[KS] CFP: Nature, Technology, and Things: New Materialism in Korean Studies (University of Pennsylvania, April 28, 2023)

[Wenjiao Cai]

*1st Korean Humanities Conference of** the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for
Korean Studies *

*Call for Papers*

*Nature, Technology, and Things: New Materialism in Korean Studies*

An in-person conference hosted by the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean
Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, April 28, 2023.

This one-day interdisciplinary conference seeks to foreground the material
and non-human elements of human experience on and around the Korean
Peninsula. How have engagements with material worlds affected class,
ethnic, gender, and racial relations in Korea? How have ways of knowing and
using material things shaped Korean society? How does the circulation of
natural resources, technology, artifacts, and commodities challenge
established notions of boundaries, whether political, social, cultural, or
epistemological? What can new materialism bring to interpretations of
Korea’s past and present? We invite contributions that consider the
more-than-human dimensions of Korea from fields including but not limited
to anthropology, art history, literature, history, science and technology
studies, and media studies. Papers on both premodern and modern periods are
welcome.

Conference proceedings will consist of paper presentations followed by
in-depth discussions as well as a roundtable on pedagogy. We aim to bring
together early-career and senior scholars to explore fresh approaches to
researching and teaching about Korea.

We will provide hotel accommodation for up to two nights and a limited
amount of travel subsidies.

Please submit a paper abstract of 250-300 words and a 100-word bio by *January
10, 2023*. Abstracts and inquiries should be sent to
naturetechthings2023 at gmail.com. Acceptances will be notified by January 20,
2023.
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