CFP: Asian Histories of Computing (Special Issue of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing)

In recent years, historians of computing have been discussing the

plural "histories" of computing. A derivative of such approach has been the

growing importance of transnational historical investigation in this

field. This special issue on Asian History of Computing aims at not only to broaden

the literature of international case studies, but also to deepen the view

on the circulation of knowledge, importation of knowledge, standardization

in each region, role of international institutions, and so force, through

Asian perspectives on the history of computing.

The editors invite original, scholarly treatments of the history of

computing that critically examine historical case studies in Asian

computing. Submissions could take any number of approaches, including:

-       Broad historical perspectives on the development of computing

in Asian contexts

-       Historical case studies of particular technological

developments

-       Accounts of governmental role in developing industry

-       Regional histories of localizations of computing technologies

-       Studies of institutions

-       Critical analyses of scholarly or popular narratives about the

Asian history of computing

These are only illustrative of possible approaches, as we would welcome

creative approaches to Asian history of computing that go beyond these

specific examples.

Abstracts should be submitted to Chigusa Kita (ckita@kansai-u.ac.jp) by

30 September 2013.

Authors of accepted abstracts will receive invitations to submit their

full papers to the Annals manuscript center by 28 February 2014.

Chigusa Kita (Kansai University, Japan)

Hyungsub Choi (Seoul National University, South Korea)