CFP - Land/scaping Taiwan: (Non-)Humans, Environment, and Moments of Encounter

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*CFPLand/scaping Taiwan: (Non-)Humans, Environment, and Moments of
EncounterProposals due: December 21, 2019*
University of Washington, Seattle
April 17-18, 2020
Sponsored by the UW Taiwan Studies Program, UW Department of Landscape
Architecture/College of Built Environments, and Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/events/landscaping-taiwan/

We are seeking proposals for a small, intensive workshop on the theme of
=E2=80=9CLand/scaping Taiwan: (Non-)Humans, Environment, and Moments of Enc=
ounter,=E2=80=9D
to be held at the University of Washington, Seattle on April 17-18, 2020.

Landscapes often exist as material records, surrounding environments, or
representations. We propose to move beyond these frameworks to see
landscapes as embodied modes of habitation and of human and non-human
encounters with the land in which ongoing processes of acting in and with
the world take place. By focusing on processes of encounter, occupation,
and mediation, we also seek to redefine =E2=80=9Cland=E2=80=9D more broadly=
, for example on
human interactions with natural, social, and imagined worlds, or alternate
-scapes such as waterscapes, bodyscapes, technoscapes, mediascapes,
cyberscapes, etc.

Taiwan has long been a compelling site of ecological heterogeneity,
cultural multiplicities, and geopolitical contestation. Its landscapes
embody the complex interactions and negotiations between the different
waves of human occupation and their environment. With its natural and
cultural diversities, Taiwan becomes a productive site for the theorization
of land/scaping as an epistemological shift from landscape (noun) to
landscape (verb). Land/scaping as a critical concept beyond the confines of
existing representations unfolds the heuristic potential for remapping both
Taiwan and Taiwan Studies. Such methodological reframing brings to the fore
the tension between the notion of perspective=E2=80=94its formation, transl=
ation,
and reconfiguration=E2=80=94and the interlocking web of land(s), landscape(=
s) and
landscaping.

How have the different modes of land/scaping in and of Taiwan been formed,
revealed, effaced, shaped and altered? How have notions such as
Formosa/Taiwan and Taiwan(ese)/non-Taiwan(ese) been (re)defined in these
land/scaping processes? How have the different approaches to land/scaping
influenced the way Taiwan is seen, heard, felt, and communicated? We invite
contributions that address these questions across disciplinary perspectives=
.

Potential topics may include, but are not limited to:
=E2=80=A2 Place-making and identity (re)formation (such as gender, ethnicit=
y, etc.)
=E2=80=A2 Floating or changing space/place; the rural/urban
=E2=80=A2 Temporality of landscape; sites of memory; remains/ruins
=E2=80=A2 Emotions, flows of affect; collective trauma/social suffering
=E2=80=A2 Work, labor, human body, and embodied experiences; collective age=
ncy
=E2=80=A2 Land ownership, land problems, land justice
=E2=80=A2 Technology and knowledge production of nature and land
=E2=80=A2 Mediascape, cultural genres, generic landscape
=E2=80=A2 Environmental humanities and environmental studies; human and non=
-human
interactions (air, land, water, energy, animals)

We welcome cross-disciplinary approaches (e.g., between literature, film,
geography, environmental studies, anthropology, archaeology, history, urban
studies, architecture, art history, performance studies). We especially
encourage junior scholars (PhD candidates, postdocs, adjunct and
non-tenured faculty) to submit proposals.

Participants will be expected to pre-circulate, read, and discuss
substantive works-in-progress, such as dissertation/manuscript chapters or
journal articles. If there is group interest, a special journal issue can
be organized and proposed from the workshop papers.

Two nights of local accommodation and meals will be provided for all
participants. Additional limited travel funding may be available to
subsidize domestic airfare for those without funding support from their
home institutions.

Please send a 300-word abstract and a brief (1-2 paragraph) academic
biography as a single PDF file to [email protected] by December 21, 2019. If
the abstract is part of a larger project (i.e. a manuscript, dissertation,
etc.), please also provide brief context (2-3 sentences) of the larger
project. Participants will be notified in late January.

For updates, please visit
jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/events/landscaping-taiwan/
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Ellen Chang, Ying-Hsiu Chou, Belinda Qian He, and Jiun-Yu Liu
The 2020 UW Taiwan Studies =E2=80=9CLand/scaping Taiwan=E2=80=9D Workshop C=
ommittee
https://jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/events/landscaping-taiwan/

