MCLC: NYCAS 2012--cfp

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From: Ron Knapp <knappr at newpaltz.edu>
Subject: NYCAS 2012--cpf
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CALL FOR PAPERS
New York Conference on Asian Studies, NYCAS 12
September 28-29, 2012
State University of New York at New Paltz

Plan NOW to participate in NYCAS 2012!

EARLY submission of panels and papers is encouraged!
The deadline for submitting proposals is May 15, 2012.

The State University of New York at New Paltz will host the 48th annual
meeting of the New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS) on September
28-29, 2012

The NYCAS 2012 program committee invites proposals for panels,
roundtables, and individual papers on all aspects of Asian and
Asian-American history, culture, and contemporary life,representing
disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and professional schools.
Interdisciplinary proposals are also welcome.

The theme for NYCAS 2012 at SUNY New Paltz is CONTESTING TRADITION. We
invite scholars working in all areas and disciplines of Asian Studies and
Asian American Studies to submit proposals for individual papers, panels,
and roundtables that engage this theme in innovative and provocative ways.
Graduate students and scholars working in the areas of South and Southeast
Asia are especially encouraged to apply.

Topics may include, but are by no means limited to, the following:

? Interrogation of tradition-bound social and gender roles in Asian
political and economic discourses, art and popular media
? Resistance to established canons and epistemological models in all areas
of knowledge and cultural production or social science
? Contested religious, philosophical or cultural traditions, religious
sites, or cultural properties across borders
? Invented traditions and their political, social, historical, or cultural
repercussions

The deadline for all paper, panel, and roundtable submissions is May 15,
2012. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Please submit proposals to: NYCAS2012 at gmail.com. Individual paper
proposals should include the name, institutional affiliation, and e-mail
address of the presenter, the title of the paper, and an abstract not
exceeding 250 words in length. Panel and Roundtable proposals should
include a cover sheet listing the title of the panel/roundtable, the
names, institutional affiliations, and e-mail addresses of the chair,
discussant, and presenters, and, in addition to the paper proposals, a
panel abstract not exceeding 250 words.

INDIVIDUAL PAPER proposals should include the full title and a brief
abstract of 250 words or less. Individual papers will be assigned by the
NYCAS 2012 program committee to a panel according to topic and should be
short enough to present in 15-20 minutes. Word-for-word reading of papers
is discouraged. 

A PANEL consists of 3 or 4 papers organized around a common topic or
theme, and a chair (who may also be one of the panelists). All panel
proposals should include a title and brief abstract of the panel (250
words or less), and a title and brief abstract of each paper. Panels will
run for 90 minutes, and paper presentations should be short enough to
allow for questions and discussion. Creative panel formats that encourage
discussion and exchange are especially welcomed.

ROUNDTABLE format may vary, but could include introductory remarks by each
roundtable participant, followed by comments and discussion among
participants and the audience. All roundtable proposals should include a
title, content summary, and description of the anticipated contributions
of each roundtable participant.

NYCAS 2012 website: http://www.newpaltz.edu/asianstudies/nycas/ (check for
updates)

Please address all inquiries to the co-chairs David Elstein and Akira
Shimada: nycas2012 at gmail.com

PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN NYCAS
2012 AT SUNY NEW PALTZ

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Upcoming NYCAS Conferences:

NYCAS 2013
Binghamton University, State University of New York
September 27-28, 2013
Theme:  "Consuming Asia"
NYCAS 2014
Hofstra University 

NYCAS 2015--if interested in hosting, please let us know.
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Ron Knapp knappr at newpaltz.edu
Executive Secretary
New York Conference on Asian Studies--NYCAS
http://www.asianstudies.buffalo.edu/nycas/index.shtml