[csaa-forum] Subject: CFP 'Contact": Australia and New Zealand/Aotearoa Postgraduate Conference, 25-26 September 2008, University of Western Sydney

[Takeshi HAMANO]

Call for Papers


Australia and New Zealand/Aotearoa Postgraduate Conference 2008
CONTACT: An Interdisciplinary Challenge in Cultural Studies

University of Western Sydney, Parramatta
September 25-26, 2008

This conference is sponsored by the Cultural Studies Association of
Australia, Centre for Cultural Research (University of Western Sydney)
and Centre for Research on Social Inclusion (Macquarie University)


The aim of the postgraduate conference is to establish a forum for
Australian and New Zealand/Aotearoa postgraduate students and young
researchers, working under the broad rubric of Cultural Studies, to
present and discuss their ongoing research with peers, academics and
professionals in their given areas of interest. Papers are invited
from a range of discipline areas exploring themes around 'contact'.
With a particular focus on Australia and New Zealand/Aotearoa, this
conference proposes to complement as well as draw on the already vast
literature devoted to exploring the consequences and forms of
increased human interaction as a result of accelerated trends of
globalisation.


Some issues include (but are not limited to):
- Encounters with the stranger/the Other
- Racism/inter-ethnic solidarity
- Diaspora and diasporic formations/homeland
- 'Contact zone' in the postcolonial context
- Tourism and 'contact zones'
- How do new media and technologies facilitate/inhibit contact?
- Relationships between contact and conflict
- Methodological concerns for the researcher in establishing trust and
'breaking in'
- Asia Pacific Cultural Studies contact with globalisation

Submission Guideline

An abstract (250 words) accompanied by presenter's biography (150
words) with the application form (please find the attachment) must be
submitted to Joanna Winchester by 10th May 2008.

Notification of acceptance by 30th May 2008

Reading papers for presentation (a maximum of 3,000 words, including
footnotes and bibliographies) must be submitted prior to the
conference by 22nd August 2008. These papers will be reviewed by
respondents for providing comments and advises in the sessions.


Travelling Support

There are a limited number of travel scholarships available for
interstate Australian students and New Zealand/Aotearoa students (up
to $200 for Australian students and $400 for New Zealand/Aotearoa
students). These will be presented to students based on the merit of
the submitted abstract and how it relates to the conferences themes
and ideals. You will be informed of your success of travel support
with notification of acceptance of your paper.


The conference is organised by postgraduate students from CCR and
CRSI. For more details, please find the attachments.
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