[ecrea] cfp for international workshop on hate speech

Call-For-Papers

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*_The 2^nd  International Workshop_*

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*H**ATE **S**PEECH IN **A**SIA AND **E**UROPE:*

*A****C**OMPARATIVE **A**PPROACH*

*Jan. 8(Tue) – 10(Thu), 2019*

*Paris Diderot University, France*

*Convener:*

*Universit**é** Paris Diderot (Paris 7), Center for Korean Studies (CCJ 
- UMR 8173 CNRS-EHESS-UPD), France*

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*Co-organizers:*

*Asia Center, Seoul National University, Korea***

*Center for Korean Studies, **Ritsumeikan University, Japan*

*Supporter:*

*The Academy of Korean Studies*

*Asia Center, Seoul National University*

This project began in 2017 as a way to bring scholars across the 
continents together to discuss national, regional, and global dynamics 
of hate speech from diverse viewpoints that include the political, 
legal, historical, ideological and religio-cultural perspectives. To 
this end, it focuses on the cases of hate speech in European and Asian 
societies. Through the first workshop which was held at Ritsumeikan 
University in Japan, we have explored the contours of hate speech in 
different Asian and European countries. Around 30 insightful papers from 
8 different countries were presented as a collaborative dialogue on the 
hate speech and some of them are on its way to publication via a journal 
special issue and an edited volume.

This year, the workshop will continue and expand on this conversation by 
considering acute tension surrounding hate speech issues around the 
world. How should democratic societies respond to such persistent 
problem as well as to the broader forms of “othering” that motivate hate 
speech? How can we counter it? It seems to us that neither the cause of 
nor cure for this pernicious phenomenon is well appreciated in the 
context of today’s globalized world. With this workshop which consists 
of a 2-day paper presentation session and a half-day roundtable session, 
we expect to explore hate speech phenomenon as a complex web of 
historical injustices, economic inequalities, religious tensions, 
socio-political ideologies and emerging democratic challenges, as well 
as divergent legal constructions.

This research project is intended not only to show similarities in this 
global phenomenon observed beyond the political and geographical 
boundaries, but also to distinguish differences in the historical, legal 
and cultural foundation of each nation-state that cause and maintain the 
expression and structure of the discrimination. The comparative nature 
of this collaborative research will help fill in blind spots and lead to 
better informed and more sophisticated and practical recommendations for 
the prevention of hate speech in many Eastern and Western societies.

We invite paper proposals from different approaches such as media 
studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, legal 
studies, religious studies *that examine, but not restricted to, the 
following questions:*

● What are the current contours of hate speech in different Asian and 
European societies?

● How states and civil societies respond to challenges presented by hate 
speech?

● What are alternative strategies for managing the public sphere against 
hate speech?

● How is hate speech defined and delimited in law and public policy in 
Asian and European contexts?

● What are the differences and similarities in the phenomenon of hate 
speech between Europe and Asia?

● What are the legal and discursive characteristics of individual 
societies in dealing with hate speech?

● What are the most urgent issues regarding hate speech in Asia and Europe?

● How is mass media, especially the Internet, employed in expressing 
hatred against different minorities?

● Why do ethnicity, sexuality or religion act as flashpoints in hate speech?

● In what forms is the abuse of power detected in European and Asian 
societies? (e.g. /Gapjil /in South Korea)

The workshop registration fee is 50 euros for the full-time employed and 
25 euros for students and part-time employed. It covers access to all 
sessions, lunch, and reception dinner. We are pleased to provide 
presenters with partial subsidies for accommodation and travel expenses 
depending on funding availability and participant’s needs. We intend to 
publish selected papers from the workshop as a journal special issue 
and/or an edited volume with a reputable academic press.

*GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION*

*1. Deadline:* Please submit your proposal with a title, an abstract of 
not more than 500 words and a list of references, together with your 
_name, position, institutional affiliation and email address_ by 
*_August 31, 2018_*. (Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by 
September 20, 2018)

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*2. Submission method: *Send in MS Word via email to 
*_hatespeechworkshop@gmail.com_*

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*3. Final papers:* Paper presenters are requested to submit full papers 
by *_November 30, 2018_*.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions regarding this 
workshop.

*Organizing Committee*

Professor Myungkoo KANG, Seoul National University, Korea

Professor Jaejin LEE, Hanyang University, Korea

Associate Professor Marie-Orange RIVÉ-LASAN, Université Paris Diderot, 
France

Associate Professor Wooja KIM, Ritsumeikan University, Japan



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