Any of you that are working with connections among Hmong groups (e.g.
transnationalism, intra-Asian migration, etc.) may be interested in
submitting an abstract to the small conference below. It seems that
transnational work with the Hmong in different parts of Southeast Asia
and/or China might be ideal for this conference.

Best,

Jacob Hickman

Call for papers on Asian Connections

China-South Asia International Cultural Forum

Delhi, India Dec 4-5, 2009


We invite paper proposals in the realm of modern economic, cultural and
political linkages between Asian societies (not necessarily on China and India).
While much study has taken place on the early and early modern history of
relations of these societies, for example in the maritime history of the Indian
Ocean, these panels will focus on more modern and contemporary relationships.
Moreover, non-state relationships and connections emphasizing flows and
connections of people, economic and popular cultural relationships will be
favoured over diplomatic, state-to-state or high cultural/intellectual
relationships between nations.

In recent years, ASEAN +3 and the East Asian Summit (ASEAN+6) have been emerging
as the core of regional activity. Our conception of Asia, however, does not
refer to a well bounded entity or a cartographic whole. Rather we seek to
discover the areas and nodes of dense interactions across the region. This
conception of a region is not static but changes as others with growing
inter-connections are brought into the sphere of co-ordination or potential
co-ordination. The goal is to see processes of regional formation (or
deformation) in Asia.

We are planning to accept 6-8 papers divided into 2 or 3 panels. Complete papers
of no more than 20 pages must be submitted by Nov 4, 2009. The selected
presenters will receive economy class travel fare and lodging expenses for three
nights. While we reserve the right to choose individual papers, scholars may
refer to other submissions that cohere with their topics (which we will consider
in forming panels). Interested scholars should submit a proposal abstract of
300-500 words and a short 2-3 CV to the following address by July 31, 2009
(email submission will be accepted):

Prasenjit Duara, c\o Brenda Lim
Director of Research
Humanities and Social Sciences
National University of Singapore
University Hall #05-02G
Singapore, 119077
Tel: (65) 6516 6012
Fax: (65) 6872 0830/6775 6467
Email: dprpd@... <mailto:dprpd@...>


Adm Officer, Brenda Lim (brendalim@...
<mailto:brendalim@...> ) is on leave until July 1.

Till then please communicate with Christy Lim dprlpx@...
<mailto:dprlpx@...> ).