Call for Submissions: 2nd International Conference on Sociology of Korea (I-CSK)

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The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is pleased to host the 2nd International Conference on Sociology of Korea (I-CSK), October 13 – 14, 2023 on the Penn campus. The conference will provide a venue for scholars across the globe to come together to share their on-going projects on Korea/Koreans and Korean diaspora and develop academic networks. For this conference, the program committee is soliciting papers that address various aspects of Korea/Koreans including family, health & population, gender & sexualities, (im)migration, race & ethnicity, stratification & inequality, and political sociology / economic sociology. The committee also welcomes papers that examine other important issues of Korea/Koreans.

1. 1. Family, Health & Population (organizer: Jaein Lee & Sojung Lim)
   2. Gender & Sexualities (organizer: Hyeyoung Woo)
   3. (Im)migration, Race & Ethnicity (organizer: Minjeong Kim)
   4. Stratification & Inequality (organizer: ChangHwan Kim)
   5. Political Sociology / Economic Sociology (organizer: Su Yeone Jeon)
   6. Other topics (organizer: Jung In)

Scholars across the world, especially junior scholars and graduate students, are strongly encouraged to submit either a full-length paper (up to 10,000 words including text, notes, and references) or an extended abstract (up to 4 single-space pages with references, excluding tables and figures) to be considered for presentation at the conference. The full-length paper or extended abstract submission can be made here and is due by 11:00 pm US Eastern Daylight Time, July 14. A short abstract (up to 200 words) is also required for all submissions. In the submission site, you can indicate a session for which your paper should be considered.

Please feel free to ask any questions about the conference by emailing to the conference organizers (ICSKatPenn@gmail.com).