[KS] Call for papers

Marion Eggert Marion.Eggert at ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Wed Dec 19 06:52:40 EST 2001


The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) in conjunction with the
International Society for Korean Studies (ISKS), Association for Korean
Studies in Europe (AKSE) and the Korean Studies Association of
Australasia (KSAA), is pleased to present this call for papers for the
First World Congress of Korean Studies:

Theme: Embracing the Other: The Interaction of Korean and Foreign
Cultures
Venue: The Academy of Korean Studies, Seongnam, Korea
Dates: July 18-20, 2002
Paper & panel proposal deadline: February 28, 2002
Notification of acceptance: March 20, 2002
Final full text of papers deadline: June 15, 2002

The Congress, co-organized by the AKS, ISKS, AKSE and KSAA, will provide
a venue where those involved in Korean studies can join together to
explore the latest achievements and developments in Korean studies
worldwide. Our conference will be truly international in character, and
will represent Korean study organizations in Europe, Australasia, Japan,
China, Southeast Asia, South Asia, North America, and both Koreas.

This conference seeks to explore the interaction and coalescing of
Korean and foreign cultures in both the pre-modern and modern eras.
Through the papers and discussions at this conference, we hope to
engender interdisciplinary deliberations on the foundations of Korean
culture and permit a better understanding for future discourses.

The Congress will hold 10 panels: (1) Language, (2) Literature, (3)
Thought/Religion, (4) Art, (5) Folklore, (6) Sociology/ Anthropology,
(7) Political Science, (8) Economics, (9) Education, and (10) History/
Archeology. We welcome both individual paper proposals and suggestions
for panels other than those specified above. All submissions will be
scrutinized by anonymous review, and those selected will be presented at
the Congress.

As interdisciplinary and multicultural dialogue among professionals is
encouraged, the Congress will provide an ideal opportunity not only for
established scholars, but also for younger scholars as well as Ph.D.
students to share their knowledge and research findings and to build up
an international network.

Those interested are required to submit the basic information outlined
below along with a one-page abstract. Panel proposals should include
both abstracts for each paper and the panel.  Abstracts and panel
proposals can be written in either Korean or English and should be
submitted electronically: congress at aks.ac.kr.

All abstracts should include the following information:

Name of presenter (including chair and discussants for panels)
Title of individual paper or panel
The panel in which your paper should be included
Field of study
Affiliation
Nationality
E-mail Address
Phone Number
Fax Number
Mailing Address

The registration fee for the Congress is $20 payable on arrival on July
18, 2002 and will cover Congress kit, lunch, tea/coffee, snacks, one
copy of the Congress proceedings and various events (currently expected
to include a reception, a banquet and a special cultural program).

We will provide free meals during the Congress and offer travel grants
based on need to offset the cost of international travel for
participants.

If you have any questions regarding the Congress, please feel free to
contact the Organizing Committee for the Congress.

Thank you very much for your kind attention.

Gilsang Lee, Ph.D
Chair, Organizing Committee
The Academy of Korean Studies
50 Unjung-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do Korea, 463-791
Tel: +82-31-709-9843 / Fax: +82-31-709-9945 / E-mail: congress at aks.ac.kr

http://www.aks.ac.kr






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