The Association for Studies of Culture and Representation (ASCR) will hold the Online Forum 2023 via Zoom on November 11-12, 2023. We invite members to submit proposals for individual papers or workshops. Both individual papers and the workshops on the online forum are considered to be equivalent to papers on the annual convention and meeting.
GUIDELINE
1. Qualifications
The speaker of an individual paper and the organizer of a workshop must be an ASCR member at the time of submission.
2. Restrictions
Although we welcome a wide range of papers in the field of culture and representation, papers previously presented or published elsewhere are not accepted. Each paper will be allotted twenty-five minutes, and each workshop will be allotted two hours in total.
3. Date
The online forum will be held on November 11-12, 2023. The Program Committee will assign each paper to an appropriate session.
4. Participation and Broadcasting
Presenters will use their own PCs or other devices to join an online platform the ASCR provides. Although they are expected to do so individually, they may meet together at a classroom or conference room and broadcast their papers/workshop. They may also make the room open to the public, it is required that the question and answer session in the room would be made available to the online audience.
5. Proposals
1) Individual Papers
Please download【form_online2023E.docx】and fill in all the boxes. Applicants must submit papers in attachment form via e-mail to kikaku@repre.org. Please write “Online Forum 2023” in the subject line and rename the file as “your surname.doc” (e.g. suzuki.doc). The form requires the following information:
- Speaker’s name, affiliation, position, and e-mail address
- Paper title
- Paper abstract (200 words or less)
- Speaker’s previous papers and presentations on this topic
- Preferred date, when the speaker needs childcare
2) Workshops
Proposals for workshops that do not fall into the category of “individual papers” are also welcome. Please download【form_ online2023WSE.docx】and fill in all the boxes. Applicants must submit papers in attachment form via e-mail to kikaku@repre.org. Please write “Online Forum 2023” in the subject line and rename the file as “your surname.doc” (e.g. suzuki.doc). The form requires the following information:
- Organizer’s name, affiliation, position, and e-mail address
- Workshop title
- Workshop abstract (200 words or less) (Please specify the reason(s) why the organizer would like to propose this as a workshop. Applicants are recommended to review what workshops the past ASCR conventions and meetings hosted.)
- Speakers’ name, affiliation, position, and e-mail address (Non-member(s) of ASCR can be a speaker, but the organizer must specify the reason(s) to invite non-member(s) to the workshop.)
- Preferred date, when the organizer and/or the speaker(s) need childcare
* New projects are preferred.
* Individual papers that are presented in a workshop are not considered “referred.”
6. Deadline
Workshop proposals and individual paper proposals are due by September 12, 2023. Please send proposals to kikaku@repre.org.
7. Selection
The Program Committee will review proposals. Proposers will be notified of acceptance or rejection via email by late September. Some proposals are accepted on condition that the proposals would be revised, and in that case, the final result will be notified later than on the date specified above.
8. Language
Both Japanese and English are acceptable for the proposal and the paper. If you present a paper in Japanese Sign Language, please contact the Program Committee in advance.
9. Digital Devices Grants
The ASCR will offer student members and category B members grants of up to 5,000 yen for purchasing digital devices such as webcamsand headsets. However, as the ASCR sets up an online platform by using Zoom, no grant is given to buy a Zoom account. Applicants will be reimbursed by presenting receipts as a proof of purchase. Please let us know if you would like to apply for this grant when you submit a proposal.
10. Childcare
Childcare grants will be available for members who need childcare. For more details, please consult the guideline for childcare grants that will be uploaded on our website soon.
11. Accessibility
If you present a paper in Japanese Sign Language and need a sign language interpreter, please contact the Program Committee. In principle, papers are to be presented orally, but if you would prefer a different presentation format, please consult the matter with the Committee.
12. Contact Information
The Program Committee: kikaku@repre.org
13. Membership
Please consult the following website: http://www.repre.org/association/admission/
14. Others
Speakers must satisfy the conditions as specified in the Copyright Act of Japan (Article 32 (1)) when they quote materials whose copyrights they do not own (for instance, when sharing image files and/or videos in their presentations, they must properly attribute them by providing a credit line on the same screen). If necessary, speakers are responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holders. If you have any questions about how to quote materials, please contact the Program Committee.