[KS] Call for papers: Korean Studies graduate student conference, RUB

joerg plassen joerg.plassen at rub.de
Mon Mar 1 02:29:53 EST 2004


Dear Colleagues,

we should be very obliged if you kindly could bring the attached notice 
concerning a graduate students' convention to the attention of prospective 
participants.

Thanks for your help,
with best regards

Joerg Plassen



FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS: KOREAN STUDIES GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE, RUB

With the support of Korea Foundation, the Korean Studies Dept. of 
Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum will host its first European graduate student 
convention this summer.

 Date: 23.6.2004, 12:00   -   24.6.2004, 17:00
 Place: Internationaler Pavillion EuroEck, Spechtsweg 20, Bochum, Germany

Character of event
The convention will bring together graduate students at the pre-PhD level (as 
well as students writing their MA theses) from European universities. Over a 
duration of two days, the participants will present and discuss papers from 
their respective fields of Korean studies, and exchange information on their 
research projects.
The graduate students' convention will take place prior to an international  
workshop under the title "From citation to adaptation: textual borrowings in 
Korean religion and philosophy". (June 25-27) Participants will be admitted
for passive attendance in the ensuing workshop.

Objectives
The convention will afford young European scholars at the pre-PhD level an  
opportunity to exchange information about their research projects and to  
build ties among themselves. This will serve two main purposes: first, to  
strengthen networks within the next generation of the European Korean Studies  
community and to tie young scholars into this community; second, to provide  
professional experience to young Korean Studies scholars, who will in many 
cases present their research for the first time to an international audience.

Participation
The conference is open for PhD students in Korean Studies and other graduates  
who have finished or are about to finish their MA theses (others may 
participate passively). An informal eMail registration is required. Those who 
wish to present a paper are requested to submit an abstract of no more than 
400 words length (preferably also by eMail) until March 31st latest.

Travel
Bochum is situated in the central part of Western Germany, and can be 
conveniently reached by rail, or by plane through Dusseldorf and Bonn/Cologne  
(German low cost airlines!). Information concerning affordable accommodation  
will be provided upon registration. Based on the abstracts, ten participants 
will be awarded travel subsidiaries of US$ 200.

Contact/Further Information:

karola.nossier at ruhr-uni-bochum.de
joerg.plassen at ruhr-uni-bochum.de






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