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Call for Papers Theme: Decolonization, Education, Arts and Humanities and Higher Education Leadership in the Asian Community Type: 9th International Conference of the Asian Philosophical Association (ICAPA 2016) Institution: Asian Philosophical Association (AsianPA) Location: Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) Date: 20.–24.7.2016 Deadline: 22.5.2016 __________________________________________________ The hosting of ICAPA 2016 serves as the launchpad for disseminating and highlighting the importance as well as achievements related to Islam, science, and civilization at the national and international levels. This program also intends on building and strengthening strategic cooperative network among intellectuals, especially professional groups from Asian countries, through elevating the field of Philosophy and Thought as well as Civilization in general. ICAPA 2016 aims at gathering scholars, experts, and intellectuals from all over the world not limited to only the Muslim community, but also opening up opportunities, along with the capability of changing the perception of the world community from diverse ideological, religious, and cultural backgrounds connected to development and human civilization towards being more positive and significant. All of Muslim community and nations in Asia have experienced direct and indirect impacts from Western colonization in various fields and this is still ongoing. Notable scholars of the world are still studying this phenomenon. This conference will discuss this important phenomenon in order to set forth particularly analyses and alternatives in the areas of education, humanities, and arts. Theme: Decolonization, Education, Arts and Humanities and Higher Education Leadership in the Asian Community Sub-themes a. Decolonization as a Philosophical Discourse The discourse on decolonization within the Asian community is rightly linked, but not limited to dewesternization that covers not only the social, political and economic aspects but also more fundamentally the intellectual, religious and ethical. The contributions of numerous influential figures within the Asian community have brought the discourse to a philosophical level. Hence, it is of prime importance for the Asian community to appreciate, analyze, recognize and acknowledge their contributions to this topic. Under this sub-theme, the notion of decolonization and as a philosophical discourse is central. It seeks to refine among others the history of decolonization in the Asian community, its nuances and relation to the notion of dewesternization, its aims and objectives in contemporary challenges, as well as its limits while rediscovering the identity of Asian community. In relation to the above, Islamization as a philosophical discourse carried out by Asian thinkers is presented as a major example of decolonization discourse by contemporary Muslim thinkers. b. Decolonizing Education, Arts and Humanities Colonization of the Asian mind primarily occurs through the process of education, by inculcation of the Western and other colonial worldview and knowledge framework in various fields especially in the Arts and Humanities. This sub-theme explores how the current Asian education system has become fertile ground for this colonization of mind, and further it seeks to provide alternative system of proper decolonial thinking within the Asian community. The awareness for and development of the decolonial alternatives occur within a scientific community, encouragingly in the arts and humanities range of disciplines. These insights are reflected in the literature and the arts that have been produced, the highly interest in the study of humanities, and a more cultural approach in carrying out the process of decolonization. Some other general yet fundamental points that also could be discussed under this sub-theme include the aims and objectives of education, the role of higher institutions, the conception of knowledge and the sciences, as well as the ways and methods of knowledge that have been adapted. c. Decolonizing Higher Education Leadership The ideas and practices of leadership in higher education have long been dominated by our Western counterparts in promoting their notion of excellence, change, development and progress which has challenged the ethical integrity and legitimate authorities within the Asian Community. We can no longer deny that certain economic, political, and even educational institutions are insufficiently critical in their acceptance and employment of these ideas and practices in their leadership development programs. These incorporations have brought about the rise of culturally marginal leadership resulting from the failed appreciation of the fundamental differences between certain aspects of Western and colonial worldviews and knowledge frameworks vis a vis the local ones within the Asian Community. Over the past centuries we have witnessed the attempt to decolonize these ideas and practices of Western leadership by restoring materials from all religious and civilizational sources of the Asian Community that examine the religious-ethical aspects, fundamental purpose and dimensions of higher education leadership. Other topics related to this sub-theme are the role of good governance, the meaning of excellence higher education and the ranking of universities, the nature of educated man as an individual as well as a member of a nation and the global Community. Venue Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT), Lebuh Enstek, 71760 Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Conference website: http://icapa2016.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
