Miscellaneous Announcements Archive

Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants

2nd Aug 2017
Deadline: 13th Oct 2017 Once a year, supported by the Peters Beer Foundation, part of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Donors' Association for the Promotion of Humanities and Sciences in Germany), the Max Weber Foundation (MWS) confers Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants to young academics with an international focus. The travel grants are meant to improve the career opportunities for humanities and social science academics in their qualification phase. The scientists conduct a self-chosen research project in at least two and at most three host countries which are home to MWS institutes and branches or at the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History. The total term of funding shall not exceed three months. Placements (at most one month per host country, shorter stays are possible) are to be used for research, especially in libraries and

New research on the History of Chinese Gardens and Landscapes

12th Jul 2017
Sheffield, UK 26–27th Oct 2017 Date & time: 26 & 27 October 2017 Venue: The University of Sheffield, Landscape Department (Arts Tower) Booking required. This two-day conference held in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield will explore new research in the history of Chinese gardens and landscapes. Organised by Dr Jan Woudstra in conjunction with the Gardens Trust, the event will look at new discoveries in the field from both professionals and post-graduate students from around the world. Dr Alison Hardie will introduce the conference and outline the importance that Maggie Keswick’s 1978 book The Chinese Garden, History Art and Architecture has played in the subject. It is a unique opportunity to hear speakers

The Journal of China and International Relations (JCIR) 中国与国际关系学刊, Vol 5, No 1 (2017)

12th Jul 2017
Table of Contents Colophon The "Asia-Pacific Dream": Is China Using Economic Integration Initiatives as Ideological Weapons? – On The Link Between Free Trade Agreements, Soft Power and "Universal Values" Anke Berndzen Xi Jinping and The Sino – Latin American Relations in The 21st Century: Facing The Beginning of A New Phase? Diego Leiva Van de Maele The Eurasian Economic Union: A Brittle Road Block on China's "One Belt – One Road" - A Liberal Perspective Wolfgang Zank Visit the website of this Journal at: External Link...

In Memoriam of Henry Rosemont Jr. (1934-2017)

12th Jul 2017
Sad news has reached Asian studies community in Nordic-Baltic region of passing of a longtime friend, colleague, and mentor prof. Henry Rosemont, Jr. (Brown University, USA). A prominent authority in the field of Chinese philosophy, Henry has co-authored translations of Chinese classics Lunyu and Xiaojing (with Roger T. Ames), has written books and numerous articles arguing for the relevance of early Confucian thought and some of its core ideas not only for the contemporary academic philosophy, but also for the

Vacant Position: 1 PhD position (University assistant) University of Salzburg, Department of History

9th Jun 2017
Salzburg, Austria (Extended) Deadline: 22nd Jun 2017 Duties and functions: Scientific support in research and teaching in the field of Non-European and Global History; administrative functions, independent research including the writing of a PhD; after the 3rd year of employment 2 hours of teaching are required. Participation in the research project "Appraising Risk, Past and Present: Interrogating Historical Data to Enhance Understanding of Environmental Crises in the Indian Ocean World". The successful candidate should possess a historical focus on the history of science, technology, and knowledge transfer across the overland or maritime silk roads (focus China) or in cross-cultural environmental history of China and/or

Upcoming Conference “Current Issues in Contemporary Chinese and Oriental Studies” organized by the Chinese Studies Program at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria, on the event of its 25-th anniversary

9th Jun 2017
Sofia University, Bulgaria 1st Dec 2017 Deadline: 15th Jul 2017 The Chinese Studies Program at the Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" has the pleasure of inviting you to participate in the conference "Current Issues in Contemporary Chinese and Oriental Studies" on 01 December 2017. The academic event will mark the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Studies Program at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski." The aims of the conference are

Call for Contributions: Crossroads (vol. 15) 2017

9th Jun 2017
Deadline: early August (for the 2017 issue); nonetheless, manuscripts are welcome all the time. Crossroads ISSN: 2190-8796, Published by OSTASIEN Verlag. The journal Crossroads-Studies on the History of Exchange Relations in the East Asian World is designed as an international forum for contributions related to the history of exchange relations in the East Asian world and beyond, that means, including regions, cultures, and countries worldwide that have or had relations with East Asia. The focus of contributions lies on both continental (overland) and maritime (overseas) exchanges and interaction, that means, commercial and technological exchanges, science and knowledge transfer, exchange of ideas, religions and ideological strains, and the movement of people (including migration) and animals. Contributions in the fields of the transfer of science and technologies, cultural aspects in their widest interpretation, religions

New book series in Chinese Studies: Leipziger Sinologische Studien / 萊比錫漢學研究叢書

9th Jun 2017
The editors are proud to announce the publication of a new series in Chinese Studies at the University of Leipzig (Germany). Edited by Philip Clart and Elisabeth Kaske and published by Leipziger Universitätsverlag, Leipziger Sinologische Studien will be devoted mostly to German-language monographs and edited volumes. The inaugural volume has just appeared: Jörg Henning Hüsemann. Das Altertum vergegenwärtigen: Eine Studie zum Shuijing zhu des Li Daoyuan [Presenting Antiquity: A Study of Li Daoyuan’s Shuijing zhu]. Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2017. 371 pages, ISBN 978-3-96023-101-1. €33 (paperback). (In German) Abstract: Rivers have shaped the history and culture of Imperial China and have been treated in many genres of Chinese writing, including poetry, travelogues, historiography,

Research position (Akademische/r Mitarbeiter/in) (doctoral fellowship) Heidelberg University, Institute of Chinese Studies

19th May 2017
Heidelberg, Germany Deadline: 25th Jun 2017 (limited to 3 years, 50 percent of a full-time employment), Salary: Entgeltgruppe TV-L 13, in the context of the German-Russian project “Chinese perceptions of Russia and the West during the 20th century: changes, continuities and contingencies” (financed on the German side by the DFG) Job description: • Collaboration in the preparation, implementation and documentation of the project with a special focus on historical textbook research; development of research tools; collection, processing and evaluation of data; presentation and publication of the project’s results • Individual research connected to the project for acquiring a PhD

Call for Papers: Ming Qing Studies 2018

14th May 2017
Deadline: 30th Jun 2017 edited by Paolo Santangelo (Sapienza University of Rome) We are glad to inform you that the new edition of Ming Qing Studies 2017 is going to be published by Aracne Publishers in Fall 2017 (see contents below).Applicants are encouraged to submit abstracts for the next issue of Ming Qing Studies 2018. The contributions should concern Ming-Qing China in one or few of its most significant and multifaceted aspects, as well as on East Asian countries covering the same time period. All articles will be examined by our qualified peer reviewers. We welcome creative and fresh approaches to the field of Asian studies. Particularly appreciated will be the contributions on anthropological and social history, collective imagery, and interdisciplinary approaches to the Asian cultural studies. All submitted papers must be original and in good British English style according to our guidelines and editorial rules.

