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:
Ø Regional
Characteristics of Southeast Asia and Its Comparison with Others
Ø 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.
Unique and
relative characteristics of Southeast Asia.
2.
Cultural
overlaps and hybridity in Southeast Asian Culture.
3.
Comparative Studies
of Southeast Asia and the following contexts and cultures: India, China,
Europe, Mediterranean, Latin America.
4.
Methodological Quests
in Area Studies.
5.
Creative Approaches
to Southeast Asian Studies.
l Submission of Paper and Journal Publication
ü The one-page proposal should contain the basic arguments
of the final paper.
ü 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).
ü 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
ü 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.
ü Individual
participants:
1. Individual participants shall be invited according to
the merits of the paper proposal.
2. The invited individual participants will be provided a
round 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
