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The 3 rd Engaging with Vietnam: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue Conference Dates: 4 th – 5 th December 2011 Venue: University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University Hanoi, Vietnam Co-organised by: Monash University Australia University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi Co-sponsored by: Monash University University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi The Australian Embassy in Vietnam Vietnam Airlines Conference Theme: Beyond eAST-WeST diAlogueS: implicATionS for reSeArch And KnoWledge producTion It is generally agreed that most existing knowledge referred to in social sciences and humanities is ‘Western’-based and that most research studies in these fields tend to draw on theories and methods developed from ‘the West’. However, this tendency is not unquestioned in research practices and knowledge production processes. For example, Chen (2010) argues that many socio-political constructs in Asia cannot just be explained by Western models of society and/or scholarship. In some ways, these constructs are the product of localization of the broader Western mode. In the same vein, Chen proposes that scholars from Asia need to engage more with ‘Asian’ knowledge. The argument has laid a foundation for the ‘Asia as Method’ project that has been initiated and pursued by both supervisors and PhD students in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia. “Asia as Method’ aims at creating a dialogue with the West’s and Asia’s knowledge and theories that can be applied in educational research. This project has received full support from the Faculty and University, including funding and expertise provision. Currently, more than 30 PhD candidates from 14 different Asian countries are participating and driving the project forward. Their supervisors offer academic advice and help bring in expert knowledge to the project. Most of these PhD students are experienced teachers and researchers in their home universities and maintain a strong connection with their countries while pursuing their studies in Australia. Publications out of the project are underway. Inspired by this project, the 3 rd Engaging with Vietnam Conference 2011 wishes to take a step further. It wishes to engage with problems, challenges and proposals associated with the adoption of ‘Western’ theories in research about Asian contexts and how local ‘Asian’ cultures and scholarship may mediate them. The conference would particularly like to encourage East–West dialogues and Asia–Asia conversations, in which scholars engage in a dialogical sharing of how knowledge produced and/or developed by ‘Asian’ thinking and scholarship could contribute to the social sciences and humanities as well as Asian studies in Asia. We would like to see how these dialogues and conversations could create a platform for meaningful knowledge production for, by, with, and in Asia, and how this process may impact research and scholarship in other parts of the world. We
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The 3rd Engaging with Vietnam: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue Conference
Dates: 4th – 5th December 2011 Venue: University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University Hanoi, Vietnam
Co-organised by: Monash University Australia
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi
Co-sponsored by: Monash University
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi The Australian Embassy in Vietnam
Vietnam Airlines
Conference Theme:
Beyond eAST-WeST diAlogueS: implicATionS for reSeArch And KnoWledge producTion
It is generally agreed that most existing knowledge referred to in social sciences and humanities is ‘Western’-based and that most research studies in these fields tend to draw on theories and methods developed from ‘the West’. However, this tendency is not unquestioned in research practices and knowledge production processes. For example, Chen (2010) argues that many socio-political constructs in Asia cannot just be explained by Western models of society and/or scholarship. In some ways, these constructs are the product of localization of the broader Western mode. In the same vein, Chen proposes that scholars from Asia need to engage more with ‘Asian’ knowledge. The argument has laid a foundation for the ‘Asia as Method’ project that has been initiated and pursued by both supervisors and PhD students in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia. “Asia as Method’ aims at creating a dialogue with the West’s and Asia’s knowledge and theories that can be applied in educational research. This project has received full support from the Faculty and University, including funding and expertise provision. Currently, more than 30 PhD candidates from 14 different Asian countries are participating and driving the project forward. Their supervisors offer academic advice and help bring in expert knowledge to the project. Most of these PhD students are experienced teachers and researchers in their home universities and maintain a strong connection with their countries while pursuing their studies in Australia. Publications out of the project are underway. Inspired by this project, the 3rd Engaging with Vietnam Conference 2011 wishes to take a step further. It wishes to engage with problems, challenges and proposals associated with the adoption of ‘Western’ theories in research about Asian contexts and how local ‘Asian’ cultures and scholarship may mediate them. The conference would particularly like to encourage East–West dialogues and Asia–Asia conversations, in which scholars engage in a dialogical sharing of how knowledge produced and/or developed by ‘Asian’ thinking and scholarship could contribute to the social sciences and humanities as well as Asian studies in Asia. We would like to see how these dialogues and conversations could create a platform for meaningful knowledge production for, by, with, and in Asia, and how this process may impact research and scholarship in other parts of the world. We
would also like to encourage conversations where the notions of ‘East’, ‘West’, ‘Asia’ and ‘local knowledge’ are problematised. Likewise, we are interested in engaging with alternative concepts. We therefore would like to invite proposals that address any of the above mentioned issues. CALL FOR PROPOSALS To continue the flow and exchange of knowledge across borders and disciplines initiated by the 1st and 2nd Conferences, we would like to invite proposals of 200 – 300 words for individual presentations, or up to 500 words for a colloquium, that address the conference focus and any of the above themes. Topics that lie outside the main themes but fall within social sciences, humanities and education are also welcome.
Deadline for abstract submission: 1st October 2011
Individual Presentation: 30 minutes including time for questions
Colloquium/Symposium: up to 120 minutes including question time
PhD student panel: each panel consists of 3-4 presentations of 20 minutes each.
Each panel is chaired by 3-4 scholars and has 40 to 60 minutes for discussion at the end.
Panel Discussion: There will be a plenary panel discussion at the end of each day, focusing on issues emerged during each day of the conference and on future initiatives and publications.
Proposals can be submitted via the Conference email: [email protected]
Your proposals will be reviewed by members of the Advisory Board, and you will hear from us by 15 October 2011 regarding your submission.
The conference website http://www.engagingwithvietnam.com will be available in early August. Information about speakers, accommodation, visa for Vietnam, and registration will be released by then.
Thank you and we look forward to your participation.
Person in charge of the Engaging with Vietnam Initiative Dr Phan Le Ha Senior Lecturer in Culture and Pedagogy Faculty of Education Monash University, Clayton 3800 Australia Email: [email protected] Conference Co-Chairs and Co-Convenors: Phan Le Ha (Monash University) & Pham Quang Minh (Vietnam National University Hanoi) & The Conference Organising Committee: Phan Le Ha, Philip Chan, Hongzhi Zhang, Linh Le and Hai-Ha Vu
