First Call for Papers
2020 Japan Studies Association of Canada Annual Conference
gThe Impacts of Japan and Canada Hosting the World: Catalyzing Change
through Cultural, Economic, Political, and Sporting Eventsh
The Department of Geography & Environmental
Studies, and the Modern Languages program at Thompson Rivers University (https://www.tru.ca/) are pleased to
host the 2020 Japan Studies of Canada
(JSAC) Annual Conference, from Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12, 2020, with
a Saturday night banquet, and an optional post-conference field trip from July
12 to 14 to New Denver, BC -- the site of the Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre.
Scholars, students, and all interested parties are welcome.
TRU (https://www.tru.ca/) is celebrating
its 50th year as an evolving centre of higher learning, with its
main campus located in Kamloops (https://www.kamloops.ca/) at the
confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers. It is located approximately
350km northeast of Vancouver in an area called Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc within the unceded region known as Secwépemc'ulucw,
of the Secwépemc people.
Our theme will be gThe
Impacts of Japan and Canada Hosting the World: Catalyzing Change through
Cultural, Economic, Political, and Sporting Events.h Japan has hosted World
Expos, the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 2019 G20 Summit, and it will host the 2020
Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Canada has also hosted similar mega events.
These events have led to major infrastructure projects, captured national and
international social and culture moments of change, and highlighted the role of
technology and economics during such events. How has hosting these large events
changed Japan and Canada in a regional, national, and international context?
What have been the impacts of other events, small or large, planned or
spontaneous, such as festivals, at the local, regional, and national level?
The 2020 JSAC conference will explore these questions
above but will also engage other topics related to the following themes:
Japanese Language;
Popular Culture & Mass Media;
Literature, Visual, and Performing Arts;
Economic Development & Sustainability;
Politics, Security & Safety;
Religion, Philosophy, and Culture: Architecture and
Aesthetics;
Regional Planning & Community Development;
Technology & Science;
Education;
Food & Agriculture;
Consumption
If you are interested in organizing a panel, roundtable, or workshop, please
send a title and abstract (maximum 250 words) to Cara Cadre (ccadre@tru.ca) by March 31, 2020.
· In
the email subject line please type gJSAC
PANELch and your name
If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send
Cara Cadre (ccadre@tru.ca) the
following by March 31, 2020:
· 1. Full
name(s) (including co-presenters) as you would like it(them) to appear in the
program
· 2. Affiliation
(including those of co-presenters)
· 3.Your
email address
· 4. Tentative
title
· In
the email subject line please type gJSAC
PRESENTATIONh and your name
·
· Please send your follow-up abstracts (maximum 250 words)
by May 31, 2020 to ccadre@tru.ca
· In
the email subject line please type gJSAC
ABSTRACTh and your name
We look forward to seeing you this summer in Kamloops!
Sincerely,
Tom Waldichuk & Cara Cadre (Conference Organizers)