[KS] CFP: The Imperial Court in China, Japan, and Korea

[Melissa Dale]

The Imperial Court in China, Japan, and Korea:

Women, Servants, and the Emperor’s Household (1600-early 1900s)





*Call for Papers *



The University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim is pleased to
announce the call for papers for “The Imperial Court in China, Japan, and
Korea:  Women, Servants, and the Emperor’s Household (1600 – early 1900s)”
a symposium to be held at the University of San Francisco on Thursday and
Friday, April 18-19, 2013.



The symposium will provide a forum for the examination and comparison of
the imperial courts/houses and court life of China, Japan, and Korea
through the lens of women, servants, and those who managed the Emperor and
Empress’ households from the 1600s through early 1900s.  Proposed themes
include but are not limited to:  imperial women, servants, and household
managers with a particular focus on aspects of court life, relations of
power, issues of gender, cultural identity, modernity, education,
literature, and household economics and management.   Papers which address
border crossing themes or comparisons of the above mentioned imperial
courts or those that explore relations between the different groups are
particularly encouraged.



The deadline for proposals is Monday, January 7, 2013. Please e-mail your
250 word (maximum) abstract and Curriculum Vitae to
mdale3 at usfca.edusubject line “Imperial Court Proposal.”




The Center for the Pacific Rim will provide grants to assist presenters
with travel (as per USF travel policies).



Contact for Questions:

Melissa S. Dale, Ph.D.

Executive Director & Assistant Professor

University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim

mdale3 at usfca.edu


-- 
Melissa S. Dale, Ph.D.
Executive Director & Assistant Professor
Center for the Pacific Rim
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St., KA-180A
San Francisco, CA  94117-1080
(415) 422-2590
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