Fw: H-ASIA: CFP: Comparative Perspectives on the Politics of Public Space in Korea, Philadelphia, Nov. 11-12, 2011

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Subject: H-ASIA: CFP: Comparative Perspectives on the Politics of Public
Space in Korea, Philadelphia, Nov. 11-12, 2011

> H-ASIA
> August 19, 2011
>
> Call for papers: Comparative Perspectives on the Politics of Public
> Space in Korea, University of Pennsylvania, November 11-12, 2011
> DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
> *****************************************************************
> From: Saeyoung Park <saeyoung@sas.upenn.edu>
>
> CFP: Comparative Perspectives: the Politics of Public Space in Korea
>
> Date: November 11-12, 2011
> Location: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
>
> One distinctive feature of postwar South Korean society has been its
> citizens¹ propensity for 'taking to the streets' to appropriate,
> contest or offer alternative narratives of the nation. From
> individuals tagging graffiti to mass candlelight vigils, from popular
> remembrances of the Korean War to ritual observances at monuments, the
> so-called 'public space' has been fertile ground for Koreans to
> present their visions of the past, present, and future.
>
> This conference provides an opportunity to reassess and reconfigure
> existing frameworks regarding public action (by individuals and
> groups) by inviting papers that advance our understanding of the role
> of public space in Korean society and culture.
>
> Social sciences and humanities scholars that are interested in Korea
> or in Korea in the region are welcome to submit papers situated in
> contemporary or historical time periods. Interested participants are
> encouraged to draw from and discuss recent innovations in their
> respective fields with respect to time, space and identity formation
> in public spaces.
>
> We encourage submissions that address at least one of the following
> themes:
> * "public" and "private"
>
> * memorialization and ritual
>
> * identity and temporality
>
> * security and stability
>
> * socio-structural transformation
>
> * institutional actors
>
>
> Papers that depart from classic state-society dichotomies are
> particularly welcome.
>
> This conference is made possible with funding from the Academy of
> Korean Studies, as well as the generous support of the James Joo-Jin
> Kim Korean Studies Program at the U. of Pennsylvania. The organizers
> are Nicholas Harkness (Harvard University) and Saeyoung Park
> (University of Pennsylvania).
>
> Please submit paper proposals (max 250 words) by 16 September 2011 to
> Saeyoung Park (saeyoung@sas.upenn.edu). Notification of acceptance
> will be sent on September 19. Selected presenters will submit 12-15
> page papers by October 18. All papers are pre-circulated. We
> especially welcome papers by junior faculty and advanced graduate
> students.
>
> For questions or to submit abstracts, please direct your queries to:
>
> Saeyoung Park
> saeyoung@sas.upenn.edu
> University of Pennsylvania
>
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