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Call for Papers: Mobility, Creativity, and Collectivity: Making Sites in Contemporary Korean Visual Culture The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 24–26, 2016
Posted on: 12.12.2015
With the generous support of the Academy of Korean Studies, the Department of Asian Studies and the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem are hosting an international conference on contemporary Korean visual culture with a special emphasis on communicative spaces.
The transnational movement of people, capital, and commodities constantly reshapes the social landscape of Korea(s)—a landscape in which the state(s), citizens, and migrants often use visual means in responding to the changing social reality. Taking mobility, creativity, and collectivity as underlying themes, the conference aims to explore visual forms and media that produce meaningful sites (physical and virtual) for various communities in contemporary Korea(s). “Sites,” in this sense, can be a permanent or temporary space that embodies the collective experience of social changes in visual terms.
The conference intends to capture the vibrancy of visual culture in Korea(s) to see the ways in which “sites” are produced. Some of the questions we would like to explore in the conference are:
-What are the characteristics of and trends in visual culture in Korea that concern “sites”?
-What creative capability do visual forms and media have in articulating social issues?
-What are the roles of both producers and participants in creating the “sites”?
-What are the effects of these sites for communities?
We welcome individual papers and panel proposals from scholars and practitioners working in various disciplines, including (but not limited to) art history, cinema, media studies, theatre, cultural studies, anthropology, and geography, who explore the aforementioned themes and questions from interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives. Consideration will be given to papers that investigate both traditional and new visual media such as painting, sculpture, architecture, performance, photography, film, video art, design, and graphic art (posters, comics, webtoons, etc.).
Topics for consideration include but are not limited to:
Public space and publicness
Urban architecture and design
Migration and citizenship
Gentrification and social equality
Policies and practices on cultural heritage
Ecology and environment
Gender, class, and ethnic identity
Propaganda and censorship
Diasporic sites
Political memory and trauma
Submission Guidelines
A successful proposal addresses the conference theme clearly and is analytical rather than descriptive.
Abstract deadline: January 15, 2016
Send abstracts of no more than 300 words and a short bio (50–100 words) to: koreanvisualculture@gmail.com
Successful applicants will be notified by: February 25, 2016
Submission deadline for working papers: May 5, 2016
Paper length: 4,000–5,000 words
Special Notes
Each presenter is responsible for her/his flying cost to Jerusalem.
We provide hotel and accommodations for all participants for three nights.
Free guided tour to the Old City is provided for all participants.
Further inquiries about the conference can be sent to the conference organizer, Dr. Jooyeon Rhee: koreanvisualculture@gmail.com
Louis Frieberg Post-doctoral Fellowships at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Department of Asian Studies
Posted on: 08.01.2015
The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies offers post-doctoral fellowships for the year 2015-2016. The post-docs are open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences specializing in East Asia, especially China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. Fellowships are granted for one academic year or one term with the possibility of extension for an additional year. The starting date of the visit should not be later than four years after receipt of the Doctoral Degree; the fellow must hold a valid Doctoral Degree no later than September 2015.
Contact: Louis Frieberg Post-doctoral Fellowships
The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies offers post-doctoral fellowships for the year 2015-2016. The post-docs are open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences specializing in East Asia, especially China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia.
Fellowships are granted for one academic year or one term with the possibility of extension for an additional year. The starting date of the visit should not be later than four years after receipt of the Doctoral Degree; the fellow must hold a valid Doctoral Degree no later than September 2015.
The fellowship consists of a monthly stipend (tax free) of $1,500, paid in Israeli NIS and linked to the “representative rate of exchange.” Fellows are entitled to one airline ticket (economy class, up to 1500$) for a direct flight from their home town to Israel and back.
The fellows are expected to teach one semesterial course at the Hebrew University (for additional payment, according to the Hebrew University regulations). The ability to teach a course in Hebrew is welcome, but is not a prerequisite for attaining the fellowship. The fellows are also expected to actively participate in the life and activities of the Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies. The fellows will present their research at the department seminar of the Asian Studies Department, and possibly at other relevant forums. Any work outside the Hebrew University would be allowed only after specific approval by the Frieberg Center.
Applicants should submit one hard copy and an electronic copy- in one file- of their application to the address below, no later than March 31, 2015. The application must include:
1. CV
2. Research plan
3. A sample of applicant’s publications (if relevant)
4. Two letters of recommendation
The applicant should indicate the names and positions of the recommenders, but the letters of recommendation should be sent by the recommenders directly to the email address below.
Please send materials to:
The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies
Rm 6300, The Faculty of Humanities
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mt. Scopus Jerusalem 91905
ISRAEL
For questions and further info please contact eacenter@mail.huji.ac.il<mailto:eacenter@mail.huji.ac.il>
http://www.eacenter.huji.ac.il/uploaded/fck/frieberg%20post-doc%202015-16.pdf
Website: http://www.eacenter.huji.ac.il/uploaded/fck/frieberg%20post-doc%202015-16.pdf
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Posting Date: 12/29/2014
Closing Date 03/29/2015
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The Cultural Geography of the Hallyu: Mapping the World through Korean Popular Culture
Posted on: 05.11.2013
(b) Audience reception/perception of, and fandom of Korean popular culture.
