EACS

International Workshop: War of Ideas, Ideas of War – The Role of Military Thought in Early China

28th May 2013

5th – 6th Jun 2013

Barcelona, Spain

Co organized by: Albert Galvany (Pompeu Fabra), Paul van Els (U. Leiden)
Funded by: Chiang Ching kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Marie Curie Actions
Intra European Fellowships
Location: Classroom 40.113, Campus Ciutadella, UPF, Ramon Trias Fargas 25 – 27, Barcelona
Free admission. For more information: http://www.upf.edu/mxina/

 

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Anecdotes Workshop Chinese texts

28th May 2013

Leiden, Netherlands
31st May – 1st Jun 2013

Featuring over a dozen presentations by specialists from a variety of nations and affiliations, the Anecdotes Workshop explores the various functions of anecdotes in early Chinese texts. Time: Friday Mai 31 and Saturday June 1 Venue: Blue Room of City Hotel Nieuw Minerva (Boommarkt 23, Leiden) All are welcome! Admission is free, but registration is required, as seat availability is limited. For registration and further information about the workshop, please contact the organizer Paul van Els.

The Anecdotes Workshop is sponsored by NWO, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.

 

 

 

 

 

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Vacant Position: Professorship in Transcultural Studies (Chinese Studies): Economy and Society of China and East Asia

28th May 2013

Heidelberg University
Deadline: 7th Jun 2013

The Center for East Asian Studies at Heidelberg University invites applications for the position of Full Professor (W3) in Transcultural Studies (Chinese Studies): Economy and Society of China and East Asia The position is part of the university program 2012 (to accommodate for growing numbers of students) initiated by the state of Baden-Württemberg and shall be filled as soon as possible. Depending on the field of applicants the position may be redesignated as an assistant professorship (W1) with a tenure track option and filled accordingly. Scholars at both levels of qualification are encouraged to apply.

The position is located at the Institute of Chinese Studies but designed to cooperate closely with colleagues in other institutes within the Center for East Asian Studies and at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context.” The successful candidate is expected to contribute to research and teaching challenging the limitations of conventional area studies and social sciences.… Read more ⤻

Vacant Position: Akademischer Rat/Rätin A 13 (TV-L E13)

21st May 2013

Erlangen, Germany
Deadline: 31st Jul 2013

Am Lehrstuhl für Sinologie der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg ist zum 15. November 2013 die Stelle eines/einer akademischen Rates/Rätin A 13 (TV-L E13) im befristeten Beamtenverhältnis (zunächst für drei Jahre) zu besetzen. Voraussetzungen sind ein abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium im Fach Sinologie, sichere Sprachkenntnisse im vor-modernen und modernen Chinesisch sowie sehr gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift.

Aufgaben

Der/die Stelleninhaber/-in soll wissenschaftliche und administrative Aufgaben in Lehre
und Forschung übernehmen.

Aufgabengebiete

  • Lehrtätigkeiten im Bachelor- und Master Studiengang im Umfang von 5 Semesterwochenstunden pro Semester mit den Schwerpunkten klassisches Chinesisch, traditionelle chinesische Literatur und Hilfsmittel der Sinologie.
  • Beratung und Betreuung von Studierenden und Studieninteressierten.
  • Administrative Tätigkeiten wie die Gestaltung von Lehrveranstaltungsplänen, die Führung von Prüfungsterminlisten, die Auswahl und Führung wissenschaftlicher Hilfskräfte, Werbung für das Studienfach, Behandlung von Fragen hinsichtlich der Prüfungsordnungen, allgemeine Verwaltungstätigkeiten, Mitwirkung in der Selbstverwaltung der Hochschule und bei der Evaluierung der Studiengänge.
  • Mitwirkungen bei Prüfungen oder der Bewertung von Abschlussarbeiten.
  • Bereitschaft zur Beteiligung an Lehr- und Forschungsprojekten des Lehrstuhls.
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Vacant Position for Foreign Professors (Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor)

21st May 2013

Hankuk Univ., Korea
Deadline: 25th May 2013

Specialization Areas: Classical Chinese Literature or Comparative Literature (Chinese-America/English Literature). Language Proficiency: Bilingual in Chinese and English. Duration: 2013.9-2014.8 (one year extension will be arranged, if necessary). Preferences: scholars with a long track record of publishing in A&HCI journals.

Materials to be submitted (in a form of electronic file)

1. Curriculum Vitae (with a photo)
2. Academic Certificates (original & copy)
3. Certificate for current employment (original & copy)
4. Certificates for previous employment (original & copy)
5. List of publications, and works
6. Digital Photo
7. Video clips, speaking in Chinese for 5 to 10 minutes & in English for 5 to 10 minutes

Contacts & Inquires: wenxuezhongguo@hanmail.net  
                    

Dead Line: 2013.5.25 (By 2013.5.26 for the video clips)

 

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Call for applications: Summer School “Sites of Knowledge: Space, Locality, and Circulation between Asia and Europe.”

21st May 2013

Heidelberg, Germany
4th – 8th Aug 2013
Deadline: May 31st 2013

The Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" at Heidelberg University welcomes applications for its Summer School 2013 "Sites of Knowledge: Space, Locality, and Circulation between Asia and Europe." It will take place from August 4 to 8 in Heidelberg, Germany.

This year's Summer School will explore the significance of space and locality for the generation and circulation of knowledge. Starting from the premise that space and place shape the social interactions in which knowledge is made and remade, the Summer School will address questions such as: Is all knowledge local? Does the situatedness of knowledge preclude claims to 'truth' and 'universality'? And how can we best conceptualize the liminal spaces in which knowledge is traded or transmitted? Individual sessions will focus on selected places involved in circulations of knowledge between and within early modern Asia and Europe, ranging from courts, schools, academies, temples, and observatories to print shops, bazaars, roadhouses, ports and ships.… Read more ⤻

Vacant Position: Manchester Chinese Studies -post 1500 literature and arts

21st May 2013

Manchester, UK
Deadline: 5th Jun 2013

We welcome applications from candidates working on any aspect of Chinese culture, but preference will be given to candidates working on literature and/or the arts, ideally post-1500.  Candidates MUST be fluent in English and Chinese. You will join Manchester’s Centre for Chinese Studies, a leading interdisciplinary teaching and research unit which brings together research into diverse aspects of China and Asia.
The post is available from 1 September 2013.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for mid-June 2013.

Position Manchester Chinese Studies -post 1500 literature and arts
Closing date :05/06/2013
Reference :HUM-02717
Faculty / Organisational unit :Humanities
School / Directorate :School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Division :Language Based Area Studies
Salary : £33,230 to £45,941
Employment type :Permanent
Hours per week :Full-time
Location :Oxford Road

For more info please see

External Link…

Dagmar Schäfer , Chair,  Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS), History of Technology | School of Arts, Languages, and Cultures (SALC) |
The University of Manchester | Manchester M 13 9PL, UK |Oxford Road, Samuel Alexander Building | Tel: +44 (0)161 2757052 | Fax: +44 (0)161 2753031|

 

 

 

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Full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship on The history of mathematics in relation to astral sciences — ancient and medieval Indian sources

13th May 2013

Paris, France
Deadline: 21st Jun 2013

European Research Council (ERC) project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW): New Theoretical Approaches to the Sources and Socio-Political Issues of the Present Day”

Karine Chemla (Principal Investigator)

Agathe Keller & Christine Proust (Co-directors)

The European Research Council Project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW)” is calling for applications for a full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship.

General aims of the project. The SAW project is dedicated to sources that have come down to us from the ancient world and attest to mathematical activities, specifically, though not exclusively, to sources produced in Mesopotamia, China, and the Indian sub-continent. The ambition of SAW is to
develop new theoretical approaches to the history of ancient mathematics in order to highlight a motley of practices within what at the present day too often are presented as homogeneous wholes, as shown by the frequent use of terms such as “Mesopotamian mathematics”, “Chinese mathematics”, and “Indian mathematics”.… Read more ⤻

Full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship Ancient mathematics in secondary schools: issues, current practices and new perspectives

13th May 2013

Paris, France
Deadline: 21st Jun 2013

European Research Council (ERC) project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW): New Theoretical Approaches to the Sources and Socio-Political Issues of the Present Day”

Karine Chemla (Principal Investigator)
Agathe Keller & Christine Proust (Co-directors)

The European Research Council Project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW)” is calling for applications for a full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship, rewarding the most relevant topic with respect to its objectives.

General aims of the project. The SAW project is dedicated to sources that have come down to us from the ancient world and attest to mathematical activities, specifically, though not exclusively, to sources produced in Mesopotamia, China, and the Indian sub-continent. The ambition of SAW is to
develop new theoretical approaches to the history of ancient mathematics in order to highlight a motley of practices within what at the present day too often are presented as homogeneous wholes, as shown by the frequent use of terms such as “Mesopotamian mathematics”, “Chinese mathematics”, and “Indian mathematics”.… Read more ⤻

Full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship Mathematical practices in the context of astral sciences in ancient China

13th May 2013

Paris, France
Deadline: 21st Jun 2013

European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Research project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW): New Theoretical Approaches to the Sources and Socio-Political Issues of the Present Day” Karine Chemla (Principal Investigator) Agathe Keller & Christine Proust (Co-directors)
The European Research Council Project “Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World (SAW)” is calling for applications for a full-time doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship, rewarding the most relevant topic with respect to its objectives.

