The 18th Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia will be held at The Australian National University from 8th to 10th July, 2013, hosted by the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. The conference theme of, 'Cities, Nature & Landscapes: From Nara to the Networked City' focuses not only on the social impact of disaster, but on learning from the past experiences as we move towards the future of living spaces and human communities and on the 'networked' cities of the future. 

JSAA 2013 aims to explore how cultural and intellectual exchange, while rooted in our respective languages, histories and traditions, can strengthen the global community and, how design and technology can stimulate better connectivity and communication within and between communities. Our theme works in synergy with the 100th anniversary of the founding of Canberra. Throughout the year, Canberra will be celebrating its role as both Australia's national capital and a city of the 21st Century and so discussion of cities and landscapes is particularly timely.

Call for submissions

On behalf of the Program Committee for the 2013 JSAA conference 'Cities, Nature & Landscapes: From Nara to the Networked City', we invite proposals for panels, roundtables, workshops, individual papers, and posters.

Participants are strongly encouraged to submit 'panel' proposals, as the conference will be organised with substantially more panel sessions than individual papers.

We invite panels and individual papers from all areas of Japanese studies, from those who teach, research and study Japan, providing an opportunity for scholars to present their own research and to keep abreast of current scholarly discourse in Japanese Studies.

• Anthropology, sociology & inter-disciplinary studies
• Cultural studies
• Economics, trade & business
• Economic history
• History
• Language, education & communication
• Law
• Literature and translation
• Politics & international relations 

We also invite papers and panels which connect with the theme of Professor Abe’s keynote, particularly on:

• Liveable, networked cities and landscapes
• The future of communities and revitalised civil society
• Design, lifestyles and identity
• Renewable resources, 'ecotown' models and rebuilding communities post disaster
• Technology and design working with cultural tradition and community needs
• The roll of education in times of crisis

Graduate submissions

We particularly welcome submissions from postgraduate students at any stage of their studies engaged in original research related to Japanese studies. We hope to attract a broad-range of submissions focused on themes that are currently of greatest interest to graduate students. The JSAA 2013 Graduate Committee will review the abstracts, select presenters, and organise sessions by theme. In order to aid this process of thematic organisation, we ask that you please include at least two keywords summarising your presentation. Selected authors will present their work as part of a panel at the conference. There are 20 scholarships available, 10 for domestic and 10 international students. More information about graduate scholarships.

For more information:

http://chl.anu.edu.au/sites/jsaa2013/

E jsaa2013@anu.edu.au