CALL FOR PAPERS

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      In a year of possibility and new beginnings, SWCAS celebrates local and global communities of Asian Studies with a focus on "Voices and Visions: New Perspectives in Asian Studies." The conference is open to individual and panel proposals on all topics related to Asian Studies, but we especially welcome proposals that address diverse voices and visions that help us understand multiple aspects of Asia from renewed angles and perspectives. In particular, we invite proposals that establish new interdisciplinary conversations, promote previously marginalized perspectives, and consider the increasingly vital connections between Global Asia and the US.

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR INDIVIDUAL AND PANEL ABSTRACTS: July 1st, 2023

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Individual submission click here

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Panel submission click here

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Panel Proposals of three to four papers should include the following:

(1) a 300-word summary, including a brief description of each paper and the connection between them; (2) a list of participants, paper titles, affiliations, and e-mail addresses; and (3) mode of presentation (in-person or virtual)

[note: all panelists must present in the same mode]

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Individual Paper proposals should include the following:

(1) a paper title and 150-word abstract; (2) the presenter’s name, affiliation, and e-mail address; and (3) mode of presentation (in-person of virtual)

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SWCAS - Graduate Paper Prizes

(Southwest Conference on Asian Studies) 

Submission Deadline October 1, 2023

Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, a regional affiliate of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), will award the annual SWCAS Graduate Paper Prize for outstanding essay by graduate students in November 2023, during its Annual Meeting to be held at University of Houston (November 2-4).  

 

2023 SWCAS Prize for Graduate Student

This prize recognizes extraordinary graduate student scholarship in any area of Asian Studies. It is open to all students pursuing graduate studies in any discipline and in any area of research pertaining to Asian Studies.

 

Graduate students wishing to apply for the SWCAS Graduate Paper Prize should provide the complete paper by October 1, 2023.  The prize comes with a monetary award. 

The winner of the SWCAS Graduate Paper Prize along with runners-up for 
these awards, will be announced during the Annual Meeting.

 

 

Eligibility: 

 

Prizes are awarded for yet unpublished work. If submitted papers are part of a doctoral dissertation, the dissertation must be defended in 2023 or later. Graduate student authors do not have to attend a university in the SWCAS area to be eligible.

 

Students must participate in the Annual Meeting and must present their research virtually or in person in order to be eligible for the prize. Abstracts for the conference are due by July 1 at https://www.swcas.net

 

 
How to Submit your Paper for a Prize:

 

E-mail the paper to Aryendra Chakravartty, VP of SWCAS at chakravaa@sfasu.edu

 

Papers are only accepted as Microsoft Word documents or PDF files, should be about 17-25 pages in length, and should follow disciplinary formatting and citation style. PowerPoint, slides, and other formats are not accepted.

 

Paper Submission Deadline October 1, 2023

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Stephen Lee Field Undergraduate Prize

(Southwest Conference on Asian Studies) 

Submission Deadline October 1, 2023

 

Southwest Conference on Asian Studies, a regional affiliate of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), is proud to announce the inaugural Stephen Lee Field Undergraduate Paper Prize. SWCAS will award the prize for outstanding essay by an undergraduate student in November 2023, during its Annual Meeting to be held at University of Houston (November 2-4).  

 

The Stephen Lee Field Undergraduate Paper Prize is awarded to the best original paper by an undergraduate. Paper submissions should be between 10-25 pages double spaced and must be accompanied by a letter from the student’s professor or advisor confirming that the paper was written while the author was an undergraduate.

 

Students must participate in the Annual Meeting’s Undergraduate Poster Session in order to be eligible for the prize. Abstracts for the conference are due by July 1 at https://www.swcas.net

 

How to Submit your Paper for a Prize:

 

E-mail the paper to Aryendra Chakravartty, VP of SWCAS at chakravaa@sfasu.edu

 

Papers are only accepted as Microsoft Word documents or PDF files, should be about 10-25 pages in length, and should follow disciplinary formatting and citation style. PowerPoint, slides, and other formats are not accepted.

 

Paper Submission Deadline October 1, 2023