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CFP: ASIAN APPROACHES TO URBAN CHALLENGES CONFERENCE


Asian Approaches to Urban Challenges Conference: Insight for the Public and Policy Makers



The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce a call for papers for “Asian Approaches to Urban Challenges: Insight for the Public and Policy Makers,” a conference to be held at the University of San Francisco on Friday, April 21, 2023.

With this conference, the Center aims to promote research and academic discussion on issues related to Asian approaches to contemporary urban issues. This year we will be focusing on pressing issues of urbanization in 21st-century East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan) and their implications for policy in the United States. Our goal is to cultivate a discussion across the Pacific region on these important matters that have deep ramifications for US policy makers and public welfare.

Proposed themes include: 
  • accessibility
  • carceral and penal policy
  • children and schooling
  • city diplomacy
  • commerce and tourism
  • crime and policing
  • drug policy
  • food
  • environmental issues
  • housing/homelessness
  • immigration
  • public health and hygiene
  • public transportation
  • race and ethnicity
  • waste management
All participants will be required to provide a draft of their conference paper at least 2 weeks prior to the conference (by Thurs., April 6, 2023) to allow discussants adequate time to prepare their comments. Papers must represent original work not already published or in press. Each presenter will have 25 minutes to present their work.

The Center will provide lodging and food for presenters during the duration of the conference. Participants are expected to cover the costs of their travel to and from the university. We have limited funds to assist a small number of participants with their airfare. Please indicate in your proposal if you are also applying for the travel grant to cover these costs.

Participants will be invited to submit their paper for consideration in the Center’s online, indexed, double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal, Asia Pacific Perspectives (ISSN: 2167-1699). Since its establishment in 2001, the journal has promoted cross-cultural understanding, tolerance, and the dissemination of knowledge about the Asia Pacific region. The journal is free and easily accessible on the web. For more information, visit this link.

The USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies is San Francisco’s academic gateway to the Asia Pacific, promoting teaching, public programs, and research on the peoples and cultures of region. The Center regularly organizes and presents academic symposia and conferences on topics related to the history, culture, and politics of the Asia Pacific region and has earned a reputation for hosting well-organized, interesting events that draw in diverse audiences. Please see the Center’s brochure or visit our website for more information about our work.


To Apply:

Deadline: Application review will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, and continue until all panels are filled.

Interested applicants should email the following to centerasiapacific@usfca.edu, subject line, “Asian Approaches to Urban Challenges”. 
  • 300 word (maximum) proposals for a 25-minute paper presentation
  • Short biography
Please share this call with any scholars that may be interested.


Contact for Questions:


Executive Director & Assistant Professor


centerasiapacific@usfca.edu

CFP: HEALTH INFRAESTRUCTURE AND ASIA'S EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES WORKSHOP



Health Infraestructure and Asia's Epidemiological Transitions:

Historical Perspective Workshop


This workshop is jointly organised by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, and the German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tokyo.

The contemporary syndemic of infectious diseases, chronic health conditions, poverty, rising heat, and the lack of access to education and information has brought into focus the fragilities of existing health care systems primarily based on medical centers and reliant on a small core of professionals. This suggests a need to investigate the historical evolution of not only health care systems but also the infrastructures that underlay them; how they have succeeded or failed to cope with epidemiological and other transitions in the long twentieth century that brought us to the present moment.

“Infrastructure” in Science and Technology Studies draws attention to institutions, materials, spaces, routines, and conventions that come together to shape and enable systems. Sociologists of health have adopted the concept of “care infrastructure” to engage with the interactions between material and social elements of present-day home care and selfcare practices against the backdrop of the perceived transition from the age of pestilence to the age of chronic non-communicable diseases. “Health infrastructure” can also broadly encompass historical variations of the socio-technical relations behind all kinds and scales of routine and emergency health services, with an emphasis on integrating those relations within the larger forces of changing demographics, inequality, environmental conditions, political claim making, and state-society as well as international relations.

This workshop will investigate Asian experiences, and in particular those of East and Southeast Asia, in crafting health infrastructure over the long twentieth century. Asia has long been stigmatized as a source of global contagion, yet relatively little research about the fallout of epidemics in the region is available for an English readership. There has also been relatively little historical examination of the everyday health challenges faced by communities in Asia. With many lower-and middle-income countries in the region having faced epidemiological transitions, especially also due to the increasing impact of climate change, and its extensive internal and international migration and trade networks, Asia provides important ground for the comparison of different health infrastructures, their developments, and their ability to cope with crises.

The workshop seeks to bring together scholars with different geographic foci within Asia to engage in a comparative and connective dialogue, and produce new ways of understanding the dynamics of health and disease under the processes of decolonization and development, but also with an eye to drawing lessons from the past that could lead to formulating better health policies in the present.

