Fw: H-ASIA: CFP: Conference on "Constructions of Race and Racism in East Asia...," Munich, September 12-14, 2012

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East Asia...," Munich, September 12-14, 2012

> H-ASIA
> January 5, 2012
>
> CFP: Conference on "Constructions of Race and Racism in East Asia:
> East-West Perspectives, " Munich, September 12-14, 2012
> ***********
> From: Rotem Kowner [kowner@research.haifa.ac.il]
> (Apologies for cross-posting)
>
> Dear H-Asia members,
>
> We welcome papers for a conference on Constructions of Race and Racism in
> East Asia, which will be held at the University of the Armed Forces,
> Munich, Germany from September 12 to 14, 2012.
>
> This conference follows an earlier book project entitled "Race and Racism
> in Modern East Asia: Western Constructions and Eastern Reactions" (Brill,
> 2012).
>
> In that project, about half of the participants surveyed and examined the
> roots of racial constructions of East Asians (principally, Chinese,
> Japanese and Koreans)
>
> in the West and their manifestations during the last 150 years, whereas
> the other half focused upon the characteristics of local racial
> constructions and indigenous racism in modern East Asia,
>
> with particular attention to the manifestations of racial thought and
> racism as the result of the ethnic encounter during Japanese colonialism.
>
> During the coming conference, we would like to examine the following
> topics in the context of East Asia:
>
> * Sources of modern racism – the interplay between indigenous and foreign
> perspectives
>
> * The link between nationalism and racism
>
> * Racial theories in a transnational perspective
>
> * The impact of racial thought on mutual images
>
> * Gender and racial thought
>
> We welcome submissions that deal with these issues and similar questions
> from scholars working within history, anthropology, literature,
> linguistics, cultural studies, political science and related disciplines.
> The organizers plan to create an edited volume out of the conference
> papers.
>
> To that end, please send your proposed titles, institutional affiliation
> (and year of study, in the case of doctoral students), and abstracts of
> 200-300 words as a Word attachment to the organizers by 25 February 2012.
> Successful participants will be informed by late March 2012 and will be
> expected to submit their conference papers for discussion by 15 August
> 2012. Any questions on the theme of the conference should be sent to
>
> Walter Demel walter.demel@unibw.de and Rotem Kowner
> kowner@research.haifa.ac.il
>
> To support the participation of scholars from around the world, we can
> offer hotel accommodation and board and may be able to offer travel
> assistance to a limited number of participants.
>
> Kind regards and Happy New Year,
> Walter Demel (University of the Armed Forces, Munich) and Rotem Kowner
> (University of Haifa, Israel), January 2012
>
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