General aims of the project. The SAW project is dedicated to sources that have come down to us from the ancient world and attest to mathematical activities, specifically, though not exclusively, to sources produced in Mesopotamia, China, and the Indian sub-continent. The ambition of SAW is to
develop new theoretical approaches to the history of ancient mathematics in order to highlight a motley of practices within what at the present day too often are presented as homogeneous wholes, as shown by the frequent use of terms such as “Mesopotamian mathematics”, “Chinese mathematics”,
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Vacant Position: Executive director, Confucius Institute

6th May 2013

Bremen, Germany
Deadline: 20th May 2013

Das neu gegründete Konfuzius-Institut Bremen e.V. (KIB) sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine/n Geschäftsführer/in mit einer wöchentlichen Arbeitszeit von 29,5 h. Die Vergütung erfolgt in Anlehnung an die Ent-geltgruppe 10 oder 11 des TV-L. Neben der allgemeinen Aufgabe eines Konfuzius-Instituts – der Vermittlung von Sprache und Kultur Chinas – legt das Bremer Institut seinen inhaltlichen Schwerpunkt auf die Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik Chinas. Als Gemeinschaftsprojekt der Capital Normal University in Beijing mit Bremer Hochschulen, Verwaltungen und Unternehmen will es die Bremer China-Kompetenzen weiter stärken und zusätzlichen Raum für den Dialog mit China bieten.

Der Aufgabenbereich der zu besetzenden Stelle beinhaltet u.a.:

  • Gründungsaktivitäten wie Büroeinrichtung, Büro- und Arbeitsorganisation und grundle-gende KIB-Planungen
  • Kontaktaufnahme und Pflege der Beziehungen zu regionalen, nationalen und internatio-nalen Einrichtungen und Institutionen
  • Ausarbeitung, Organisation und Umsetzung vielfältiger Projekte mit verschiedensten ge-sellschaftlichen Institutionen und Gruppen
  • Betreuung des aus China entsandten Personals / Zusammenarbeit mit Personal und Insti-tutsvorstand
  • Vorbereitung der Vereinssitzungen, Berichte für den Vorstand und Hanban
  • PR-Arbeit
  • Erstellen von Prospektmaterialien

Dafür suchen wir eine Person, die folgende Qualifikationen aufweist:

  • Abgeschlossenes wirtschafts- oder sozialwissenschaftliches Studium mit Schwerpunkt China und Chinesisch oder abgeschlossenes sinologisches Studium mit Schwerpunkt Wirtschaft/ Gesellschaft
  • Berufserfahrung, Projekterfahrung, Chinaerfahrung
  • Planungs- und Organisationskompetenzen einschließlich Finanzplanung
  • Gute Kommunikationsfähigkeit, insbesondere auch der interkulturellen Kommunikation
  • Marketing- und PR-Fähigkeiten
  • Fremdsprachenkenntnisse: Englisch fließend in Wort und Schrift, Chinesisch sehr gut
  • Computerkompetenzen einschließlich Content-Management der Homepage

Bewerbungen mit vollständigen und aussagefähigen Unterlagen (Lebenslauf, Kopien der Zeug-nisse) senden Sie bitte bis zum 20.… Read more ⤻

PhD Scholarship in Global History

6th May 2013

Salzburg, Austria
Deadline: 22nd May 2013

Applications are invited for a 48 months (4 years) doctoral scholarship to be undertaken in the field of Global History with a research focus on the history of cross-cultural relations, knowledge and science transfer, or commercial/economic exchange relations to be carried out at the Department of History, Salzburg University, Austria (supervisor Prof. Dr. Angela Schottenhammer).
The position will be available from 1 October 2013. Applications from candidates with a focus on Sino-Islamic relations, Sino-Central Asian/Eurasian/East-West connections or on the history of seafaring/nautics/shipbuilding/navy in Asia are especially welcome. The scholarship provides an opportunity to work in international and interdisciplinary network of scholars working on global history.

The successful candidate should be open for new methodological approaches including the combination of textual and archaeological sources, possesses a strong knowledge of classical Chinese and at least one other language related to the topic of his/her research. Working language will be English and/or German.… Read more ⤻

IV International Symposium for Young Researchers in Translation, Interpreting, Intercultural Studies and East Asian Studies

6th May 2013

Barcelona, Spain

1st Jul 2013

The fourth symposium for young researchers is aimed at students who are about to begin their research, master students, doctoral students, and students who have recently completed their PhD theses. The objective of the symposium is to provide a scientific forum within which the next generation of researchers can exchange ideas and present the research they are carrying out in the field of Translation, Interpreting, Intercultural Studies and East Asian Studies.

 

As well as papers presented by participants, there will be a plenary lecture given by internationally renowned researcher.

The symposium will take place on the 1st of July 2013 at the Department of Translation and Interpreting of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Papers are welcomed on topics relating to the research interests of the Department of Translation and Interpreting. These include:

Translation and Interpreting

  • Specialized translation
  • Literary translation
  • Audiovisual translation and media accessibility
  • Interpreting
  • Information and communication technologies in translation
  • Translator and interpreter training
  • History of translation and interpreting
  • Interculturality, ideology and the sociology of translation and interpreting
  • Textuality and translation
  • Cognitive studies in translation and interpreting
  • Professional aspects of translation and interpreting
  • Empirical research in translation and interpreting

East Asian Studies

  • East Asian languages and literatures
  • Politics and international relations in East Asia
  • Culture, thought, and interculturality in East Asia
  • Economy of East Asia

The languages of the symposium are Catalan, Spanish and English.… Read more ⤻

PhD Summer School: Translation Studies, Intercultural Studies, East Asian Studies

6th May 2013

Barcelona, Spain
24th Jun - 1st Jul 2013

The PhD Summer School, now in its fourth edition, is organised by the Department of Translation and Interpreting of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. This week-long summer school aims at promoting quality research by encouraging the exchange of ideas and experiences amongst young researchers and providing a forum within which students and lecturers can share interests and experiences.

Vacant position: Researcher

5th May 2013

Salzburg, Austria
Deadline: 22nd May 2013

Am Fachbereich Geschichte der Universität Salzburg gelangt die Stelle eines/r wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiters/in im Forschungs- und Lehrbetrieb gemäß UG und Angestelltengesetz mit einem/r Universitätsassistenten/in gem. § 26 Kollektivvertrag für die Arbeitnehmer/innen der Universitäten (Dissertant/in) zur Besetzung. (Verwendungsgruppe B1; das monatliche Mindestentgelt für diese Verwendung beträgt € 1.899,00 brutto (14 x jährlich) und kann sich eventuell auf Basis der kollektivvertraglichen Vorschriften durch die Anrechnung tätigkeitsspezifischer Vorerfahrungen erhöhen)

  • Vorgesehener Dienstantritt: 1. Oktober 2013
  • Beschäftigungsdauer: 4 Jahre
  • Beschäftigungsausmaß in Wochenstunden: 30
  • Arbeitszeit: nach Vereinbarung
  • Aufgabenbereiche: wissenschaftliche Unterstützung im Forschungs- und Lehrbetrieb im Bereich Globalgeschichte sowie administrative Aufgaben, selbständige Forschungstätigkeiten einschließlich der Abfassung und Veröffentlichung einer Dissertation und grundsätzlich ab dem dritten Verwendungsjahr selbständige Lehre im Ausmaß von zwei Wochenstunden; Mitarbeit beim Forschungsprojekt "The East Asian Mediterranean – The Indian Ocean World: The Making of the First Global Economy in the Context of Human-Environment Interaction" ist Voraussetzung (cf.http://indianoceanworldcentre.com/Team_3); der/die erfolgreiche Kandidat/in sollte einen historischen Forschungsschwerpunkt besitzen in den Bereichen interkulturelle Beziehungen, Wissens- und Wissenschaftstransfer, Umweltgeschichte, oder Handelsbeziehungen besitzen.
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New English language MA in Modern China Studies

5th May 2013

Freiburg, Germany
Deadline: 15th Jul 2013

As of this autumn, Freiburg University offers an English language MA program Modern China Studies. Students will spend their 3rd semester abroad.
Prospective students should hold a BA degree in Chinese Studies. Alternatively, they may have graduated from other disciplines from the humanities or social sciences and have Chinese language skills equivalent to HSK 4.
We would appreciate if you could

Clart, Philip. Chinese and European Perspectives on the Study of Chinese Popular Religions. 中國民間宗教、民間信仰研究之中歐視角

5th May 2013

This volume results from a conference held at the University of Leipzig (Germany) in the fall of 2010. Of the book's twelve chapters, five are in Chinese and seven in English. The authors include: Andreas Berndt, Nikolas Broy, Adam Yuet Chau, Gao Hongxia, Vincent Goossaert, Barend J. ter Haar, Volker Olles, Shao Yong, Tang Lixing, Xiaobing Wang-Riese, Xu Maoming, and Zhou Yumin.

Vacant position: Deputy Director of SOAS China Institute

5th May 2013

SOAS China Institute, London, UK
Deadline: 7th Jun 2013

SOAS, University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies) will launch the SOAS China Institute (SCI) in Autumn 2013. The SCI will be at the forefront of a major strategic initiative, designed to confirm and strengthen the position of SOAS as the UK's foremost centre of research, teaching, and outreach with reference to China. The Institute will be an interdisciplinary "knowledge hub" bringing together the expertise of the largest community of China scholars housed under one roof in the Western world. It will promote independent, critical analysis of China, provide new and exciting opportunities for postgraduate training and postdoctoral research, and produce scholarly work of the highest international quality.