TOChina Summer School 2017

14th May 2017
Torino, Italy 26th Jun – 7th Jul 2017 Deadline: 26th May 2017 Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai) is an independent, not-for-profit research centre which conducts research on the international relations of East Asia, Chinese foreign/domestic policy, and changing world politics.Each year, T.wai organizes the TOChina Summer School in partnership with the Department of Culture, Politics, and Society of the University of Torino. The summer school has been successfully held since 2007 with the support of Fondazione CRT, helping outstanding students, young scholars, and engaged professionals reflect on the complexity of China's development from a plurality of

Vacant Position: Doctoral Researcher (m/f) – Chinese Legal Culture

14th May 2017
Cologne, Germany Deadline: 22nd May 2017 The Institute of East Asian Studies (Professor Björn Ahl) at the Arts and Humanities Faculty of the University of Cologne seeks to appoint a Doctoral Researcher (m/f) for a period of two years starting on 1st September 2017 with a weekly working time of 19,92 hours (50% position). The successful applicant can be appointed for up to 2 years (depending on the starting date and based on the regulations of the funding entity). Salary is on the German scale TV-L 13, if terms and conditions under collective bargaining law are fulfilled. The position will form part of the research project Chinese Fundamental Rights Jurisprudence: Constitutional Development under One-Party Rule that is funded by the Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation. The project investigates Chinese scholarly discourses on constitutional development and links them with the theory and practice of fundamental rights.

International Workshop: Challenges and Chances for Sustainable Water Management in China

14th May 2017
Berlin, Germany 9th Jun 2017 Throughout Chinese history uneven and unreliable distribution of water has been a challenge. Providing access to sufficient water supply as well as flood control is regarded as essential for regional economic development and social stability. It is widely acknowledged that China’s technological achievements in water conservation and developing hydropower supported the tremendous improvement of agricultural productivity as well as the rapid industrial and urban development. It is however also obvious that water use is often far from sustainable. Whereas many regions in Chinas are confronted with serious water shortages and deteriorating water quality others have to deal with social and political conflicts related to the construction of large dams and management of interregional and transboundary rivers.

1st World Conference for Chinese Studies and General Assembly World Association for Chinese Studies Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the German China Association

14th May 2017
Witten, Germany 18–23rd Aug 2017 Deadline: 31st May 2017 Every participant contributes a paper, summed up in a short oral presentation. Please send your application form including a paper title until May 31, 2017 by email to the organizing committee wacs@china-studies.com . Please send the abstract (200 words, if possible also 500 Chinese characters, if not, translation will be provided) until June 15, 2017 by email to the organizing committee wacs@china-studies.com . Please send the paper (10.000 words) until July 1, 2017 by email to the organizing committee wacs@china-studies.com (no extension possible, papers not submitted until July 15 will be considered rejected)

Understanding Global China / summer school July 2017

2nd May 2017
Rome, Italy 24–28th Jul 2017 Deadline: 31st May 2017 Organization and collaborations: Research Center on Contemporary China (www.cscc.it), in collaboration with University of Rome Tor Vergata, with the patronage of Ca' Foscari University of Venice and of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sponsor: ZTE, Foundation Fruttadoro Orogel, Jilitour, Città della Scienza, Location: Villa Mondragone, Frascati, Rome (http://www.villamondragone.it/),

PhD Summer School: Translation, Intercultural and East Asian Studies

18th Apr 2017
Barcelona, Spain 26–30th Jun 2017 Deadline: 31st May 2017 The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is delighted to announce a new edition of the PhD Summer School: Translation, Intercultural and East Asian Studies. The PhD Summer School is organized by the Department of Translation, Interpreting and East Asian Studies, and it will be held at the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting (UAB) during the week of 26th June to 30th June 2017. 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. The PhD Summer School offers seminars, workshops and tutorials with internationally renowned scholars. It is open to postgraduate students from all over the world seeking to further their studies at MA, PhD or postdoctoral level.

Doctoral research fellowship in Modern China Studies

14th Apr 2017
Oslo, Norway Deadline: 8th May 2017 The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest ranked educational and research institution, with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. With its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally recognised research communities, UiO is an important contributor to society. The Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (abbreviated IKOS from its Norwegian name) is one of the seven departments at the Faculty of Humanities. The Department has a broad competency in the study of religion and culture and in language based area studies of South Asia, East Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. The Department has several study programmes at both BA and MA levels. Among the Department's 110 employees about 40 are PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows.

Call for Papers: Workshop “Dialogues with Ethnography – The Lived Experiences of Chinese in Africa”

3rd Apr 2017
Vienna, Austria 26–27th Jun 2017 Deadline: 15th Apr 2017 Over the past decade, scholars, and especially young scholars, have been engaged in truly multi-sited and sometimes even transregional fieldworks focusing on the everyday life experiences of Chinese individuals, families and other groups living in African countries. We would like to critically engage with, and thoroughly reflect on ethnographic research that focuses on the (re)construction of social identities, class (re)making and issues of race/ethnicity and gender, small-scale entrepreneurship, labor relations, livelihood, or the multiple meanings of migration. Studying a field where the transnational is almost tangible, poses not only organizational, but also multiple methodological and theoretical challenges, about which there is surprisingly little discussion.

International Summer School: “Spreading the Word: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language”

3rd Apr 2017
Olomouc, Czech Republic 22–24th May 2017 Deadline: 28th Apr 2017 With several decades of China’s economic growth and general increase in its political and cultural influence throughout the world, popularity of Chinese has been on the rise as well. The summer school titled Spreading the Word will be dealing with various aspects of teaching Chinese as a second language to non-native speakers. Lecturers invited to present at the school have abundant experience in teaching Chinese as well as in research of teaching Chinese. This summer school is organized by the Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

“Traditional China: a Closer Distant View” A Sinological Summer School

27th Mar 2017
Saint Petersburg, Russia 21–25th Aug 2017 Deadline: 25th Apr 2017 Organizers: St.Petersburg University, the Hermitage Museum, Kunstkamera The second Summer School “Traditional China: a Closer Distant View” (August 21-25, 2017) at the Faculty of Asian and African Studies of St. Petersburg State University, focuses on important matters of the present-day Chinese studies in Russia. The Summer School presents a 5

PhD Fellowship in Chinese art, material culture, and archaeology at Leiden University sponsored by the Hulsewé-Wazniewski Foundation

