Call for Papers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22-23 February 2012
“Change and Continuity in ASEAN’S Perception of Japan since the 1990s”
Overview
The JSA-ASEAN Conference is part of an international event for scholars in ASEAN and Japan working on Japanese Studies. The previous two conferences were held in Singapore in 2006 and Hanoi, Vietnam in 2009, respectively.
This year, the Malaysian Association of Japanese Studies (MAJAS) in collaboration with the Japan Studies Program, University of Malaya, has the honour of organizing the 3rd JSA-ASEAN international conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 22 to 23 February, 2012. The main sponsor for this conference is The Japan Foundation.
The theme of the conference is “Change and Continuity in ASEAN’S Perception of Japan since the 1990s”.
Objectives
- To provide a platform for discussions on Japanese Studies, particularly on topics pertaining to Japan-ASEAN relations from a Southeast Asian perspective.
- To promote networking among scholars working on Japanese Studies in Southeast Asia.
- To strengthen collaboration among the Japanese Studies associations in ASEAN.
Call for Panels and Papers
We invite individual paper and group panel proposals to be presented in the concurrent sessions of the conference of JSA-ASEAN. Papers/panels are welcome in the following streams:
A. Politics/International Relations/ Sociology/ Anthropology/ History
B. Business/ Economics/ Law
C. Literature/ Arts/Linguistics/Language
Proposal of Panels
The deadline for proposals of panels is 30 September 2011. All panel proposals must include the following:- Name of panel chair
- Position
- Affiliation
- Title of panel
- Brief description of panel (no more than 350 words in English, or 400 characters in Japanese)
- Proposed presenters, their details and paper abstracts (see submission of abstracts and individual papers below)
- Preferred stream (A/B/C)
- Audio-visual requirements (if any)
- Contact details (mailing address, tel., fax and e-mail address)
Notification of acceptance of panels: 31 October 2011.
Submission of Abstracts and Individual Papers
The deadline for submission of paper abstracts is 30 September 2011.All submissions must include the following:- Name
- Position
- Affiliation
- Title of paper
- Abstract – either in Japanese (not more than 300 characters) or English (not more than 250 words)
- Preferred stream (A/B/C)
- Audio-visual requirements (if any)
- Contact details (mailing address, tel., fax and e-mail address)
Please send your abstracts by email to the Conference Secretariat: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Notification of acceptance of papers: 31 October 2011.
The JSA-ASEAN Logo Competition
The competition is open to all Southeast Asian nationals and all entries must be submitted through the JSA-ASEAN Steering Committees.The respective Steering Committees submit the top three entries to the grand finals competition. All entries must reach the Secretariat by 31 December 2011.The design must incorporate the following elements:
- JSA-ASEAN
- Must be in color but not more than four colors.
Please send your logo by email to the Conference Secretariat: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