To support this initiative, the School seeks to appoint to this newly created Senior Lecturer/Reader position a scholar who has an established international reputation for research, preferably in the social sciences, and can display extensive experience of collaborative work in an interdisciplinary context.… Read more ⤻

Vacant position: Director of SOAS China Institute

5th May 2013

SOAS China Institute, London, UK
Deadline: 17th May 2013

SOAS, University of London, (School of Oriental and African Studies) will launch the SOAS China Institute (SCI) in Autumn 2013. The SCI will be at the forefront of a major strategic initiative, designed to confirm and strengthen the position of SOAS as the UK's foremost centre of research, teaching, and outreach with reference to China. The Institute will be an interdisciplinary "knowledge hub" bringing together the expertise of the largest community of China scholars housed under one roof in the Western world. It will promote independent, critical analysis of China, provide new and exciting opportunities for postgraduate training and postdoctoral research, and produce scholarly work of the highest international quality.

To lead this initiative, the School seeks to appoint a senior scholar in the field of contemporary China studies, with particular reference to the social sciences, to assume the inaugural Directorship of the SCI, either immediately upon appointment or after an appropriate period of familiarization with the institution.… Read more ⤻

International Workshop: “Techniques of Prediction I: Chronomancy”

1st May 2013

Erlangen, Germany
May 7th - 8th 2013

Convenors: Prof. Dr. Michael Lackner (IKGF director), Prof. Dr. Andrea Bréard (Univ. Heidelberg, Univ. Lille 1, IKGF Former Visiting Fellow)
Location: Senatssaal (Schloss, Schlossplatz 4, 91054 Erlangen)

Our workshop series’ focus is upon techniques of inductive or highly rationalized divination, modes of divination that do not depend entirely (or not at all) on inspired

Call for papers: Ming Qing yanjiu

1st May 2013

Deadline: 30th Nov 2013

MING QING YANJIU, founded in 1992, is a journal dedicated primarily to advanced studies of pre-modern China. This journal provides a forum for scholars from a variety of fields related to late imperial and early republican period that aim to have a cross-disciplinary discourse. Contributions in sociology, literature, psychology, anthropology, history, geography, linguistics, semiotics, political science, and philosophy, as well as book reviews are welcome.
Han and Non-Han: identities, foreign influences and characters from the “Barbarian dynasties” of XI-XII century to early republican China
Deadline: November 30, 2013
Intended date of publication: July 2014       
For information please refer to External Link
And/or contact mingqing@unior.it; dguida@unior.it

MING QING YANJIU  ISSN 1724-8574
Published by the Università degli Studi di Napoli“L’Orientale”
Dept. Asia, Africa and Mediterraneum
 

 

 

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Call for Papers: XXIV. Jahrestagung der DVCS “Raum und Grenze”

1st May 2013

Würzburg, Germany
8th - 9th Nov 2013


Mit dem Tagungsthema „Raum und Grenze“ möchten wir zur Erkundung und Reflexionräumlicher Zusammenhänge in den China-Studien einladen. Im Sinne des „spatial turn“ in den Kulturwissenschaften soll eine Leitfrage dieser Tagung in der Auslotung des Erkenntnispotentials der Hinwendung zum Raum in der China-Forschung bestehen. Wir erhoffen uns Auseinandersetzungen

Call for Applications: CEFC short-term mobility grant for doctoral research on contemporary China

1st May 2013

Deadline: May 10th 2013

French version see below. The French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC) is offering three fieldwork grants for doctoral students, ranging from one to three months, to be carried out between June 2013 and December 2013 in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. The grant comprises a monthly stipend of 1200 € as well as a round-trip air ticket between Europe and China, Hong Kong or Taiwan, within the limit of 1000 €.

Applicants shall satisfy the following eligibility criteria:

  •     Be enrolled in a doctoral program in a French or European university (located in a member-state of the European Union or of the European Higher Education Area), in the field of humanities and social sciences.
  •     Their research project must be situated within the scope of the CEFC’s mandate, which is to study political, economic, social and cultural developments in Greater China.
     

Within the framework of this grant, beneficiaries accept to:

  •     Submit to the CEFC a short report on their fieldwork, which may be included for example in the annual activity report of the Centre.
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Symposium: From Print to Publishing: The Changing Role of the Book in China and the UK

1st May 2013

Manchester, UK
May 9th 2013

This one-day symposium brings together professionals, academics, curators and artists from the fields of publishing in China and the UK to discuss the changing character of print and art book publishing; the developing role of self-publishing and artists’ book initiatives, and the impact of online

Workshop: Contemporary Research on Chinese Women 當代中國女性研究研討會

1st May 2013

Tsinghua University Beijing, China

May 11th 2013

The French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC) and the Centre Franco Chinois cordially invite you to attend the following workshop: 法國現代中國研究中心及中法中心誠邀閣下參加以下研討會：WORKSHOP “CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH ON CHINESE WOMEN” 當代中國女性研究研討會

Venue: Wenbei Building, Room 206 05 月11 日 清華大學文北樓 206 室

 

SESSION 1: Property Ownership and Gender Inequality Speakers: Tang Can (Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Sally Sargeson (Research Fellow, Australian National University), and Leta Hong Fincher (Ph.D. Candidate, Tsinghua University) Discussant: Aurore Merle (Assistant Professor, Sociology Department of Tsinghua University) 论坛1: 物产与性别不平等 主講：唐灿（中国社会科学院社会学研究所家庭与性别研究室研究员），Sally Sargeson (澳大利亚国立大学研究员) ，及洪理达 (清华大学社会学系博士生) 评论: Aurore Merle 梅晓红 (清华大学社会学系讲师)

SESSION 2: Feminism and Gender studies in contemporary China Speakers: Feng Yuan (Independent Scholar) and Guo Yuhua (Professor, Sociology Department of Tsinghua University) Discussant: Jean-Philippe Béja (Researcher，CNRS, SciencePo Paris) 论坛2: 当代中国的女权主义和女性研究 主講：冯媛（独立学者）和郭于华（清华大学社会学系教授） 评论: Jean-Philippe Béja 白夏 (巴黎政治学院教授，法国国家科研中心研究员)

 

For registration, please contact: contact@beijing-cfc.org

 

Download the program 下載程序表 as PDF

 

 

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Workshop: Southeast Asia regional Security in the Context of Sino-U.S. Rivalry

1st May 2013

SOAS, London, UK

7th June 2013

Venue: G50, Russell Square Campus Main Building, SOAS, University of London

Workshop Schedule

10:30AM Registration and Coffee

11:00AM Keynote Speech
Prof. Rosemary Foot (Oxford)
‘The Disruption of China's Resurgence: Reflections from an IR Perspective’

12:00PM Lunch

1:30PM Session 1: Southeast Asia and Geopolitics
Moderator: Dr. Stephen Hopgood (SOAS)

Dr. Alan Collins (Swansea)
‘The South China Sea Dispute: A State-Induced Security Dilemma’

Dr. Cheng-Chwee Kuik (Oxford)
‘Malaysia between the Great Powers: Policy Tradeoffs in a Small State’s Alignment Choice’

Dr. Jurgen Haacke (LSE)
‘Myanmar: Now a Site for
Sino–US Geopolitical Competition?’

Discussant: Dr. Evelyn Goh (Royal Holloway)

3:30PM Coffee Break

 
4:00pm Session 2: Southeast Asia and Non-conventional Security
Moderator: Dr. Dafydd Fell (SOAS)

 
Dr. Lee Jones (Queen Mary)
‘Non-Traditional Security, Political Economy and State Transformation: The Case of Avian Influenza in Indonesia’

 
Dr. Elena Barabantseva (Manchester)
‘Marriage Migration and Security on the Sino-Vietnamese Border’

 
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Public Lecture Series: SOAS Centre for Chinese Studies

29th Apr 2013
soas-CCS
soas-CCS

London, UK, 2013

The seminars are free, open to the public and no booking is required (unless otherwise stated).

 

China’s Unfinished Revolution: The Challenges Facing the New Leadership

Date: Wednesday, 1st May 2013 Time: 5.00 – 6.00 pm, Speaker: Mr Jonathan Fenby (Research Associate, CCS), Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre, Details: External Link…

 

The Shanghai-Beijing Nexus and the Invention of the Capital Correspondent in the Late Qing and Early Republic

Date: Tuesday, 11 June 2013 Time: 5.00 – 7.00 pm,  Speaker: Tim Weston, University of Colorado, Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: 4418, Details: External Link…


 

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Vacant position: Juniorprofessur (W 1, Tenure Track) für Sinologie

15th Apr 2013

Tübingen, Germany
Deadline: 15th May 2013

In der Abteilung für Sinologie und Koreanistik des Asien-Orient-Instituts der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen ist zum 1. Oktober 2013 eine Juniorprofessur (W 1, Tenure Track) für Sinologie zu besetzen.

