MCLC: New Frontiers on Taiwan Studies--cfp

[Denton, Kirk]

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From: Mac <elliot_emerson at msn.com>
Subject: New Frontiers on Taiwan Studies--cfp
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Call for papers
An International Conference on Taiwanese Literature
“New Frontiers of Taiwan Studies: Reflections on Globalization and Class
Restructuring”
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
October 24-25, 2014

 
In the study of Taiwanese literature, postcolonialism has long served as a
theoretical paradigm, emphasizing the resistance of the colonized to their
colonizers and the significance of decolonization even in a postcolonial
era. Although this line of research in Taiwanese culture and literature
has been fruitful, the approach is limited. On the one hand, the binary
opposition between the colonizer and the colonized often obscures class,
ethnic, and gender contradictions embedded in Taiwanese literature,
particularly during the decades of the KMT regime in Taiwan. On the other
hand, postcolonialism has not adequately addressed issues of class,
including class exploitation and struggle, the decline of agricultural
sectors, the migration of rural populations, and the discrepancy between
urban and rural development.

As globalization has accelerated its pace and class conflict has become
increasingly intense, it is important to look beyond the binary opposition
of the oppressor and the oppressed and to rethink the framework of class
studies and globalization that literary scholars employ in their research.
To this end, we call for papers for an international conference, “New
Frontiers in Taiwan Studies: Reflections on Globalization and Class
Restructuring.” The conference is planned for October 24-25, 2014, in
Xinzhu, Taiwan, and is supported by the Graduate Institute of Taiwan
Literature, National Tsing Hua University. Topics include, but are not
limited to, the following:

1. The globalization of capitalism and its critique in Taiwanese
literature
2. Cultural and literary exchanges during and after the Cold War era
3. Taiwanese literature/cinema and transnational popular culture
4. Migration, class division, and class restructuring
5. Marxist and class-based approaches to Taiwanese literature
6. Beyond postcolonial theory: rethinking the paradigm of globalization

 
Language: English and Chinese.

 
Please send a proposal of 500 words or preferably a paper draft in word
format. For all proposals, please include the title, author name,
institutional affiliation, mailing address, and email contacts, as well as
a brief biography of each contributor. For the presenter’s biography,
please describe your professional/social experience, your interest in the
study of Taiwanese literature and culture, and your engagement in the
research for this presentation (about 100 words). This information will be
used by the organizing committee to design the program should your
presentation be accepted.

 
Please submit your proposals to: shrtzungshie at gmail.com
 

Deadlines:
June 24, 2014: Paper Proposal Submissions Due (abstract of 500 words or
paper draft)
July 10, 2014: Notification of Acceptances
September 24, 2014: Submission Deadline for Full, Final Conference Papers
October 24-25, 2014: An International Conference at National Tsing Hua
University, Taiwan
 

Principal organizing members:

Elliott S.T. Shie, Associate Professor: elliot_emerson at msn.com
Yu-ting Wang, Associate Professor: hilite1219 at yahoo.com.tw