identity.
  
We propose a theme issue of "The Review of Korean Studies" that would
encourage scholars from a wide range of disciplines to address the
question of identity from a variety of historical, contemporary and/or
diasporic situations in Korea. Our particular interest is to explore how
identities are produced, negotiated and reformulated during periods of
historical and cultural upheaval, where transnational flows and external
challenges create the conditions where identities (national, class,
ethnic, and/or gendered) are threatened, debated or simply re-created.
Proposed topics might include, but are not limited to: the exploration
of "Koreaness" in the discourse of imperial Japan, evangelical
imperialism and the emergence of a new coding of femininity in early
modern Korea, ethnic identity among Korean diaspora communities, or the
invention of "tradition" (religious, artistic, political) in either
pre-modern or modern times.
 
All submissions should be double-spaced throughout, including text,
tracts, quotations and footnotes internally as well as between notes. 
In general, follow style guidelines established in the 14th edition of
the Chicago Manual of Style.  For Korean words, romanize according to
the MOE-modified McCune-Reischauer system.  Additional instructions for
authors can be obtained from the addresses below.  Please send three
hard copies and a diskette formatted in either HWP or MS Word. The
deadline is July 1, 2000. The Review also provides an honorarium to
contributors.  Manuscripts should be sent to:
 
(within the US)
Sheila Miyoshi Jager
Visiting Assistant Professor of History and Anthropology
Academy of Korean Studies
PSC 450, Box 821
APO AP 96206-0821
e-mail: kimjager at soback.kornet21.net
  
(outside the US)
Michael Pettid
Consulting Editor, Review of Korean Studies
The Academy of Korean Studies
50 Unjung-dong, Pundang-gu
Songnam-shi, Kyonggi-do
Korea    463-791
e-mail: pettid at aks.ac.kr


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