Hamburg, Germany
17–19th August 2022
Deadline: 15th May 2022
A sequel to the 2021 conference ‘Variants/Variance – Text, Form and Material’ at National Taiwan University, which centred around aspects of variance in written artefacts, ‘Standardisation of Written Artefacts in East Asia’ shifts the perspective to the ‘other side of the coin’ and investigates pre-modern practices of regulation, unification, and standardisation in the production of written artefacts.

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8th Sep 2022 (All day)
Virtual event, registration required
Deadline: 30th Mar 2022
2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the official establishment of the Chinese Communist Youth League (中国共产主义青年团, CYL), one of the largest youth political organizations in the world. As the Chinese Communist Party’s assistant and reserve force, the CYL is the Party’s main channel to socialize youth in the official political discourse and practices, and mobilize them to support the current system. Despite the importance of the organization, English-language academic work on its history, politics and multifaceted role in contemporary China remains

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Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
12–17th Sep 2022
Extended Deadline: 31st Dec 2021
The 34th Deutscher Orientalistentag (DOT) is organized by the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft and will take place at the Freie Universität Berlin from 12th to 17th September 2022. The submission deadline for abstracts is 31.12.2021 and 01.10.2021 for panel proposals. We welcome early abstract submissions. “The DOT was first organized by the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG) in Leipzig in 1921. The DMG is the oldest association of German Orientalists. Its members dwell mostly on languages and cultures of the Middle East, parts of Asia

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22–24th Aug 2022
University of Oxford
Hybrid: Online and in Person
Deadline: 3rd Dec 2021
Organizers: Anke Hein (University of Oxford) & Julia Lovell (Birkbeck College, University of London)
Steering Committee and Discussants: Chen Xingcan, Lothar von Falkenhausen, Rowan Flad, Ye Wa
This call for papers invites contributions for a workshop to prepare an edited volume on the topic “The History and Practice of Archaeology in China”. If you are interested in being involved in this project, please submit an abstract (250-300 words) and a biographical note (50-100 words) to Anke Hein (anke.hein@arch.ox.ac.uk) and Julia Lovell

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Olomouc, Czech Republic
24–27th Aug 2022
Deadline 15th Jan 2022
The 24th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) will be held in Olomouc, Czech Republic, from August 24 to August 27, 2022. It is jointly organised by the EACS and the Department of Asian Studies at

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