Graduate Student Conference
Call for Papers: CUBASGA Annual Conference 2026
The CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA) invites submissions for its annual graduate student conference, to be held fully in-person on the CU Boulder campus on February 07 & 08, 2026.
We invite current graduate students from across the US and around the world engaged in research on Asia, particularly in the fields of Chinese and Japanese studies, to submit proposals on their research across fields, such as: Anthropology, Art & Art History, Literatures, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Ethnomusicology, Film Studies, Geography, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Sociology, Theatre & Dance, Urban & Regional Planning, and Women’s Studies.
The conference will include keynote addresses from two prominent scholars in Chinese and Japanese studies:ÌýProfessor David Schaberg (Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of California, Los Angeles) ²¹²Ô»åÌýProfessor Erin Brightwell (Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Michigan). Keynote speakers and ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado faculty will be on hand to provide feedback to presenters throughout the conference. Above all, the conference is a forum through which graduate students, researchers, and faculty can engage in dialogues of critical importance to the development of our respective fields, providing participants with opportunities to expand their academic perspectives as well as academic and professional networks.
To apply, please submit a 300-word conference paper proposal and a CV (1–2 pages) by December 5, 2025, using this form:Ìý. Successful applicants will be notified of acceptance by the end of 2025. For inquiries, please email CUBASGA student administrators atÌýcubasga@colorado.edu.
We look forward to your submissions!
Sincerely,
Sean Ang, President
Haruka Fujii, Vice President
CU Boulder Asian Studies Graduate Association (CUBASGA)
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CUBASGA 2025
February 22-23, 2025
Keynote speakers:
Professor Ronald Egan, Stanford ³Ô¹ÏÍø
Professor David Atherton, Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø
Program 2025 (pdf)
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CUBASGA 2024
February 24-25, 2024
Keynote speakers:
Professor Wai-Yee Li, Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø
Professor Zev Handel, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Washington
CUBASGA 2023
February 4-5, 2023
Keynote speakers:
Professor Tina Lu, Yale ³Ô¹ÏÍøÌý
Professor Sabine Frühstück, UC Santa BarbaraÌý
CUBASGA 2022
February 19-20, 2022
Keynote speakers:
Professor Lucas Bender, Yale ³Ô¹ÏÍøÌý
Professor Fabio Rambelli, UC Santa BarbaraÌý
CUBASGA 2021
January 30-31, 2021
Keynote speakers:
Professor Xiaofei Tian, Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø
Professor Wiebke Denecke, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CUBASGA 2020
February 14-15, 2020
Keynote speakers:
ProfessorÌýDavid C. Schaberg, UCLA
ProfessorÌýDavid L. Howell, Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø
CUBASGA 2019
February 15-16, 2019
Keynote speakers:
ProfessorÌýChristopher Rea,Ìý³Ô¹ÏÍø of British Columbia
ProfessorÌýTomiko Yoda,ÌýHarvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø
CUBASGA 2018
February 23-24, 2018
Keynote speakers:
Professor Michael Nylan,Ìý³Ô¹ÏÍø of California, Berkeley
ProfessorÌýDavid Atherton,ÌýHarvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø
CUBASGA 2017
February 3-4, 2017
Keynote speakers:
Professor Wai-yee Li, Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø
Professor Michele Mason, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Maryland College Park
CUBASGA 2016
February 19-20, 2016
Keynote speakers:
Professor Adam Kern, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor Ronald Egan, Stanford ³Ô¹ÏÍø
CUBASGA 2015
February 27-28, 2015
Keynote speakers:
Professor Michael Emmerich, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of California
Professor Ding Xiang Warner, Cornell ³Ô¹ÏÍø
CUBASGA 2014Ìý
March 7-8, 2014
Keynote speaker:
Professor William G. Boltz, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Washington
CUBASGA 2013
March 8-9, 2013
Keynote speakers:
Professor Michael Puett, Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø
Professor Sharalyn Orbaugh, ³Ô¹ÏÍø British Columbia
CUBASGA 2012
March 2-3, 2012
Keynote speaker:
Professor R. Joe Cutter, Arizona State ³Ô¹ÏÍø
CUBASGA 2011
February 18-19, 2011
Keynote speakers:
Professor Michael Nylan
ProfessorÌýMichael Dylan Foster
CUBASGA 2010
February 26-28, 2010
Keynote presenters:
Professor Martin Kern, Princeton ³Ô¹ÏÍø
ProfessorÌýJanet Ikeda, Washington & Lee ³Ô¹ÏÍø
CUBASGA 2009
Friday March 6th, 2009 - Saturday March 7th, 2009