26th Mar 2017
Leiden, Netherlands Deadline: 24th Apr 2017 Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies and Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society are looking for a PhD Fellowship sponsored by the Hulsewé-Wazniewski Foundation (1,0 fte) Vacancy number 17-084 Selection criteria A Master’s degree in a relevant field. Candidates near completion of the degree will be considered. An excellent command of English. The organisation The Hulsewé-Wazniewski Foundation (HWS), http://www.hulsewe-wazniewski.nl/index.html, for the

Call for Papers for the British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies 2017 conference ” “From local to global: regional aspects of China””

26th Mar 2017
University of Sheffield, UK 14–15th Jun 2017 Deadline: 16th Apr 2017 BPCS’s annual conference: Papers will be selected on the basis of the quality of the abstract submitted. Our theme this year: "From local to global: regional aspects of China" We will accept topics from a wide spectrum of the Humanities and Social Sciences, including but not restricted to: - History, Art, Religions - Education, Public Health, Public Policies - Heritage, Traditional and Modern Culture - Politics, Economics, Media Studies

Call for Papers: International Conference on “Confucian Canon Studies (jingxue 經學), Literary Genre and Literary Style”

26th Mar 2017
Trier, Germany Deadline: 6th Apr 2017 Location and Date: Trier University on July 21–23 2017. Conference languages: Chinese and English (Chinese is preferred) Selected scholars from Europe accepted for the conference will receive free accommodation in Trier during the conference. If funds are sufficient, a travel subsidiary may also be granted. We are mainly looking for participants affiliated to European institutions. Young scholars are especially welcome. To register, please send your personal information, the title of the paper and a Chinese or English abstract of about 300 characters or words to Prof. Dr. Christian Soffel <soffel@uni-trier.de> until April 06 2017.

PhD studentship – “Auditory Histories of Occupation in 20th century Asia”

26th Mar 2017
Nottingham, UK Deadline: 31st Mar 2017 The Department of History at the University of Nottingham invites applications from suitably-qualified candidates for a full-time studentship in Auditory Histories of Occupation in Twentieth-Century Asia. The studentship is offered through the project, Cultures of Occupation in Twentieth-Century Asia (COTCA), led by Dr Jeremy E. Taylor. The successful candidate will develop an auditory or sonic history study of foreign occupation in twentieth-century East and/or Southeast Asia. How has foreign occupation shaped culture? What are the lasting cultural legacies of foreign occupation in the modern era? These are key questions which, in light of continuing occupations around the world, remain crucial today.

1 PhD position and 2 post-doctoral positions – Public goods in urbanising China

26th Mar 2017
Lausanne, Switzerland 30th Apr 2017 The Research project "Public goods in urbanising China" funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, led by Anne-Christine Trémon is offering 1 PhD position (4 years) and 2 post-doctoral positions in anthropology (3 years), starting 1 October 2017, based at the Institute of Social Sciences, Université de Lausanne. The workplace is Lausanne (Switzerland), except when undertaking field research. The researchers will be expected to complete a 12-15 months period of fieldwork in China (February 2018 – May 2019). These positions are research oriented and do not include any teaching duties.

First Annual Graduate Student Workshop “Canonical Texts and Commentaries”

25th Mar 2017
International Center for the Study of Ancient Text Cultures Renmin University of China Beijing, P.R.China 18–24th Jun 2017 Deadline: 1st May 2017 The International Center for the Study of Ancient Text Cultures (ICSATC), hosted at Renmin University of China, develops new perspectives and research opportunities for the study of all aspects of ancient textuality both in China and globally. International and comparative in outlook, it aims to create international research exchanges and collaborations for doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and senior scholars. The Center embraces the detailed study of ancient texts—both transmitted and excavated—alongside the development of new methodological approaches and theoretical perspectives. Located at Renmin University and networking with

Journal of Chinese Humanities has released Volume 3.1 on the subject “Myth and Legend in Ancient China”

25th Mar 2017
This issue includes articles from top Chinese scholars and a piece by Early China editor Sarah Allan that responds to new findings out of China with implications for the historicity of the Xia Dynasty. You can read abstracts on our website, www.journalofchinesehumanities.com and you can subscribe by going to our publisher's page, www.brill.com/JOCH. Our next issue is on the theme Wei and Jin Dynasty Xuan Xue, and we are now accepting submissions. See our website for submission details. TABLE OF CONTENTS – Journal of Chinese Humanities, Vol. 3.1: MYTH AND LEGEND IN ANCIENT CHINA; February 2017 A New Model in the Study of Chinese Mythology Author: LIU Yuqing pp.: 1-22

Call for Participation: BPCS Postgraduate Workshop “How to publish your first monograph or journal article on China”

25th Mar 2017
Cambridge UK 23rd May 2017 May 23rd 2017, 14:00-16:00, St Catherine’s College, Ramsden Room, Cambridge UK This workshop introduces current PhD candidates and early career researchers to the publishing landscape in academia, with a special focus on China Studies. Lucy Rhymer, the Commissioning Editor of Asian Studies at Cambridge University Press, will offer tips and advice on how to transform your thesis into your first monograph. This short talk will be followed by a workshop on preparing a paper for an academic journal in Chinese Studies (broadly defined). Attendants are expected to bring with them one or two abstracts for group discussion. The workshop is free and is open to all postgraduate and early career

International conference «Folk images and Late Imperial China»

25th Mar 2017
Saint-Petersburg, Russia 29–30th Jun 2017 Deadline: 1st May 2017 History of Chinese studies in the capital of Russian empire Saint-Petersburg starts from the decree issued by Emperor Peter the Great (1672 -1725) about establishing the Academy of Sciences almost 300 years ago. During three centuries, with establishment of institutions for comprehensive studies of China, Saint-Petersburg has been a leading center of studies in Chinese history and culture, among which the Asian Museum established in 1818, and now reorganized into the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the RAS, has been one of the most important centres. The collection of manuscripts housed in the IOM of the Russian Academy of Sciences is the largest collection of Oriental manuscripts in Russia and one of the second-third largest and most valuable ones in the world. In 1854 a decree was issued about

Registration Open: EACS Summer School 2017 “Hidden in Plain Sight: Materiality, Meaning and Accessibility of Chinese Objects in Local Collections”

23rd Mar 2017
Lampeter, UK 4-8th Sep 2017 (New) Deadline: 15th May 2017 Chinese objects often lead seemingly dormant lives in private collections and museums across Europe, especially in small institutions without specialist curators. This workshop aims to introduce participants to the issues, both theoretical and practical, involved in researching, curating and exhibiting Chinese objects from small museums or private collections. These include questions of preservation and presentation, as well as interpretation. We will select 20 MA and PhD students in Chinese Studies from all over Europe. Applications by advanced undergraduates will also be considered.

