The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global university partners is proud to announce the Fifth Asian Conference on the Arts and Humanities, to be held from April 3-6 2014, at the Rihga Royal Hotel, & The Osaka International Conference Center, Osaka, Japan.

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Conference Theme 2013: Individual, Community & Society: Conflict, Resolution & Synergy

Conflict is an integral part of the human condition. The universal struggle between our personal selves - who we are as unique, separate and different from others, with our specific blend of experiences, abilities, attitudes, aspirations, needs and wants - and our social selves, intricately connected to, and interdependent on, others and our loved ones, our friends and favored groups, our communities and cultures - leads inevitably to internal as well as interpersonal conflict.

Conflict among our communities and societies is also natural, given that these groups are founded on commonality of geography, values, attitudes, beliefs, aspirations and differentiated from others based on these. Diversity, however, though it may lead to conflict, plays an important role in the flourishing of communities and societies. One of the challenges of modern society is harnessing the synergy that emerges from the interaction of these differences.

Submissions are organized into the following thematic streams:

Arts

Teaching and Learning the Arts
Arts Policy, Management and Advocacy
Arts Theory and Criticism
Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts
Visual Arts Practices
Performing Arts Practices: Theatre, Dance, Music
Literary Arts Practices
Media Arts Practices: Television, Multimedia, Digital, Online and Other New Media
Other Arts


Humanities

Media, Film Studies, Theatre, Communication
Aesthetics, Design
Language, Linguistics
Knowledge
Philosophy, Ethics, Consciousness
History, Historiography
Literature/Literary Studies*
Political Science, Politics
Teaching and Learning
Globalisation
Ethnicity, Difference, Identity
Immigration, Refugees, Race, Nation
First Nations and Indigenous Peoples
Sexuality, Gender, Families
Religion, Spirituality
Cyberspace, Technology
Science, Environment and the Humanities
Other Humanities

Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 1 2013
Results of abstract reviews returned to authors: Usually within two weeks of submitting an abstract
Deadline for full conference registration payment for all presenters: March 15 2014
ACAH Conference: April 3-6 2014
Deadline for submission of full papers: May 1 2014

KEY INFORMATION, DATES & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 1 2013

Results of abstract reviews returned to authors: Usually within two-three weeks of submission

Deadline for full conference registration payment for all presenters: March 15 2014

Conference Programme Published Online: March 21 2014

ACAH Conference: April 3-6 2014

Deadline for submission of full papers: May 1 2014

Proceedings published online: June 1 2014


Venue: Rihga Royal Hotel
5-3-68 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0005 Japan
Phone: +81 (0)6-6448-1121