Participants are encouraged, but not limited, to using historical studies and ethnography to discuss the following thematic questions:
  • Are there particular types or elements of health infrastructure that we can characterize as more common or characteristic of this part of the world, and if so, what were their historic drivers and outcomes?
  • How was health infrastructure shaped by the political claims and rights of different social groups (e.g., migrants, minorities)? How has it been influenced by demographic and epidemiological shifts and complexities?
  • How have forces operating at a global level influenced the construction and operation of local health infrastructures?
  • How did encounters between indigenous and foreign medical knowledge and methods of health provision reshape the meaning of health infrastructure in postcolonial Asia?
  • How have health infrastructures developed under decolonisation, the Cold War, geopolitical tensions, the rise of Third Worldism, and neoliberal globalisation?
  • What health conditions were highlighted within Asian health infrastructures and how were they measured? What do those choices tell us about assumptions about the health issues that were of importance and relevance in Asia?

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Submissions should include a title, an abstract of no more than 250 words and a brief biography including name, institutional affiliation, and email contact. Please note that only previously unpublished papers or those not already committed elsewhere can be accepted. By participating in the workshop, you agree to participate in the future publication plans of the organisers.

Please use the paper proposal form and send it in doc/docx format to Sharon at arios@nus.edu.sg by 31 October 2021. Successful applicants will be notified by end November. Once accepted, a completed draft paper (5,000-8,000 words) will be due by 13 March 2022. These drafts will be circulated to fellow panelists and organisers in advance. Drafts need not be fully polished. We expect that presenters will be open to feedback and willing to revise their papers for potential inclusion in a special issue submission (in collaboration with the workshop organisers and other participants).

COVID-19 related note: We intend to hold this workshop on location in Singapore. Accepted participants will be provided a subsidy for a round-trip economy-class airfare to Singapore, lodging, and some meals. But under some circumstances remote participation may also be a possibility. Should travel to Singapore be impossible due to the virus, we plan to proceed with the workshop remotely.


KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Assoc Prof Kavita SIVARAMAKRISHNAN, Associate Professor in Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University


WORKSHOP CONVENORS



Assoc Prof Gregory CLANCEY

Contact Info:

Sharon Ong (she/her)
Senior Executive, Events

Contact Email:

arios@nus.edu.sg

CFP: ASIAN LIVES/ASIAN STUDIES IN THE POST PANDEMIC ERA


2021 NYCAS Conference

Asian Lives/Asian Studies in the Post Pandemic Era


In association with the New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS), SUNY-Brockport will host the 2021 NYCAS Conference centered on the theme of “Asian Lives/Asian Studies in the Post Pandemic Era.” The conference is open to all, and will consist of two days of sessions on areas concerning Asian Studies. 


Dates: October 1-2, 2021

​Format: Hybrid

This conference is dedicated to looking forward to post-pandemic life as well as examining the impact of pandemic life - both subtle and profound, positive and negative- on Asian lives and the field of Asian Studies. How did the pandemic impact Asian lives? In what ways did the pandemic change the trajectory of Asian lives and Asian Studies and how should we respond? What factors influenced the field in the past year and how will that affect behavior and research going forward?

Scholars may propose topics on, but not limited to, the pandemic’s impact on Asian lives and the field of Asian Studies (pre, concurrent, or post) or focus on any range of significant and timely concerns such as:
  • Politics, Policies, Governing: Globalization and De-Globalization, Regulation and Trade; Authoritarianism and Human Rights; Economies, Finance, Tourism;
  • Health and Education: Asian Public Health Responses, Modes of Delivery, Agendas and Curricula, Budgets and Reform
  • The Digital: Digital and Technological Acceleration; Digital Consumption; Digital Entrepreneurship
  • Culture and History: History and Values; Stigmatization and Discrimination; Arts, Creativity and Imagination; Nationalism, imperialism, colonialism; identity, sexuality, LGBTQ+ rights; Spirituality and religion
  • The Environment: Eco-Systems, environmental philosophies and politics, sustainability

Submissions

We welcome proposals for traditional or non-traditional panels, individual papers, roundtables, workshops and educationally-related performances. Graduate student and advanced undergraduate participation is highly encouraged. Please use our proposal submission form found on the Brockport NYCAS 2021 website (below).

