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3rd Annual Arizona State University Graduate Conference on Asian Studies Oct 8-9 2010Marginalization and Othering: Asian centers, peripheries, and interstices
Asian societies are often perceived as being more focused on social harmony and cohesion in contrast to the Euro-American societies which are perceived as being focused on individual freedom and realization. Nevertheless, marginalization is a well-known social phenomenon in Asia, as those that do not conform to the perceived standard are excluded from a conceptual center group and relegated to the margins of society.
Among the many forms of marginalization that are present in Asia, we may find not only social marginalization from within Asian societies but also global marginalization brought about by European colonization, localized hegemonic systems (such as Sinitic cultural hegemony in East Asia), and marginalization by dominant modes of knowledge creation. How can those who have been marginalized speak or write about their marginal experience, as marginal experience itself includes lack of these and other skills considered important by the dominant groups? If the academy succeeds in appreciating the knowledge sytems of the marginalized then it will have access to different modes of knowledge creation and aesthetics which have been previously excluded, and which certainly contribute to the philosophical goal of academia: the dissemination and creation of knowledge for the benefit of human civilization.
The 3rd Annual Arizona State University Graduate Conference on Asian Studies seeks to address and confront all problems of marginalization in and of Asia, including but not limited to the above discussed modes of marginalization as well as such theoretical constructs as “knowledge societies”, those societies on the peripheries which have their own ways of life that integrate unique knowledge systems and cognitive modes. Interested graduate students currently enrolled in Masters or Doctoral programs are welcome to submit proposals. Submissions from places, societies, and groups which have traditionally received little attention in academia are welcomed, as are novel approaches, methodologies, and theoretical standpoints.
A proposal should consist of a 250 word abstract, institutional affiliation, and the full name of the presenter, and should be emailed to the organizing committee of the 3rd Annual Arizona State University Graduate Conference on Asian Studies at asianstudiesconference@gmail.com .