Miscellaneous Announcements

Vacant Position: University Lecturer in Chinese (fixed-term)

University of Turku, Finland
Deadline: 28th Oct 2021
The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university that provides interesting challenges and a unique vantage point into the world of Finnish and international research and education. The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Turku invites applications for the position of University Lecturer in Chinese Language in the School of Languages and Translation Studies. The position will be filled on a fixed-term basis for the period of 1 March 2022 – 31 July 2024. School of Languages and Translation Studies is an active, diverse and international centre for teaching and research on language studies. The research is carried out in

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Online Lecture Series “Spotlight Taiwan – Academic Lectures on Taiwan”

University of Helsinki
Fall Semester 2021
Spotlight Taiwan Helsinki is organized by Department of Cultures at University of Helsinki, with the support of Taiwan’s Ministry of Cultures, Taipei Representative Office in Finland and Centre for East Asian Studies at University of Turku. The first two talks of the online lecture series “Spotlight Taiwan – Academic Lectures on Taiwan” will be held respectively by Prof. Leigh Jenco (London School of Economics and Political Science) on 24 September, and Prof. Ann Heylen (National Taiwan Normal University) on 1 October. Time below is Helsinki time, which is 1 hour

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Call for Papers: Nr. 28 Other Modernities “Words, powers and pandemics”

Open Access Academic Journal
To be published Nov 2022
Deadline: 15th Oct 2021
Edited by Ana María González Luna, Kim Grego, Giovanna Mapelli and Bettina Mottura
The year 2020 has witnessed the forceful emergence of the theme of pandemic worldwide, highlighting the multifaceted mechanisms of reaction put into play against it. The activation of the resources needed to face risk, uncertainty, difficulties and tragedy has taken all the forms of human and social life, sometimes also determining the rediscovery of past experiences. Women, men, social and professional groups, the media, public institutions have had to draw upon the tools, the memories, the knowledge and the practices necessary to adapt and protect body and spirit from

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CrossAsia Online-Survey: “Chinese Studies Research Conditions in Europe”

Between research needs and access to resources – Getting an overview of the situation in different countries in Europe
Deadline: 5th Sep 2021
Despite the growing importance of Asia-related expertise, European researchers and their communities often have only limited access to digital material published on Asian and international markets because researchers are comparatively small in number and dispersed over institutions, countries and regions. We at CrossAsia would like to check and underpin our assumption with this questionnaire on the research conditions and requirements in Chinese studies in different countries in Europe. Our goal – together with European

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Statement by the EACS Board regarding the sanctions issued by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs against European China researchers 

The European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) supports and advocates for independent academic research on China and hence disapproves of the People’s Republic of China’s reaction to foreign governments’ and administrations’ diplomatic actions by holding directly responsible academic researchers, their relatives, and their institutions in Europe. As an independent professional academic association of European scholars, EACS trusts in the good faith of researchers and in the transparency of academic research on China, and firmly believes that such approaches contribute significantly to the sustainability of international relations.

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