[KS] extended CFP: The Korean Peninsula and the Middle East

Ira Lyan irlyan at gmail.com
Fri Feb 18 03:53:30 EST 2022


Call for Papers
*The Korean Peninsula and the Middle East at 60:*
*History, Economy, and Culture*
International Symposium
22–24 May 2022
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The year 2022 marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between South Korea
and Jordan, Iran, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Likewise, North Korea
has developed strong political ties and military and economic cooperation
with the Middle Eastern countries over the past six decades. In light of
this milestone, the conference aims to provide a complex account of the
various historical, economic, and cultural aspects of Korea–Middle East
relations, which have been dominated by Cold War politics from the start.
We seek to facilitate interdisciplinary research on the multiple
connections, meanings, and discourses that have shaped the position and
actions of both South Korea and North Korea in the Middle East and vice
versa.

While the North Korean-Middle Eastern partnership is largely taken for
granted as a “natural” one, despite its ideological divisions, South Korea
has promoted diplomatic relations with most countries in the Middle East as
part of a wider economic strategy, starting with a “Middle East
construction boom” in the 1970s. Both North and South Korea’s relationships
with the countries of the Middle East have altered over time in response to
their growing global presence and desire for more influence in world
affairs. Moreover, since the late 1990s, the appeal of South Korean popular
culture, or Hallyu, has reached youth communities across the Middle East.
Enthusiasm over Korean TV dramas, movies, K-pop, and fashion in this region
adds a layer of connection between the two edges of the Asian continent.

We invite scholars from the humanities and the social sciences to rethink
these complex relationships between the Korean peninsula and the Middle
East. Individual papers and panel proposals on relations between South and
North Korea and the Middle East may include (but are not limited to) the
following themes:

    (1) historical, contemporary, and future challenges and opportunities
for the Korean peninsula in the Middle East in both regional and global
perspectives.
    (2) economic collaboration between the Korean peninsula and the Middle
East.
    (3) Korean popular culture in the Middle East.
    (4) South Korea’s cultural diplomacy and “soft power” in Middle Eastern
countries.
    (5) lessons to be learned from conflict management in the Korean
Peninsula to the Middle East (and the other way around)

Individual presenters may submit an abstract of 300 words and a
one-paragraph bio. For panel proposals, please submit a one-page proposal
and bios of the speakers.  Write to Dr. Irina Lyan (
irina.lyan at mail.huji.ac.il) by *February 28, 2022 (extended deadline).*

Successful applicants will be notified by March 7, 2022, and will be asked
to submit a full paper (5,500–7,000 words total) by May 1, 2022, to pursue
a publication in a journal special issue.

Accommodations: all conference participants will be offered full
accommodation at the university lodge for the duration of the conference.
The organizers plan to host a post-conference tour in the Old City of
Jerusalem free of charge for conference participants.
Covid-19 notice: We are planning to hold the conference in person in
Jerusalem. However, we will be monitoring the ongoing pandemic and will
pivot to a hybrid or virtual format if necessary.

Conference Organizers: Dr. Irina Lyan, Prof. Nissim Otmazgin, and Prof.
Galia Press-Barnathan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
For questions regarding the conference, please contact Dr. Lyan at
irina.lyan at mail.huji.ac.il

This conference is supported by the 2022 Korean Studies Grant Program of
the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2022-C-016), the Leonard Davis Institute
for International Relations, the Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian
Studies, and the International Office at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The Department of Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is
the oldest in Israel and is one of the largest departments in the Faculty
of Humanities, home to over 300 students specializing in Japanese, Chinese,
Korean, and Indian and Indonesian Studies. The department is noted for its
excellence in research and teaching, and it maintains an environment of
cooperation between students and faculty in a wide array of extracurricular
activities (http://en.asia.huji.ac.il).

* * *
Irina Lyan, PhD
Head, Korean Studies Program
Department of Asian Studies
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Email: irina.lyan at mail.huji.ac.il
Website: www.irlyan.com

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