CALL FOR PAPERS

Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS-BUFS)

http://www.iseas.kr/

 

The 2015 International Conference of ISEAS-BUFS

To be held on April 24 , 2015

 Hosted by

The Institute for Southeast Asian Studies

Busan University of Foreign Studies

Namsan-Dong, Geumjeong Gu, Busan,

South Korea

 

 

Conference Themes:

Regional Characteristics of Southeast Asia and Its Comparison with Others

Approaches to Southeast Asian Studies: Methodological Quests

 

 

In the course of history, Southeast Asia has engaged and been exposed to contexts and cultures beyond it. The concept of “culture” here covers not only art and but also the general intellectual transmission that influenced society, politics, and economy. Much of contemporary  times shape the regional characteristics of Southeast Asia. In these, we may find articulations of “uniqueness”, “connectedness”, and “hybridity”. The comparative studies between Southeast Asia and these other contexts and cultures (i.e. India, China, Europe, the Mediterranean, Latin America) would provide a useful venue to further explicate the unique characteristics of Southeast Asia.

 

For 10 years now, ISEAS-BUFS has been involved in a research project sponsored by the National Research Foundation of Korea. The research agenda is “The Recognition and Construction of Southeast Asia as a Holon: Building Southeast Asian Studies on Compounding Area Studies and Cultural Studies.” In order to bolster the research project, the ISEAS-BUFS plans to organize an international research team which will develop new approaches into Area Studies, specifically Southeast Asian Studies. The planned international research team will operate for 4 years, periodically conducting seminars, field research, and conferences.

 

Scholars interested in the aforementioned filed are encouraged to submit abstracts to  ISEAS-BUFS.

 

 

l For the 2015 International Conference, the ISEAS-BUFS invites scholars to submit proposals on the following conference themes covering a broad range of humanities and social sciences subjects:

 

1. 1. Unique and relative characteristics of Southeast Asia.
2. 2. Cultural overlaps and hybridity in Southeast Asian Culture.
3. 3. Comparative Studies of Southeast Asia and the following contexts and cultures: India, China, Europe, Mediterranean, Latin America.
4. 4. Methodological Quests in Area Studies.
5. 5.  Creative Approaches to Southeast Asian Studies.

 

l Submission of Paper and Journal Publication

 

The one-page proposal should contain the basic arguments of the final paper.

In case of topic 1 to 3, the final paper should be written in English, 5,000 to 10,000 words in length, and conformed to the Text and Manuscript Guideline of SUVANNABHUMI: Multidisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (suvannabhumi.iseas.kr).

In case of topic 4 and 5, the length and style of the paper would be free.

 

1.   Deadline of abstracts, accompanied by the proponent’s curriculum vitae: October 30, 2014.

2.   Submission of Full Papers (for invited proponents only): March 15, 2015.

3.    After the conference, presented papers are expected to be improved and/or revised by the authors for submission to SUVANNABHUMI: Multidisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, for the consideration of publication.

4.    Submissions should be sent via email to kimdy@iseas.kr

 

l Privileges for the Conference Participants

 

Panel participants:

1.    Any panel proposal shall be given priority to participate in the Conference.

2.    The panel participants will be provided a 3-night free hotel accommodations and a city tour of Busan.  No subsidy for the air tickets will be provided.

3.    Upon request, the institutional title of the panel organizer shall be posted in the list of the Conference sponsors.

 

Individual participants:

1.    Individual participants shall be invited according to the merits of the paper proposal.

2.    The invited individual participants will be provided around trip air tickets to Busan, a 3-night free hotel accommodation, and a city tour in Busan.

3.    Regardless of the travel distance, the subsidy for the cost of air tickets could not be exceeded USD 1,000.

 

l Contact to:

 

KIM, Dong-Yeob Ph.D.

HK Professor / Coordinator for Research

Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies

Mobile: +82 11 8786 2184.  Office: +82 51 640 8880

Email: kimdy@iseas.kr  (or) dykim@bufs.ac.kr