Arabic-L:GEN:Inter-Asian Connections IV: Istanbul

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1) Subject:Inter-Asian Connections IV: Istanbul

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Date: 09 Aug 2012
From:InterAsia <interasia at ssrc.org>
Subject:Inter-Asian Connections IV: Istanbul

REQUEST FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
DEADLINE:  October 2, 2012
Inter-Asian Connections IV: Istanbul (October 2-5, 2013)

Inter-Asian Connections IV: Istanbul is the fourth conference in a
series, following on conferences held in Dubai in February 2008,
Singapore in December 2010, and Hong Kong in June 2012. As with the
preceding events, this four-day conference aims to effect a paradigm
shift in the study of the Asian expanse, re-conceptualized as a
dynamic and interconnected historical, geographical, and cultural
formation stretching from the Middle East through Eurasia, South Asia
and Southeast Asia, to East Asia. Workshops will have the dual aim of
showcasing innovative research from across the social sciences and
related disciplines as well as exploring themes that transform
conventional understandings of Asia.

The Inter-Asian Connections Conference Organizing Committee - composed
of representatives from the Social Science Research Council, Yale
University, the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Hong Kong
Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS) at the
University of Hong Kong, Göttingen University and Koç University - is
pleased to announce an open call for proposals from faculty members at
accredited universities and colleges in any world region to organize
and direct one of four-to-six thematic workshops at the Istanbul
conference.

Proposals are invited from faculty interested in organizing and
directing a workshop that addresses one of the following broadly
conceived fourteen themes:

1.      The Social Life of Capital in Asian Cities
2.      Green and Brown in Asia
3.      Hubs and Hinterlands
4.      Connected Empires
5.      Food and Foodways
6.      Universities and New Transregional Classes
7.      Politics of Racialization
8.      Land Speculation across Asia
9.      Media and the Politics of Accountability
10.     Aging Societies : public policies, intimate dynamics, and
biotechnologies
11.     Inter-Asian Tourism
12.     The Post Neo-Liberal State
13.     Refugees in the Making of Asia
14.     Picturing and Fictionalizing Asia

Each workshop should have two directors (with different institutional
affiliations and preferably representing different disciplines) who,
if selected, will be expected to help recruit and choose ten
international workshop participants (senior and junior scholars,
graduate students, other researchers) competitively from across
relevant disciplines in the social sciences and related fields.

The full text of the request for proposals, along with information on
the application process and eligibility, can be found on the program's
website: (http://www.ssrc.org/programs/interasia-program/).

For additional inquiries, please contact interasia at ssrc.org.

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