17th Annual Conference on Asian Studies - Interpretation and Misinterpretation
The Department of Asian Studies at Palacký University Olomouc is currently accepting proposals for its 17th Annual Conference on Asian Studies (ACAS) to be held on November 24–25, 2023 in Olomouc, Czech Republic and online.
The general theme of the conference this year is “Interpretation and Misinterpretation”. We welcome contributions that concern any issue that relates to the theme and focus on any aspect of cultures or societies in Asia as well as their diasporic manifestations.
We seek both synchronic and diachronic perspectives from anthropology, the arts, cultural geography, history, international relations, linguistics, literary studies, philosophy, political science, religion studies, sociology, and other fields in the humanities and social sciences. We also welcome interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary investigations.
We invite proposals in the following formats: ① individual papers, ② organized panels consisting of 3–4 papers, and ③ alternative formats (e.g., roundtable discussion, book presentation, film screening). The working language of the conference is English.
The proposals should be submitted in the form of abstracts. The deadline for abstract submission is June 30, 2023. Please submit your abstract via our EasyChair Submission Page. You will need to have/create an account on the EasyChair website to be able to make a submission. In the submission form, please state whether you intend to participate in the conference on-site or online.
Below, you can find more information regarding each participation format.