time zone will be applied.
Report this post?
The School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) and the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) are excited to announce our call for papers for our 35th annual Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference. The conference will be held on April 4-5th, 2024, at the Campus Center of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Venue:
Campus Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2465 Campus Rd,
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822, USA
We invite you to forward this notification widely throughout your networks, so that any interested graduate students may apply. Abstracts are due on January 15th, and can be submitted to the above registration link.
The SPAS Graduate Student Conference gives students an opportunity to present their research to a friendly group of peers and professors. As many students from across the U.S., Europe, and Asia attend the conference, there are ample opportunities to network with fellow academics with a passion for the study of Asia.
For the 2024 conference, we are proud to present the theme Living “Asia.” The theme seeks to question how what we call “Asia” is seen, heard, or experienced. A diverse range of interactions and sensorial realities shape the lived experiences of people across the region. How do day-to-day encounters within Asia contribute to complex and overlapping notions of identity, community, or visions for the future? On the other side of the coin, how do we experience Asia as researchers? What individual affective reactions, including responses to art, spaces, storytelling, current events, or climate challenges, produce our ideas about Asia and the countries and cultures that comprise it? Every scholarly idea begins with personal experiences – our own, other peoples’, or both. This conference seeks to ground its discussion of Asia in the lived, human experiences that give rise to the ideas we share. We welcome submissions from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary background, and look forward to hearing more about your research.
The 2024 SPAS Graduate Student Conference will feature Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra as the keynote speaker. Dr. Zehra is a Pakistani educationist and Urdu language expert, and is currently a Professor Emeritus of History at Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan. She was formerly the Principle of Lahore College for Women University, and was a chairperson on the Pakistani National Commission on the Status of Women. Dr. Zehra currently serves as a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Education and National Harmony Affairs in Pakistan. She is recognized for her knowledge on Urdu language and literature, the intellectual history of South Asia, and South Asian social issues and human rights.
Why Apply?
The SPAS Graduate Student Conference gives students an opportunity to present their research to a friendly group of peers and professors. As many students from across the U.S., Europe, and Asia attend the conference, there are ample opportunities to network with fellow academics with a passion for the study of Asia. Additionally, there will be several “Best Paper” prizes funded by the area centers at UHM (monetary amounts to be confirmed at a later date):
● Best Korea paper
● Best Japan paper
● Best China paper
● Best Southeast Asia paper
● Best South Asia paper
● Best Inter-Asia paper
Who Can Apply?
Graduate students in any academic discipline, from any academic institution, with a focus on Asia.
How to Apply?
Applicants should submit a 250-300 word abstract through the following online form: https://forms.gle/9KJzyE6g8vora5cJ9. The deadline to submit abstracts is February 1st, and applicants should expect to hear back with regards to their acceptance to the conference in mid-February, 2024.
Please direct any questions to conference organizers Lucie Crowley Duffy and Celia Langford at gradconf@hawaii.edu. You can also follow the department’s social media accounts for updates, or visit our website.