Die Besetzung erfolgt im Beamtenverhältnis auf Zeit, zunächst für vier Jahre. Eine Verlängerung um weitere zwei Jahre ist nach positiver Evaluation vorgesehen. Die Besetzung der Juniorprofessur ist mit Tenure Track für die Berufung auf eine W 3-Professur verbunden. Das weitere Berufungsverfahren wird angemessen vereinfacht und ohne neuerliche Ausschreibung durchgeführt (§ 48 Abs. 2 LHG).
Die Professur soll sich in der Forschung mit der Rolle Chinas in der Geschichte der Globalisierung auseinandersetzen, mit einem Schwerpunkt im Zeitraum vom 16. Jh. bis in die Gegenwart. Für die Anschlussfähigkeit der Professur ist zudem eine profunde theoretische Orientierung gegenüber den entsprechenden historischen Fächern der Universität unerlässlich.
Vorausgesetzt wird eine umfassende Vertrautheit mit relevanten akademischen Diskursen in West und Ost sowie, je nach Schwerpunkt, die vollumfängliche Beherrschung moderner und vormoderner chinesischer Sprachformen.… Read more ⤻

20th NZASIA Biennial International Conference: “Environment, Dis/Location and Cultural Space”

15th Apr 2013

Auckland, New Zealand,
22-24 November 2013
The University of Auckland this year hosts the twentieth conference of the New Zealand Asian Studies Society.  Panels and papers which respond to the theme are particularly invited and will be considered for publication, but the conference will cover the full range of disciplinary and area studies approaches to East, Southeast and South Asia and all paper and panel proposals will be given full consideration.

Call for papers: International Journal of Area Studies

1st Apr 2013

Deadline: 15th Jun 2013

Planned publication time: Oct 2013

 

We would like to invite proposals for articles for an open access academic English language blind peer review journal ‘International Journal of Area Studies‘ to be published in October, 2013. This issue is devoted to Chinese and Taiwanese studies.
The Journal, published semiannually in March and October, is devoted to area studies from the humanities and social sciences perspectives (including but not limited to research on history, religion, philosophy, politics, and social processes in the regions of the world).
We are interested in receiving article proposals related to different facets of the aforementioned scientific fields.
Though the Journal first of all is aimed at becoming a scholarly outlet for scholars engaged in area (including North European) studies who are based in Central and Eastern Europe, it naturally welcomes contributions by authors residing and working anywhere in the world. In addition, the Journal welcomes texts by aspiring young researchers, including graduate and post-graduate students.… Read more ⤻

Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Studies (fixed-term)

1st Apr 2013

Nottingham, Uk
Deadline 1st May 2013

 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the above post based in the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Management, Human Resource Management, International Business and Marketing. The role will undertake original research of international excellence in relevant areas compatible with existing activity within the School, publish results of research in internationally-leading peer-reviewed journals and seek and secure external research funding as appropriate. The role holder will be expected to disseminate research findings through the media, as well as at conferences, workshops and meetings. Furthermore, they will also give instruction through high quality lectures, tutorials or demonstrations to classes of all grades of students and contribute to assessments for initial and higher degrees of the University. The role holder will undertake administrative and personal tutor duties and generally assist with the efficient and effective completion of the work of the School as required.… Read more ⤻

Vacant position: Lectureship in Modern China Studies (38 hours a week)

1st Apr 2013

Leiden, Netherlands
Deadline: 22nd Apr 2013

The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime, fixed-term replacement lectureship in Modern China Studies. We seek a scholar with expertise in the politics of modern and contemporary China (including the political, administrative and legal system) in both domestic and international contexts, with special attention to East Asia. Teaching will include survey courses and seminars on topics of choice. The lecturer must have an excellent command of modern Chinese. Competence in other East Asian languages is an advantage. S/he must be open to interdisciplinary and inter-regional collaborative work. The appointment will be for the period from August 2013 through January 2016. Leiden University aims to employ more women in areas where they are underrepresented. Women are therefore especially invited to apply.

Since its founding in 1575, Leiden University has built an internationally recognized record of excellence in teaching and research.  Leiden University is a founding member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). … Read more ⤻

Call for Submission of Manuscripts for Eurosinica Series

21st Mar 2013

EUROSINICA is a book series for monographs of various thematic focuses, sharing the goal of studying culture and literature in contemporary or historical contexts. The series, under the imprint of Peter Lang, was founded in 1984 by the German sinologist Günther Debon (1921–2005) and the Canadian comparatist Adrian Hsia (1938–2010); so far, thirteen books have been published. While the founding editors placed the emphasis on the transfer processes of classical literary works and motifs between cultures, the continuation of their work requires new approaches.

Rather than operate within the conceptual framework of “cultural dialogue” between an East and a West viewed as distinct entities, the series editors tend to a view of cultures in contact. EUROSINICA is accordingly open for studies and interpretation of authors, personalities, genres and individual works committed to an understanding of humanity as a common source of values which, rather than be impeded by cultural, linguistic or ethnic disparity, are being reshaped and reinvented in different settings.… Read more ⤻

Offering of one-year fellowships (post-doctoral position)

20th Mar 2013

Prague, Czech Republic
Deadline: 31st May 2013

Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague is offering one-year fellowships to outstanding scholars (with a preference on non-Czech residents) of history and cultures of the countries of Asia (with a preference on Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, East Asia) for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Eligibility: This position is open to recent PhDs (as a post-doctoral position). PhD must be completed by September 1, 2013.
Terms: The position is open beginning by September 2013 (negotiable). The annual salary will be in the 12.000-14.500 EUR range. Researchers are expected to be in residence at the Oriental Institute in Prague. During their residence, researchers are required to produce academic publications (ideally turn their doctoral dissertations into monographs) and participate in all Oriental Institute seminars and other events. We reserve the right not to fill this position.
Deadline for applications: May 31, 2013.
Notification: June 30, 2013.… Read more ⤻

PhD studentship: Deconstruction and construction of national traditions and science in China (DEKONTRAV)

17th Mar 2013

Charles University, Prague

The Institute of East Asian Studies at Charles University, Prague, announces a three year PhD studentship associated with the research project Deconstruction and construction of national traditions and science in China (DEKONTRAV). The studentship will be tenable from the academic year 2013–14.
Science and the scientific spirit were important attributes of modernity for the early twentieth century Chinese intellectuals. On the other hand, scientists and scientific educators in the same period shared the patriotic enthusiasm and cultural sensitivity of the post-May-Fourth intellectuals. This project explores through a range of detailed studies the mutual interplay of science, patriotism and cultural criticism in the years ca. 1900–1950, with a possible extension until the start of the Cultural Revolution. More details about the project can be found on our website http://www.cck-isc.ff.cuni.cz/en/dekontrav.html.
Applicants can focus on any relevant topic within the broad field covered by the project description, with the following areas especially welcome:

 

  1. History of particular scientific disciplines in China before 1950 (including the social sciences), their relation to the nation-building discourse and to particular elements of Chinese culture.
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International Conference “The Forbidden City, Imperial Palaces and Royal Courts: Symbols of Imperial and Monarchical Power in the East and West Compared”

17th Mar 2013

Boulogne-sur-mer, France
25th - 28th Sep 2013
Deadline: 10th Apr 2013

Organization: Université du Littoral Cóte d'Opale, in collaboration with the GRSL (Group Societies, Religions, Secularism), EPHE-CNRS, France, and with colleagues from the Palaces Museum, Beijing, China.

Conference languages: French, English or Chinese.

The organisers of the conference welcome contributions on the following themes, around the Symbols of Chinese Imperial Power

The 4th Academy Forum of International Society for Lu Xun Studies (ISLS): Seoul Forum

17th Mar 2013

Seoul, Korea
14th – 15th Jun 2013
Deadline: 12th Mar 2013

On behalf of the International Society for Lu Xun Studies(ISLS), together with The Korean Society of Modern China, and some other institutes concerned. We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 4th Academy Forum of International Society for Lu Xun Studies (ISLS): Seoul Forum, from 14-15 June , 2013.
The purpose of this forum is to promote international academic research and communication on Lu Xun. Because of your outstanding research on Lu Xun, We cordially invite you to vibrant exchange of academic research and ideas at our upcoming forum. Your participation will surely make this forum more meaningful. We hope you will join us and submit your paper at the forum .We have also invited some other outstanding experts and scholars from Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, America etc. I believe this forum will provide a valuable opportunity for participants to strengthen cooperation, discover resources, and facilitate a better understanding on the study on Lu Xun.… Read more ⤻

Call for Papers: International Colloquium – Tea & Coffee: Cultural Representations in Language and Practice

17th Mar 2013

Université Lumières Lyon 2, France
24th – 25th Oct 2013

Organised by Terminology and Translation Research Center (Université Lyon 2)

The discovery of tea goes back to Chinese antiquity, and, according to Arab legends, Mohammed
was healed by coffee. Both drinks have centuries of history to show for. Today, carried into the four
corners of the world, these two are the drinks most frequently consumed daily, right after water (and
actually, there is quite a rivalry between them for the title). This geographic and historical pervasion
makes an inquiry into their cultural representations in language and practice seem fruitful.

