Forwarded from the web site of the The Strategic Alliance for Asian Studies
at http://www.asia-alliance.org/
BLACKS AND ASIANS IN THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD: A CONVERSATION ACROSS
FIELDS
Boston University
11/4-2003
CALL FOR PAPERS
The African American Studies Program at Boston University invites proposals
for individual papers and complete panels for its second annual
international conference on global connections between Blacks and Asians.
Recent work in the fields of Asian American studies, African American
studies, Asian studies, and African studies has increased our knowledge of
the influence of African and Asian descent populations on the creation of
the modern world and called into question Euro-centric models of historical
development. Yet, scholars in each of these fields may have little
opportunity for sharing developments in the others that could inform their
own work. Therefore, this conference seeks to create a forum for
intellectual exchange that promotes cross-fertilization of
thinking, writing, and research between them.
The conference will center on connections between African and Asian descent
populations in the context of their impact on the modern world. We welcome
proposals for papers on these connections and comparative papers on how
Blacks and Asians have influenced world economic and cultural development
since the fifteenth century. We are also interested in papers that critique
the usefulness of concepts such as culture, civilization, gender, race, and
ethnicity for understanding the role of African and Asian descent
populations in history, and papers that analyze collective identities.
Although we strongly encourage the comparative approach, we will review
proposals for papers that focus on either group, and we welcome proposals
for panels of mixed presentations on Blacks and Asians.
To submit, please send a 250 word abstract together with a current
curriculum vita to Ronald K. Richardson, Director, African American Studies,
Boston University, 138 Mountfort Street, Brookline, MA 02446. You may submit
by email to Dr. Christine Loken-Kim at ([log in to unmask] ). To be considered
proposals must be received no later than October 15, 2002.
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