The Fourth International Symposium on Korean Adoption Studies
Call for Papers
Symposium Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Planned location: IKAA Gathering 2016, Seoul, Korea. For more information about the IKAA Gathering
2016, see http://www.ikaa.org.
Symposium Sponsor: IKAA (International Korean Adoptee Associations). For more information about
IKAA, see http://www.ikaa.org.
Submissions Due by: December 1, 2015
Submit to: [email protected]
Questions? Please contact the Symposium organizers Sara Docan-Morgan, Tobias Hübinette, Kimberly
McKee, and Elizabeth Raleigh at [email protected].
The International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA) will convene the Fourth International Symposium on
Korean Adoption Studies as part of the IKAA Gathering 2016. The field of Korean adoption studies is
specifically concerned with international adoption from Korea including the experiences of overseas
adopted Koreans, birth families, adoptive families, and the families of adoptees. We recognize and
celebrate the interdisciplinary nature of Korean adoption studies. These scholars work at the intersections of
Asian and Korean studies, postcolonial and cultural studies, and social and behavioral sciences. Their
research is also engaged with issues of race and ethnicity, migration and diaspora, gender and family, and
globalization and transnationalism.
The day-long symposium will bring together scholars from around the world who are conducting research
in the field of Korean adoption studies. We also welcome submissions from scholars creating linkages
between transnational adoptions from Korea and other sending countries such as China, Ethiopia, and
Ukraine. By bringing together a diverse group of scholars from multiple fields, we hope to build on the
momentum of the previous Research Symposiums to further academic inquiry and strengthen the network
of scholars tackling questions surrounding international adoption.
We encourage submissions from everyone, but will prioritize academic papers from those who have
completed or are currently enrolled in a terminal master’s or Ph.D. program. All studies involving human
subjects must abide by IKAA’s Rules and Guidelines for Conducting Scholarly Research, which can be
found by visiting www.ikaa.org. We seek presentations/papers on a range of topics that represent as many
of the current research approaches on Korean adoption as possible. Suggested topics include (but are not
limited to):
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Research related to the theme of the IKAA Gathering 2016: Connecting Communities & Looking
Towards the Future
Links in adoption policy, history, ideology and/or adoption cultures between South Korea and other
sending nations
Ethics and positionality in Korean adoption research, imagining and researching adoption, including
methodologies, disciplines and the politics of criticism
The lifelong processes of Korean adoptee identity: Genealogies, long-term mental health issues in
Korean adoptee populations, intimacy, sexuality, and family formation
Korean adoption aesthetics, representation and affectivity
Korean adoptee experiences in the context of the larger Korean diaspora
Submission Deadline and Instructions
Submissions are due December 1, 2015. No late proposals will be accepted. We will accept proposals
via email only. A cover page submitted without attached proposal or CV is NOT considered complete. We
will not accept or consider submissions that are lacking information. Selection notifications will be made by
e-mail by the end of January.
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The Fourth International Symposium on Korean Adoption Studies
Paper Proposal Submission Cover Sheet
(Please Complete One Cover Sheet per paper)
Name:
(If your paper has multiple authors please provide information for each author.)
Paper Title:
Academic Affiliation/Department:
Position (Master’s or Ph. D. status or current academic title):
Address (include street address, city, state and/or country):
Email:
Adoption Status (please bold your status):
Korean Adoptee
Adoptive Parent
Adoptee, Non-Korean
Birth Parent
Not Adopted
If you are selected to participate in the Symposium, you are expected to travel to Korea to present your
paper. Please note that we cannot provide financial support to aid your travel to Korea.
PLEASE ATTACH
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2-page CV for each author
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750 – 1,000 word paper proposal
EMAIL THIS COMPLETED COVER SHEET AND
YOUR ATTACHMENTS TO
[email protected]
With “ISKAS 2016 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION” in the subject line.
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