Numerous scientific papers have already dealt with the impact of tea and coffee on our bodies, so
we would like to take a closer look at their description and appreciation as cultural objects in
different contexts. PR and marketing have strongly changed the image of tea and coffee: We now
talk of origins and growing areas, like with wine.… Read more ⤻

Call for Papers: Transnational Chinese Cinemas, Embodiment, Corporeality, and Desire

17th Mar 2013

Deadline: 1st Apr 2013

Editors: Brian Bergen-Aurand, Nanyang Technological University, Mary Mazzilli, Nanyang Technological University, Hee Wai Siam, Nanyang Technological University. This collection invites essays considering the evolving relation among National, Transnational Chinese, and Sinophone Cinemas and conceptualizations and deployments of embodiment and the body. It seeks to consider multiple aspects of Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Cinematic production, distribution, exhibition, and reception (critical and theoretical). And, it strives to consider bodies located in different times, places, and situations. The editors seek perspectives on Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas in terms of representation and function, identification and recognition, as phenomenological encounter, material process, “lived experience,” “sensation,” where cognitive, emotional, and corporeal processes meet. These essays will engage with Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas in the light of new approaches to the traditional mind/body divide.

This volume on Transnational Chinese Cinema calls for examinations of these issues in all forms. The editors invite essays that consider these (and other related) topics:

Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas and affect
Transnational Chinese and Sinophone and Sinophone Cinemas and the senses
Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas and the body
Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas and cognition
Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas, Sensation, Sensuality, and Sentiment
Transnational Chinese and Sinophone Cinemas as materially-embodied structure
Desire and Disgust
Bodies in cinema and bodies at the cinema
Audio-visual-haptic Reception
Questions of Gender, Sex, Sexuality
Questions of Race, Class, Ethnicity
Questions of Religion and the body in Transnational Chinese Cinemas
Questions of the body politic and Transnational Chinese Cinemas
(Dis)ability and Crip Theory
Kinship, Age, and Attunement
Norms and Ideals
Cyborgs, Avatars, and Virtuality
Embodiment and disembodiment
New media and new cinematic experiences
New media and the Posthuman body

The submission deadline is 1 April 2013 (for 500-word abstracts).… Read more ⤻

Vacant position: University Lectureship in Modern Asian History

17th Mar 2013

Cambridge, UK
Deadline: 27th Mar 2013

Faculty of History (Grade 9, currently £37,382-£47,314) Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in East Asian History, since c.1500. The post is available from 1 October 2013. Preference is likely to be given to candidates working on Chinese or Japanese history. This is a new post, designed to expand the Faculty’s coverage of global history, and complement existing strengths in South Asian and African history. The appointment provides an opportunity for the postholder to build new intellectual and teaching areas in the Faculty.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding scholar and teacher in their field. Research of international standing will be expected. The successful candidate must hold a PhD (or equivalent). The Faculty welcomes both early career scholars and those who already have established careers. The postholder will be encouraged to build collaborative research programmes as well as to conduct their individual research. The appointee will teach at all levels from undergraduate to PhD and will be expected to examine at all levels, and to take a fair share of administration.… Read more ⤻

Debate

11th Mar 2013

The “Braga-Incident”, Portugal July 2014

Letter of Protest at Interference in EACS Conference in Portugal, July 2014

Report: The Deletion of Pages from EACS Conference materials in Braga (July 2014)

The “Braga Incident” – Timeline with Links to Articles and Comments

 

“Is Sinology a Science?” by Hans Kuijper Full Text or the Summary (PDF)

 

EACS Surveys

 

Chinese Studies in the U.K. (no. 7, 1998)

 

By Julian Ward and Bonnie S. McDougall

 

Chinese Studies in Switzerland (part of survey No. 6)

 

By Raoul Findeisen

 

Chinese Studies in The Netherlands (1996, 1997; part of survey no. 6)

 

By W.L. Idema

 

Open Letter

 

Open Letter to the President of the PRC

 

 

 

 

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Completed Research Projects

24th Feb 2013

NEWS | DIRECTORY | DEBATE | ARCHIVE      

Completed Research Projects

Members are invited to draw attention to research projects related to Chinese studies on this page. Please e-mail a short description with title, estimated length and affiliated persons to the secretary. In addition, you can provide documents for download (use PDF), and the web address where the project can be found, and we will create a direct link. Projects will be featured in the news-section as well as on our start-page. They will then move to the archive after completion.

 

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Current Research Projects

24th Feb 2013

NEWS | DIRECTORY | DEBATE | ARCHIVE      

 

Members are invited to draw attention to research projects related to Chinese studies on this page. Please e-mail a short description with title, estimated length and affiliated persons to the secretary. In addition, you can provide documents for download (use PDF), and the web address where the project can be found, and we will create a direct link. Projects will be featured in the news-section as well as on our start-page. They will then move to the archive after completion.

 

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Publications by EACS Members

24th Feb 2013

NEWS | DIRECTORY | DEBATE | ARCHIVE      

Publications by EACS Members

This new category collects and presents publications (books) by members of the EACS. Members are invited to send their bibliographical information (including short description, book cover image with web-permission, link to book sellers site (optional) to the webmaster. New items will be featured in the news-section and on our start-page. They will then move to the directory (here) after a few weeks. In case you are a publishing agency and want to advertise products related to Chinese studies on this site, please contact our secretary for detailed terms and conditions.

 

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Recent Publications by EACS Members

24th Feb 2013

NEWS | DIRECTORY | DEBATE | ARCHIVE      

 

This new category collects and presents publications (books) by members of the EACS. Members are invited to send their bibliographical information (including short description, book cover image with web-permission, link to book sellers site (optional) to the webmaster. New items will be featured in the news-section (here) and on our start-page. They will then move to the directory after a few weeks. In case you are a publishing agency and want to advertise products related to Chinese studies on this site, please contact our secretary for detailed terms and conditions.

 

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Vacant position: Head of Asian and African Studies (Library)

22nd Feb 2013

London, UK

Deadline: March 2013

Devonshire Arts and Heritage is delighted to be recruiting for av for an internationally renowned library in London. The Library contains over 150 million items including manuscripts, printed books, newspapers, maps, photographs, stamps, sound recordings, prints, drawings and ephemera from all over the World.

The post holder has overall management responsibility for a total of 21 specialist curatorial staff; 6 of which will be direct reports.

The post is permanent and full time. First stage interviews will take place on the first week of March, so you must be fully available then, and if successful be available to start within a reasonable amount of time after that.

Vacant position: Head of Department of Chinese Culture

22nd Feb 2013

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Deadline: 1st Mar 2013.

Post Specification: Head of Department of Chinese Culture (Ref. 13010901) The Department of Chinese Culture is a young academic department within the Faculty of Humanities.  Its mission is to offer high-quality teaching and research programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the areas of History, Literature,

Philosophy, Arts, and Religion.  Currently, the Department offers general education courses as well as an undergraduate minor programme, taught master’s and MPhil/PhD programmes in Chinese Culture.  The Department aims to offer a major programme in the near future.  The media of instruction are Putonghua and English.  Please visit our website, http://www.polyu.edu.hk/cc, for more information.

The University is now inviting applications or nominations for the post of Head of Department of Chinese Culture. The successful candidate will be appointed as Chair Professor/Professor, commensurate with his/her qualifications and experience, and hold a concurrent headship appointment.  The headship appointment is normally for an aggregate period of six years in two three-year terms of office. … Read more ⤻

Public Lecture Series: SOAS Centre for Chinese Studies

19th Feb 2013
SOAS CCS Seminar Series 2012-2013
SOAS CCS Seminar Series 2012-2013
 

London, UK
19th Nov 2012 - 18th Mar 2013


The seminars are free, open to the public and no booking is required (unless otherwise stated).

 

Chinoiserie and subalterneity in S.I. Hsiung's Lady Precious Stream (1934)

Date: Monday, 19 November 2012 Time: 17.15 - 19.00 Speaker: Ashley Thorpe (University of Reading) Venue: Room G50, Ground Floor, Russell Square, SOAS, University of London

 

 

Call for Papers: Communicating Soft Power. Contrasting Perspectives from India and China

18th Feb 2013

London, UK.
9th – 10th Sep 2013.
Deadline: 17th May 2013.

 

Organized by the India Media Centre and the China Media Centre of the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) of the University of Westminster, London. The notion of soft power, associated

with the work of Harvard political scientist Joseph Nye, is defined as ‘the ability to attract people to our side without coercion’. Nye’s concept, whose focus is primarily on the United States, has been adopted or adapted by countries around the world. It has generated much debate about the capacity of nations to make themselves attractive in a globalizing marketplace for ideas and images.

 

Date: 9 and 10 September 2013

Venue: University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS

 

This two-day international conference will explore competing and contrasting approaches to soft power in India and China, the world’s two fastest growing economies, whose rise is set to reconfigure global power equations in a multi-polar world.… Read more ⤻

20th International Conference China, Chinese Civilization and the World: History, Modernity and Future Prospects

13th Feb 2013

Moscow, Russia
16th – 18th Oct 2013
Deadline: 15th May 2013.

Hereby we cordially invite you to take part in the 20th International Conference on China, Chinese Civilization and the World: History, Modernity and Future Prospects which will take place at the RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Moscow, on October 16-18, 2013. The main theme of the Conference shall be “China in the Epicenter of Global Problems Facing the Asia-PacificRegion”.

The Conference shall be organized by the RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies,together with RAS Academic Council on Comprehensive Studies of Modern China,Russia-China Friendship Association and Russia-China Committee for Friendship,Peace and Development.

