[KS] CFP: The 16th Biennial International Conference of Asian Studies in Israel

[Guy Podoler]

CALL FOR PAPERS
11-12 April 2027
The University of Haifa


*The 16th Biennial International Conference of Asian Studies in Israel*
We are delighted to announce that the 16th Biennial International
Conference of Asian Studies in Israel (ASI27) will take place on April
11–12, 2027, at the University of Haifa.

Under the overarching theme *Identity in Asia: Past, Present, and Future*,
this conference seeks to examine diverse dimensions of identity formation
across historical and contemporary contexts.

Key topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• The Meaning of Identity in Premodern Asia
• Identity in Historical Asian Diasporas across Land and Maritime Routes
• Decolonizing Identity
• The Impact of Modernization, Westernization, and Globalization
• The Tension between Local, Regional and National Identities
• Memory, Trauma, and Official History: Impact on Identity
• Ethno-Nationalism vs. Pan-Asian Regionalism
• Gender, Sexuality, and Social Norms
• Ethnicity, Citizenship, and Marginalization
• Demographic Shifts and Generational Divergence
• The Evolving Global Asian Diaspora
• Ecological Identity and Climate Migration
• Faith, Secularism, and Public Life
• Asia and the Global South
• Charismatic Leadership, Personality Cults, and Identity
• Monuments, Museums, and Memory: Visualizing National Identity in Asia
• Art and Political Identity in Modern and Contemporary Asia
• Framing the Self and the Other: Photography, Colonial Gazes, and
Postcolonial Visualities

We encourage prospective participants to submit paper proposals focused on
the overarching main theme. Alongside this central topic, however, we also
invite proposals on any subject relevant to Asian Studies from scholars and
doctoral students across all academic disciplines.

We welcome proposals for individual papers, full panels, and roundtable
discussions. The official conference languages are English and Hebrew.
Priority will be given to pre-organized sessions and submissions addressing
issues of identity.

Proposals for panels, individual papers, and roundtable discussions should
be sent to the conference secretariat (ASI2027April at gmail.com) by 15
January 2027. Notifications regarding acceptance of proposals will be sent
no later than 31 January 2027.

Proposals should include the following information:
Ø For individual papers: Paper title: Paper abstract (120-150 words); Name
of applicant including institutional affiliation and contact information.
Ø For panels: Panel title; Panel abstract (120-150 words); Abstracts of
papers in the panel (120-150 words); Names of panel chair and discussant
including institutional affiliation and contact information; Names of all
participants including institutional affiliation and contact information.
Ø For roundtables: Roundtable title; Statement of 120-150 words explaining
the content and significance of the topic under discussion; Name of
roundtable chair including institutional affiliation and contact
information; Names of all participants including institutional affiliation
and contact information.

We look forward to seeing all of you in Haifa in April. On behalf of the
conference steering committee,
Prof. Rotem Kowner kowner at research.haifa.ac.il
Prof. Nimrod Baranovitch nbaranov at research.haifa.ac.il
Prof. Itzchak Weismann weismann at research.haifa.ac.il
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