[KS] FRANK_CFP Cultural Translation and East Asia_Film, Literature and Art

[Ruediger Frank]

Dear all,
I am forwarding the CFP below on behalf of a colleague who rightly regretted the absence of Korea scholars at the inaugural meeting of the East Asian Popular Culture Association. This is indeed striking (I thought Korea "owned" popular culture in EA) and certainly not ok, so please forward this to interested colleagues in the field or reply to Dr. Kate Taylor-Jones (k.taylor at bangor.ac.uk) if you are interested yourself. Please also note that I am just the messenger.
Best regards,
Rudiger Frank



Cultural Translation and East Asia: Film, Literature and Art

September 7-8 2012 Bangor University UK

Call for papers

The aim of this interdisciplinary conference is to focus on questions of ‘cultural translation’ in all its forms and constructs. As global identity becomes increasingly defined by questions of communication across languages and cultures the role of ‘translation’ becomes key in the forging of new subjectivities.

Topics could include (although are not limited to) :

1. Adaption in literature, film and media

2. Interplay between East Asian nations

3. Construction of ‘East Asia’ as a theoretical/political/cultural concept

4. A focus on the interplay between ‘East Asia’ and the ‘West’

5. Global Dissemination of East Asian Popular Culture.

6. Creative writing and literary translation as cross-cultural tool

We would especially welcome practice-led works from artists, translators, filmmakers and writers. Panel submissions (3-4 people) are also very welcome.

This conference is broadly considering Mainland China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Hong Kong, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia to be the geographical area of focus however comparative studies are very welcome.
There are plans for a special edition journal as a direct result of this conference.

Any questions or queries please don't hesitate to contact the organisers: Dr Kate Taylor-Jones (k.taylor at bangor.ac.uk) and
Dr Yan Ying (y.ying at bangor.ac.uk)
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/culturaltranslationbangorwales/home/call-for-papers



-- 
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudiger Frank
Chair of East Asian Economy and Society
Secretary, Association for Korean Studies in Europe
Deputy Head, Department of East Asian Studies
University of Vienna
Department of East Asian Studies
Spitalgasse 2 Hof 2.3
1090 Vienna
- Austria -

phone:  +43-1-4277 43871
fax:    +43-1-4277 43849
institutional website:   http://wirtschaft.ostasien.univie.ac.at
email: ruediger.frank at univie.ac.at
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