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General list info and FAQ: http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><b>CFP<br>Land/scaping Taiwan: (Non-)Humans, Environment, =
and Moments of Encounter<br>Proposals due: December 21, 2019<br></b><br>Uni=
versity of Washington, Seattle<br>April 17-18, 2020<br>Sponsored by the UW =
Taiwan Studies Program, UW Department of Landscape Architecture/College of =
Built Environments, and Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation<br><a href=3D"http://js=
is.washington.edu/taiwan/events/landscaping-taiwan/" target=3D"_blank">jsis=
.washington.edu/taiwan/events/landscaping-taiwan/</a><br><br>We are seeking=
 proposals for a small, intensive workshop on the theme of =E2=80=9CLand/sc=
aping Taiwan: (Non-)Humans, Environment, and Moments of Encounter,=E2=80=9D=
 to be held at the University of Washington, Seattle on April 17-18, 2020.<=
br><br>Landscapes often exist as material records, surrounding environments=
, or representations. We propose to move beyond these frameworks to see lan=
dscapes as embodied modes of habitation and of human and non-human encounte=
rs with the land in which ongoing processes of acting in and with the world=
 take place. By focusing on processes of encounter, occupation, and mediati=
on, we also seek to redefine =E2=80=9Cland=E2=80=9D more broadly, for examp=
le on human interactions with natural, social, and imagined worlds, or alte=
rnate -scapes such as waterscapes, bodyscapes, technoscapes, mediascapes, c=
yberscapes, etc.<br><br>Taiwan has long been a compelling site of ecologica=
l heterogeneity, cultural multiplicities, and geopolitical contestation. It=
s landscapes embody the complex interactions and negotiations between the d=
ifferent waves of human occupation and their environment. With its natural =
and cultural diversities, Taiwan becomes a productive site for the theoriza=
tion of land/scaping as an epistemological shift from landscape (noun) to l=
andscape (verb). Land/scaping as a critical concept beyond the confines of =
existing representations unfolds the heuristic potential for remapping both=
 Taiwan and Taiwan Studies. Such methodological reframing brings to the for=
e the tension between the notion of perspective=E2=80=94its formation, tran=
slation, and reconfiguration=E2=80=94and the interlocking web of land(s), l=
andscape(s) and landscaping.<br><br>How have the different modes of land/sc=
aping in and of Taiwan been formed, revealed, effaced, shaped and altered? =
How have notions such as Formosa/Taiwan and Taiwan(ese)/non-Taiwan(ese) bee=
n (re)defined in these land/scaping processes? How have the different appro=
aches to land/scaping influenced the way Taiwan is seen, heard, felt, and c=
ommunicated? We invite contributions that address these questions across di=
sciplinary perspectives.<br><br>Potential topics may include, but are not l=
imited to:<br>=E2=80=A2 Place-making and identity (re)formation (such as ge=
nder, ethnicity, etc.)<br>=E2=80=A2 Floating or changing space/place; the r=
ural/urban<br>=E2=80=A2 Temporality of landscape; sites of memory; remains/=
ruins<br>=E2=80=A2 Emotions, flows of affect; collective trauma/social suff=
ering<br>=E2=80=A2 Work, labor, human body, and embodied experiences; colle=
ctive agency<br>=E2=80=A2 Land ownership, land problems, land justice<br>=
=E2=80=A2 Technology and knowledge production of nature and land<br>=E2=80=
=A2 Mediascape, cultural genres, generic landscape<br>=E2=80=A2 Environment=
al humanities and environmental studies; human and non-human interactions (=
air, land, water, energy, animals)<br><br>We welcome cross-disciplinary app=
roaches (e.g., between literature, film, geography, environmental studies, =
anthropology, archaeology, history, urban studies, architecture, art histor=
y, performance studies). We especially encourage junior scholars (PhD candi=
dates, postdocs, adjunct and non-tenured faculty) to submit proposals.<div>=
<br>Participants will be expected to pre-circulate, read, and discuss subst=
antive works-in-progress, such as dissertation/manuscript chapters or journ=
al articles. If there is group interest, a special journal issue can be org=
anized and proposed from the workshop papers.<br><br>Two nights of local ac=
commodation and meals will be provided for all participants. Additional lim=
ited travel funding may be available to subsidize domestic airfare for thos=
e without funding support from their home institutions.<br><br>Please send =
a 300-word abstract and a brief (1-2 paragraph) academic biography as a sin=
gle PDF file to=C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">t=
[email protected]</a>=C2=A0by December 21, 2019. If the abstract is part of a =
larger project (i.e. a manuscript, dissertation, etc.), please also provide=
 brief context (2-3 sentences) of the larger project. Participants will be =
notified in late January.<br><br>For updates, please visit=C2=A0<a href=3D"=
http://jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/events/landscaping-taiwan/" target=3D"_bl=
ank">jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/events/landscaping-taiwan/</a><br></div><di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signat=
ure"><div dir=3D"ltr">--<br>Ellen Chang, Ying-Hsiu Chou, Belinda Qian He, a=
nd Jiun-Yu Liu <br>The 2020 UW Taiwan Studies =E2=80=9CLand/scaping Taiwan=
=E2=80=9D Workshop Committee<br><a href=3D"https://jsis.washington.edu/taiw=
an/events/landscaping-taiwan/" target=3D"_blank">https://jsis.washington.ed=
u/taiwan/events/landscaping-taiwan/</a></div></div></div></div>
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General list info and FAQ: <a href=3D"http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html" target=3D"_blank">http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html</a>

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