The University of Louisville is host of the 49th annual
meeting of the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies
(SEC/AAS), to be held
January 15-17, 2010 at the University of Louisville
in Louisville, KY. The committee is especially interested in panels
and papers that engage the topic of "Democratization in Asia." Proposals
for panels on specific topics are expressly solicited; panels devoted to
teaching Asian subjects at the secondary or college level are also requested.
Individual paper proposals are also welcome. Only one paper per participant
will be accepted.
Annual SEC/AAS dues for 2009-2010 are required for submissions
to be considered. Dues are $20; student dues are $10. Dues
checks made payable to SEC/AAS should be sent to Charlotte Beahan, Department
of History, 6-B Faculty Hall, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071-3341,
using the membership form (
http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/member_application.html).
Note that dues do not cover the cost of conference registration.
We urge you to submit proposals by e-mail or post; and full required paper/panel
submission information is listed below.
Proposals should be
submitted by October 31, 2009 to the Program Chair, Dr.
Yawei Liu. (
Please put SEC/AAS proposal and your name on the subject
line of emails), SEC/AAS regrets that it is unable to provide financial
assistance to scholars from abroad.
(
Attention graduate students!): SEC/AAS will make
available
three grants of $200). each to ease the cost of
participation by graduate students presenting papers at the conference.
Indicate graduate student status and whether you would like to be considered
for an award along with your personal information (from the text box, below)
when submitting your proposal to the program chair. Preference in the
awards will be given to graduate students traveling from beyond the immediate
region of the conference location. Graduate students should also consider
entering their papers in the SEC graduate prize competition; the winner has
a chance of appearing on a panel at the 2010 AAS national meeting (information
enclosed).
I. INDIVIDUAL PAPER proposals should also include the following:
Personal information (from text box), title of paper, region and discipline
of the paper, a 200- to 250-word abstract or summary of the paper, and any
audiovisual (AV) or other equipment required for the presentation of the
paper. (Please note that equipment requests may only be acted upon if submitted
along with the paper proposal. Satisfying equipment needs at the last
minute may not be possible).
II. PANEL/ROUNDTABLE proposals should also include the following:
Name of panel organizer or chair (and personal information, in text
box); panel title, summary of panel, including discipline and region; names
of panel presenters (along required personal information, from text box);
for each paper: paper titles and 200- to 250-word abstracts or summaries;
name of discussant or chair (along with personal information); a statement
as to whether each panelist/discussant/chair has agreed to participate; AV
or other equipment required for presentations. (Note that equipment
requests may only be acted upon if submitted along with proposals.
Satisfying equipment needs at the last minute may not be possible).
III. DISCUSSANT/CHAIR: Those interested in volunteering
to serve as a discussant or a chair for panels put together from individual
papers should include their personal information (as above) and their area(s)
of expertise.
IV. OUTREACH SESSION: Those interested in
offering a Teaching Methods & Materials Outreach Session should include
personal information for each presenter (as above) and indicate the topic,
target audience, time requirements, and AV needs.
All paper/panel submissions should include
the following information
for all presenters, chairs, and discussants:
- Name of the presenter
- Position/title/affiliation
- Regional and discipline specializations
- E-mail and mailing address
- Home and office phone & fax numbers
- Also, graduate students who wish to be considered for
the SEC/AAS travel grants (above) should so indicate.
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Completed proposals should be sent to:
Dr. Yawei Liu, Director, China Program
The Carter Center, One Copenhill
Atlanta, GA 30307
chanellliu@gmail.com
Tel: 404-420-5161
