3rd Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network

Connections, Corridors, and Communities

Deadline for applications: 1 December 2011

Please visit http://asianborderlands.net| to submit proposals.

Conference dates: 12 - 15 October 2012

Host: Centre for Southwest Borderland Ethnic Minority Studies, Yunnan University (YU), Kunming, China|

Convenors:
Prof. He Ming (YU|), Dr. Joy Bai| (YU|), Dr. Tina Harris| (University of Amsterdam, UvA|), Prof. Willem van Schendel| (UvA|) and Dr. Erik de Maaker| (Leiden University|)


Extensive land and maritime networks have crisscrossed Asia for centuries, providing the basis for encounters between diverse ethnic, linguistic, economic, religious, and political groups.  Today, developments such as new infrastructural projects, an increase in media access, and renewed interest in shaping cross-border cultural identities serve to both underscore these long-standing linkages and create new forms of connections across Asia. During the 3rd Asian Borderlands Research Conference in Kunming, we invite submissions that address continuities and ruptures along routes and borders in Asia, broadly related to the theme, "Connections, Corridors, and Communities".

For more information, please visit the website at http://asianborderlands.net|, or email infoasianborderlands.net|