[Urbanstudy] University of Warwick events in July - ‘East Asian Cities and Globalization: The Past in the Present’

[Anu Rao]

*‘East Asian Cities and Globalization: The Past in the Present’, University
of Warwick. *There are two events associated with this project, each with
separate calls for papers:

*Event 1. Conference Event: ‘East Asian Cities and Globalization: The Past
in the Present’, **University of Warwick, July 9-10, 2011*

This workshop is part of the ESRC-funded network project ‘East Asian Cities
and Globalization: New Perspectives’ affiliated with the Global History and
Culture Centre at the University of
Warwick<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ghcc/>.
It aims to bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars working on
globalization and regionalism as it applies to city development,
urbanization, and urbanity in East Asia. While East Asia is a region rich
for such investigation, there has been little in the way of systematic
attempts to move beyond discipline-based enquiries into the forms and
processes of regionalism and globalization here. A major goal of this
workshop is to form a dialogue between disciplines, and identify different
types of trajectories that various East Asian cities have taken as they have
become wholly or partially enmeshed in the processes of globalization.

We welcome papers on both historical and contemporary themes and which may
focus on case studies of individual cities, or on the connections, networks
and flows between them. Topics might include legacies of
imperialism/colonialism, the rise of instant cities, ‘re-globalizing’
cities, cosmopolitanism, and consumer cultures.

Paper abstracts (500-700 words) and short CV (2-3 pages) should be sent to
c.a.hess at warwick.ac.uk, by April 4th 2011. Informal enquiries may be
directed to the same address. We aim to take selected publications forward
for publication. Participants will receive funding support for round trip
airfare to the UK, and accommodation and meals will also be provided.

*Event 2. Call for Participants: East Asian Cities and Globalization: New
Approaches, New Challenges Graduate Summer Workshop at the University of
Warwick, July 21-24, 2011

*This graduate workshop is for PhD students who are at an advanced stage of
their research and working on any aspect of 'globalization' as it applies to
East Asian cities. The aim is to bring together an international and
interdisciplinary group of students to present their own ongoing work and to
explore the intersections of various lines of enquiry on this important area
of research. Applications are welcome from students working in a number of
disciplines, including but not limited to history, anthropology, urban
studies and planning, geography, and architecture.

Students will get the opportunity to present their work to other graduate
students and to junior and senior members of faculty.  This will be an
excellent forum for gaining feedback from outside the usual channels
(advisors, dissertation committee, etc.).  The workshop will also feature
several seminar sessions, led by junior and senior faculty from institutions
in the UK and abroad, which address some of the key thematic and
methodological issues that surround this topic.  Particular attention will
be paid to the challenges of comparison and to the relationship between
global vs. local forces in shaping and defining cities in this region.

Students wishing to participate should send an outline of their project (750
words), and a CV by e-mail to Dr. Christian Hess, c.a.hess at warwick.ac.uk
Informal enquiries may be directed to the same address.  In addition, one
letter of reference from the candidate's supervisor or someone who is
familiar with their PhD is also required and should be sent from the referee
directly to Dr.Hess as an email attachment in pdf or word format.  Deadline
for submission: May 6, 2011. Selection will be based on the merit of the
outline, the recommendation, and the stage of the research.
Applications from students in the early stages of their PhD research will
not normally be considered.

This workshop is part of the ESRC-funded network project 'East Asian Cities
and Globalization: New Perspectives' affiliated with the Global History and
Culture Centre at the University of Warwick.  It has also received funding
support from the University of Warwick's Institute for Advanced Studies.

Accommodation and meals during the workshop are free of charge.
Funding to assist with travel expenses is also available.  There is a
possibility that some workshop events may take place at a venue in London,
funding permitted.
Further details can be found at the project website:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ghcc/research/esrccitiesnetwork/activities/
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