(c) Technologies (audio, visual, textual, etc.) and techniques (visual compositions, textual narrations, rhetoric, etc.) of constructing geopolitical particularities and universalities of Korea.
(d) Industry, policies, and promotions involving the production of the geopolitical imaginations of Korea.
(e) Korean popular culture dissemination and the construction of alternative geopolitics.
Dr. Jooyeon Rhee, Dr. Nissim Otmazgin, and Mrs. Irina Lyan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Park Gil-Sung and Prof. Oh Ingyu, Korea University
Dept. of East Asian Studies
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mt. Scopus 91905 Jerusalem, Israel
Phone: 972-(0)-2-591-8258
Email: koreanwavemiddleeast@gmail.com
The World Association of Hallyu Studies (WAHS) Calls for Papres for its 2nd Middle East Conference
Posted on: 26.08.2013
The Cultural Geography of the Hallyu: Mapping the World through Korean Popular Culture
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, May 13-15, 2014.
The popularity of Korean films, TV dramas, pop music, and online games has been phenomenal, continuously reaching audience in many parts of the world. It has also gained scholarly attention from researchers beyond Korean studies who approach the content and the phenomenon of Hallyu from multiple perspectives. In response to the growing interest in Hallyu among scholars of popular culture, media studies, gender studies, spectatorship, and visual culture, The Department of East Asian Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and The World Association of Hallyu Studies (WAHS) is hosting the second international conference on Hallyu, focusing on the ways in which Korean popular culture produces a new geopolitical knowledge about Korea and map out social and cultural lives of audience inside and outside Korea.
Visual media plays a significant role in mediating the knowledge of place, space, distance, and scale; and produces meanings of individual and national identity, nationhood, and the worlds imaginary map. The conference, the cultural geography of Hallyu, is an attempt to examine how the mapping of representations and realities of Korea is constructed through Hallyu; how it generates and mediates knowledge about Korean culture and society; and finally how it helps people to imagine their position (both physical and cognitive) in the world vis-a-vis Korea.
We welcome individual papers and panel proposals from scholars working in various genres of Korean popular culture and cultural geography, including (but not limited to) film studies, gender and race studies, media studies, cultural studies, political science, etc. whose interest fits in one or more of the following issues:
(a) Representation, distribution, circulation of spatial senses of Korea in the world.
(b) Audience reception/perception of, and fandom of Korean popular culture.
(c) Technologies (audio, visual, textual, etc.) and techniques (visual compositions, textual narrations, rhetoric, etc.) of constructing geopolitical particularities and universalities of Korea.
(d) Industry, policies, and promotions involving the production of the geopolitical imaginations of Korea.
(e) Korean popular culture dissemination and the construction of alternative geopolitics.
Proposals (both individual and panel proposals), including name, institutional affiliation, the title of the paper, and an abstract of 500 words maximum (with relevant keywords listed), should be sent by November 15, 2013 to KoreanWaveMiddleEast@gmail.com . Successful applicants would be asked to send their complete paper of 6,000 words (including bibliography and footnotes) at least three weeks prior to the conference. The organizers will make an effort to secure funding for accommodations to presenters from abroad.
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Jooyeon Rhee, Dr. Nissim Otmazgin, and Mrs. Irina Lyan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Park Gil-Sung and Prof. Oh Ingyu, Korea University
Hallyu in Middle East
Dept. of East Asian Studies
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mt. Scopus 91905 Jerusalem, Israel
Phone: 972- (0)- 2-591-8258
Email: koreanwavemiddleeast@gmail.com
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for tenure-track appointment in the fields of East Asian Studies
Posted on: 24.11.2012
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem invites applications for tenure-track appointment in the fields of East Asian Studies with preference to Japanese or Korean Studies
Successful candidates (Ph.D. required, postdoctoral training highly desirable)are expected to conduct independent and original research at the highest academic level, demonstrate academic leadership, apply for Israeli and international research grants, and cooperate with other researchers within the Faculty of Humanities and other Faculties.
Candidates are requested to apply in writing to:
Professor Reuven Amitai, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
Applicants should provide:
(1) Cover letter
(2) Confirmation of receipt of degree
(3) Curriculum Vitae (Please use – CV form)
(4) Current list of publications (Please use – List of Publication form)
(5) 2-3 page statement of research plans + a statement of teaching plans
(6) Teaching evaluations (if available, from the past three years)
(7) 2 representative publications
(8) Letters of recommendation from 2 referees to be sent directly to the Dean’s office
- Additional information and forms may be found in the Faculty of Humanities website www.hum.huji.ac.il and in the following announcement http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/upload/_FILE_1351683832.pdf
Complete applications must be submitted by 1.1.2013
Address: Professor Reuven Amitai, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel
Finalists may be requested to deliver a lecture on the subject of their research
Rank to be determined according to the candidate’s qualifications
– The Hebrew University is an equal opportunity employer –
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International Association for Contemporary Korea Studies 