The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2021


Websites and Contact Information


Conference Chair:  Natalie Sarrazin nsarrazi@brockport.edu

WEBCAST «EL SISTEMA DE SALUD COREANO Y LA INDUSTRIA BIOSANITARIA DE COREA DEL SUR: RESPUESTAS A UNA GESTIÓN EFICIENTE DEL COVID-19»

Webcast Casa Asia

«El sistema de salud coreano y la industria biosanitaria de corea del sur:

respuestas a una gestión eficiente del covid-19»


Con motivo de la conmemoración de los 70 Años del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas entre España y la República de Corea, abordaremos las características del sistema de salud coreano, las reformas realizadas en el mismo desde el año 2000, y las principales actuaciones llevadas a cabo en salud pública.

Se analizarán, además, los planes de modernización e impulso que se han llevado a cabo en la industria biosanitaria de Corea del Sur y todos los aspectos relacionados con la inteligencia artificial, big data y real world evidence sobre la gestión sanitaria del COVID 19 en el país asiático. Del mismo modo, se hará una breve reseña de las relaciones en aspectos sanitarios entre España y Corea.


Palabras de bienvenida:

Rafael Bueno, director de Política, Sociedad y Programas Educativos de Casa Asia.


A cargo de:

Álvaro Hidalgo, director del grupo de investigación de Economía de la Salud de la Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM) y presidente del Centro Español de Investigaciones Coreanas y la Fundación Weber.

Podrás seguir también este webcast en Youtube.


Más Información:
  • Fecha: Lunes 22 de marzo de 19.00 h a 20.30 h
  • Ubicación: Online. 24 horas antes del acto las personas inscritas recibirán la información necesaria para acceder. Inscripciones abiertas aquí.
  • Precio: Actividad gratuita.

CASA ASIA WEBCAST «EL SISTEMA DE SALUD COREANO Y LA INDUSTRIA BIOSANITARIA DE COREA DEL SUR: RESPUESTAS A UNA GESTIÓN EFICIENTE DEL COVID-19»

Webcast Casa Asia

«El sistema de salud coreano y la industria biosanitaria de Corea del Sur:

respuestas a una gestión eficiente del COVID-19»


Con motivo de la conmemoración de los 70 Años del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas entre España y la República de Corea, abordaremos las características del sistema de salud coreano, las reformas realizadas en el mismo desde el año 2000, y las principales actuaciones llevadas a cabo en salud pública.

Se analizarán, además, los planes de modernización e impulso que se han llevado a cabo en la industria biosanitaria de Corea del Sur y todos los aspectos relacionados con la inteligencia artificial, big data y real world evidence sobre la gestión sanitaria del COVID 19 en el país asiático. Del mismo modo, se hará una breve reseña de las relaciones en aspectos sanitarios entre España y Corea.

Palabras de bienvenida:

Rafael Bueno, director de Política, Sociedad y Programas Educativos de Casa Asia.

A cargo de:

Álvaro Hidalgo, director del grupo de investigación de Economía de la Salud de la Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM) y presidente del Centro Español de Investigaciones Coreanas y la Fundación Weber.

Detalles: 

  • Fecha: Jueves 19 de noviembre de 19.00 h a 20.30 h. Inscripciones abiertas.
  • Online. 24 horas antes del acto las personas inscritas recibirán la información necesaria para acceder.
  • Actividad gratuita.

CFP: THE STORIES WE TELL: MYTHS, LEGENDS, AND ANECDOTES ABOUT TEA - UC DAVIS


"The Stories We Tell: Myths, Legends, And Anecdotes About Tea - UC Davis"
January 21, 2021

The Global Tea Initiative for the Study of Tea Culture and Science (GTI) at the University of California, Davis, seeks proposals for 30-minute presentations for its Sixth Annual Colloquium. The event will held at the UC Davis Conference Center, Thursday, January 21, 2021.

Submission Deadline:  June 1, 2020

We welcome proposals that take any approach from the humanities and social sciences, to the sciences and health, to business and farming, and from anywhere in the world. All must address the colloquium's theme: The Stories We Tell: Myths, Legends, and Anecdotes about Tea. We aim for a mix of papers on culture and science (broadly conceived), which together will present a representative global perspective. Whether papers address such topics as production, connoisseurship, health benefits, social practice, or the narratives that lead to successful marketing and connections with consumers, academic and industry experts are invited to share their expertise at this event.

Papers will be considered for inclusion in a peer-reviewed anthology published by an academic press.

The event includes networking opportunities between the scientific, academic, industry, and community members, and promises to provide a vibrant atmosphere for collaboration and learning across the disciplines.


To apply, please go to: click here

Please contact globaltea@ucdavis.edu. for any additional question with the subject line: GTI #6 proposal question.


