Date and time:
2013-08-28 - 2013-09-30
Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies (BAAS) operates and as an institutional alliance of the University departments, the activities of which comprise studying and/or research in the field of Asian, Middle Eastern, African or Oriental studies. Presently it has five members: Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Studies (Tallinn University), Centre for Oriental Studies (Tartu University), Department for Asian Studies (University of Latvia), Centre of Oriental Studies (Vilnius University), Centre of …Asian Studies (Vytautas Magnus University).
The first BAAS conference aims to bring together scholars (no less than MA holders) of Asia, Middle East and Africa from the Baltic states and their international partners for the discussion of various aspects of Asian, Middle Eastern, African, and Oriental cultures and societies. The organisers invite panels from literary theorists, historians, anthropologists, sociologists, philosophers, art and religion historians that are based on original research in specific cases. We encourage submissions both region-based and from across regions, including but by no means limited to:
• Religion and philosophy
• History and civilization
• Politics and modern society
• Anthropology, sociology and ethnology
• Literature and translation studies
• Buddhist studies
• Art and visual culture
• Traditional knowledge systems
Panel submissions
Panel submissions are due by September 30, 2013, and should be submitted to the BAAS Board Secretary by email at valdas.jaskunas@oc.vu.lt. Panel proposals must include: 1) a working title of the panel; 2) a description of the issues addressed in the panel as a whole and the rationale for the panel; 3) a list of tentative presenters; 4) the full name, affiliation and CV of the panel coordinator. Panels may comprise no less than three papers. Coordinators of the selected panels will be contacted by email by October 15, 2013.
Call for panels will be followed by call for papers, the deadline for which is November 15, 2013.
Funding
There is no registration fee. Transportation to and from Vilnius is the responsibility of the participant. Coverage of accomodation fees for the presenters and key-note speakers will be applied for funding as soon as paper submission is finished but not later than December 1, 2013.
Web link: http://baasconference2014.wordpress.com/call-for-panels/