33. Deutscher Orientalistentag “Asia, Africa and Europe” German Oriental Studies Conference (DOT)

23rd Mar 2017
Jena, Germany 18–22nd Sep 2017 Deadline: 31st Mar 2017 The Deutsche Orientalistentag (DOT) is the largest professional meeting of Oriental Studies in Germany and one of the most important scholarly Orientalist congresses in the world. The range of disciplines encompasses the Ancient and Modern Middle East, including North Africa, as well as all of Asia, with particular emphasis on Central, South and South East Asia. The DOT is administered by the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), which entrusts a university with the organization of the congress. The first DOT took place in 1921 in Leipzig. In 2017, for the first time in history, the DOT will be held at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Thuringia.

Vacant Position: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (m/w)

20th Mar 2017
Erlangen, Germany Deadline: 31st Mar 2017 Das Internationale Kolleg für Geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung (IKGF) „Schicksal, Freiheit und Prognose. Bewältigungsstrategien in Ostasien und Europa“ der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg ist eines von zehn deutschlandweit vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderten Käte Hamburger Kollegs, an welchen auf Einladung der Kollegsleitung kontinuierlich zehn internationale Gastwissenschaftler/innen für i.d.R. ein Jahr ein Forschungsprojekt im Rahmen der spezifischen Kollegsthematik bearbeiten. Das Forschungskolleg in Erlangen hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, ausgehend von der chinesischen Zivilisation, mit punktuellen Vergleichen

Vacant Position: Research and Teaching Staff

20th Mar 2017
University of Nottingham Ningbo, P.R.China End of advertisement period: 28th Mar 2017 Qualifications: Essential PhD degree in politics, philosophy, law, history, education or related discipline of social science; CET 6 or equivalent; Strong communication skills in English; IT skills in software application, courseware production; Experience of relevant teaching work; Ability of research and innovation; Good interpersonal skills; 20 minutes of trial lecture required as part of the interview process Desirable Applicants with professional qualification preferable; Ability to deliver lessons in English; Applicants with published articles or research projects preferable;

Vacant Position: Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies (Language and Humanities)

20th Mar 2017
Melbourne, Australia Asia Institute, Faculty of Arts Deadline: 17th Apr 2017 The Asia Institute promotes study of the rich languages, intellectual, cultural, social, political and religious traditions of Asia and of the Islamic world, and their contemporary manifestations. The Chinese Studies Program is one of six programs offered by the Asia Institute. The Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies will have the responsibility of undertaking teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level and contribute to research, administrative and other academic duties at the Asia Institute. The Senior Lecturer will supervise, where appropriate, theses in the honours, postgraduate diploma, coursework masters, and research higher degree programs.

Vacant Position: Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies (Social Sciences)

20th Mar 2017
Melbourne, Australia Asia Institute, Faculty of Arts Deadline: 17th April 2017 The Asia Institute promotes study of the rich languages, intellectual, cultural, social, political and religious traditions of Asia and the Islamic world, and their contemporary manifestations. The Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCCS) is a major initiative of the University of Melbourne, located within the Asia Institute. The Centre plays a vital role in promoting an Australian approach in the study of contemporary China, and serves as a significant source of research–based information on China, Chinese societies and Chinese economies in the 21st century. The Chinese Studies Program is one of six programs offered by the Asia Institute.

Ming Qing Yanjiu XX 2016

10th Mar 2017

Ming Qing Yanjiu XX 2016MING QING YANJIU  ISSN 1724-8574
Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Dept. of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies
Published by BRILL

Editor
Donatella Guida (Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”)

Editorial Board
Rüdiger Breuer (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Craig Clunas (University of Oxford), Nicola Di Cosmo (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton), Maram Epstein (University of Oregon), Guo Yingde (Beijing Normal University), Christine Moll-Murata (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Paola Paderni (Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”), Roderich Ptak (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München), David Robinson (Colgate University), William T. Rowe (Johns Hopkins University), Nicolas Standaert (Leuven University), Luca Stirpe (Università degli Studi di Chieti-Pescara), Wu Bin (Shenyang Gugong Bowuguan), Yang Nianqun (Beijing People’s University)
Managing Editor
Federico Brusadelli (Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Reconsidering the Role of Mazu under the Early Hongwu Reign: The Case of Guangzhou in 1368
Roderich Ptak and Cai Jiehua  3-20
Evaluating the Four Books  (《四書評》): the Authorship Problem
Nikolai Rudenko  21-54
On the Three Transformations in Seng Ni Gong Fan 《僧尼共犯》
Antonio Leggieri  55-73
Chinese Porcelain as a Symbol of Power on the East African Coast from 14th century onward: some Reflections on the Funerary Context
Andrea Montella  74-93
The Boxue Hongci 博學宏詞Examinations, Literary Anthologies by Emperors and the Literary Circles during the Kangxi and Qianlong Periods
Bing Wang  94-108
朱耷《个山小像》與明清文人風尚
陳芳芳  109-134
Horse Theft, Law, and Punishment in Xinjiang during the Qianlong Reign
Jianfei Jia 135-164

Another Justice: Litigation Masters in Chinese Legal History
Lung-Lung Hu  165-191

Book Review
Donatella Guida  193-195
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Summer Workshop on Ancient Chinese Palaeography and Phonology

10th Mar 2017
Oxford, UK 3–7th Jul 2017 Deadline: 15th Mar 2017 Oxford University China Centre, The Queen’s College and its Workshop for Manuscript and Text Cultures (WMTC), and Merton College are accepting applications for the Summer Workshop on Ancient Chinese Palaeography and Phonology at Oxford, 3-7 July 2017. The workshop will be guided by two leading experts in the fields of ancient Chinese phonology and palaeography Professor William Baxter from the University of Michigan and Professor Chen Jian from Fudan University. The workshop will focus on analysis of *”Zhai gong zhi guming” 祭公之顧命 from the collection of bamboo slips acquired by Tsinghua University. The participants are expected to have a good knowledge of the source text

Vacant Position: British Library – Head of Asian and African Collections

8th Mar 2017
London, UK Deadline: 31st Mar 2017 We are delighted to be working in partnership with the British Library to recruit a Head of Asian and African Collections, based in at St Pancras in Central London, to lead their collections and curation team and work on the strategic development of their renowned collections. What you'll be doing - This opportunity is compelling and without rival. It is a strategic leadership post where you will have the opportunity to work with fascinating collections of pre-eminent national and international importance, ranging widely in format in intellectual content, and spanning some 3000 years. The broad-ranging responsibilities vary from designing and implementing content development strategies to full international collaborative projects. In addition, you