Apart from two Plenary Sessions, the conference proceedings shall include theround-table discussion on Prospects for Sino-Russian Interaction in the Asia-Pacific Region (Moderator: Academician Mikhail L. Titarenko) as well as thefollowing panels:

  • China in the Global Policy and Economy Today (Moderator: Prof. Dr. VladimirYa. Portyakov)
  • RF and PRC : Interaction at the Global and Regional Levels (Moderator: Prof.
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Workshop: “Civil Society” development and transformation of authoritarian regimes

11th Feb 2013

15th Feb 2013
EHESS, Paris

Workshop organized by Chloé Froissart (Rennes 2 University, CECMC) and Anthony J. Spires (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) under the PROCORE France-Hong-Kong joint research program, the Center for Research on Modern and Contemporary China, School for Higher Studies in Social Sciences and the Asia-
Pacific Research and Expertise Network

Friday, February 15, 2013
Room 640, block A, EHESS 190-198 avenue de France 75013 Paris

The development of social organizations and protest movements is one of the outstanding
phenomena of the transformation of authoritarian regimes such as China and Cuba, but also of
newly “democratized” countries whose institutional modes of functioning remain chiefly
authoritarian, such as Russia. Beyond the ambiguity of the term “civil society” exported from
twenty years by the actors of international cooperation, this workshop will investigate citizen
mobilization to defend the rights of other citizens and how it serves to transform authoritarian
regimes from within.

We propose to overcome divisions between a deterministic perspective, which has long
prevailed in political science -that of transitology- and a purely sociological perspective only
focused on practices and discourses of social actors, to take into account the relationship
between the social and the political.… Read more ⤻

Constructing and Interpreting the Daotong (Transmission of the Way) in the Perspective of Chinese and Korean Neo-Confucianism

4th Feb 2013

INALCO, Paris

1st - 2nd Jul 2013

International conference organised by:- The Centre of Chinese Studies (CEC, ASIEs, Inalco), - The Centre of Korean Studies (CECO, ASIEs, Inalco) - The Institute of Confucian Philosophy and Culture (Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul) The organising committee is pleased to invite colleagues and Ph.D students interested in Neo- Confucianism to submit abstracts for this international conference regarding the construction

Vacant Position: Research Fellow

4th Feb 2013

Deadline (extended): 15.2.2013
Hamburg University, Germany

Fakultät: für Geisteswissenschaften, Department: Asien-Afrika-Institut, Seminar/Institut: Abt. für Sprache und Kultur Chinas. Ab sofort ist vorbehaltlich der Bewilligung der Mittel im Sonderforschungsbereich 950 „Manuskriptkulturen in Asien, Afrika und Europa“ die Stelle einer wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterin oder eines

Colloque international: Aesthetics of Phantasmagoria : Ghosts in the Far East in the Past and Present

4th Feb 2013
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Feb 21st – 23rd 2013
INALCO, Paris

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Une esthétique de la fantasmagorie : fantômes dans l’Extrême-Orient d’hier et d’aujourd’hui / Aesthetics of Phantasmagoria : Ghosts in the Far East in the Past and Present

21-23 février 2013, INALCO, Auditorium, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, 75013 Paris

Co-organisé par

Vincent Durand-Dastès, Inalco Marie Laureillard, Institut d’Asie orientale, Lyon

Programme

Jeudi 21 Février 2013

9h-9h15
Accueil des participants

9 h15
Adresse aux participants de Jacques Legrand, président de
l’INALCO

9h30-10h30
Conférence d’ouverture/Opening lecture
Judith Zeitlin, University of Chicago: The Ghosts of Things

Pause-café

1) Visions et mémoires des morts dans la Chine ancienne /
Seeing Ghosts and Remembering the Dead in Ancient China
(jeudi 21 février, 10h45-12h45)
Présidente de séance : Brigitte Baptandier, Université Paris-
Ouest Nanterre-LESC

 

Danielle Elisseeff, EHESS-CECMC
A quoi servent les esprits ? L’art et la manière de leur parler
selon le Liji禮記

 

Pan Junliang, EPHE
Le phénomène de la voyance des fantômes (jiangui 見鬼) dans le
Haut Moyen Age chinois

 

Annika Pissin, Lund University
« The Other » Child: Symbolic Children and Child Ghosts in Medieval
China

 

Rania Huntington, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dreaming of the Dead

 

Pause déjeuner

 

2) Traiter avec les fantômes chinois : rituels et techniques /
Dealing with Chinese Ghosts: Rituals and Techniques (jeudi 21
février, 14h-15h30)
Présidente de séance : Catherine Despeux, Inalco

 

Fang Ling, CNRS-GSRL
Le Jinjing 禁經de Sun Simiao 孫思邈 (581-682)
Christine Mollier, CNRS-CRCAO
La démonomanie en Chine médiévale : les ripostes religieuses

 

Michel Chambon, Boston University
Les dieux chrétiens à la rencontre des fantômes chinois : religion
chinoise, christianisme, hybridation, théologie catholique

 

Pause-café

 

3) Fantômes des îles de la Mer orientale et autres histoires /
Ghosts from the Eastern Islands and other stories / (jeudi 21
février, 16h-18h)
Président de séance : Grégory Delaplace, Université Paris-Ouest
Nanterre-LESC

 

François Macé, INALCO-CEJ
Du “traité sur les esprits” 鬼神論 d’Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725) à
“l’inexistence des esprits” 無鬼 de Yamagata Bantô (1748-1821) –
Les fantômes aux prises de l’esprit critique

 

Matthias Hayek, Université Paris Diderot-CRCAO
De l’invisible au visible : esprits, démons et bestiaire fantastique
au Japon

 

Mary Picone, EHESS
How to Visit Ghosts in Japan: from Premodern Guides of Haunted
Sites to Contemporary Paranormal Exploration

 

Jacques Pimpaneau, INALCO
Heureusement que les fantômes existent pour que justice soit
faite !… Read more ⤻

Doctoral Scholarship

19th Jan 2013

Deadline: 1st Feb 2013
Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg University invites applications for 1 PhD Scholarships within the research group “Transcultural Justice: Legal Flows and the Emergence of International Justice within the East Asian War Crimes Trials, 1946-1954” The research group is situated within the Cluster “Asia and Europe in a Global Context,” funded by the German Federal Excellence

New Perspectives on Medieval Chinese Poetry

19th Jan 2013

21st – 22nd  Feb 2013
Boulder, USA

A special conference in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the UCB Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations. All sessions in Old Main Chapel. For further details please contact Paul W. Kroll Professor of Chinese Dept. of Asian Languages & Civilizations University of Colorado Mail.

 

Thursday, February 21 

9:00 Welcoming Remarks
Steven Leigh, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

9:15 “Shen Who Couldn’t Write: Liu Jun (430-464) and Poetry”
Robert Joe Cutter, Arizona State University

10:30 “An Offering to the Prince: Wang Bo’s ‘Fu on Lotus Picking’”
Ding Xiang Warner, Cornell University

 

11:45 – 1:15 lunch break

 

1:15 “Re-creating the Odes: The Performative Space of One Extra Syllable”
Ping Wang, Princeton University

2:30 “Who Wrote That? Attribution in Northern Song ci”
Stephen Owen, Harvard University

3:45 – 4:15 refreshments, Old Main 3rd floor

4:15 “When There Is a Parallel Text in Prose: Reading Lu You’s
1170 Yangzi River Journey in Poetry and in Prose”
Ronald C.… Read more ⤻

32. Deutscher Orientalistentag 2013

11th Jan 2013

23rd – 27th Sep 2013.

Münster, Germany.

Since 1921, the German Society for Oriental Studies (Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft) has organized the German Oriental Studies Conference (Deutscher Orientalistentag), normally once every three years. In 2013 the DOT will take place for the first time in Münster.

 

The panels and individual presentations will be grouped into the following sections:

  • African Studies
  • Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Byzantine Studies
  • Coptology and the Christian Orient
  • Egyptology
  • Indo-European Linguistics
  • Indology and South Asian Studies
  • Iranian Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Japanese Studies
  • Jewish Studies
  • Korean Studies
  • Old Testament Studies
  • Ottoman Studies
  • Semitic Studies
  • Sinology
  • Southeast Asian Studies
  • Turkic and und Central Asian Studies
  • Art and Archaeology
  • Law
  • Historical Anthropology and Material Culture
  • Politics, Economy and Society

Cooperation between sections in the form of interdisciplinary panels (ideally consisting of 3-6 presentations) are especially welcome.

To register, submit the following information as doc/odt and as pdf document by e-mail to dot2013@uni-muenster.de… Read more ⤻

9th Łódź East Asia Meeting “Central Europe and East Asia”

10th Jan 2013
lodz s

lodz sUniversity of Łódź, Poland

6th – 7th Jun 2013.

 

The conference is an annual gathering of scholars interested in Asian affairs, especially their political and economic aspects. After the 2012 edition’s success, when over 30 foreign guests participated (among others, from Japan, China, Taiwan, USA, Russia, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic) we wish to continue the Lodz East Asia Meeting as an international event. This way it gives a valuable opportunity for the exchange of ideas between scholars from different countries. This is of significant importance to young researchers, who always make up a significant number of the participants. For them, it represents a chance to develop international contacts and become more familiar with different methodological approaches.
 

The phenomenon that is the dynamic change of Asia’s position in international relations and its rising political and economic significance require proper analysis. The aim of the conference is to determine the nature and importance of the changing role of Asia in world affairs.… Read more ⤻

Second meeting of the interdisciplinary Workshop on Manuscript and Text Culture (WMTC)

9th Jan 2013

Queen’s, University of Oxford
Wed 30th Jan 2013, 6 pm

We are pleased to announce the second meeting of the interdisciplinary Workshop on Manuscript and Text Culture (WMTC) at Queen’s, University of Oxford. The paper of the workshop will be given by Martin Kern (Princeton), Astor Visiting Fellow and Fellow Commoner of Queen’s, on Wednesday 30 January at 6 pm in The Queen’s College. The title of the talk is:

‘The “Jinteng” Chapter of the Shangshu and its Newly Discovered Manuscript Version from ca. 300 BCE: Comparison and Methodological Considerations’.

