For EACS Members: EACS Newsletter #55, Dec 2020
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Miscellaneous Announcements
Call for Papers: Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies, Volume 2 (2021)
Deadline: 31st Mar 2021
For its second volume, the Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies invites scholars to submit papers dealing with aspects of youth in the pre-modern, modern, and contemporary Chinese world. We welcome unpublished papers that discuss the concept of youth and its impact on Chinese society especially in a diachronic and comparative way, on topics including, but not limited to:
● Youth and childhood in pre-modern China
● Youth within families and as social groups in society: intra- and transgenerational perspectives
● The transition from childhood to youth, and to adulthood
Call for Papers: Art, History and Culture of the Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms
Deadline: Jan 31st 2021
In November 2019, the International Research Centre for the History and Culture of Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms (IRC) was co-established by the Yunnan Provincial Museum in China, the Woon Brothers Foundation in Singapore and Northumbria University, UK. The aim is to improve understanding of the history, culture, and art of the Nanzhao and Dali Kingdoms in Yunnan province, Southwest China. Dating between the 7th-13th centuries CE, these kingdoms produced unique and important Buddhist art forms. Located in, and managed by, the Yunnan Provincial Museum, the IRC intends to advance academic research, international cooperation and
CCK Foundation Library Travel Grant 2020
Deadlines: 20th Mar & 20th Oct 2020
Thanks to the support of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, the EACS will continue to fund in 2020, one-week visits for specialized research in Sinological libraries or for research in one of the major European museums for Chinese art, depending on the availability of funds. Applications received before the two deadlines of March 20 and October 20 will be considered within 3 weeks after receipt. Applicants should be Sinologists based permanently in Europe, preferably paid-up members of the EACS. Non-members will be considered, especially in case of students and young scholars (up to 35 years), if accompanied by a recommendation letter from an EACS member. Applications for Travel Grants are restricted to two applications by the same applicant, with first-time applicants