Call for Papers: II International Workshop on Chinese Migration in Spain

8th Mar 2017
Barcelona, Spain 13–14th Jul 2017 Deadline (proposals): 30th Apr 2017 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. In the last decade global and local structural shifts are triggering up transformations in migration flows, and bringing about new modes of mobilities (directions, typologies and aims) between China and Spain. These evolving realities are also reshaping translational links and practices between the two countries. This workshop aims to examine continuities and transformations of Chinese migration in Spain in the background of the emerging realties mentioned above. Hence, the workshop seeks to gather together current research on Chinese migration in Spain in order to identify new investigation needs,

Vacant Position: Assistant Editor “Economic and Political Studies” Renmin University of China

8th Mar 2017
Beijing, P.R. China Deadline: 31st May 2017 Economic and Political Studies (EPS) will recruit a full-time Assistant Editor. EPS is a peer-reviewed English journal hosted by Renmin University of China and published by Taylor& Francis Group (ISSN 2095-4816, CN 10-1049/C). It is published quarterly both in print and online. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor Wei Liu, the President of Renmin University of China. With a notable focus on China, EPS aims to disseminate significant theoretical, analytical, and empirical research on political-economic phenomena in, or

International Summer School: “Bordering and Othering: How Inner Asian Identities Have Been Shaped”

8th Mar 2017
Olomouc, Czech Republic 29th May – Jun 2nd 2017 Extended Deadline: 7th May 2017 Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic, would like to invite you to its international summer school, titled: Bordering and Othering: how Inner Asian Identities Have Been Shaped. The main aim of this Summer School is to delve into the ways that identities in China and Inner Asia have been changing, shaped and re-shaped depending on political, economic, and social changes that have taken place in each of the cases that will be analysed during the week that the Summer School will be taught.

Call for Proposal Summer (Trinity Term) 2017 session – The Oxford International History of East Asia Seminar

27th Feb 2017
Oxford, UK Deadline: 12th Mar 2017 The convenors, Pete Millwood, Helena Ferreira Santos Lopes and Nelson K.H. So, invite proposals for the summer (Trinity Term) 2017 session of the Oxford International History of East Asia Research Seminar. We welcome proposals for seminar presentations on any aspect of the international history of East Asia, particularly papers on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We look forward to proposals for papers on a broad range of international history topics, including not only traditional state-to-state relations, but also the flow of people, goods and ideas between states, the role of international and transnational organisations, and the importance of culture, identity, race and gender

Upcoming Conference: “Golden weeks, golden spots – Domestic and international tourism in China and East Asian countries”

27th Feb 2017
Kraków, Poland 10–11th Apr 2017 Deadline: 5th Mar 2017 The last few decades has brought an extensive development of tourism in the world; this phenomenon is also visible in case of East Asia, where the number of both domestic and international travels has increased. In China the touristic boom has started to gain momentum thirty years ago, when for the first time tourism was placed in the official economic development plan; later on it was declared by the state authorities as a “basic and strategical pillar” of the Chinese economy. But the situation in other countries of East Asia is similar, if not that clearly defined by authorities of particular countries.

Two Positions in Digital Humanities – Max Planck Institute

26th Feb 2017
Berlin, Germany The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG), Berlin (Dept. III, Artefacts, Action, Knowledge, Director: Prof. Dagmar Schäfer) is seeking to fill two positions aimed at developing a research infrastructure for East Asian languages. 1. IT Architect (full time). The position will be for two years. Starting date: as soon as possible, but no later than June 1, 2017 https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/news/jobs#15906 2. Project manager (full time). The position will be for two years. Starting date: as soon as possible, but no later than June 1, 2017 https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/news/jobs#15907

Vacant Position, Handa Chair of Japanese – Chinese Relations

25th Feb 2017

University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: 24th Feb 2017

Applications are invited for the Handa Chair of Japanese-Chinese Relations (including the wider East Asian cultural sphere) within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.
We are seeking candidates for the role of Chair of Japanese-Chinese Relations with experience of Japanese studies to work within our Department of Asian Studies. One of only a few Asian Studies Departments in the UK our Chinese, Japanese and Sanskrit subject areas are sector leading and are a growing focus for the School. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with ambition, drive and an appetite to shape and lead the Japanese Studies area through their own expertise. With a need to enhance our international relationships, a commitment to teaching and bringing research expertise in Japanese-Chinese or Korean relations, in society, politics or culture, the successful candidate will be a forward-thinking and ambitious academic. You will have exceptional leadership skills, management ability, academic standing and have the personal qualities and skills to work across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.… Read more ⤻

Glen Dudbridge (1938–2017)

10th Feb 2017
It is with sadness that the EACS has to announce that its former President, Glen Dudbridge, passed away on 5 February 2017. Trained as a sinologist at Cambridge (PhD 1967), he became Professor of Chinese at Cambridge from 1985 to 1989, and then at Oxford until 2005, where he became Shaw Professor in 1993. A specialist in Chinese literature and religious culture of China, he also taught at Yale University, University of California at Berkeley, Beijing Normal University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Dudbridge was an Honorary Academy Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and he served as President of the European Association for Chinese Studies from 1998 to 2002.

Vacant Position: 3-year Studentship in Chinese Archaeology/Ceramic Analysis

7th Feb 2017
London and Oxford, UK Deadline: 21st Apr 2017 The British Museum and the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, are pleased to invite applications for a funded doctoral studentship awarded under the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme. This 3-year studentship is for research in Archaeology on the topic ‘Ceramic Traditions of Early Northern China: Painted Pottery in Context’, starting in October 2017. The studentship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. The successful applicant is expected to have obtained (by September 2017) a Masters Degree in

Bi-Lateral Austrian-Taiwanese Joint Seminar: “Equality: Austria and Taiwan”

5th Feb 2017

Vienna, Austria
27–28th Feb 2017

Organization:
Prof. Dr. Andrea Komlosy, Department of Social and Economic History,    University of Vienna
Dr. Astrid Lipinsky, Department of East Asian Studies – Sinology, University of Vienna

About the Conference:

Based upon the discussion about equality at the 2016 joint seminar at National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Taiwan, with participating scholars from both University of Vienna and NCCU, the Seminar ‘Equality: Austria and Taiwan’ aims to extend the scope of discussion about equality with a focus on equality for minorities and generational equality in both Austria and Taiwan. Both face formidable challenges of properly accommodating immigrants and justly treating minority groups. Ethnic/language and generational difference is central to the aforementioned problems facing both Austria and Taiwan, representing the two main topics under the theme of equality. Subjects to be discussed include: 1. Equality and ethnic diversity: migration (history of migration, historic waves of immigration both in Austria and in Taiwan, mainlanders in Taiwan); deportation and escape; aborigines and historical minorities (aspects of ethnicity, minority cultures, how to preserve one’s culture, distribution of minorities in the territory); multilinguality (linguistic diversity), ‘Chineseness’ of migration, distribution on the territory).… Read more ⤻

PhD position in Mozi and Yang Zhu Studies at KU Leuven, Sinology (Belgium) (October 2017 – September 2021)

5th Feb 2017

Leuven, Belgium

This position is offered in the context of a research project on the creation of Mozi or Yang Zhu from “heretics” into “philosophers.” (for more details, see “Project” below) We are looking for a young MA student in Sinology, Chinese studies, or Chinese philosophy willing to study an epoch in this creation. One’s research focus should be on one of the two figures in one (or more) epochs of the candidate’s choice.

