The Executive Committee of the Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ) invites proposals for panels, roundtables, and individual papers to be presented at the 2024 Asian Studies Conference Japan. Next year's conference will be held on the Yotsuya Campus of Sophia University on Saturday & Sunday, July 6 & 7.

 

As in past years, all presentations are to be delivered in English. Proposals may be submitted online between September 15 and October 31. Results will be announced by late December.

 

Each participant is allowed to present only one panel or individual paper during the conference. (This restriction applies to co-authored and co-presented papers.) Furthermore, during the conference, presenters may also be the chair of their own panel or of another one, but no presenter should be the discussant for their own panel. Presenters may be the discussant for a different panel.

 

The forms and further information are available at:
https://ascjapan.org/conference/

 

Submission Categories

Panels are proposed by individual scholars around a common subject. A complete panel includes up to five participants (three or four paper presenters and one or more chair/discussants). Panel proposals should include a 250-word (maximum) abstract from each participant as well as a 250-word (maximum) statement that explains the session as a whole. Only complete panels will be considered for acceptance.

 

Roundtables offer an opportunity for participants to discuss a specific theme, issue or significant recent publication. A maximum of six active participants is recommended. While a roundtable proposal will not be asdetailed as a panel proposal, it should explain fully the purpose, themes or issues, and scope of the session.

 

Individual papers give scholars an opportunity to participate in the conference even if they are not able to put together a complete panel. Papers may be co-authored. However, only the names of registered participants will appear on the program. 

 

The Executive Committee encourages members to submit proposals that, by focusing on more than one region or by drawing on more than one discipline, will attract a broad range of scholarly interest. Suggestions for innovative alternatives to the panels, individual papers and roundtables described above are also encouraged.

 

The Executive Committee also strongly encourages graduate student participation and will give favorable consideration to panels that embed students alongside more seasoned scholars. 

 

Since 2014 the ASCJ has awarded the L.B. Grove Graduate Student Paper Prize. For details on this competition please see the "Conference" section of the ASCJ website. To be considered for this prize the student must be enrolled in a degree program at a Japanese university and be accepted as a presenter at the ASCJ 2024 Conference. The deadline for submission of the completed paper is June 15, 2024. The winner will be announced at the time of the keynote lecture.

 

I and my colleagues on the Executive Committee look forward to seeing you in Tokyo in 2024.

 

Christian Hess

ASCJ President

ascjconf@gmail.com

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Christopher Bondy  
Associate Dean of Students
Senior Associate Professor of Sociology

International Christian University (ICU)
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TOKYO 181-8585, JAPAN

bondy@icu.ac.jp
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