Call for Papers
2019 Japan Studies
Association of Canada Annual
Conference
“Japan and the
Environment: Lessons for the World”
The
Departments
of History and Geography and the Environment at Mount Allison
University (https://www.mta.ca/Prospective/Default.aspx) are pleased to host the 2019 Japan
Studies of Canada (JSAC) Annual Conference, October 3-6, 2019.
Mount Allison is
one of Canada’s premier undergraduate universities, located in
beautiful
Sackville New Brunswick, 10 km from the Nova Scotia border (https://sackville.com/).
Scholars,
students, and all interested parties are welcome.
Our theme will be “Japan
and the Environment: Lessons
for the World.” At this point in the early 21st
century, we confront
the threat of climate change that is both immediate and
historically
unprecedented. As a nation that is part of the Pacific “Ring
of Fire” and is
therefore no stranger to extreme climactic and seismic events,
Japan’s
experience both historically and contemporarily may offer
valuable insights in
understanding how we have arrived at this point and provide
suggestions as to
how we can address the challenges that lie before us.
The issues surrounding
climate change and global
warming manifest themselves at all levels of society, from
cultural and social
practices to economic activity and domestic and foreign
policy. In choosing this
theme, we encourage research that is comparative,
interdisciplinary, and that
connects Japan with the larger world. Papers on any subject
related to Japan
are welcome but we especially encourage submissions related
but nor restricted
to the following subthemes:
Philosophy,
Religion, and Aesthetics
Language and Literature
Fine and
Performing Arts
Popular Culture
and Mass Media
Environmental
Studies
Economic
Development and Sustainability
Energy Policy,
Security, and Safety
Education
Agriculture and
Foodways
Those interested in
presenting a paper at the 2019
conference should send Owen Griffiths (ogriffiths@mta.ca)
the following by June 30, 2019:
·
Full
name(s) as you
would like it to appear in the program
·
Affiliation
(including
co-presenters)
·
Paper
title
·
250-500-word
abstract