Nation Building and Cultural Diversity in East Asia: Challenges, Narratives, Perspectives
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU, Kaunas, Lithuania) is inviting
scholars of various academic fields of humanities and social sciences
to submit proposals to an academic conference “Nation Building and
Cultural Diversity in East Asia: Challenges, Narratives, Perspectives”
which will be held at VMU on October 18–19, 2024. The conference is
organized by VMU Centre for Asian Studies and supported by Spotlight
Taiwan. The keynote speaker will be a scholar specialising in Taiwan
Studies.
Panel and individual paper proposals can be submitted by filling a
form and sending it by email to conference.asc@vdu.lt by July 15,
- The form and further information are provided on
https://asc.vdu.lt/2024/06/call-for-papers-academic-conference-nation-building-and-cultural-diversity-in-east-asia-challenges-narratives-perspectives/
East Asia is one of the most diverse regions in the world when it
comes to its ethnic composition as well as traditional and
contemporary culture. This diversity can be explored from multiple
academic angles, ranging from history and cultural studies to
anthropology and political sciences. On the one hand, diversity can be
celebrated by exploring its multifaceted forms of expression through
arts, language, customs, etc. On the other hand, diversity is also a
political field which is actively managed, controlled and shaped
through the process of nation building, centralization, and economic
integration. All East Asian countries must deal with historical
legacies, trends of globalisation and migration, regional dynamics, as
well as transformations of identity that challenge real or imagined
cultural homogeneities. The organisers believe that in-depth
investigations presented in the conference will allow to draw lessons
that are relevant not only for the East Asia region but Lithuania and
Europe as a whole.
The organisers of the conference invite participants from various
academic fields to present their original research that is focused on
aforementioned topics. The conference is not limited to one approach
and encourages submission of proposals that can be classified under
different fields of humanities and social sciences: anthropology,
ethnology, history, sociology, economics, political science, etc.
The working language of the conference is English.
The participation fee is 50 Euro per person (waived for selected early
career researchers). Although the organizers do not offer
travel/accommodation grants, necessary support will be provided to
those who plan to apply for Erasmus+ or other type of external
funding.
Pagarbiai | Best regards,
Linas Didvalis
Assoc. Prof. at Vytautas Magnus University