[KS] Call for Papers

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Call for Papers

The Second International Conference of “East and West in Korean Studies”
Project

"Knowledge Transfer Between Modern East Asia and the West: A Global
Perspective on History, Knowledge, and Thought in Modern Korea"

22-23 April 2022 Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Deadline for submission of abstracts: Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Notification of acceptance: Monday, 20 December 2021

The Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University
of Venice invites applicants for the Second International Conference of
“East and West in Korean Studies” Project to be held at Ca’ Foscari
University from April 22th to 23th, 2022.

Modern Korea has undergone dramatic changes in various areas. Whether
intentionally or unintentionally, the waves of modern knowledge were
brought from the West to East Asia. Consequently, the acquisition of “new
knowledge” became the most important mission for governments, scholars,
activists, and even businessmen. At the same time, these contacts,
engendered by diverse agents (e.g., peoples, policies, books, and objects),
crossed, blended, and reconfigured the ostensible boundaries between Asia
and the West. This conference focuses on the crossing of knowledge in
modern Korea and the West. Korea, the late-comer of this modernization and
westernization, was eager to join this wave of knowledge transfer during
this turbulent period. Although currently scholarship has assumed a
unilateral transfer of knowledge from the West to Korea, the exchange of
knowledge was in fact bilateral. This conference will touch on these mutual
exchanges. Accordingly, it will offer a new perspective on the history of
knowledge in Korea, detailing its direct and indirect absorption of modern
knowledge through relations with neighboring countries and the West. The
conference aims to promote interdisciplinary approaches and dialogue from a
transnational perspective, drawing on the insights of scholars from various
fields (e.g., history of knowledge/economy/religion and cultural studies).
Proposals may focus on various research methods and approaches, including
studies on material objects; historical sources; and the transmission of
ideas, skills, and techniques. The conference organizers are calling for
submissions on a range of subjects that may include, but are not limited
to:

- Cross-cultural and historical interactions between Korea and the West
- Korean books, objects, and artifacts in Western library/museum
collections and vice versa
- Koreans who studied in the West and vice versa
- History of education (schools, institutions, and associations)
- Asian studies in the West / Western media coverage of Korea
- Westernization of Korean society, culture and customs / New cultures and
technologies
- Manufacture and import-export trading companies / Modern business
corporations
- Knowledge of women
- Religions and thoughts
- History of concepts and translation issues

Submission guidelines Submissions should include: abstracts of 300 words;
up to 5 keywords; a short biographical note (up to 100 words); and personal
details (e.g., occupation, affiliation and contact information [address,
telephone number, email]). Proposals in MS-Word format should be submitted
by 30 November 2021. Applicants will be notified by 20 December 2021. The
conference will be conducted in English.

For more information and/or to submit an abstract, please contact:
eastandwest.korea at unive.it.

A full paper for a 20-minute presentation should be submitted by 18 March
2022. Selected papers will be published in 2023 in an edited volume on
cultural exchanges between Korea and the West. Logistical Information
Funding for travel and accommodations (up to 3 nights) is available for
confirmed speakers. The conference may be held using a hybrid approach,
utilizing both in-person and online sessions.

Organized by Hyojin Lee (Assistant Professor at Ca’ Foscari University and
AKS Project researcher)

AKS Conference organizing committee
Jong-Chol An (Assistant Professor at Ca’ Foscari University and AKS Project
Director)
Marco Zappa (Assistant Professor at Ca’ Foscari University and AKS Project
researcher)
Ariane Perrin (Researcher and AKS Project Manager)
Giulia Prandina, Aurora Senesi (AKS Project Assistants)

Originally established as Italy’s first business school in 1868, Ca’
Foscari University of Venice is now a multidisciplinary institution with
22,000 students offering a wide range of study programs in economics and
management, modern languages, the humanities and the sciences. This
conference is supported by the Seed Program for Korean Studies (“East and
West in Korean Studies”) of the Academy of Korean Studies
(AKS-2020-INC-2230010).
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