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Trường Đại học Thái Bình Dương phối hợp cùng VHSSA (Vietnamese Humanities and Social Sciences) tổ chức hội thảo khoa học xã hội quốc tế với chủ đề: “Trung tâm hoá tri thức ngoài phương Tây trong bối cảnh toàn cầu: Những điều chưa biết và đã biết” (Centralizing the South in the Global Context: Troubling What’s Known & Re-imagining What’s Unknown).
Thời gian: Từ 19 – 22/8/2024
Hình thức tổ chức: Kết hợp trực tuyến và trực tiếp (tại Trường Đại học Thái Bình Dương, 79 Mai Thị Dõng, TP. Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa)
Thông tin chi tiết vui lòng truy cập website của hội thảo tại: https://globalsouth.tbd.edu.vn
Email: globalsouth@tbd.edu.vn
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We are delighted to launch an International Symposium on Global South Studies, the first academic convention ever that focuses on the burgeoning scholarship of Global South. The symposium’s title is “Centralizing the South in the Global Context: Troubling What’s Known & Re-imagining What’s Unknown”.
This year of 2024, the first symposium takes place at Thai Binh Duong University, Nha Trang, Viet Nam from August 19 – 22, the best time of the year in Nha Trang as a beautiful coastal city with beaches and islands well-known by global tourists, summertime.
We are interested in these topics & areas of Global South Studies:
Theme 1: Histories, Theories and Philosophies
Foundational philosophies and theories of/within the Global South
Historical moments and events that have shaped the Global South
Shared religions, ideologies and traditional beliefs that inform common Global South practices of living and being
Traditional ways of teaching and learning v.s. globalization and neo-liberalization of education
Theme 2: Media, People and Culture
AI, social media & digitalism
The arts, language and literature across cultures
People and popular culture
Ethnicity and identity
Education & pedagogy in porous contexts of culture and media (i.e., social media and youth culture)
Theme 3: Emerging Trends and Innovations
Current trends (research and praxis) in the Global South Studies
Emerging contexts and constructs of the Global South (i.e., Inter-Asia, Global Asia)
Globalization, (trans)nationalism, and neoliberalism that influence the scholarship of Global South studies
The Global South from interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives
The rise of new economic forces from the South
Theme 4: Social Movements
Decolonial, postcolonial, and anti-colonial studies
Social issues and social movements in the Global South in multiple settings (i.e., education, business and development, entrepreneurship, activism, etc.)
Controversial topics in the Global South studies (i.e., gender and sexuality, conflicts and crises, environmental justice and sustainability)
Governance, human security and peacebuilding
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Mode of delivery: Hybrid
Submission deadline:
Deadline for proposals: May 20, 2024
Notification of acceptance: June 20, 2024
Participation registration (early bird): June 30, 2024
Full paper submission: July 20, 2024
Feedback to full papers: August 31, 2024
For further information, please visit our website: https://globalsouth.tbd.edu.vn or contact us via email: globalsouth@tbd.edu.vn