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See two Calls for Papers below.
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Call For Papers
Pacific Worlds in Motion II: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Asian Migrations

Jointly organised by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Migration Cluster and Department of Geography, National University of Singapore and Green College, St. John’s College & the Faculty of Graduate Studies, The University of British Columbia.

Date: 12-13 March 2009 Location: NUS Plenary Speakers : Prof. Cindy Fan, Department of Geography, University of California Los Angeles; Prof. David Ley, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia; Prof. Geraldine Pratt, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia; & Prof. Henry Yu, Department of History, University of British Columbia.

This conference aims to better understand Asian migrations within the Asia Pacific region and globally. Two broad themes are covered: (1) Asian mobilities within Asia and (2) Asian mobilities around the world.

The first theme aims to provide an avenue to engage with and develop understandings of material/intellectual cultures, and constructs of national belonging/exclusion experienced by various Asian communities within Asia and its borders. The second theme aims to situate Asian migrations within a larger global context by comparing parallel migration histories and processes occurring from Asia to the major regions of the world, especially Canada, the United States, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia. Both themes aim to reveal how a sense of Asian transnational or migrant identity has emerged in the past century through gendered, economic, racialized and classed power relations.

We welcome theoretical and empirical studies that compare Asian migrations across various scales, including the translocal, transnational and transregional levels. Key issues this conference aims to explore include (but are not limited to): Identity (gender, race and religion) Family, households and intimacy Globalization, citizenship, multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism Assimilation and difference, migrant community formation Home and return migration Asian states and migration policies.

This two-day conference aims to bring together graduate students and early career researchers from all disciplines pursuing research on Asian/Pacific migrations. Preference will be given to those who have chosen dissertation topics that explicitly deal with questions and issues within the broad rubric of Asia/Pacific Migration Studies. We hope that this conference will start processes of mentorship among senior scholars, early career researchers, and graduate students. Partial subsidies (meals and accommodation) will be available for graduate students.

What to Submit: • A one page abstract of your paper (up to 500 words) • Brief Academic CV (maximum 1 page)

When to Submit: • December 1, 2008

Where to Submit: (Please CC to both) · Monica Smith, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, <transpacific at gmail.com>, · Lawrence Santiago, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia <asiacanada at gmail.com>
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(2)
Call for Papers
Roles of Media during Political Crises

An International Conference convened by Asian Mass Communication Studies and Research Centre (AMSAR), Faculty of Communication Arts, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT)
Bangkok, 20 May 2009

ASIAN Mass Communication Studies and Research Centre (AMSAR), Faculty of Communication Arts, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in association with The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) are organising an international conference entitled "Roles of Media during Political Crisis," to be held on the 20th of May 2009.  The conference is organised in conjunction with AMSAR's 7th Anniversary, with a focus on the roles of media during the fusion of crisis, particularly in Southeast Asia. We are also interested in the historic as well as current aspects.  The conference aims to provide a stage for international scholars to exchange their views and develop the knowledge on the contribution of Southeast Asian Media. The conference will also seek to stimulate further debates on the topic.

ABSTRACTS ARE NOW INVITED ON THESE AND RELATED TOPICS.
Please send abstracts of no more than 250 words to Ms.Mana Kuntaraporn at <mana_jay at hotmail.com>, by 15 March 2009.
Persons whose papers are accepted for presentation at the conference will be notified by early April 2009.
A preliminary conference program and further details including registration and accommodation will also be posted on the AMSAR website in April 2009. (See http://utcc2.utcc.ac.th/amsar/about/home.htm)

Around 12 papers will be selected for inclusion in the publication of AMSAR 1st e-journal to be launched in 2009.

Contact details:
Dr.Oradol Kaewprasert
Faculty of Communication Arts,
University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Dindang, Bangkok, 10400
Tel ++66-080-900-2526 or ++66-02-697-6631
Fax ++66-02-275-2210
e-mail: <oradol at gmail.com>

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
3046 INTN
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu