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[justinm at ucr.edu]

See four conferences below (from our friends at the UCLA SEAS Center).
Thanks,
justin

1. Call for Papers: Historical Knowledge in/on East and South-East Asia
2. Call for Papers: Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
3. Call for Panels: EuroSEAS Conference
4. Call for papers: Association of Southeast Asian Studies UK
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(1)
Call for Papers
Conference on "Historical Knowledge in/on East and South-East Asia"

Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
September 13-15, 2009

It is well known that in the typically retrospective cultures of East and South-East Asia, history has throughout the ages played an extremely important role as a source of identity formation, often related to the legitimation of the social order. Already Confucius referred to the mythical emperors of old as his source for inspiration, and many a social reformer throughout the region has presented his project as a return to good, but forgotten ways rather than as an effort to transform the unsatisfactory present into an ideal future. Political discourses, such as the unbroken imperial line of Japan, have been invented and used for the legitimation of different kinds of agendas; local, regional and national identities have been constructed on the basis of interpreted history, and historical themes have always inspired cultural self-expression in literature, theatre, film and so on.

But history has been, in these cultures, even more than that: after Sima Qian established the pattern of how to write history, the logic of historical writing has greatly influenced the organisation of knowledge as such, as well as the ways of how to formulate problems, to present arguments and to draw conclusions. Even in the 20th century, the introduction of modern ways of reasoning has not done away with this tradition. On the contrary, the introduction of Western politico- philosophical discourses, terminology, and the organization of political space into modern states have only added to the proliferation of ways describing the tradition, identity and social outlook of East and South-East Asian cultures. Controversies remain actual concerning the nature of frequently used as well as misused concepts, such as "nation", "self-determination" and "sovereignty", "historical borders", "(human) rights" and so on. School textbooks present sometimes distorted and censored pictures of history to pupils, who grow up to perpetuate ideologically tinted visions of the past of their countries, supported by the representation of the past in popular culture. The calls for rewriting histories, although existing (e.g. in Thailand vis-à-vis the need for a more inclusive history due to the insurgency in the South), remain weak and usually outside the national agendas.

We invite to the conference scholars and PhD candidates from all involved fields and methodological background (history, history of ideas, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, literary studies, social geography, education, etc.) to submit papers related to the nature and role of historical discourses and historical knowledge in the cultures of China, Japan, Korea and mainland Southeast Asia, both in the past and in current affairs. Abstracts (no longer than 300 words) should be sent in electronic form to Ms.Katja Koort <gejia at tlu.ee> by 30 March 2009. Papers will be circulated in advance so that brief presentations can take place at the workshop, followed by extensive discussion. Notification will be sent to prospective presenters by 8 April 2009. Draft versions of papers are to be submitted in advance of the workshop, by 10 June 2009.

Geir Sigurdsson
Icelandic Centre of Asian Studies
University of Akureyri
Solborg v/Nordurslod
IS-600 Akureyri
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Call for Papers
The 19th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society

28-29 May 2009
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam

The Southeast Asian Linguistics Society - SEALS - was founded at Wayne State University (in Detroit, Michigan) in 1990. SEALS holds an annual conference in
diverse locations in the United States, Australia, Southeast Asia and other countries. This time, SEALS XIX will be hosted in Vietnam by the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University. Abstracts are invited for papers on any topic related to the analysis of Southeast Asian languages, such as descriptive, theoretical, or historical linguistics, linguistic anthropology (ethnolinguistics, language attitudes and ideology, discourse and conversational analysis, language and gender, language and politics), language planning, literacy and bilingual education.

Abstract submission deadline is 15 February 2009. Abstracts are preferably written using a Unicode font and should consist of two or three pages as follows:

Page 1: Author's name and Paper's title, Abstract body (maximum 400 words). Be as specific as possible, with a statement of topic, approach, and conclusions.

Page 2: References (if any).

An author may submit one single and one joint abstract. In case of joint authorship, one author should be designated as the contact person. Presentations are allotted 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions. All papers at SEALS are presented in English. Papers presented at the meeting will be considered for publication in the Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society.

Submission: Abstracts can be submitted by one of the following ways:
- By email, as email attachments in two formats, .PDF and .DOC, to Dinh Lu Giang, at the following address: <seals19 at vns.edu.vn>. Please indicate "Abstract for SEALS XIX" in the email subject heading.
- By online uploading submission, please click HERE.
Notification of acceptance by 15 March 2008 (by email).

