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ASIAN PERSPECTIVES ON CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: A workshop dedicated to emerging research
on creative industries in developing Asian markets
Hosted by Singapore Management University, Singapore June 7-8, 2013
Conference Chair:
Ted Feichen Tsang, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Program Co-ordinators:
Joseph Lampel, City University London, U.K.
Jamal Shamsie, Michigan State University, U.S.A.
The creative industries in Asia are a mix of old and new, local and global. Asian artistic
traditions that have given the world some of its finest art, music, and design, are now
making their influence
felt in whole range of vibrant creative industries. From film to videogames, architecture to
fashion, and advertising to television, Asian firms are now producing some of the worlds
best creative
products. Much of this output is produced for local consumption, but increasingly Asian
creative firms are establishing their presence globally, following in the path of Bollywood
films, Japanese
videogames, and Australian music groups.
As creative industries in Asia assume greater economic and social importance, they are
attracting increased interest from researchers in Asia and elsewhere. This conference is
organized with the
purpose of forming a community of established and new researchers who are interested in
studying the growing importance of creative industries in Asia. It is intended to focus on
the design,
production, marketing and distribution of creative products for Asian markets by firms that
are either based in Asia or are based elsewhere.
The conference will consist of paper sessions where researchers can present their work, and
paper development sessions where work-in-progress will receive feedback from researchers
with established research and publication record. We welcome paper proposals from
researchers everywhere who are already studying or are interested in studying creative
industries in Asia.
Proposals should be limited to 750 words and should list whether the paper is intended for
regular paper presentation sessions, or paper development sessions. Names, affiliations
and contact information should be provided for all authors.
All proposals must be sent in Word format to
shamsie@msu.edu by March 15, 2013. Notice
of acceptances will be sent out by early April. There is no registration fee for the workshop.
We will
notify you of recommended hotels for your stay that will be available at a reasonable rate.