Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
21–25th Jul 2026
Registration deadline: 15th Jun 2026

Registration and payment for the 2026 Conference are now open to both EACS members and . . .

A Webinar Series Organized by Research Training Group “Ambivalent Enmity: Dynamics of Antagonism in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East”

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Renata Vinci. Il sinologo che non c’era: Alla riscoperta delle opere di Giuseppe Barone (1861–1924)

Giuseppe Barone (1861–1924), a brilliant and versatile Neapolitan scholar, devoted himself . . .

Sounds of Ink / 水墨的声音, Luo Qi and 30 Years of Calligraphyism / 洛齐与书法主义30年

The volume documents and provides an in-depth analysis of the Chinese . . .

Barcelona, Spain
25-27th Jan 2027
Deadline: 21st Mar 2026

In 2026, the Spanish Association for East Asian Studies (AEEAO) marks its tenth anniversary—a decade during which East Asian Studies have gained increasing prominence amid a global context shaped by . . .

Würzburg, Germany
13-15th Jun 2026
Deadline: 10th Apr 2026

This year’s annual conference of the China Work Group (China AG) will be held on June 13–15, 2026, at the University of Wuerzburg (Germany) in cooperation with the Young Scholar Group of the German Association for Asian Studies (DGA).

Founded in . . .

27-31st Jul 2026
Stuttgart, Germany
Deadline: 25th Apr 2026

The 13th edition (2026) of the EACL Summer School in Chinese Linguistics will be held from July 27 – July 31, 2026 at the Linguistics Department of Stuttgart University, Keplerstraße 17, 70174 Stuttgart.
The goal of the summer school is to provide an opportunity for MA . . .

10th Jul 2026
School of Art, Birmingham City University, UK (in-person only)

Over the past nearly two decades, the Centre for Chinese Visual Arts (CCVA) at Birmingham City University has been dedicated to advancing new understandings and perspectives on Chinese contemporary art, design, and visual culture through interdisciplinary practices and theoretical inquiry. Starting . . .

17-18th Jun, 2026
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Extended deadline: 13th Feb 2026

The Italian Institute of Oriental Studies Department at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, warmly invites both members and non-members of the Italian Association of Chinese Linguistics (AILC) to participate in the 9th edition of the Study Days on Chinese . . .

Kieser, Annette. Sekundäre Zentren Der Sechs Dynastien : Untersuchungen Zu Gräbern Am Yangzi-Mittellauf. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2025.

Maurizio Paolillo (ed.), China and the West on the Silk Roads. Perceptions of the Other and Encounters from the Warring States to the Modern Era, Edizioni dell’Orso, Alessandria 2025

The term “Silk Road” (Seidenstrasse), coined by . . .

Ljubljana, Slovenia
4-7th Sep 2026
Deadline: 15th May 2026

The Department of Asian Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana cordially invites PhD students and post-doctoral researchers to a summer school course on dialectical thought in Asian philosophies and cultures.

The summer school is based on the premise . . .

The editors of the EACS Journal are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 6.2 (2025). The contents are accessible, as always, via https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/jeacs/issue/view/745

We thank our authors and reviewers for their work . . .

European Cultural Center of Delphi, Greece
14–19th Jul 2026
Deadline: 31st Jan 2026

Set in Delphi—one of the most iconic and inspiring landmarks of ancient Greece—the Academy combines rigorous academic training with an environment that encourages curiosity, dialogue, and bold thinking. Students engage with leading faculty, explore cutting-edge debates, and connect with peers from . . .

Hong Kong, PRC
12-14th Aug 2026

The World Association for Chinese Studies celebrates its 10th anniversary conference in Hong Kong — a city that embodies the “between worlds” at the heart of our theme. Over the past decade, our annual gatherings have built bridges between Chinese and international scholars, fostering critical exchange across . . .

