[ecrea] CFP: East Asian Popular Culture Conference for Undergraduates, Princeton University, April 26-27, 2013

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Princeton Undergraduate East Asian Popular Culture Conference
EastCon 2013
Call for Papers
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
April 26-27, 2013

Beyond Gangnam Style: The Rise of Asian Pop Music

Despite recent interest in East Asian popular culture, and in particular 
K-pop, sparked by the viral success of
Korean pop artist PSY, there is a surprising dearth of critical 
perspectives on East Asian popular culture. In this
vacuum, blogs and news outlets have provided much of the commentary. We 
seek to move beyond the simple
celebration of East Asian popular culture, and foster critical thinking 
and meaningful discussions by focusing on
the cultural situation, context, and history of contemporary East Asian 
popular music. The specific aims of this
conference are to explore the emotional responses, related business 
practices, and critical assessments of all
forms of contemporary East Asian popular music.

We invite submissions from undergraduate and graduate students in a 
range of disciplines, including East Asian
studies, history, anthropology, sociology, art, music, film, media and 
literary criticism.
Those interested in presenting are asked to submit one-page abstracts 
proposing a talk of fifteen minutes.

We’re open to any topics related to East Asian popular music. Some 
sample ideas are:
• Discussion of copyright issues (ranging from plagiarism to fan art)
• Business models (e.g. similarities and differences to Hollywood studio 
system)
• The portrayal of foreigners and minorities
• The portrayal of female sexuality and censorship

Please direct all abstracts to: [(eastcon /at/ princeton.edu)]

The final deadline for the receipt of all submissions is January 26, 
2012. Those selected to give presentations
will be contacted by February 2013, and will be responsible for 
transportation to and from the conference.
Final presentations will be due no later than April 1st.
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Program Committee
Sarah Pak (BA, Woodrow Wilson)
Cynthia Andrianjatovo (BA, Economics)
David Leheny (Henry Wendt III '55 Professor of East Asian Studies, 
Department of East Asian Studies)



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