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This panel invites papers that fall within the session title on ecocriticism in the study of visual culture, screen and visual media in Asia, and see eco-visual studies as a growing discipline. It also intends to explore how classical and modern Asian philosophies and theoretical frameworks
(e.g. Daoism, Confucianism) can expand the field of ecocriticism further, beyond its conventional western-centric frameworks and traditions.
Possible topics may include, but not limited to, one or more of the following:
- Representations of nature, cities and the environment in Asia
- Asian philosophies and theories (Chinese, East and Southeast Asian in particular) and their relationship to visual ecocriticism
- Asian Film and new media and their roles in ecocritical studies (maps, graphs, etc.)
- Formulation/ postulation of eco-concepts, e.g. ecocinema, eco-art,eco-aesthetics etc., in the context of Asia
- Climatic changes in fictional and documentary representations
- Visual culture and the green movements in Asia
- Limitations of visual texts/images/films in ecocriticism/ green studies
- Other related topics
The Association of Asian Studies (AAS) Conference 2013 will take place on March 21-24, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego California.
You are invited to submit a 250 word abstract (max.) and a brief bio to Kiu-wai Chu at kiuwaichu@gmail.com. Deadline for
proposal submission is 29 July, 2012.
For further information about the conference please refer to the following link:
http://www.asian-studies.org/Conference/Index.htm
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