Theme
“Local Histories and Genealogies in Multicultural Asia”
Date
22-23 August 2018
Venue
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Bangunan UAB, Event Hall (ground floor), No 21-25 Gat Lebuh China, George Town World Heritage Site, 10300 Penang
Organizer
Genealogy and Local History Section joint with the Asia and Oceania Section
Host organization
Areca Books/Think City in cooperation with the following institutions/organizations: Penang Heritage Trust, Wawasan Open University and Penang State Public Library Corporation
Persons responsible for the pre-conference
Chihfeng P. Lin, Takashi Nagatsuka, Rashidah Begum and Khoo Salma
The main session welcomes papers that discuss:
- saving and promoting historical and cultural memories
- supporting contacts and understandingbetween different local and regional communities
- therole of libraries, museums and archives in participatory projects based on multi-ethnic and multi-generational collaboration
Participants are encouraged to discuss both successes and failures in their papers.
We encourage evidence based practice and invite presentations and analysis of projects which can be of practical value to others. Submission in other formats than academic papers *such as reports and essays are welcome.
Submission Guidelines
The deadline for submitting a detailed summary (up to 250 words) and full author details is 15 February. Proposals should be submitted using the following web address.
If this web site is unavailable, please contact Section Chair
Chihfeng P. Lin
Email: [email protected]
Bozena Rasmussen
Email: [email protected]
The announcement is here.