We look for a young scholar with an MA degree:
• who is interested in the history of Chinese thought, willing to calldominant views into question, and to study the historical contingency of currently dominant views in the field of philosophy.
• with a thorough training in reading classical Chinese
• with a fine sense for modern Chinese (and preferably also Japanese)
• with a good command of English (and perhaps French or German)
• willing and able to collaborate with other scholars
• very motivated to do research, share thoughts, give advice, publish, attend conferences, check Chinese translations, etc.… Read more ⤻

国际论坛征稿通知: “当代中国文化影响力生成”

20th Jan 2017
24–25th Nov 2017 Deadline: 30th Jun 2017 当代中国文化和经济的世界影响力存在明显的“不相称性”，针对当代中国文化，我们认为应该尊重文化自身的发展规律，围绕“生成”这一文化发展的根源问题展开讨论，博采众长，集思广益。本论坛由会林文化基金和中国文化国际传播研究院主办。 一、论坛主题：当代中国文化影响力生成 来稿可涉及但不限于：文化影响力的内涵与表现；世界文化影响力生成的关键因素；优秀文化影响力生成的案例研究；制约当代中国文化影响力的原因；等等 二、时间、地点 时间：2017年11月24日（周五）－25日（周六），地点：北京师范大学京师学堂，会议语言：中文、英语（届时有同声传译）

Call for Papers and Panels: The Making of the Humanities VI

17th Jan 2017
University of Oxford Somerville College, UK September 28-30, 2017 Deadline: 15th Apr 2017 The sixth conference on the history of the humanities, ‘The Making of the Humanities VI’, will take place at the University of Oxford, Humanities Division and Somerville College, UK, from 28 till 30 September 2017. Goal of the Making of the Humanities (MoH) Conferences The MoH conferences are organized by the Society for the History of the Humanities and bring together scholars and historians interested in the history of a wide variety of disciplines, including archaeology, art history, historiography, linguistics, literary studies, media studies, musicology, and philology, tracing these fields from their earliest developments to the modern day.

Call for Book Reviewers: Europe-Asia Studies

17th Jan 2017
Europe-Asia Studies is the principal academic journal in the world focusing on the history and current political, social and economic affairs of the countries of the former communist blocs of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Asia. We are continually seeking to make sure that the wide scope of the journal is represented, not just in the articles that we publish, but in the book reviews section as well. We normally expect our book reviewers to hold a minimum of a research Masters degree and to have had experience of researching or teaching upon our area studies field of Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, China etc. If you have this experience and would like to volunteer to review a book, or if you would like to suggest a book for review, please contact Caroline Baptie in the first instance (caroline.baptie@glasgow.ac.uk), or check out

New Issue: Ming Qing Studies 2016

17th Jan 2017
edited by Paolo Santangelo (Sapienza University of Rome) We are glad to inform you that the new edition of Ming Qing Studies 2016 has been finally issued. Digital and hard copies can be purchased on-line at “Aracne Editrice” (see contents below)

Vacant Position: Professor of Asian Politics

17th Jan 2017
University of Tartu, Estonia Deadline: 31 Jan 2017 In cooperation with the University’s Asia Centre, the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies seeks to develop new competence in Asian politics with a special emphasis on China. Teaching will involve establishing course modules on Asian political development, governance and regional affairs. Corresponding research themes should be aimed at contributing to the broader agenda of strengthening Asian studies at Tartu and in Estonia as a whole.

Vacant Position: Deputy Director, China Studies Centre, Provost and Deputy Vice Chancellor

9th Dec 2016
Syndey, Australia Deadline: 11th Jan 2017 The University of Sydney is Australia's first university and has an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. We employ over 7600 permanent staff, supporting over 60,000 students. The University is seeking an energetic academic to assist the Director of the China Studies Centre in the consolidation of the centre’s status as the leading interdisciplinary centre for the study of China in Australia. From a central position within the University of Sydney

CCK Foundation Library Travel Grant 2017

9th Dec 2016
Deadlines: 20th Mar & Oct 2017 Thanks to the continued support of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation the EACS also in 2013 is able to fund one-week visits for specialised re-search in Sinological libraries in Cambridge, Heidelberg, Leiden, London, Munich, Oxford or Paris. Applications received before the two deadlines of March 20 and October 20 will be considered within 3 weeks after receipt. Applicants should be Sinologists based permanently in Europe and preferably paid-up members of the EACS. Applications from non-members will be considered, especially in case of students and young scholars (up to 35 years), if accompanied by a recommendation letter from an EACS member.

For EACS Members: EACS Newsletter #51, Nov 2016

1st Dec 2016

newsletter51coverAccess to our latest newsletter (#51) is restricted to our members. If you want to apply for membership in the EACS, please fill in the registration form on the members page.

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Topics in this issue

  • EACS addresses
  • Message from the Newsletter Editor
  • Report from the President
  • Report from the Secretary
  • News from the Treasurer
  • Report on the Organization of the XXIth EACS Conference, 23-28 August 2016, St. Petersburg
  • Announcement of the EACS Summer School, Sept 4-8 2017, Lampeter
  • CCK Foundation Library Travel Grant
  • EACS Membership Payment

 

See also:

EACS Newsletter Repository

Open archive from No. 9 (March 1996) onwards.

 
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Vacant Position: Librarian/Chinese Studies

5th Nov 2016
Princeton, USA Deadline: Open Until Filled The Library seeks a creative, energetic and service-oriented subject specialist who is excited about the possibilities Princeton offers to shape and further enrich its already excellent library collections and provide outstanding library services in the interdisciplinary field of Chinese Studies.

Vacant Position: Lecturer in Chinese

5th Nov 2016
Univ. of Westminster, UK Deadline: 16th Nov 2016 The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures seeks to employ a Lecturer in Chinese to contribute to its wide range of teaching and research activities. The Department delivers a rich portfolio of undergraduate combined degrees in Chinese, which now also includes a new route called ‘Global Communication’.

