CALL FOR PAPERS: Arts and Politics of East Asia Workshop, 2025 – 2026
Workshop Coordinators: Ziyi Lin & Qiyu Yang
Faculty Sponsors: Michael Bourdaghs & Yoonbin Cho
The Arts and Politics of East Asia (APEA) workshop is now calling for papers for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year. Serving as a space for graduate students to share work-in-progress, discuss major cross-regional themes, and engage with the scholarship of noted scholars, the workshop welcomes East Asia-related projects at varying stages of completion.
The interdisciplinary workshop has featured previous presentations spanning early to modern China, medieval to modern Japan, colonial to contemporary Korea, and Taiwan, as well as occasional sessions on Tibet and Inner Asia. Topics have included ritual and religion, literature and history, translation and multilingualism, theater and performance, film and media, visual and material culture, and urban and social movements. The titles, presenters, and summaries of past APEA sessions are available on our website for reference. Meanwhile, we are actively seeking participation from those whose work adheres broadly to the methodological and theoretical questions posed by the study of East Asian-related materials.
If you are interested in submitting a presentation proposal, please fill out this form by Sep 17th (Note: the form can only be accessed if you log into Google with your UChicago account). Proposals for later academic quarters will be accepted on a rolling basis. We plan to meet on Fridays from 3pm to 5pm, in person (unless otherwise noted). Please refer to our mailing list announcements for specific meeting times and locations. Presenters are expected to pre-circulate their papers one week in advance. During the session, each presentation begins with a brief introduction, followed by Q&A. You are also welcome to contact Ziyi Lin (ziyilin@uchicago.edu) or Qiyu Yang (qiyuyang@uchicago.edu) if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.
Looking ahead, we are committed to making the APEA workshop a space that not only serves the EALC community but also connects the broader university. At a time when the Humanities face mounting challenges, we call on colleagues from across disciplines to join us in sustaining and building a vibrant forum for interdisciplinary exchange, collective reflection, and solidarity.
