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First Call for Papers > > 5th EAST ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN ALTERNATIVE GEOGRAPHY (EARCAG) > Seoul, Korea, 13-16 December 2008 > > > > > Following four successful conferences between 1999 and 2006, the fifth East > Asian Regional Conference in Alternative Geography (EARCAG) will be held in > Seoul, Korea, 13-16 December 2008. The aim of the conference is to provide a > forum for scholar from all parts of the world to discuss and debate critically > urban and regional issues in East Asia. > > > > Themes > > > > There are two main themes in this conference. The first main theme is > ³Searching for a ŒGlobalpolis¹, as a progressive urban utopia, in the era of > globalization.² Cities in East Asia have become increasingly globalized for > the last decade. Along with the spread of neoliberal variant of globalization, > the global(izing) cities in East Asia have faced increasing numbers of > problems associated with growing spatial and social inequalities, dissolution > of existing urban communities, increasing inter-ethnic or inter-cultural > tensions, etc. As a way of finding resolutions to these problems, we suggest > to imagine a progressive and alternative urban utopia, which we call a > ³Globalpolis². Under this theme, we can tackle the following issues. > > - Flows, networks and transnational urbanism > > - Critical evaluations of the discourses of global city, creative city, > innovative cities etc. > > - Humanistic visions for ³Globalpolis² > > - Urban historicity and cultural heritage > > - Power, identity and the city > > - Critique of neo-liberal urbanization > > - Alternative urban governance > > - Social activism and civic space > > - Gentrification, urban (re)development and mega urban project > > - Urban environment and sustainable cities > > To be addedŠ > > > > The second main theme is ³Re-imagining the national territories in East Asia.² > Existing territoriality of the national politico-economic communities in East > Asia have been increasingly challenged by growing movement of capital, people, > knowledge and goods across national boundaries. At the same time, however, > nationalistic sentiments and national identities have been strengthened due to > recent geopolitical changes in this region. What has happened in the East > Asian nations and states in terms of their territorialities in relation to the > increasing transnationalization of social, political, cultural and economic > activities? Under this theme, we can address the following issues. > > - Historical and geographical construction of national territoriality > > - State, power and national territories > > - Transnationalism and reorganization of national territories > > - Spatial and scalar restructuring of the state > > - Decentralization and the changing nature of center-local relations > > - Nationalism/transnationalism and landscape > > To be addedŠ > > > In addition to these main themes, this conference aims to question and > contextualize every issue in the development of critical and alternative > geography in East Asia. Examples of other relevant issues are: > - Political economies of development > - Global economic changes and uneven regional development > - Globalization, agriculture and rural development > - Critical geopolitics in East Asia > - Globalization and regionalization in East Asia > - Innovation, cluster and agglomeration economy > - Nature and environment > - Gender and spaces of difference > - Geographies of social movement > - History of geographical practice and thoughts > - entrepreneurial city and place-marketing > > ŠŠ > > The above list is just for illustration, not limitation. We strongly encourage > the participants to mobilize your geographical imagination beyond them. > > > Papers and organized sessions are welcome from everyone, geographers and > non-geographers alike, from any disciplinary areas. > > > > > > Date > > > > 13 ~ 15 December, 2008: Parallel Sessions > > 16 December, 2008: Field trip > > > > Venues > > > > This conference is hosted by Seoul National University (13-14 December, 2008) > and the University of Seoul (15 December, 2008). > > > > Keynote Speakers > > To be selected soon. > > > > Steering Committee > > > > Byung-Doo Choi (Deagu University, South Korea) > > Chu-joe Hsia (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) > > Jinn-yuh Hsu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) > > Fujio Mizuoka (Hitotshbashi University, Japan) > > Toshio Mizuuchi (Osaka City University, Japan) > > Wing-Shing Tang (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong) > > Jim Glassman (University of British Columbia, Canada) > > Bae-Gyoon Park (Seoul National University, South Korea) > > > > > > Local Organizing Committee > > > > Bae-Gyoon Park (Department of Geography Education, Seoul National University) > > Byung-Doo Choi (Department of Geography Education, Daegu University) > > Kyoung Park (Department of Digital Economics, Mokwon University) > > Seong-Paik Lee (Department of Philosophy, University of Seoul) > > Hyun-Jae Lee (Institute for Humanities, University of Seoul) > > To be addedŠ > > > > > > Registration > > > > Those wishing to attend this conference must register by 30 August 2008. The > registration form will be attached in the 2nd call, which will be issued by > the end of March 2008. > > > > > > Abstracts > > > > Those wishing to present a paper are invited to submit by E-mail the TITLE and > ABSRACTS (ca. 500 words) by 30 August 2008. The recipient of the email will be > announced in the 2nd call. > > > > > > Organized Sessions > > > > Those planning to organize a SESSION or SESSIONS must contact Dr. Bae-Gyoon > Park ([log in to unmask]) by 31 July 2008, with title and description of the > session(s) and the names of prospective presenters. > > > > > > Official Language > > > > The official language of the EARCAG is English. All the papers are to be > presented and discussed in English, except for the closing session on the last > day of the conference, in which the translation services for English, Korean, > Chinese and Japanese will be provided. > > > > > > Registration Fee > > > > Participants from South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore > > US$100 (faculty) US$50 (student) > > Participants from Rest of Asia, East Europe, Latin America and Africa > > US$60 (faculty) US$30 (student) > > Participants from North America, West Europe and Japan (G7 Group) > > US$120 (faculty) US$60 (student) > > > > The fee includes two receptions, lunches during the conference, coffee breaks > and a conference packet with conference proceedings. Field trips must be paid > separately. > > > > All the fees listed here are provisional and subject to change. The payment > details will be announced in the 2nd call. > > > > > > Accommodation > > To be announced in the 2nd call. > > > > > > Field trip > > To be announced in the 2nd call. > > > > > > Important Deadlines > > > > Organizing paper session 31 July 2008 > > Registration 30 August 2008 > > Submission of abstracts 30 August 2008 > > -- Lawrence D. Berg, D.Phil. The Centre for Social, Spatial & Economic Justice http://www.chrdi.org/CSSEJ/cssejsite/Welcome.html Community, Culture and Global Studies University of British Columbia 3333 University Way Kelowna, BC, Canada, V1V 1V7 Voice: +1 250.807.9392, Fax: +1 250.807.8001 Email: [log in to unmask] WEB: http://www.chrdi.org/ldb/index.html Editor: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies http://www.acme-journal.org Co-Leader: BC Disabilities Health Research Network http://www.dhrn.ca >