16th Annual Undergraduate Conference
Greater Philadelphia Asian Studies Consortium (GPASC)
Call for Proposals
Saturday, April 26, 2025
At Ursinus College, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Keynote presentation: Dr. Nora Suggs
Exploring the Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute)
Dr. Nora Suggs is a graduate of Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine. She performs, teaches and records on the shakuhachi, and has earned her Jun Shihan and Shihan certifications, and the Japanese performance name Nohraku, from Dai-Shihan James Nyoraku Schlefer in NYC. She has also studied with Dai-Shihan Kurahashi Yodo II of Kyoto and Dai-Shihan Dr. Riley Lee of Australia. She also plays Western flute and performs both instruments with the group Satori, which she directs, as well as in other configurations.
GPASC invites proposals for its annual undergraduate conference on Asian Studies. We ask undergraduate students to submit proposals of no more than 250 words on any topic in any discipline relating to any area of Asia: West, East, South, Southeast Asia, and the Asian Diaspora (including Asian America).
Please submit your proposals through the following linked form:
https://forms.gle/Pp8ptMgdf2fswze17
You will be asked for your name, email and other contact information, and the name and email of your faculty sponsor. Papers written for a course are welcome. Poster presentations are also welcome, as are proposals for group panels, roundtables, or creative presentations (e.g., video, performance). Students will be asked to identify a faculty mentor or sponsor in the proposal. There is no conference registration fee. We will respond to proposers and faculty sponsors as soon as possible after the deadline. Oral presentations should be timed for 12-15 minutes.
THE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS EXTENDED TO
MONDAY APRIL 14 (11:59 pm)
A total of $500 in prize money is available for awards for the outstanding papers of the conference. Priority for awards will be given to papers sent to mmizenko at ursinus.edu by MONDAY, APRIL 14.
This year’s conference will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, with coffee at 8:30 am. The conference will include lunch, a keynote presentation, and an announcement of awards. This is a great opportunity to network and to share your enthusiasm about Asian Studies.
Updates and information, including the conference schedule when available, will be sent to the GPASC mailing list and conference presenters, and posted at
https://phillyasia.blogspot.com/
Contact: Matthew Mizenko, Chair, GPASC
mmizenko at ursinus.edu (convert to email format)
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