MCLC: KFLC 2015--cfp

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: Liang Luo <liang.luo at uky.edu>
Subject: KFLC 2015--cfp
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Dear List Members,

The deadline for abstract submission for the KFLC 2015 (April 23-25) is
November 10, 2014. Please submit your abstract online at

https://kflc.as.uky.edu/.

We look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Lexington next April!

Best,
Liang

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April 23-25, 2015 – University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky
 
East Asian Studies

 
Deadline for Abstract Submission:
November 10, 2014
 
The KFLC  is proud to open sessions devoted to the presentation of
scholarly research in the area of East Asian Studies. Abstracts are
invited in all areas and aspects of this field, including, but not limited
to:

* Class, gender, ethnicity/race
* Colonialism and Diaspora
* Memory, violence, and nation
* Popular culture in global markets
* Performance, agency, and identity
* Ethics of literary-cultural studies
* Classical literature; new readings
* Media studies, music studies, film studies
* Social movements – justice, citizenship, and resistance
* The avant-garde – arts in contexts
* Body, space, and the public sphere
* The politics of writing – writing within/against culture

Paper presentations are 20 minutes followed by a 10-minute question &
answer session. In addition to individual abstracts for paper
presentations, proposals for panels of 5 papers will be considered.

The KFLC has a tradition of attracting scholars from a broad range of
languages and specializations. This year’s conference will have sessions
in Arabic Studies, East Asian Studies, French and Francophone Studies,
German-Austrian-Swiss Studies, Hispanic Linguistics, Hispanic Studies
(Spanish Peninsular and Spanish American), Neo-Latin Studies,
Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies, Italian Studies, Russian and Slavic Studies,
Second Language Acquisition, Translation Studies, and all fields of
Linguistics.
Individually submitted abstracts should be no more than 250 words.

Panel proposals of 5 presentations should be submitted as follows: The
panel organizer should electronically submit a panel proposal.  The panel
proposal cannot exceed one page in length and should include the theme of
the panel, the organizer's name and contact information, and the names,
contact information and affiliations of the panel participants.  Each
participant MUST submit an individual abstract using our online system in
addition to the panel proposal.  Please indicate that your presentation is
part of a pre-organized panel and list the title and organizer of the
panel in the abstract.

Papers should be read in English. Acceptance of a paper or complete panel
implies a commitment on the part of all participants to register and
attend the conference. All presenters must pay the appropriate
registration fee by February 15, 2015 to be included in the program.

For general information about the conference and paper presentation
guidelines, and to submit abstracts and panel proposals BY NOVEMBER 10,
2014, please visit our website: https://kflc.as.uky.edu/.

Luo, Liang Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chinese Studies
University of Kentucky