African Association for Japanese Studies (AAJS)
5th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies in Africa
…Re-igniting Japanese Studies in Africa
The African Association for Japanese Studies (AAJS) in collaboration with the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia invites submission of abstracts for her 5th Annual International Conference on Japanese Studies in Africa. The conference seeks to illuminate the place of Japan and Africa in the state of affairs in the emerging world order through the lenses of diverse academic disciplines and from inter-disciplinary perspectives.
The complex social, political, economic and cultural forces influencing the power structure in the globalised environment of the current information and Communications Technology age have thrown the world into serious asymmetry. While access to the World Wide Web and other tools of social media have granted almost unlimited access to information, technological advancement has given voice to billions of otherwise voiceless people around the world. This empowerment has however, redefined existing systems, creating myriad tussle among diverse ideas struggling to replace the current unsustainable order. The impact of the ongoing international conflicts, global energy crisis, inflation, and migration crisis on Africa and Japan are included in this inquiry.
Abstracts of not more than 200 words should explore the interface between Japanese and African studies and interests to be considered for eligibility. We welcome contributions from all relevant academic fields. Presenters may explore ideas around (but not limited to) the following sub-themes:
- Japan and Africa in the Information Age
- The Anarchical World of Cyberspace
- Effects of International Conflict on Africa and Japan
- Global Energy Crisis: Japanese and African Response
- Inflation in Japan and Africa
- Migration Craze in Africa: Analysing the Jakpa Syndrome
- Work in the New Age: Remote, Hybrid and Physical Work
- Quiet Quitting: Employer vs Employee
- Power and Politics: Diplomacy between Africa and Japan
- Japan and Africa in the Age of Cyber-theft and Cyber-warfare
- The Place of Technology in International Alliances
- Distrust of Science and the Struggle for Order
- Response to Vaccination in Japan and Africa ‘Cancel-Culture’ Within and Beyond Borders
- Critical Race Theory and the Society
- The Place of History in the Present and Future
- Japan and Africa at the End of the American Age
- Science versus Conspiracy Theories
- Conspiracy Theories as Agents of Destabilization
- Conspiracy Theory as a Political Tool
- Social Media as a Fuel for Anarchy
- Re-equilibrating the Global Order
- Utilitarianism versus Categorical Imperatives in Social Order Discourse
- The Paradox of Freedom, Control and Order in the New World
- Comparative Literature in the New World Order
- Literature and Portraitures in the New World Order
- The Place of Education and the Humanities in the Emerging Global Order
- Humanising the World in the Emerging Global Order
- Manipulation and Fictionalisation of Scientific Facts and Data
- Conflict in Scientific Narratives and Application of Information
- Multi-Superpower Competition: The Place of Japan and Africa
- Asymmetric Power in the Struggle for a New World Order
Sponsorship is available for postgraduate students and early and mid-career researchers. Applications with justification for scholarship should be submitted via africanjapanesestudies@gmail.com
Dr Senayon Olaoluwa
Institute of African Studies
University of Ibadan
samsenayon@gmail.com