[ecrea] CFP Asian Cultural and Media Studies Now

Call for papers

Asian Cultural and Media Studies Now

International Conference

Asian Cultural&  Media Studies Research Cluster, Monash Asia Institute

6-7 Nov 2014

The Asian Cultural&  Media Studies Research Cluster of the Monash Asia
Institute, Monash University will host an international conference, ‘Asian
Cultural and Media Studies Now’ at Monash University, Caulfield campus in
Melbourne on 6 and 7 November 2014.

The conference aims to critically revisit some of the key issues in the
study of Asian culture, media and communications, which have been developed
rapidly over the last twenty years, to discuss what kinds of new approaches
and scholarly frameworks are required in the current socio-historical
context. The conference will focus on four key areas of investigation, whose
historical significance and transgressive potential requires reassessment in
light of the advancement of market-driven processes of globalization and
intensifying socio-economic disparity:
1) Alternative modernities and de-Westernization
2) Trans-Asian connections, dialogue and unevenness
3) Cultural convergence, citizenship and socio-cultural diversity
4) Mobility, imagined communities and cosmopolitanism
We are inviting proposals for paper presentations on these issues, although
proposals that are in other ways relevant to the topic of Asian Cultural and
Media Studies Now will also be considered.

The conference format will be discussion-oriented and all speakers will give
a concise talk of the main points for 10-15 minutes. Speakers are not
expected to present complete papers but to raise key theoretical questions
with related empirical examination where relevant.

Please send your paper proposals (less than 300 words) with your affiliation
details and e-mail address no later than 12 May to:(MAI-Enquiries /at/ monash.edu)
Please clearly put “Paper proposal for Asian Cultural and Media Studies Now”
in the subject line. Acceptance of proposals will be notified in mid-June.

Please kindly be advised that we will not be able to offer financial support
for participants’ travel costs. There will be no registration fees for the
conference.

We look very much forward to receiving your proposals!

Best regards,

Koichi Iwabuchi, Olivia Khoo&  Dan Black
(Conveners, Monash University, Australia)


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