CALL FOR PAPERS

NAJS 2019: "Naming an Era"--The Fifteenth Conference of the Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society (NAJS), 23-24 May, 2019 at the Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Turku, Finland.


You are most welcome to the Fifteenth Annual NAJS Conference. Reflecting the occasion of the end of the Heisei period, and the Japanese government selecting a new era name in Spring 2019, papers summing up the recent history of Japan and/or focusing on trends that have relevance for the future of the country are especially welcome. We also invite paper proposals on other topics related to contemporary Japanese society and culture, including politics, economy and business, sociology and anthropology, popular culture, literature, religion, and art. Proposals from scholars based in Scandinavia, Japan and beyond are welcome.


More information can be found on the conference web pages: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-social-sciences/ceas/najs


NAJS website: https://nordicjapan.wordpress.com/conference-2019/

Before sending your abstract, please read the guide for participation here: https://nordicjapan.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/guidelines_for_participation_najs_2019.pdf

Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2019

You will be notified if your abstract has been accepted by: 1 March 2019

Deadline for full papers: 27 April 2019


Please submit abstracts through the online submission
system: https://konsta.utu.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&tap=5311


Contact e-mail: najs@utu.fi <mailto:najs@utu.fi>


Best Regards,
Annamari Konttinen, University Teacher, Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Turku, Finland, and
The Steering Committee of NAJS (Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society)