If you are interested in attending, please email: wmtc@queens.ox.ac.uk

Further information about the workshop can be found here: http://wmtc.queens.ox.ac.uk/ (The site is still under construction, so please don’t mind its current appearance..)

Location: The Queen’s College, University of Oxford (Memorial Room). High Street, Oxford, OX1 4LU

Abstract:

The “Jinteng” Chapter of the Shangshu and its Newly Discovered Manuscript Version from ca. 300 BCE: Comparison and Methodological Considerations

Among the exciting new bamboo and silk manuscript finds from early China are texts that have counterparts in the received literature and thus reveal new insights into the formation of the ancient textual tradition.… Read more ⤻

8 Doctoral Scholarships

9th Jan 2013

Heidelberg, Germany.
Deadline: 15th Mar 2013.

The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies at the Cluster of Excellence, "Asia and Europe" welcomes applications for eight doctoral scholarships. The programme offers a monthly scholarship of 1.200 Euro. It further supports scholarship holders in framing their research through advanced courses and individual supervision and mentoring. The scholarships start in the winter term 2013/14 and are granted for two years with the possibility of an extension

“Responsible China” the 11th biennial Conference of the Nordic Association for China Studies (NACS)

23rd Dec 2012

Extended Deadline: 31th Mar 2013
Turku, Finland, 11th – 14th Jun 2013

 

As China develops rapidly it faces a number of challenges with/in its natural environment, social structure, governance system and ethnic policies just to name a few of the more salient fields. How can China’s policy makers, ordinary citizens, companies and popular organizations respond to their changing situations? Ultimately, would a richer and more developed China also require more responsible government towards its citizens, environment and region? At the same time, the world is facing a more powerful and self-confident China. With its might growing also its responsibilities to the rest of the world grow. How should and could the global community support China’s development into a responsible superpower, or is it even possible?

The 11th NACS conference organizers particularly welcome papers or panel proposals touching the theme of responsibility, but as a comprehensive conference bringing together China researchers in the Nordic area and beyond, also proposals on other China-related fields and topics such as, but not limited to, politics, economy, society, history, gender studies, cultural studies and humanities are welcome.… Read more ⤻

Vacant Position: Director of SOAS China Institute

21st Dec 2012

Deadline: 31st Jan 2013

SOAS, University of London, (School of Oriental and African Studies) will launch the SOAS China Institute (SCI) in Autumn 2013. The SCI will be at the forefront of a major strategic initiative, designed to confirm and strengthen the position of SOAS as the UK’s foremost centre of research, teaching, and outreach with reference to China. The Institute will be an interdisciplinary

“Transitions: State, Society and Culture in China” An international conference in honour of Professor V.P. Dutt

19th Dec 2012

5th – 6th Apr 2013
Delhi, India

A central feature of China’s modern experience has been a series of often rapid transitions. In fact, since the middle of the 20th century China’s history can be periodized by significant events as markers of transition. While there has been the obvious transition from a command economy to market socialism, there have been no less significant social, political/ideological and cultural transitions which have released new forces, created new styles of functioning, changed the locus of power and pressure within the state, transformed institutions and given rise to new subjects for the consideration of the state and the law in China. The conventional view is that most transitions have been a fallout, if at times unintended, of China’s economic reforms. However, this misses the fact that the modern Chinese state is a work in progress, it has been in transition since its inception in 1950 and the economic reform was but one event, albeit an important one, in this process of transition. … Read more ⤻

Vacant Position: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

12th Dec 2012

University of Otago, New Zealand
Deadline: 11th Feb 2013

The Department of Languages and Cultures is offering a career opportunity in Chinese Studies. The Department provides a full range of courses in its core languages from introductory level to Honours and Graduate Programmes. We have a vigorous research culture and have achieved a gratifying level of graduate completions since the Department's inception in 2004.

ESRC Doctoral Training Centre Studentships 2013

9th Dec 2012

Deadline: 1st Feb 2013
University of Nottingham, UK

The School of Contemporary Chinese Studies supported by the University of Nottingham ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) invites applications for PhD studentships in 2013 (both 1+3 and +3 awards) within Language Based Area Studies. The School is recognised as one of the leading centres in the UK in the provision of high quality, discipline-based research

Vacant Positions: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor

9th Dec 2012

Hankuk University, Korea
Deadline: 30th Nov 2012

From March 2013. Requirements & Application Procedures. Specialization Areas: Modern & Contemporary Chinese Literature or Comparative Literature (Modern Chinese-Modern America/English Literature). Language Proficiency: Bilingual in Chinese and English. Duration: 2013.3-2014.2

Soon-Young Kim Award in the History of East Asian Science and Technology

9th Dec 2012

Deadline: 31st Jan 2013

The Trustees of the Needham Research Institute invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for a Soon-Young Kim Award in the History of East Asian Science and Technology, to be held in the University of Cambridge. The Award will be tenable from October 2013. The Award may be held in either of two modes: A one-year post-doctoral research fellowship.

Vacant Positions: Professor and Associate Professor of Modern Chinese Language

22nd Nov 2012

Bergen, Norway
Deadline: 14th Dec 2012

The University of Bergen (UiB) is an internationally recognised research university with more than 14,000 students and close to 3,500 employees at six faculties. The university is located in the heart of Bergen. Our main contribution to society is excellent basic research and education across a wide range of disciplines. The Department of Foreign

Research Fellowship at the Needham Research Institute

15th Nov 2012

Cambridge, UK
Deadline: 10th Dec 2012

The Trustees of the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge (www.nri.org.uk) invite applications for a research fellowship, open to those intending to carry out research in original source materials relating to any topic within the broad field of the history of science, technology and medicine in China without limitation of historical period. Applicants will be expected to hold the degree of PhD

4th A.S.I.A. Annual Conference

15th Nov 2012

22nd – 23rd Nov 2012
Cork, Ireland

Theme of the conference is Asian Studies in Ireland and Asian-European Social Innovation.
The 4th ASIA general conference (22-23 November 2012) programme is now online. Please check out details of this conference. All welcome. External Link

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Global goes Local: Visualizing Regional Cultures in the Arts of Greater China

8th Nov 2012
Call for papers poster-1c

Deadline: 30th Nov 2012

Call for papers poster-1cClick to view Pdf…

 

International Conference 27 – 29 June 2013

This international and interdisciplinary conference aims to create dialogue among specialists and practitioners from the fields of Fine Art, Art History, Museum Studies, Visual Culture, Cultural Studies and other relevant disciplines, examining the role and significance of local art and cultures in balancing the impact of globalization. Focusing on the cultural ties between mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, the conference seeks to explore the representation of national and cultural identities in the creative arts produced in all of these regions. It is also designed to encourage discussion about the preservation and deployment of local art and heritage in cultural policy, art education and museum practice. Scholars, art administrators, artists and research students are invited to submit proposals for pre-formed panels or individual papers.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
30 NOVEMBER 2012
Proposals in Word format, including a 300-word paper abstract and a two-page CV, should be submitted to Dr Michelle Huang at :
ava-conference@hkbu.edu.hk
For further details of the conference and the abstract proposal form, please visit:
http://ava-conference2013.hkbu.edu.hk… Read more ⤻

Vacant position: Associate Professor in “Chinese society and politics””

5th Nov 2012

Deadline: 10th Nov 2012
University of Oslo, Norway

The China studies section a the University of Oslo is looking for a scholar who is interested in taking up a one-year associate professor position in "Chinese society and politics" starting from January 2013. The candidate must have completed a Phd in a field relevant to the study of "Chinese society and politics", and must be able to teach in English

CEFC PhD Scholarship 2013

4th Nov 2012

Deadline: 1st Jan 2013

The Scientific Board of ‘Pôle Asie’ research institutes attached to the French Foreign Ministry will award a ninth months, non-renewable PhD scholarship. The scholarship comprises a monthly stipend of 1625 Euros, round-trip air travel from Europe to Hong Kong or Taiwan (when applicable), transportation of luggage up to 200 Euros and repatriation insurance in certain health problems. Applicants must be citizens of a member State of the European Union

Vacant position: Assistant professor of Asian Studies

3rd Nov 2012

Deadline: 12th Nov 2012
Aarhus University, Denmark

The Department of Culture and Society at Aarhus University invites applications for the position of assistant professor of Asian Studies. The assistant professorship is a full time position and it begins on 1. January 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. We are particularly interested in a candidate with a strong research focus on political relations in Asia. We are interested

Vacant Position: “Assistent” at the Institute of Chinese Studies

29th Oct 2012

Deadline: 30th Nov 2012
Heidelberg University, Germany

Am Institut für Sinologie, Universität Heidelberg, ist ab 01. April 2013 die Stelle einer/eines Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterin/Mitarbeiters Sinologie (19./20. Jh.) zu besetzen, die der Professur für Sinologie mit Schwerpunkt neuere Geschichte und Geistesgeschichte unter besonderer Berücksichtigung sino-japanischer Kulturbeziehungen (Müller-Saini) zugeordnet ist. Zu den Aufgaben

Tang Dynasty and the World outside China

19th Oct 2012

Budapest, Hungary
Deadline: 15th Jan 2013

The Tang Summer School, held on July 1–7, 2013, at ELTE University (Budapest), offers an overview of the main facets of the Tang era by focusing on its relationship with the world outside China in five specific areas: history, literature, religion, science, and art. The entire summer school is sponsored by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange.

