Call for papers
International Conference on Asian Comics, Animation & Gaming (ACAG 2006)
Date: May 18-19, 2006
Venue: York University, Toronto, Canada
Overview
The goal of the ACAG 2006 conference is to provide an international forum for presenting recent research on the emerging cultural markets in China and the Asian countries and to investigate the transnational issues of Asian cultural products, focusing on comics, animation and digital games in relation with the global world. The purpose of the conference is to promote scholarship and intellectual engagement between academics and cultural production professionals on the conference themes and topics from various backgrounds.
Themes
Cultural economy and transnational imaginary
Topics
Papers that explore critical, philosophical and creative issues on Asian comics, animation, and digital games by drawing on the methodological and conceptual knowledge from a variety of disciplines are invited. Possible disciplines and topics may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Cultural economy, product, market and industry
- Cultural studies and cultural identity
- East Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, Asia-Pacific studies
- Anime and manga studies
- Gender studies and body
- Sociology, class and consumer cultures
- Critical theory and representation
- Human/cultural geography
- Cross-cultural comparisons
- Religious themes
- History and cultural change
- Aesthetic and creativity
- Film studies
- Fan culture and lifestyle studies
- Cyberspace and Internet world
- East and West Philosophy
- Psychology
- Localism, Globalism, Transnationalism
Keynote speaker
- Professor John A. Lent, Mass Media and Communication Program, Temple University
Important dates
Submission of abstracts: November 21, 2005 < Extended deadline: January 15, 2006
Acceptance of abstracts: December 7, 2005 < Extented deadline: February 10, 2006
Submission of full papers for review: March 1, 2006 < Extented deadline: March 9, 2006
Acceptance of full papers with revisions: March 15, 2006
Accepted papers due: April 3, 2006
Conference: May 18-19, 2006
Abstract requirements
Initial submission should be in form of a word document attached to an email and submitted electronically to acag-ycar@yorku.ca with the subject heading "ACAG abstract submission." Each abstract should be no longer than 200 words, including the title (and subtitle if applicable), name(s) of the author(s), affiliations, mailing address(es), email address(es), two or three keywords that describe the submission. Submissions must be received by November 21, 2005 (Extended deadline: January 15, 2006).
Refereeing of papers
Selection of full papers for presentation will be a two-stage review process. First, all abstracts will be reviewed. Author(s) selected will be invited to submit a full paper (no longer than 3000 words) for a further review process. Both abstracts and full papers will be peer blind reviewed by a panel of experts in the related fields. Selected abstracts and full papers will be published in the refereed conference proceedings.