First Call for Papers
2021 Japan Studies Association of Canada Annual Conference
“The Impacts of Japan and Canada Hosting the World: Catalyzing Change
through Cultural, Economic, Political, and Sporting Events”
The Department of Geography & Environmental
Studies, and the Modern Languages program at Thompson Rivers University (https://www.tru.ca/) are pleased to
host the 2021 Japan Studies of Canada
(JSAC) Annual Conference, from Thursday, September 30 to Sunday, October 3,
2021, with a Saturday night banquet, and an optional post-conference field trip
on Sunday, October 3 to Lillooet. Scholars, students, and all interested
parties are welcome. Students are
encouraged to enter two competitions for cash awards: the Princess Takamado
Essay Award competition (for graduate students, organized by the Prince
Takamado Japan Centre for Teaching and Research at the University of Alberta),
and the Klaus Pringsheim presentation competition for
undergraduate and graduate students. Note:
this conference was originally scheduled for July 2020 but was postponed due to
Covid-19.
TRU (https://www.tru.ca/) just finished 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 “The
Impacts of Japan and Canada Hosting the World: Catalyzing Change through
Cultural, Economic, Political, and Sporting Events.” Japan has hosted World Expos, the 1964 Summer
Olympics, the 2019 G20 Summit, and it will tentatively host the postponed 2020
Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in July 2021. 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 or cancelling 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 2021 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, History, 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 as a Word document) to Cara Cadre
(ccadre@tru.ca) by May 31, 2021.
1. In the email subject line please type “JSAC PANEL…” and your name
2. Add names and affiliations of participants if
known.
For individual or co-authored papers, please send Cara
Cadre (ccadre@tru.ca) the
following by June 30, 2021:
1. In the email subject line please type “JSAC ABSTRACT”
and your name
2. Full name(s) (including co-presenters) as you would
like it (them) to appear in the program
3. Affiliation (including those of co-presenters)
4. Your email address
5. Your abstract
(as an attachment in Word, maximum 250 words)
Please send your abstract and the above information to ccadre@tru.ca
The deadline for abstracts is June 30, 2021
Note: This conference will be offered online if we cannot safely meet
due to Covid-19.
We look forward to seeing you in person this fall in
Kamloops!
Sincerely,
Tom Waldichuk & Cara Cadre (Conference Organizers)