Call for Papers: African Association for Japanese Studies (AAJS)
African Association for Japanese Studies (AAJS)
5th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies in Africa
…Re-igniting Japanese Studies in Africa
Venue: Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date: 3rd-7th October, 2022
Submission deadline: 30th April, 2022
Call for Papers
Theme: Africa and Japan in the Quest for a New World Order
The African Association for Japanese Studies (AAJS) invites submission of abstracts for her 5th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies in Africa. The conference seeks to illuminate the place of Japan and Africa in the state of affairs in the emerging world order through the lenses of diverse academic disciplines and from inter-disciplinary perspectives.
The complex social, political, economic and cultural forces influencing the power structure in the globalised environment of the current information and Communications Technology age have thrown the world into serious asymmetry. While access to the World Wide Web and other tools of social media have granted almost unlimited access to information, technological advancement has given voice to billions of otherwise voiceless people around the world. This empowerment has however, redefined existing systems, creating myriad tussle among diverse ideas struggling to replace the current unsustainable order.
Abstracts of not more than 200 words should explore the interface between Japanese and African studies and interests to be considered for eligibility. We welcome contributions from all relevant academic fields. Submissions are to be made via the African Association for Japanese Studies website: https://aajstudies.org/
Presenters may explore ideas around (but not limited to) the following
sub-themes:
Japan and Africa in the Information Age
The Anarchical World of Cyberspace
Power and Politics: Diplomacy between Africa and Japan
Japan and Africa in the Age of Cyber-theft and Cyber-warfare
The Place of Technology in International Alliances
Distrust of Science and the Struggle for Order
Response to Vaccination in Japan and Africa ‘Cancel-Culture’ across Borders
Critical Race Theory and the Society
The Place of History in the Present and Future
Japan and Africa at the End of the American Age
Science versus Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy Theories as Agents of Destabilization
Conspiracy Theory as a Political Tool
Social Media as a Fuel for Anarchy
Re-equilibrating the Global Order
Utilitarianism versus Categorical Imperatives in Social Order Discourse
The Paradox of Freedom, Control and Order in the New World
Comparative Literature in the New World Order
Literature and Portraitures in the New World Order
The Place of Education in the Emerging Global Order
Humanising the World in the Emerging Global Order
Fictionalisation of Scientific Facts and Data
Conflict in Scientific Narratives and Application of Information
Multi-Superpower Competition: The Place of Japan and Africa
Asymmetric Power in the Struggle for a New World Order
Sponsorship is available for early and mid-career researchers and postgraduate students. Applications with justification for scholarship should be submitted via africanjapanesestudies@gmail.com
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