[KS] CfP: Mastering of Materialities: Resources and Technology in Post-Imjin East Asia (1598-1650)

Barend Noordam Barend.Noordam at uab.cat
Fri Feb 24 10:17:37 EST 2023


Call for Proposals

International Conference:


 Mastering of Materialities: Resources and Technology in Post-Imjin East Asia (1598-1650)

Date and location: 4-5 September 2023, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Organizers: Dr.Joshua Batts and Dr. Barend Noordam, Aftermath of the East Asian War of 1592-1598 project, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Submission Deadline: 10 April 2023

The “Mastering of Materialities” conference will examine knowledge production, technological development, and resource management in post-Imjin East Asia, which we define as the period between the Imjin War of 1592-1598 and the Manchu conquest of the Ming empire, roughly 1598-1650. The conference organizers invite scholars in all relevant fields and at all stages of their careers to submit proposals that explore how technological priorities and resource management evolved in East Asia during this period.  During the Imjin War, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese societies mobilized extraordinary amounts of human, mineral, and natural resources, deploying them in innovative ways within the crucible of conflict. But how did priorities shift when resources and technological experimentation no longer needed to be funnelled toward campaigning?

We encourage applicants who work in seventeenth century East Asian history on topics such as mining, silver, timber, weapons, ceramics, medical ingredients or on other forms of material resources, as well as those working on the East Asian history of bonded labor and the movement of human capital. We also welcome applications from scholars working on the history of Iberian Asia who can shed light on the role of Portuguese and Spanish interlocutors in the circulation of materials, objects, expertise, and bodies. In particular, we solicit proposals which do not define East Asia through an Iberian lens, but use Iberian sources as a point of reference and comparison for developments in East Asia.

In addition to presenting a paper, successful applicants will also be invited to participate in one of several roundtables with other participants during the conference. These roundtables will be organized around a particular material, technology, or theme to be decided when the list of participants is confirmed. In contrast to the paper presentations, participation in these roundtables does not require any special preparation beforehand by the participants but will be an additional opportunity for dialogue and discussion.



All interested candidates are requested to send a 200-500 word abstract to Barend Noordam (Barend.Noordam at uab.cat) by 10 April 2023.



This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 758347)

Barend Noordam
Postdoctoral Researcher
Departament de Traducció i d'Interpretació i d'Estudis d'Àsia Oriental
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
https://aftermath.uab.cat/member/dr-barend-noordam/.

Member of ERC Horizon 2020 project "Aftermath of the East Asian War of 1592-1598" (758347).
https://aftermath.uab.cat/.
This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 758347).
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