Local Committee: Nguyen Van Hue, Dinh Lu Giang, Le Ngoc Hoang Yen

International Committee: Martha Ratliff, George Bedell, Brian Migliazza, Paul Sidwell, Doug Cooper, Mark Alves, Marc Brunelle

Sponsor: Faculty of Vietnamese Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University - HCM City, Phone: +848 38 225009, Fax: +848 38 229390
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(3)
Call for Panels
The Sixth EuroSEAS Conference

August 26-28, 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden

All scholars with an interest in Southeast Asia are cordially invited to propose panels for the conference. In line with previous EuroSEAS conferences, the meeting in Gothenburg will cover a wide range of topics in all fields of social sciences and humanities. There are no limits concerning topics with Southeast Asia as a focus.

We would like to encourage at least one panel proposal which deals with the theorization of area studies and area studies as part of theory development. Participants are encouraged to contribute to no more than one panel. Experience from earlier conferences shows that panel discussions gain tremendously from having a critical mass of participants that stays for
the whole panel.

Please send your proposals to <jorgen.hellman at globalstudies.gu.se>

Deadline: June 1, 2009
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(4)
Call for papers
25th ASEASUK (Association of Southeast Asian Studies UK) conference

Swansea University
11-13 September 2009

Please send abstracts (200-500 words) to the panel convenors or contact them directly if you have any enquiries about your proposed paper. The deadline for abstract submissions is 1 April 09. Conference organiser: Dr Felicia Hughes-Freeland. Email: <F.Hughes-Freeland at swansea.ac.uk>

(1) Environment, sustainability and livelihoods
Contacts: Chris J. Barrow (Swansea University) <c.j.barrow at swansea.ac.uk>; Becky Elmhirst (Brighton University) <R.J.Elmhirst at bton.ac.uk>

Across South East Asia, environments are facing mounting pressures from natural resource exploitation, climate change, urbanization and intensified geographical mobility. The aim of this panel is to explore some of the ecological, social and political dimensions of environment, sustainability and natural resource-based livelihoods in South East Asia, insofar as these are being played out against new geopolitical and global economic conditions. We welcome papers which cover any one of these broad areas and/or the inter-linkages between them, and we are open to submissions from any disciplinary perspective.

(2) Creating resilient tourism in Southeast Asia
Contact: Janet Cochrane (Leeds Met) J.Cochrane at leedsmet.ac.uk

Prominent in the economic landscape of Southeast Asia, tourism also impinges on social, cultural and environmental aspects. It is well known that the industry follows a clear life-cycle, with growth often leading to stagnation and then decline or rejuvenation. Less well understood are the factors which influence these stages, in particular rejuvenation. Papers using case studies and providing conceptual frameworks to explore the different stages and their underlying processes will be welcomed, especially those which apply resilience theory to tourism. It is hoped that an outcome of the panel will be insights into achieving resilient models of tourism.

(3) Theravada Buddhism and culture of the Tai of the Shan States and south-west China
Contact: Susan Conway (SOAS) <susanmconway at hotmail.com>, <sc66 at soas.ac.uk>

The Southeast Asian inland region of the Shan States, Sipsong Pan Na (south-west China), Lan Na (north Thailand) and Lan Xang (western Laos) is inhabited by Tai people who have a distinctive culture expressed in secular and religious scripts, literature, architecture, and arts and crafts. The Tai in this region practice a form of Theravada Buddhism distinguished by monastic literary traditions and rituals. This panel focuses on the religious and cultural traditions of the Tai of the Shan States and south-west China that in recent history have been under pressure as a result of extensive cross-border migration, major changes in social structure and loss of traditional monastic sponsorship.

(4) Creativity and gender in Southeast Asia
Contact: F. Hughes-Freeland (Swansea University) <f.hughes-freeland at swansea.ac.uk>

Proposals for papers which address any aspect of gender and creativity in Southeast Asia are welcome. Topics include gendered styles of creativity in performance, patterns of gendered creativity in the literature, film, television or other media, the gendering of creativity in everyday life. You are encouraged to present examples from particular societies and to situate your cases against the changing dynamics of creative processes which arise from distinctive local patterns of gender relations and identities. Our discussions will be set against the proliferation of academic debates about gender relations and representations in Southeast Asia since the mid-1990s. I intend to develop a publication from these and other papers on the subject.
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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