Vacant Position: Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford Postdoctoral Fellowship

5th Nov 2016
Stanford, CA, USA Deadline: 16th Jan 2017 The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship.  The Center will award one fellowship every two years. The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies (HCBSS) Postdoctoral Fellowship seeks to bring outstanding young scholars to Stanford on two-year fellowships.

Vacant Position: tenure-track position in Chinese Philosophy

5th Nov 2016
UMI, Ann Arbor, USA Deadline: 23rd Nov 2016 The University of Michigan invites applications for a tenure-track position in Chinese Philosophy beginning September 1, 2017. This position is held jointly between the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and the Department of Philosophy.

Vacant Position: Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Literature

5th Nov 2016
Hong Kong, PRC Deadline: 19th Nov 2016 The Department of Chinese Language and Literature invites applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor with the expertise in Chinese Philosophy or relevant disciplines, such as Buddhism, Taoism, intellectual history, etc. The appointee is expected to (a) teach courses in traditional Chinese thoughts and culture;

Vacant Position: Professor of Chinese Language and Literature

5th Nov 2016
Hong Kong, PRC Deadline: 19th Nov 2016 The Department of Chinese Language and Literature invites applications for a tenure-track position of full Professor with the expertise in Chinese Linguistics or relevant disciplines, such as grammar, syntax, phonology, paleography, etc.  The appointee is expected to (a) teach courses in Chinese Linguistics and related subjects;

Summer School on China: A World Superpower – Myth or Reality?

5th Nov 2016
Prague, Czech Republic 1-8th Jul 2017 Deadline: 31.1.2017 Iran’s nuclear program, North Korea, global warming, the world financial crisis, America’s budget deficit, Taiwan, oil prices and efforts to eradicate piracy near Somalia – what do all these issues have in common? The answer is that, to a lesser or greater extent, China is involved. Whether one likes it or not, the People’s Republic of China is becoming an economic and political powerhouse and the world’s second most powerful country after the United States.

Vacant Position at Pembroke College: Stanley Ho Junior Research Fellowship in Chinese

30th Oct 2016
University of Oxford, UK Deadline: midday on 6 Jan 2017 Pembroke College, Oxford, wishes to appoint a Junior Research Fellow in Chinese Studies of any area, discipline or period from 1 September 2017 for three years. The Stanley Ho JRF in Chinese will be expected to conduct original research in their chosen field and to contribute to the development of Chinese studies at Pembroke College.

Workshop: “Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea”

30th Oct 2016
Cologne, Germany 5th Nov 2016 In July 2016, an arbitral tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea decided the case Philippines v. China. The workshop will address certain legal issues of the law of the sea that were raised by the award. The discussion will also refer to China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and to more general attitudes of the PRC towards public international law.

Vacant Position: Lecturer in Chinese Business and Management

12th Oct 2016
Syndey, Australia Deadline: 27th Oct 2016 Discipline of International Business The University of Sydney Business School Reference no. 1594/0916 Opportunity to contribute to world class management education and research Academic Level B Full-time continuing, remuneration package: $117K-$139K p.a., which includes salary, leave loading and up to 17% super (a salary supplement may also be negotiable based on qualifications and experience)

Vacant Position: Associate Professor/Assistant Professor – Modern Chinese Literature

12th Oct 2016
Lingnan University, Hong Kong Deadline: 10th Dec 2016 Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions.  It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement.  With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences.

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellow in Chinese Arts and Culture

12th Oct 2016
Sydney, Australia Deadline: 17th Oct 2016 Australia-China Institute for Arts and Culture - The Western Sydney University is a major urban university spread over six campuses in Greater Western Sydney, a region of great opportunity, diversity, challenge and growth. The University has a strong connection to Greater Western Sydney, working with its communities and businesses to contribute to the region’s growth. The University is culturally diverse

Second Conference on Middle Period Chinese Humanities

12th Oct 2016
Leiden, the Netherlands 14-17th Sep 2017 Following the success of The Middle Period Chinese Studies Conference held in 2014 at Harvard University, we welcome paper proposals for the second conference of this kind to be held at Leiden University, September 14-17, 2017. Continuing the innovative format of the 2014 conference, we will organize sessions around various dimensions: time period, theme, and method. Every paper will be discussed in at least three of these sessions.

Vacant Position: Open-rank (senior or junior) position in Pre-Modern Chinese History (Tang through Qing)

12th Sep 2016
Princeton University Review beginning 15th Oct 2016 The Departments of East Asian Studies and History at Princeton University invite applications for an open-rank (senior or junior) position in Pre-Modern Chinese History (Tang through Qing). The appointment will be made in both East Asian Studies and History Departments. The successful candidate should have a strong commitment to

10th Annual Conference on Asian Studies at Palacky University: “Connecting the Old with the New”

12th Sep 2016

Olomouc, Czech Republic:
Deadline: 30th Sep 2016

Since the establishment of Asian Studies as part of the university curriculum, the discipline has faced many changes in being pushed to define and redefine itself, in the process reorienting its aims over time. As a reflection of human societies at large, disciplines and the agents that carry them have their internal conflicts and generational divides. Amid changes, some practices and paradigms are strengthened, while others lose their momentum.

The Department of Asian Studies at Palacký University invites scholars from Asian Studies and scholars from other disciplines whose work intersects with this discipline to reflect upon the development of Asian Studies. During this conference, which takes place on November 4, 2016 in the historical city of Olomouc in Czech Republic, we will discuss the introduction of new approaches to Asian Studies and reflect upon conventional or even forgotten methods. We welcome not only individual presentations that can be part of conventional panels, but also proposals for roundtable debates.… Read more ⤻

Members of the Board 2016-2018

5th Sep 2016

1Altenburger, Roland (Universität Würzburg)

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Institute for Cultural Studies of East and South Asia – Sinology, Am Hubland, Philosophiegebäude Bau 8, 97074 Würzburg

E-mail: Roland.Altenburger@uni-wuerzburg.de

 

Anderl, Christoph (Ghent University)

Ghent University, Department for South and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Blandijnberg 2, 5th floor, B-9000 Gent, Belgium

E-mail: Christoph.Anderl@ugent.be

 

Bislev, Ane (Aalborg University)

Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University, Kroghstraede 3, 9220 Aalborg Oest, Denmark

E-mail: abislev@cgs.aau.dk

 

Dessein, Bart (Ghent University) PRESIDENT

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Ghent University Blandijnberg 2 5th floor, office 150.014 B – 9000 Gent

E-mail: Bart.Dessein@UGent.be

 

Dreyzis, Yulia (Moscow State University)

Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Chinese Philology Department, Mokhovaya str. 11, 125009 Moscow, RF

E-mail: xiaoyouliya@gmail.com

 

Hansen, Mette Halskov (Oslo University)

