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Call for Papers "East Meets West" Asian Conference on the Arts and Humanities International Academic Forum Osaka (Japan) 18-21 June 2010 __________________________________________________ The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the inaugural Asian Conference on the Arts and Humanities, to be held from June 18-21 2010, at the Ramada Hotel, Osaka, Japan. The aim of ACAH 2010 is to encourage academics and scholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum encouraging respectful dialogue. This international conference will bring together a number of university scholars working throughout Japan, Asia, and beyond to share ideas. ACAH 2010 will afford the opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, and networking across higher education. It is hoped that academics working in Japan and Asia will be encouraged to forge working relationships with each other, as well as with colleagues from Europe and the US, facilitating partnerships across borders. Theme The theme of the Inaugural Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities is 'East Meets West', which is a response to the ongoing process of globalization and its implications. It offers an opportunity to search for similarities of ideas that may enhance international understanding on the one hand and for differences in culture that may have to be accepted as irreconcilable on the other. Racial and religious disagreement, culturally contrasting ways of dealing with social, economic, and political problems, exacerbated by the forces of globalization, combine to exert enormous pressure on the systems that have been created to manage human affairs on this planet. This conference is dedicated to the cross-cultural exploration of the interconnectedness of the central questions involved in order to generate new ideas and fresh approaches that will be relevant and constructive as support for the emerging generation of thinkers, educators, and global leaders. The organizers encourage submissions that approach this questions from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage submissions within and across a variety of disciplines and fields related to Arts and Humanities, including the following: - Anthropology - American Studies - Archeology - Architecture - Art - Art History - Dance - English - Ethnic Studies - Film - Folklore - Geography - Graphic Design - History - Landscape Architecture - Languages - Literature - Linguistics - Music - Performing Arts - Philosophy - Postcolonial Identities - Religion - Second Language Studies - Speech/Communication - Theatre - Visual Arts - Other Areas of Arts and Humanities, including interdisciplinary research Submissions Abstracts should be 250-500 words in length and will be blind reviewed by a voluntary team of peer reviewers. Authors are limited to one abstract submission, whether as lead or secondary author. Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 January 2010 Results of abstract reviews returned to authors: 1 February 2010 Deadline for submission of full papers: 1 April 2010 Deadline for full conference registration payment: 1 May 2010 ACAH Conference: 18-21 June 2010 For details see the conference website: http://acah.iafor.org Contact: Prof. Stuart DB Picken, Conference Chair International Academic Forum (IAFOR) 14-1 Ohishi Kataba Kitanagoya, Aichi 481-0002 Japan Email: [email protected] Web: http://acah.iafor.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