University of Bologna, Italy (in-person only)
15-16th Oct 2026
Deadline: 2nd Feb 2026

Final Conference of the ERC “WRITE” project (University of Bologna, GA. 949645) and the 19th Annual Conference of the Centre for Contemporary Visual Arts Asia (Birmingham City University)

Madrid, Spain
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
15-16th Jun 2026

The ISCLD is a biennial international symposium that advances the exchange of scholarship and emphasizes an empirical orientation in functional discourse studies of the Chinese language, with participation from local and international scholars, not only from linguistics, but also related fields of communication, sociology, anthropology, . . .

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
6th Jul – 7th Aug 2026
Application Deadline: 15th Mar 2026

The 2026 Venice-Princeton Summer School with its two tracks in Classical Chinese and Classical Japanese/Kanbun is now open for applications. The Summer . . .

Katherine Ngo & Kelly Ngo, eds., Traditional Chinese Children’s Primers: A Sourcebook, Lever Press.

This Open Access book is the first anthology of traditional Chinese children’s textbooks in a European language. The selection of . . .

Walden, Lauren. Surrealism and the People’s Republic of China : From Mao to Now. Routledge, 2026

Chapter 4 ‘Chinese Surrealism in the 1980s’ is available open access and the introduction is available as a preview . . .

UCL History Department, London, UK
5-6th Jun 2026
Deadline: 1st Dec 2025

The Centre for Central and East Asian Studies, invites paper proposals for a two-day workshop on Qing China in Global Perspectives, to be held on 5–6 June 2026, hosted by the UCL History Department. Professor Cameron Campbell (Hong Kong University of Science . . .

Luo Maodeng (罗懋登) The Epic Tale of Palace Eunuch San Bao Voyage to the Western Ocean, 三宝太监西洋记通俗演义, Borevskaia Nina (Transl.)

In October 2025 the full Russian translation of the Chinese classical novel by . . .

Valletta, Malta
4-6th Nov 2026

Deadline: 28th Feb 2026

The Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Malta, with the support of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta, is pleased to announce the second edition of the Chinese Studies Conference in . . .

Deadline: 1st Mar 2026

The Board of the European Association for Chinese Studies is pleased to announce again the EACS Early Career Scholar Award (formerly Young Scholar Award). The purpose of this award is to encourage research in Chinese studies among young scholars, especially, but not exclusively, scholars studying and working at . . .

National University of Singapore
25-26th Jun 2026
Deadline: 15th Oct 2025

Location: National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260
Co-organized by the Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature and the Department of Chinese Studies at the National University of Singapore. The conference is also . . .

Salmenkari, T. 2025, Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will to Make Civil Society, Edward Elgar.

Exploring the boundaries, fringes, and inner workings of civil society, Taru Salmenkari investigates local forms of political agency in . . .

Lives and Power. Biographical Writing in Sima Qian’s Work and Beyond, in Ancient China and Rome, Coédition Hémisphères/Maisonneuve & Larose, 2025

In this volume derived from an international symposium held at the Collège de France . . .

Lingjie Ji, Chinese Literature in English Sinology: Cultural Translation of Literary Knowledge, 1807-1901, Edinburgh University Press

In this book, I explore the fascinating Sino-British literary exchanges of the nineteenth century, highlighting how Chinese literature was understood as a knowledge category in the Anglophone world. I also discuss the significance of literary knowledge . . .

Member’s Publication: Halina Zawiszová, Giorgio Strafella, and Martin Lavička (Eds.) Olomouc Asian Studies, 2025

“Embodied Entanglements: Gender, Identity, and the Corporeal in Asia.” Edited by Halina Zawiszová, Giorgio Strafella, and Martin Lavička
We are excited to announce . . .

Simon Yongjun Zheng 郑永君 2025, A Study on the history of CICM in China and its Dutch-speaking Sinologist Jozef Mullie, 上海古籍出版社

Newly launched publication in China: A Study on the history of CICM in China and its Dutch-speaking . . .

Vinci R. (ed.) 2024, Navigating the Mediterranean: Through the Chinese Lens: Transcultural Narratives of the Sea Among Land, Firenze University Press

The volume Navigating the Mediterranean: Through the Chinese Lens: Transcultural Narratives of the Sea Among . . .

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 . . .