| Migration
is one of the most relevant phenomena of contemporary times and thus a
prominent topic of research in the humanities and the social sciences in
recent years. Migration is a result among other reasons of political
persecution, economical pressures, or the pursuit of opportunities. The inquiry
into aspects of migration is to study the history of human experiences from a
variety of perspectives such as ethnicity, race, nation, and society. The
Center for the Humanities at National
Sun Yat-sen University
conducts and promotes research on migration, race, and ethnicity and its 2009
conference Mapping the World: Migration and Border-crossing will be held on
October 31 and November 1, 2009. Topics of
interest for the conference include migration and cityscapes; border and
border crossing; the politics of frontiers; cultural assimilation and the
politics of language; transformations of languages and dialects; language and
nationhood; representations of the (im)migrant in literature and media; (im)migration
and diaspora; travel and exploration; maritime
culture, literature, and the arts; and nationalism, post-nationalism, and the
(im)migrant. Abstracts of 200 words in English or
Chinese with the author's bioprofile should be submitted by 25 February 2009 to
Professor I-Chun Wang at <chsc705@mail.nsysu.edu.tw>. |
