Fall 2008 Symposium
Call for Papers
The Cornell Southeast Asia Program invites submissions for its 11th Annual Southeast Asian Studies Graduate Conference. This year this annual event will be held at the Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York on October 24-26, 2008. We welcome submissions from graduate students at any stage engaged in original research related to Southeast Asia. Graduate students working in the following disciplines as well as other related fields that contribute to the understanding of Southeast Asia are encouraged to apply: history, literature, art history, sociology, musicology, religion, anthropology, archeology, architectural history, gender studies, political science, economics, linguistics and literature.
This year we are honored to announce that our keynote speaker will be Professor Benedict Anderson (Aaron L. Bienkorb Professor Emeritus of International Studies, Government and Asian Studies, Cornell University), the author of Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism ([1983], rev. ed. 1991), The Spectre of Comparisons: Nationalism, Southeast Asia, and the World (1998), and Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imagination (2007). Papers related to Professor Anderson’s interests are strongly encouraged.
We ask that prospective presenters submit a one-page abstract and curriculum
vitae by September 1, 2008 to: seapgradconference@gmail.com
Final papers will be due by October 10, 2008. Papers should be in English with a reading time of no more than 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes of discussion).
All abstracts should be limited to one page (using 1" margins on all sides, Times New Roman, and 12pt font size), including examples and references, and submitted as attachments, in Word format only. The filename should be unique. You should use your first name's initial and your last name to name your abstract. For example: John Smith's abstract would be named jsmith.doc. The subject of the message should specify "Abstract", and the body should include the following information:
A limited number of modest travel grants are available. Please indicate in your email when you submit the abstract if you would like to apply for a travel grant.
Final papers will be due by October 10, 2008. Papers should be in English with a reading time of no more than 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes of discussion).
All abstracts should be limited to one page (using 1" margins on all sides, Times New Roman, and 12pt font size), including examples and references, and submitted as attachments, in Word format only. The filename should be unique. You should use your first name's initial and your last name to name your abstract. For example: John Smith's abstract would be named jsmith.doc. The subject of the message should specify "Abstract", and the body should include the following information:
- author's name(s), affiliation and e-mail address
- title of abstract
- discipline(s)
A limited number of modest travel grants are available. Please indicate in your email when you submit the abstract if you would like to apply for a travel grant.