CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS), in collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU) Asian Studies Center, will hold the 3nd annual AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies from July 11-15, 2023. The Conference celebrates the growing and evolving academic study of Indonesia, and expands research dissemination and collaboration by connecting Indonesian scholars with international colleagues in a bilingual and virtual format.
This year’s conference theme, “The Promises and Dilemmas of Indonesia,” seeks to inspire reflection on Indonesia’s successes, discontents, and efforts to rework, reinterpret, and negotiate all aspects of civic, legal and cultural living, against and in light of Indonesia’s internal fractures and frictions and its important profile and positionality globally and in the Asia-Pacific region. The conference seeks to explore and investigate a broad range of topics, including kebangsaan, in its diverse and competing meanings, adat and law, gender and race, environment and climate change, business, politics, and religion, and Indonesia’s place in the world. Indonesia continues to grapple with internal tensions and regresses as she also reaps the rewards of developmental leaps and resilience amidst global uncertainties and adverse challenges from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting geopolitical relations, and economic volatility.
The Conference Program Committee seeks to select a multidimensional theme for our conference, one which is at once capacious enough to welcome and allow for an array of scholars working in/on/from Indonesia to reflect the specificity of Indonesian Studies in our current global climate. We encourage scholars to present research and reflections on the ways scholars of Indonesia historicize the country’s past, navigate current times, and explore imaginative futures and possibilities, all while contributing to the richness of the community’s collective legal and ethico-epistemological frameworks.
Deadline for the submission of Abstracts: Sunday, April 16, 2023 11:59PM EST
Types of Proposals Accepted:
Paper Presentation (Individual Submission) : Individuals may submit abstracts for paper presentations. The conference organizers will form panels based on accepted abstracts submitted. The panel sessions are 90 minutes long with a maximum of 4 live paper presentations (15 minutes each), followed by a discussion. A session chair will moderate and monitor time. Presenters are encouraged to volunteer as session chairs for the panel in which they are presenting. Paper presentation submission includes an abstract of up to 300 words. Each person may only submit one individual paper abstract. Please submit multi-authored individual paper abstracts within this category.
Panel Session (Group Submission) : A group of presenters may propose a panel session of 3 or 4 separate paper presentations based on work that share a set of common themes, issues, or research questions. The panel sessions are 90 minutes long. The panel organizers must identify a chair and a discussant (who must also register for the conference) in the proposal submission. The organizers encourage panels with presenters from different countries. Panel submission includes a panel abstract of up to 300 words, and individual paper abstracts of up to 300 words.
Roundtable Session (Group Submission) : Roundtable sessions are intended to foster connections and substantive exchanges among a community of researchers and practitioners on a collaborative project, or a particular issue with implications on research and policy. The roundtable sessions are 90 minutes long and feature up to 4 presentations on the roundtable topic, as such the presentations do not have individual separate titles. Roundtable organizers should identify a chair who will moderate the discussion. The roundtable session submission includes a brief description of the intended discussion for the roundtable of up to 300 words, and a preliminary list of invited participants (including name, affiliation, and contact information, who must also register for the conference).
Contact Information:
For questions about the application process, please contact conference@aifis.org or asiansc@msu.edu
Note:
Conference registration will be required for all (paper, panel, and roundtable) presenters and conference participants.
Conference registration is NOT required at the time of submission.
Conference Registration Fee:
- Indonesian Participants - Rp. 250.000
- US participants (with annual income below $75k) - $30
- US Participants (with annual income of $75k and over) - $50
To register and for other information, please return to the 2023 AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies Website.
2023 AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies: The Promises and Dilemmas of Indonesia
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS), in collaboration with Michigan State University (MSU) Asian Studies Center, will hold the 3nd annual AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies from July 11-15, 2023. The Conference celebrates the growing and evolving academic study of Indonesia, and expands research dissemination and collaboration by connecting Indonesian scholars with international colleagues in a bilingual and virtual format.
This year’s conference theme, “The Promises and Dilemmas of Indonesia,” seeks to inspire reflection on Indonesia’s successes, discontents, and efforts to rework, reinterpret, and negotiate all aspects of civic, legal and cultural living, against and in light of Indonesia’s internal fractures and frictions and its important profile and positionality globally and in the Asia-Pacific region. The conference seeks to explore and investigate a broad range of topics, including kebangsaan, in its diverse and competing meanings, adat and law, gender and race, environment and climate change, business, politics, and religion, and Indonesia’s place in the world. Indonesia continues to grapple with internal tensions and regresses as she also reaps the rewards of developmental leaps and resilience amidst global uncertainties and adverse challenges from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting geopolitical relations, and economic volatility.
The Conference Program Committee seeks to select a multidimensional theme for our conference, one which is at once capacious enough to welcome and allow for an array of scholars working in/on/from Indonesia to reflect the specificity of Indonesian Studies in our current global climate. We encourage scholars to present research and reflections on the ways scholars of Indonesia historicize the country’s past, navigate current times, and explore imaginative futures and possibilities, all while contributing to the richness of the community’s collective legal and ethico-epistemological frameworks.
Deadline for the submission of Abstracts: Sunday, April 16, 2023 11:59PM EST
Types of Proposals Accepted:
Paper Presentation (Individual Submission) : Individuals may submit abstracts for paper presentations. The conference organizers will form panels based on accepted abstracts submitted. The panel sessions are 90 minutes long with a maximum of 4 live paper presentations (15 minutes each), followed by a discussion. A session chair will moderate and monitor time. Presenters are encouraged to volunteer as session chairs for the panel in which they are presenting. Paper presentation submission includes an abstract of up to 300 words. Each person may only submit one individual paper abstract. Please submit multi-authored individual paper abstracts within this category.
Panel Session (Group Submission) : A group of presenters may propose a panel session of 3 or 4 separate paper presentations based on work that share a set of common themes, issues, or research questions. The panel sessions are 90 minutes long. The panel organizers must identify a chair and a discussant (who must also register for the conference) in the proposal submission. The organizers encourage panels with presenters from different countries. Panel submission includes a panel abstract of up to 300 words, and individual paper abstracts of up to 300 words.
Roundtable Session (Group Submission) : Roundtable sessions are intended to foster connections and substantive exchanges among a community of researchers and practitioners on a collaborative project, or a particular issue with implications on research and policy. The roundtable sessions are 90 minutes long and feature up to 4 presentations on the roundtable topic, as such the presentations do not have individual separate titles. Roundtable organizers should identify a chair who will moderate the discussion. The roundtable session submission includes a brief description of the intended discussion for the roundtable of up to 300 words, and a preliminary list of invited participants (including name, affiliation, and contact information, who must also register for the conference).
Contact Information:
For questions about the application process, please contact conference@aifis.org or asiansc@msu.edu
Note:
Conference registration will be required for all (paper, panel, and roundtable) presenters and conference participants.
Conference registration is NOT required at the time of submission.
Conference Registration Fee:
- Indonesian Participants - Rp. 250.000
- US participants (with annual income below $75k) - $30
- US Participants (with annual income of $75k and over) - $50
To register and for other information, please return to the 2023 AIFIS-MSU Conference on Indonesian Studies Website.