CFP: 13th Conf of North American Taiwan Studies Assoc (Madison; 30 Jan; 8-10 June)

The 13th Annual Conference of North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA)
*An international and cross-disciplinary conference*
- Date: June 8-10, 2007
- Venue: University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
- Submission Deadline: November 30, 2006
- Acceptance notification: January 20, 2007

[Call for Papers]

Part A. 2007 Main Theme
Taiwan in the Nexus of 'Empires'

Part B. 2007 Other Major Themes
1. Political Corruption and Democratic Consolidation in Taiwan: issues of specific interest include political corruption, judicial corruption, democratic consolidation, constitutional reformation, the social responsibilities of academics and intellectuals, and the role of the media in shaping a mature democracy.

2. Justice and Peace in Taiwan: issues of specific interest include the phenomenon and consequences of increasing wealth disparity, the treatment of foreigners/foreign laborers, phenomenon and consequences of stereotypes
about and/or prejudice against gender roles, sexual orientation, and ethnic minorities, the prospect of achieving full equality/equity for marginalized groups (such as the aforementioned ones), peace studies, the
relationship between justice and the maintenance of peace, and the role of civil society (NPO/NGO) and religion in achieving and defeating aforementioned justice, equality/equity, and peace.

3. Reflection and Critique on Taiwan as an Information Society: issues of specific interest include the social consequences and environmental impact of technological innovation and practice, ethical issues in an information
society, intellectual property, privacy, medical ethics, cyber-culture and new media, and generational differences.

Part C. Other Topics
Please note that those who wish to pursue topics in Taiwan Studies that are not listed above may do so, but they are required to organize their own panels and submit panel proposals together with individual paper
abstracts.

Conference contributors may be eligible for travel grants; details will be announced on the website in February 2007.
For details of the submission guideline and more information, please see the NATSA website at http://www.na-tsa.org. Enquiries may be made to the NATSA Secretary: secretary@na-tsa.org.

We know that together we can make the 2007 Conference an intellectually exciting and rewarding experience and we look forward to receiving your proposals.

North American Taiwan Studies Association
email: secretary@na-tsa.org
Visit the website at http://www.na-tsa.org