[Anthropgrad] International Conference on Shan Studies

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> *International Conference on Shan Studies *
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> *Rationale*
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> The Institute of Asian Studies (IAS), the Institute of Thai Studies, 
> Chulalongkorn University and the Euro-Burma Office are organising the 
> first international conference on Shan Studies in Bangkok, Thailand. 
> The conference seeks to bring together scholars of Shan Studies from 
> all over the world to share their knowledge and discoveries as well as 
> to meet and promote their co-operation.
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> The majority of Shan people live in the Shan State of Myanmar, in the 
> North of Thailand, and in the South of China. There are also Shan 
> communities in the other parts of the world. The Shan have a distinct 
> language, and they have maintained their cultural identity up to the 
> present. The organisers look forward to attracting the attention of 
> and participation from scholars of Shan Studies. The fruits of the 
> conference will contribute greatly to the building up of our awareness 
> and knowledge on various development in political and social history, 
> arts, language, literature, performing arts, religions and beliefs.
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> *Objectives*
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>    1. To serve as an arena for specialists, academics, students and
>       those interested in Shan Studies to present their research work
>       on various aspects of Shan Studies and exchange their research
>       findings with each other.
>    2. To serve as a meeting ground for participants from Thailand and
>       other parts of the world to create and strengthen collaboration,
>       at national and international levels, in their studies and
>       research on Shan Studies.
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> *Activities:*
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>    1. Academic panels
>    2. Performing arts
>    3. Exhibitions: costumes/ royal palaces
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> *Date of Conference*
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> 15 - 18 October 2009
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> *Venue*
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> Chulalongkorn University
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> *Presentation and publication*
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> The organisers invite papers on all aspects of Shan Studies, 
> including, anthropology, architecture, art history, environment, 
> gender, history, literature, linguistics, music, performing arts, 
> popular culture, religions and traditional medicine.
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> Each contributor will have approximately 30 minutes for presentation. 
> The languages to be used in the conference will be English and Thai.
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> A selection of the papers presented will be published in an edited 
> volume within a year after the conference. The paper should be 
> submitted by 1 September 2009. The paper should not exceed 10,000 
> words and it should include appropriate bibliography and citations.
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> *Abstract submissions*
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> An abstract of not more than 300 words (using 1” margins on all sides 
> and 12 pt font size and submitted as attachments, in MS Word or PDF 
> format) is requested to send to the organisers by 16 March 2009 at 
> e-mail: shanstudies at chula.ac.th <mailto:shanstudies at chula.ac.th> 
> Please provide the title of the paper, the name of the author/authors, 
> the affiliation of author/authors, and contact details.
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> The conference organizers will then decide which abstracts to accept. 
> We will then extend invitations to the authors of the selected 
> abstracts to
> prepare and present their papers to the conference. All abstracts 
> submitted in time will be published in the abstract booklet. The 
> organizers also reserve the right to solicit papers, if necessary, 
> from individuals who did not submit abstracts.
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> For abstract submission, more information or inquiry, please contact
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> Mrs. Charunee Lucktong.
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> Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University,
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> 7^th Floor, Prachadhipok-Rambhai Barni Building,
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> Phyathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330. THAILAND
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> Telephone: 662 – 218 – 7463-4 Fax: 662-255-1124
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> Email: charunee.l at chula.ac.th <mailto:charunee.l at chula.ac.th>
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