May 13, 1969：後五一三馬來西亞文學與文化表述國際會議

May 13, 1969: An International Symposium on Post-513 Malaysian Literatures and Cultural Articulations

時間：2019年05月13～14日

地點：國立中山大學文學院文7006會議室

主辦單位：國立中山大學人文研究中心

一九六九年五月十三日在馬來西亞歷史上有重大意義，因為那天發生了建立聯邦以來第一次種族流血衝突，國家進入緊急狀態，政府宣佈戒嚴，史稱「五一三事件」。這個悲劇事件影響國家未來發展深遠。受到這個事件後果的左右，馬來西亞的社會結構、文化政策、教育方針、經濟進程各方面的版圖與面貌，都大大的改變了。五十年來馬來西亞在這幾個政經文教面向的發展，處處仍見這個事件的陰影。所謂「馬哈迪時代」其實也就是「後五一三時代」。

二零一九年五月十三號為這個事件發生五十週年紀念，我們選在同一天舉辦一個研討會，邀請國內外學者一起來探討與反思五十年來五一三的幽靈如何影響馬來西亞人。這個會議的主要關懷是文學表現與文化表述，歡迎大家惠賜論文題目與摘要（中文字五百字或英文字四百字左右）。請寄到：chscaa@mail.nsysu.edu.tw。

May 13, 1969 is an important date in the history of Malaysia. A bloody communal riot broke out that day in Kuala Lumpur, which is the most serious racial conflict since the country formed the federation in 1963. Consequently, the government declared emergency and curfew was practiced in several cities. This tragic “May 13 Incident” influences the development of Malaysia a great deal. Its racial relationship, social structure, cultural policy, educational design, economic agenda are all influenced by the incident.  In the past fifty years, the specter of May 13 has almost been omnipresent in every aspect of Malaysian life. The so-called “the era of Mahathir” is actually a post-May 13 era.

May 13, 2019 is the fiftieth anniversary of the May 13 Incident. The Center for Humanities of NSYSU will host an international conference to reflect and explore the historical significance of the event and how Malaysians, especially the non-Bumi communities, are haunted by its specter. The main concern of the conference is of course literature and cultural articulation. The conference’s working language is Chinese and English. We welcome abstracts of 400 words in English and 500 in Chinese. Please send your abstract to: chscaa@mail.nsysu.edu.tw.