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5th Annual Conference

2026 International Conference of
Asian Qualitative Inquiry Association

Reinterpreting Asia: Society, Culture, and Education

November 20-21, 2026 (Fri-Sat) Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea Offline and Online

About the Conference

We are pleased to invite proposals for the AQIA 2026 Annual Conference, the 5th in our annual series. The conference will be held at Konkuk University in Seoul, with a parallel virtual component for online participants.

Asia is not a fixed or self-evident object - it is a site of ongoing reinterpretation. From historical legacies of colonialism and empire to the dynamism of contemporary cultural production, migration, and educational transformation, the meanings of "Asia" have always been contested, reimagined, and remade. This conference invites qualitative researchers to bring critical, pluralistic, and reflexive lenses to the societies, cultures, and educational landscapes of Asia and its diasporas.

We welcome proposals for individual papers, organized panels, and posters from all disciplines.

Conference Subthemes

Reframe knowledge productionPost-Orientalist and indigenous perspectives on Asia

Cultural representation and Asian contentMedia, arts, and digital culture

Migration and multiculturalismTransnationalism and cultural belonging

Education and learning culturesFormal and informal knowledge systems in Asia

Autoethnography and representationNarrative methodologies and lived experience

Gender, generation and social changePower, marginalization, and agency

Bridge discoursesHistorical, cultural, philosophical intersections

Future trendsEmerging Asian identities and socio-cultural shifts

Proposal Submission

All abstracts must be submitted electronically by August 1, 2026. Individual paper abstracts must not exceed 500 words; panel proposals (3-5 presenters) must not exceed 1,000 words. Abstracts must be original and not previously published or presented elsewhere.

Panel chairs must recruit 3-5 presenters and download and submit the complete panel application form on behalf of the entire panel.

Individual Paper (English) Individual Paper (Korean) Panel (English) Panel (Korean) Poster (English) Poster (Korean)

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline	August 1, 2026
Acceptance notification	August 15, 2026
Early bird registration	September 7 - 30, 2026
Regular registration	October 1 - November 21, 2026
Full paper submission (max. 6 pages)	October 30, 2026
Conference	November 20-21, 2026

Registration Fees

	Online Session	Offline Session
Professor and Researcher	$80Early Bird: $70	$100Early Bird: $80
PhD / Master's / Undergraduate Student	$60Early Bird: $50	$80Early Bird: $60

Early bird registration: September 7-30, 2026 | Payment via PayPal or bank transfer (NONGHYUP BANK, Account: 301-0312-1280-31)

Organizers and Sponsors

Hosts

Asian Qualitative Inquiry Association
Asia Contents Research Institute

Organizer

Education Research Institute,
Konkuk University