44th Annual Conference of Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast
"Sustaining Asian Studies: Bridging Regions, Cultures, and Disciplines"
Hosted by the Institute for Asian Studies at Portland State University
June 18-20, 2010
Call for Papers & Panel Proposals
The Program Committee for the 44th Annual Conference of Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) invites proposals for individual papers, panels, and roundtables on all aspects of Asian Studies, and particularly encourages proposals that provide opportunities for discussion of methodological issues across regional and disciplinary boundaries. As the term "sustainability" has been applied to a wide array of phenomena -- from economies and political systems to social and cultural institutions and practices -- we employ the concept to provoke reflection on the contemporary state of Asian Studies and to consider future directions shaped by technological and methodological transformations experienced globally. For example, how do Asian and Asian-American Studies intersect? What does Asian Studies -- like other area studies -- offer the disciplines? What can the disciplines learn from Asian Studies? In addition to proposals that address such questions, we welcome proposals on all aspects of Asian Studies from any regional or disciplinary focus. Organized panels are especially encouraged, although individual paper proposals are also welcome.
Proposals should be submitted to Linda Walton, ASPAC 2010 Co-Chair, either by email at: asias@pdx.edu, by fax to 503-725-3953, or by postal mail to the the Institute for Asian Studies at the address on the form (and this page). It should include the following:
1. Abstract (250 words)
2. The completed ASPAC 2010 Proposal form
[Download proposal form here - 846 kb]
3. Organized panels should also use the ASPAC 2010 Proposal Form and a 250-word abstract for the panel.
* The deadline for receipt of proposals is January 15, 2010. Notification of acceptance will be sent by February 15, 2010.