Contact Information:

Katharine P. Burnett, Ph.D. - (Founding Director, Global Tea Initiative for the Study of Tea Culture and Science Advisor, Graduate Program in Art History, Associate Professor, Chinese Art History)
Department of Art and Art History
160 Everson Hall
1 Shields Ave.
Davis, California 95616

Email: globaltea.ucdavis.edu
Another URL: click here

Tel: (530) 752-0285
Fax: (530) 752-6750

CFP: LONELY NERDS? SPECIAL ISSUE OF EXCHANGES. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH JOURNAL


Call for papers: Lonely Nerds?


We are seeking expressions of interest in contributing to a special issue of Exchanges. The Interdisciplinary Research Journal.

We are looking for contributions to our special issue exploring fictional representations of nerds and loneliness across various media and cultures.

Traditionally associated with a particular niche culture, nerds entered the mainstream through popular formats such as the highly successful TV show The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019) in the early 21st Century. Besides, the pervasiveness of the popular image of nerds has crossed linguistic borders and depictions of nerds are frequent beyond the Anglo-American context, as attested by the term “nerd” being widely used in languages such as Italian or German.

Although nerds are a frequent subject of cultural representations, and academic studies on them are slowly increasing, there is still a dearth of comprehensively structured comparative studies. Most studies on nerds remain firmly anchored in North American culture: Kathryn E. Lane’s recent anthology Age of the Geek (2018), for example, analyses the influence of television, film, and social media on spreading the stereotype in the US and asks the question why American culture can accept a geek character in the media but not in real life. Whilst Lane claims that “the nerd stereotype is accepted as is” it becomes clear that nerds nonetheless often occupy the position of the “other”. This suggests that the term “nerd” is used as a “label” for shifting perceptions of what is deviant from the norm, which correlates with Kam's analysis of the germane Japanese notion of otaku (2015). Our issue will identify relevant parallels with other marginal identities across cultures and explore them in a comparative transnational context and across different media.

The second main premise of the special issue is to challenge the perception of the nerd as the lonely “other”. The 2016 entry in the Oxford English Dictionary defines a “nerd” as “an insignificant, foolish, or socially inept person; a person who is boringly conventional or studious. Now also: specifically a person who pursues an unfashionable or highly technical interest with obsessive or exclusive dedication.” Although more specific definitions are up for debate, it is clear that nerds are closely associated with anti-social behaviours, isolation, obsessive interests (especially for technology and popular culture) or mental pathologies. Within nerds’ supposed confinement and isolation, loneliness is an aspect that is often associated with their interaction with and consumption of technology, particularly since the rise of the tech industry in the 1980s and 1990s. At the turn of the 21st century, technological advancements such as the rise of the internet, Artificial Intelligence and advancements in robotics have complicated notions of loneliness in the context of human-machine interaction. On the one hand, people are constantly tethered together in machine mediated interactions, but are still feeling lonely; on the other, Sherry Turkle argues for a “robotic moment” (2011), when people are ready to accept machines as partners and mediators so that technology becomes the tool with which loneliness can be defeated. This conflicting assessment of technology’s potential to solve the central societal issue of loneliness mirrors the broader polarised discussion of whether machines will solve problems or lead us down a dystopian path (Husain 2017).

Through its analysis of artistic takes on nerds, our issue aims to intervene in the debate about technologies' and popular media’s influence on social bonds, with a particular focus on loneliness. We suggest a broad understanding of loneliness that includes a wide range of societal issues such as stances vis-à-vis society, the positionality of nerds within or outside of it, their intergroup behaviour dynamics and belonging, their feeling of loneliness both derived from physical and/or emotional isolation, or even conceptualised as loneliness within a group.

The issue will hence analyse varying cultural representations of the nerd’s relationship with society in order to critically discuss how various art forms approach the notion of the “lonely nerd”. We want to ask questions such as: Can we still find common characteristics in representations that are not overtly about nerds? Is loneliness inextricable from any representation of nerds, or do we see narratives where nerds actually become, quite anti-canonically, the centre of their community, as small as it may be? And if so, what do these representations tell us about their culture? Are they representational? If this is the case, how can it be used to interrogate relevant phenomena of isolation and loneliness in general?

Possible topics include, but are not limited to, fictional explorations of nerds and loneliness in relation to gender, ethnicity, (mental) health, genius, social status and space, as well as their questioning of traditional cultural representations and genres.

Abstracts of up to 300 words and queries should be submitted to lonelynerds2021@gmail.com by 18th May 2020. Articles should be written in English. Please note: We are also planning a preparatory workshop for accepted submissions, that will be held at SOAS (London) in spring 2021.


Contact information:

Name: Dr Filippo Cervelli - Senior Teaching Fellow in Japanese (SOAS, University of London)
Email: fc15@soas.ac.uk

Email: benjamin.schaper@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk
Other contact email: benjamin.schaper@t-online.de
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