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The Third International Symposium on Korean Adoption Studies Symposium Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013Planned location: IKAA Korean Adoptee Gathering, Seoul, Korea.  For more information about the Gathering, see http://gathering.ikaa.info/en .Symposium Sponsor: IKAA (International Korean Adoptee Associations).  For more information about IKAA, see http://ikaa.org/en .Submissions Due by:  December 6, 2012Submit to: TISKAS2013@gmail.comQuestions?  Contact Kim Park Nelson, greg0051@umn.eduIf selected, your conference paper will be due June 15, 2013.  Submission of a complete conference paper by the due date is a requirement for participation in the Symposium.  You may also be invited to participate in a research panel at the Gathering the week following the Symposium.The International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA) plans to convene the ThirdInternational Symposium on Korean Adoption Studies as part of the 2013 Korean AdopteeGathering.The field of Korean adoption studies is specifically concerned with international adoptionfrom Korea, as well as with overseas adopted Koreans. It has recently emerged as an areaof study both in Korea, the country of origin, and in the Western receiving countries to whichKorean children have been sent for adoption. This symposium will bring together scholarsfrom around the world who are conducting research in the field of Korean adoption studies.These scholars are working at the multidisciplinary intersections of Asian and Koreanstudies, postcolonial and cultural studies, and social and behavioural sciences. Their work isalso engaged with issues of race and ethnicity, migration and diaspora, gender and family,and globalization and transnationalism.This day long and multidisciplinary symposium will take place in Seoul, South Korea, andwill be comprised of paper presentations and open discussions. We hope the symposiumwill continue to lay the foundation for creating an academic network in the field and for future symposiums.Themes and TopicsWe welcome submissions from any academic background or perspective, and especiallywelcome work with multi-or interdisciplinary perspectives. Suggested topics include (but arenot limited to):Research related to the theme of the 2013 IKAA Gathering of Korean Adoptees, ThePower of Networking: Crossing Borders and Bridging CulturesLinks in adoption policy, history, ideology and/or adoption cultures between SouthKorea and other sending nations (such as China, currently the largest sendingnation, and Ethiopia and/or other African countries which are the newest sendingcountries, rising in popularity)Ethics and positionality in Korean adoption research, imagining and researchingadoption, including methodologies, disciplines and the politics of criticismThe lifelong processes of Korean adoptee identity: Genealogies, long-term mentalhealth issues in Korean adoptee populations, intimacy, sexuality, and familyformationKorean adoption aesthetics, representation and affectivityKorean adoptee experiences in the context of the larger Korean diasporaPlease contact Kim Park Nelson greg0051@umn.edu for further information and for guidelines for submission.