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35th annual Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference Accepting Paper Proposals

The School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) and the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) welcome proposals for papers for the 35th annual Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference. The conference will be held on April 4-5th, 2024, at the Campus Center of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

We are proud to present the theme Living “Asia” for the 2024 Conference. This theme seeks to question how what we call “Asia” is seen, heard, or experienced. A diverse range of interactions and sensorial realities shape the lived experiences of people across the region. How do day-to-day encounters within Asia contribute to complex and overlapping notions of identity, community, or visions for the future? On the other side of the coin, how do we experience Asia as researchers? What individual affective reactions, including responses to art, spaces, storytelling, current events, or climate challenges, produce our ideas about Asia and the countries and cultures that comprise it? Every scholarly idea begins with personal experiences – our own, other peoples’, or both. This conference seeks to ground its discussion of Asia in the lived, human experiences that give rise to the ideas we share. We welcome submissions from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary background with a focus on Asia, and look forward to hearing more about your research. 

The 2024 SPAS Graduate Student Conference will feature Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra as the keynote speaker. Dr Zehra is a Pakistani educationist and Urdu language expert, and is currently a Professor Emeritus of History at Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan. She was formerly the Principle of Lahore College for Women University, and was a chairperson on the Pakistani National Commission on the Status of Women. Dr Zehra currently serves as a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Education and National Harmony Affairs in Pakistan. She is recognized for her knowledge on Urdu language and literature, the intellectual history of South Asia, and South Asian social issues and human rights.

The deadline to submit your abstract is Jan 15th, 2024. Find out more and submit your abstract here.

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