IKOS East-Asia P.B. 1010 Blindern N-0315 OSLO, Norway

E-mail: m.h.hansen@ikos.uio.no

 

Kraushaar, Frank (University of Latvia)

E-mail: frank.kraushaar@lu.lv

 

Klotzbücher, Sascha (Universität Wien)

Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2, 1090 Wien, Austria

E-mail: sascha.klotzbuecher@univie.ac.at… Read more ⤻

Call for Papers: “Exploring the China Dream”

16th Mar 2016
Stockholm University, Sweden 15-16th Aug 2016 Deadline: 25th Mar 2016 The research project “Exploring the China Dream. Trajectories and articulations of soft power in the sinophone world” would like to invite scholars and PhD students to the international conference to be held at Stockholm University, 15-16 August 2016. The project started thanks to the support of the STINT Initiation Grant

CCK Foundation Library Travel Grant 2016

23rd Aug 2021

Deadlines: 20th Mar & Oct 2016

Thanks to the continued support of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation the EACS also in 2016 is able to fund one-week visits for specialised research in Sinological libraries in Berlin, Cambridge, Heidelberg, Leiden, London, Munich, Oxford or Paris. Applications received before the two deadlines of March 20 and October 20 will be considered within 3 weeks after receipt.

PhD Project on Chinese Historical Linguistics at Ghent University

1st Feb 2016

Deadline: 1st Feb 2016

The Department of Languages and Cultures, Section Chinese Language and Culture, Ghent University, invites applications for a PhD project on research in Medieval Chinese. The following PhD project will be funded by BOF (Special Research Fund Flanders) for a period of four years:

“A Study on Chinese Phonetic Loan Characters in Dunhuang Manuscripts Dating from 700-1000 CE”

The Department offers a thriving research environment on various aspects of East and South Asian studies, and features several research centers. In addition to its permanent staff, the Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies currently hosts 11 PhD and 2 postdoctoral projects in various fields of East Asian Buddhist studies and Chinese historical linguistics.
    The project will be placed in the framework of the Department’s research on Medieval Chinese/Chinese historical linguistics and Dūnhuáng manuscript studies, including the collaborative project “Database of Medieval Chinese Syntax”. The candidate will receive individual supervision from the PhD advisors on a regular basis; further training will be provided in the framework of the Doctoral Schools.… Read more ⤻

Sixth Annual Summer Workshop “Studies of Asian Arts, Religion, and History”

1st Feb 2016

Shanghai, China Jun 23rd - Jul 2nd 2016 Deadline: 15th May 2016

The National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Fudan University (IAHS), the East Asian Studies Department and Program of Princeton University, and the Institute for the Advanced Study of Asia of Tokyo University invite applications from

Call for Papers: Economic and Political Studies (EPS)

31st Jan 2016
Economic and Political Studies (EPS) is a peer-reviewed  journal hosted by Renmin University of China and published by Taylor & Francis Group (ISSN 2095-4816, CN 10-1049/C). It is published quarterly both in print and online (http://eps.ruc.edu.cn). With a notable focus on China, Economic and Political Studies aims to disseminate significant theoretical, analytical, and empirical research on political-economic phenomena in, or relevant to, China

Call for Papers: Sinología Hispanica

26th Jan 2016

Sinología Hispanica is a premier interdisciplinary journal on Chinese language and culture studies which aims to enhance international cultural communication, disseminate Chinese language, and culture studies, prosperity in Chinese social life as well as in scholarship. Its interdisciplinary approach covers a range of subjects including sinology, linguistics, culture communication, sociology; international affairs, economics and politics. It keeps readers up to date with the events in China and provides readers with historical perspectives, in-depth analyses, and a deeper understanding of Chinese language and Chinese culture. In addition to major articles and research reports, each issue contains academic trend and book review section.   The journal welcomes academic manuscripts especially, though not exclusively, on the following subject matters:

(Paper submitted is supposed be around March and September every year for being published in June and December)
Journal Information:
Title: Sinología Hispanica
Published for Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban), China; Confucius Institute, University of Leon, Spain
Chief-Editor: Juan José Lanero, University of Leon, Spain
Languages: Chinese, English and Spanish
Publication Frequency: 2 issues per year (in June and December)
ISSN: 2444-832X

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MARKUS Text Analysis and Reading Platform Update

21st Jan 2016

The MARKUS platform has gone through a major update during the past few months. You can now create an account, upload content, add customized tags and comments and notes of different kinds, select which reference sites you want to display, convert Chinese to western dates, and, last but not least, import text directly from your ctext.org account. We have added new videos to show most of these features under “HowTo.” More will be added and Chinese translations of these will be added as well.

We continue to work on new features including machine learning, direct export from other databases, and visualizations of tagged content. Some features such as keyword tagging can be used for modern Chinese texts; we are interested in working with data providers to add more functionality for modern Chinese and other languages. Please get in touch with comments and suggestions.

As always we are much indebted to Brent Ho for the development of these features, to Gabe Geert van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen and Monica Klasing Chen for the English videos, and to Hueilan Xiong and Jialong Liu for the Chinese text of the videos.… Read more ⤻

Call for Papers: Diplomacy in the Age of Mongol Globalization

21st Jan 2016

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem May 30 - 31st, 2016 Extended Deadline: 30th Jan 2016

The Mongols are famous for their uncompromising diplomacy. “Submit or Perish” was apparently the main message they initially addressed to others. These calls for submission were claims made by conquerors and leaders of a universal empire.

Call for Papers: Making the New World – The Arts of China’s Cultural Revolution

21st Jan 2016

London, UK 11 - 12th Nov 2016 Deadline: 1st Feb 2016

Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution, Making the New World: the Arts of China’s Cultural Revolution, is a two-day international conference programmed by the Centre for Chinese Visual Arts (CCVA) at Birmingham City University in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery.

Call for Papers: New European Research on Contemporary China Conference (3rd Edition)

7th Jan 2016

Beijing, PRC 4 - 6th Jul 2016 Deadline: 15th Feb 2016

This conference aims to bring together doctoral candidates, post-doctoral researchers and recent PhDs based in China, either European nationals or affiliated with European research institutions, in order to produce an overview of the emerging problematics in Chinese studies. The focus of the conference is on contemporary China, in a multi-disciplinary social science perspective.

Workshop: „Production and popularization of knowledge in the Russian-East Asian Context“

1st Jan 2016

Erlangen, Germany 8 - 9th Jul 2016 Deadline: 15th Feb 2016

Organized by Prof. Dr. Marc Matten and Prof. Dr. Julia Obertreis (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) In cooperation with Prof. Dr. Andreas Renner (LMU Munich) und Dr. Frank Grüner (University of Heidelberg). The workshop addresses questions of history of knowledge and the history of science