The 2027 AATJ Annual Spring Conference will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2027, in Boston, Massachusetts, in conjunction with the 2027 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference. (Zenyasai takes place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 17).

We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker:

  • Yoshiko Matsumoto, Stanford University

The Call for Proposals will open on Sunday, September 6, 2026, and the submission deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Please fill out the form below to propose a Panel Discussion.

If you wish to propose an Individual Paper, please use THIS form.

If you wish to propose a Poster, please use THIS form.

Organized panels are 100 minutes long and typically include up to four active participants (three or four presenters, or three presenters plus one discussant). If a presentation in a panel is based on a collaborative project involving multiple people, please designate one presenter to serve as the representative. Panels may use their time flexibly but should allow at least 30 minutes for discussion with the audience.

Please note that each individual may present (or co-present) only one (1) paper, but may participate in more than one session if the second is in the role of chair and/or discussant (up to two sessions maximum).

This will be an in-person conference, and all presenters are required to attend and present in person. In addition, all presenters must be current AATJ members in good standing (i.e., annual membership dues must be paid) at the time of the conference.

Our conference brings together participants with diverse academic, professional, cultural, and personal backgrounds. Presenters are encouraged to create sessions that are welcoming and accessible to this broad audience and that promote meaningful participation and exchange of ideas.

Thanks to The Oka Professional Development Fund, five $1,000 scholarships will be available for participants in the 2026 AATJ Spring Conference. Priority will be given to three groups— (1) presenters, (2) graduate students, and (3) junior faculty/early-career instructors. Further details will be announced later this year, and early-career scholars are strongly encouraged to submit a proposal.

Call for Panel Discussion Proposals for AATJ Spring Conference
Put the cursor of your mouse in the Select box above. Click and Hold and Scroll down through the list of subjects. When you have found the subject of your paper, release your mouse button. Your choice will appear in the box.
Put the cursor of your mouse in the Select box above. Click and Hold and Scroll down through the list of subjects. When you have found the subject of your paper, release your mouse button. Your choice will appear in the box.
Presentations may be in English or Japanese. The abstract should be written in the language of the presentation. All presentations must have an English title, and presentations in Japanese should also have a Japanese title.
Presentations may be in English or Japanese. The abstracts should be written in the language of the presentation. All presentations must have an English title, and presentations in Japanese should also have a Japanese title.

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Panel Paper 2

Panel Paper 3

Panel Paper 4 or Discussant

PANEL ORGANIZER/CONTACT PERSON

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CONTACT INFORMATION: Please provide contact information for ALL presenters in your session. E-mail addresses are particularly important.

Panel Member 1

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Panel Member 2

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Panel Member 3

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Panel Member 4/Discussant

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AATJ Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

AATJ values a scholarly community that is inclusive, equitable, and welcoming to individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We believe that the strength of our field rests on the exchange of ideas across a broad range of experiences, research traditions, and professional contexts.

In response to evolving legal and institutional considerations, AATJ has removed the diversity and inclusion criterion from the 2026 conference proposal review rubric. This change does not reflect a shift in the Association’s core values. Rather, it is intended to maintain a fair, consistent, and effective review process while adapting to the current environment.

AATJ continues to support and encourage scholarship that explores issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and representation, recognizing the important contributions such work makes to our field and professional community.

Questions

If you have any questions, please use the contact form to send a message addressed to Dr. Mariko Wei and/or Dr. Etsuyo Yuasa.

For technical support, please contact us here.

Record of Submission

Please print this screen as a record of your submission. You will receive an email with your responses confirming your submission.

You will be notified of the results of the conference proposal selection in December.