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CALL FOR PAPERS
Power, Knowledge Production, and Agency:
Towards a Critical Taiwan Studies
Date of Conference: June 27-30, 2002
Location: University of Chicago
The purpose of the North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) is to promote the understanding of Taiwan in terms of an independent academic arena. During the last seven years, more than 250 papers have been presented at this conference. We hope that you would not miss this opportunity to join us at this important annual event in Taiwan studies.
The general direction underlying the 2002 annual conference is the relation of power and knowledge production. This can be elaborated in the complicated interactions of gender/sexuality, class, race/ethnicity, and national identity occurring in today's Taiwan. It can also be reached by various historical comparisons of Taiwanese intelligentsia with their counterparts in other countries, so as to explore the uniqueness of Taiwan.
Besides the general direction, we also encourage papers in the following areas as well:
- Theoretical or methodological re-examination on Taiwan studies.
- Social and cultural changes in contemporary Taiwan: new social phenomena, religion, mass media, popular culture, or gender studies.
- Economic development and restructuring: industrial structures, labor forces, and networking in global or local contexts.
- Political and legal studies: democratization, electoral politics, state and society relations, social movements, legal reform, national identity, ethnic identity and relations.
- Public policy: environmental movements, environmental or urban planning, welfare, health care, and poverty.
- International relations: national security, Taiwan-China relations, Taiwan-U.S. relations, foreign investment, NGO development, and foreign policies.
- Taiwanese history and literature: colonial history, collective memories, languages, and literature.
- Education: educational reform, minority groups and democratic education, multiculturalism, and language education.
- Aboriginal studies: Aboriginal languages and cultures, preservation, public policies, and national identity issues.
Participants are not confined to the topics suggested above. As this is a Taiwan studies conference, the context of the paper should be centered on Taiwan, but we encourage a comparative approach with other regions of the world. Panel proposals (along with paper abstracts) are also welcome.
Submission:
- Submission format: As Taiwan has a complicated historical legacy, the abstract can be written in English or Taiwanese languages (usually referred but not limited to Mandarin, Holo, Hakka, Aboriginal languages) in relation to Taiwan studies. The length should be limited to between 250 and 300 words and a title should be provided.
- Deadline: December 1, 2001. extended
Please submit your abstract online at http://natsc.org/Conference/Submit/
Travel Grant:
Paper presenters will receive travel grant at the conference. The amount will be announced on the web site in the future.
Selection of Papers:
Papers are selected through blind reviews, and all reviewers are scholars from relevant fields. The criteria of selection include:
- The quality and clarity of
a. the research question;
b. theoretical framework;
c. methodology;
d. major arguments and findings;- Contribution and significance to Taiwan studies;
- Consideration for the 2002 program, such as panel proposals and arrangement.
To follow regular updates on the 2002 NATSA annual conference at University of
Chicago, please visit our web page at http://natsc.org.For questions regarding abstract submission, please feel free to contact
Planning Committee .For other questions, please write to the NATSA's general contact address <contact@natsc.org>.
Please note that abstracts should not be sent to any NATSA address.
Posted in September, 2002. Last updated on March 19, 2002 |
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