Ostasiatisches Seminar sucht Wissenschaftliche Assistenz

18th Oct 2012

Universität Zürich, Schweiz
Deadline: 20th Nov 2012

Am Lehrstuhl für Sinologie (Modernes China) des Ostasiatischen Seminars der Universität Zürich ist auf den 1. Januar 2013 eine Stelle als Wissenschaftliche/r Assistent/in mit Unterrichtsverpflichtung (50 %, Laufzeit 3 Jahre, maximal verlängerbar auf 6) zu besetzen. Neben einem Lizentiats- oder M.A.-Abschluss in Sinologie werden von dem/der Bewerber/in erwartet:

Call for papers: Ming Qing Studies 2013

18th Oct 2012

Edited by Paolo Santangelo, Sapienza University of Rome
Deadline: 31st Mar 2013

We notice that the issue of MING QING STUDIES 2012 is going to be published by Aracne Publishers. MING QING STUDIES is a yearly publication, both on line and in printed form, which continues the positive experience of Ming Qing yanjiu. It intends to give a contribution to the debates on historical and cultural questions in late imperial China and pre-modern and modern East Asia, thanks to the cooperation of several scholars in Italy and abroad. Although this publication focuses on late imperial China, its scope is broadened to the whole East Asia area, with its new cultural and anthropological features which are manifested in this fundamental period of transition from local to global history. 

 

Download the full call for papers PDF

 

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Research scholar in East Asian Intellectual History

17th Oct 2012

Heidelberg University, Germany
Preliminary Deadline: 1st Nov 2012

Heidelberg University is opening the position of a Research Scholar in East Asian Intellectual History within the Cluster “Asia and Europe in a Global Context,” funded by the German Federal Excellence Initiative.

The three-year fixed term position is situated within the research group “Towards a Global History of Concepts” that aims to develop new ways of reconstructing conceptual

Research scholar in Chinese Intellectual History

17th Oct 2012

Heidelberg University, Germany
Preliminary Deadline: 1st Nov 2012

Heidelberg University is opening the position of a Research Scholar in Chinese Intellectual History within the Cluster “Asia and Europe in a Global Context,” funded by the German Federal Excellence Initiative.

The three-year fixed term position is situated within the research project “Standards of Validity in Imperial Chinese Discourses.” The project is part of a collaborative research group

2 PhD Scholarships

17th Oct 2012

Heidelberg University, Germany
Preliminary Deadline: 1st Nov 2012

Heidelberg University invites applications for 2 PhD Scholarships within the research group “Towards a Global History of Concepts.” The research group is situated within the Cluster “Asia and Europe in a Global Context,” funded by the German Federal Excellence Initiative, and aims to develop new ways of reconstructing conceptual migrations and entanglements in transcultural perspective. Brief outlines of the group’s objectives and subprojects

Call for papers: Shaping the sciences of the ancient world

11th Oct 2012

Université Paris Diderot, France
Deadline: 30th Nov 2012

The SAW project (Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World) organises a conference 'Shaping the sciences of the ancient world: Text criticism, critical editions and translations of ancient and medieval scholarly texts (18th-20th centuries)', which will take place 17-21 June 2013 in Paris. We now invite proposals for papers on the conference topics. Information and the call for papers are available at External Link.

Vacant position: Renouvellement du poste de Directeur de l’antenne du CEFC

27th Sep 2012

Taipei, Taïwan
Deadline: 15th Nov 2012

The CEFC invites applications for the position of Director of its Taipei Office, from 1 September 2013.
Le Centre d’études français sur la Chine contemporaine (UMIFRE 18, MAEE-CNRS) recrute un directeur pour son antenne de Taipei à Taiwan, sur contrat d'expatriation (2 ans renouvelable). Prise de fonction le 1er septembre 2013. Détails et candidature en ligne sur le site Transparence

Vacant position: Professor of Chinese Studies

22nd Sep 2012

Newcastle University, UK
Deadline: 19th Oct 2012

 We are seeking to appoint an outstanding academic who will provide vision and leadership for Chinese Studies in the School of Modern Languages and for the newly established Confucius Institute. We are looking for a scholar with expertise in contemporary China within one or more of the following disciplines: culture and communication studies,literature, politics, linguistics, media, sociology. Salary will be at an appropriate point on the Professorial salary scale.

XIXth EACS CONFERENCE

8th Sep 2012
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Eacs2012-Callforpapersc

Paris, September 5th – 8th 2012

Organizing committee: Gilles Guiheux (Univ. Paris Diderot), Christine Lamarre (INALCO), Soline Suchet (BULAC)

-:¦:-  The Venue, Call for Papers, Deadlines, Keynote Speakers  -:¦:-

 

The Venue

The conference is jointly organized by the Université Paris Diderot, the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) and the Bibliothèque des Langues et Civilisations (BULAC). The EACS Conference will take place simultaneously with the European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL)’conference, enhancing exchange between sinologists and sinological librarians.

 

 

INALCO and BULAC are located in a common building at a 5’ walking distance to the main campus of Paris Diderot. The Paris Rive Gauche district is on the left bank of the city and easy to reach by public transportation.
The conference website (http://www.univ-paris-diderot.fr/eacs-easl/) will provide you with all basic informations to prepare your travelling to and accomodiation in Paris.

 

Call for Papers (Submission are closed)

Scholars of Chinese studies from Europe and beyond are invited to sumbit proposals for individual lectures or for panels, or to attend the conference as listeners.… Read more ⤻

Call for papers: Exorcism and Other Magical Practices in Medieval China

3rd Sep 2012

Kalamazoo, USA
Deadline: 15th Sep 2012

Dimitri Drettas (CRCAO, Paris) is organizing a session on Exorcism and Other Magical Practices in Medieval China for the 48th International Congress on Medieval Studies, to be held on May 9-12, 2013 in Kalamazoo (MI), USA. The session's sponsor is the Societas Magica (www.societasmagica.org). With over three thousand participants every year, the Kalamazoo Congress is the most important annual event for medievalists worldwide

Call for applications: Fung Global Fellows Program

3rd Sep 2012

Princeton University, USA
Deadline: 1st Nov 2012

The Fung Global Fellows Program, a year-long program for visiting scholars administered by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, was launched by Princeton University in June 2012. Scholars working in the social sciences and humanities at institutions in any region of the world outside the United States who have received their PhD within the past ten years are invited to apply. The theme for the academic year 2013?14, the program's first year, is "Languages and Authority." Applications are due 

Vacant position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Chinese Studies

21st Aug 2012

Lunds Universitet, Sweden
Deadline: 1st Oct 2012

"Study of modern China from an interdisciplinary and social sciences perspective. Studies that focus upon issues in the fields of the social sciences, economics, law and modern history are included in the subject description. Please note that research in linguistics, literature and language studies in general are not included in the subject description. Research, as well as teaching, tutoring and examination within the Centre's MSc programme in Asian Studies. Research is allocated approximately 80% of the total...

Vacant position: Assistant Professor in Chinese Literature (Tang and/or Song periods)

16th Aug 2012

University of California, USA
Deadline: 5th Nov 2012

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Chinese literature, preferably with a period specialization in the Tang and/or Song period(s). Ph.D. in hand is expected by the time of the appointment. The ideal candidate will have relevant research and language skills, including a command of modern and classical Chinese, in addition to competence in

Call for papers: International Conference China’s ongoing quest for cultural modernity into the 21st century: Legacy of Lu Xun

13th Aug 2012

15th - 17th Nov 2012, New Delhi, India
Deadline: 25th Aug 2012

Organizers: Hemant Adlakha, Institute of Chinese Studies & Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India) & ISLS Park, Jae Woo, President, International Society of Lu Xun Studies (ISLS), Seoul (S. Korea) & Hankuk University, Seoul Venue: India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi, India

Lu Xun (1881-1936) has been regarded as the biggest symbol of the twentieth century Chinese

Call for applications: 1 Post- doc scholarship, 2 positions as Lecturer in Chinese studies

13th Aug 2012

Ca' Foscari University Venice invites applications for the following positions

Deadline 28th Aug 2012:

1 Post- doc scholarship: "The Chinese consumer between global aspirations and traditions" External Link

Deadline 12th Sep 2012: 

2 Positions as Lecturer in Chinese studies (three years)

a. Social changes in the dynamics and strategies adopted in Chinese society to legitimize and build a consensus on private and collective

Call for Papers for Ming Qing yanjiu

13th Aug 2012

Deadline: 1st Nov 2012

Ming Qing yanjiu, published yearly from 1992. The theme is "Dynastic crisis in late imperial China (Ming-Qing or Qing-end of the empire)" The deadline is: November 1, 2012. For any information please contact mingqing@unior.it or myself dguida@unior.it - For previous issues and editorial norms, please refer to External Link

Donatella Guida Ph.D. Prof. di Storia della Cina
Dipartimento Asia Africa Mediterraneo
Università degli studi di Napoli "L'Orientale"