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Call for Chapters for a collective monograph: Truths, Tensions, and Technologies in Asia

Olomouc Asian Studies (OLAS), Vol. 6
Submission deadline: 30th Apr 2026
Publisher: Palacký University Olomouc

Type of publication: Open Access (DOI assigned to each chapter), Print on Demand
Language of publication: English
Fields of research: Humanities, Social Sciences, Asian Studies
Expected publication date: Fall 2027 (no publication fees)

This collective monograph focuses on . . .

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9th edition of the Study Days on Chinese Linguistics (extended deadline) – Italian Association of Chinese Linguistics (AILC)

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

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

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Member’s publication: Maurizio Paolillo

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

Edizioni dell’Orso, Alessandria 2025

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

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Call for Applications: Olympia Summer Academy 2026

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

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

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Full Scholarship: Critical Approaches to the History of East and Southeast Asian Contributions in the British Screen Industry

London, UK
Deadline: 13th Feb 2026

We encourage candidates who have knowledge and deep understanding of the ESEA community and their creative and cultural contributions in Britain, and those from non-traditional and under-represented backgrounds at doctoral level research.
You will be based in the Department of Cultural, Media and Creative Industries and supervised by . . .

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Upcoming Conference: China Studies Between Worlds — Ten Years of Bridges, New Challenges 漢學跨越世界——十年搭橋,新的挑戰

Hong Kong, PRC
12-14th Aug 2026

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

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8th International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse

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

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

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Member’s publication: Lauren Walden

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

Routledge, 2026

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

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Call for Papers: Workshop – Qing China in Global Perspectives

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

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

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Member’s publication: Borevskaia Nina

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

Shans Publishing House, 2025

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

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Call for Papers – Rethinking Comparison in Sinology

Valletta, Malta
4-6th Nov 2026

Deadline: 28th Feb 2026

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

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EACS Early Career Scholar Award 2026

Deadline: 1st Mar 2026

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

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Member’s Publication: Taru Salmenkari

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

Edward Elgar, 2025

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

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Call for Papers – Upcoming Conference: Asian Languages in the History of Lexicography

Montpellier, France
23-25th Mar 2026
Montpellier University Paul Valéry
Deadline: 15th Oct 2025

Organized within the framework of the Chedil research project, funded by the French Research Agency (ANR-23-CE27-0008; https://chedil.hypotheses.org/), this conference invites submissions exploring the history of lexicography, particularly dictionaries involving Asian languages. We also welcome submissions on critical editions of linguistic manuscripts and . . .

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Member’s Publication: Lingjie Ji

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

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

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Member’s Publication: Renata Vinci ed.

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

Firenze University Press 2024

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

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Call for Papers – Performing Postsocialism: Cultures of Performance-Making in Twenty-First-Century
China

9-10th Apr 2026
University of Vienna, Austria
Deadline: 15th May 2025

Organized as part of a research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), this symposium invites proposals that address the relationship between performance and postsocialism in twenty-first-century China. Since its initial formulations in the late 1980s and 1990s, the notion of postsocialism . . .

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Member’s Publication: Katherine Ngo

Ngo, K. (2025) Unlocking the Treasury: Elementary Learning for Boys in Qing China. Ann Arbor: Lever Press

Ann Arbor: Lever Press, 2025

New Open Access book on the Treasury of Elementary Learning (Youxue qionglin 幼學瓊林)
The is the first major European . . .

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Member’s Publication: Lauren Walden

Lauren Walden. (2024) Surrealism from Paris to Shanghai. Hong Kong University Press

Hong Kong University Press, 2024

Surrealism in China initially gained a foothold in Shanghai’s former French concession during the early 1930s, disseminated by . . .

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Open Positions in Modern Chinese Literature

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Deadline: 31st Jan 2023

Open positions – Professor(s) / Associate Professor(s) / Assistant Professor(s) in Modern Chinese Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Department/ Institution: Department of Chinese Language and Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Call for Papers: Youth Political Mobilization and Socialization in Contemporary China

8th Sep 2022 (All day)
Virtual event, registration required
Deadline: 30th Mar 2022

2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the official establishment of the Chinese Communist Youth League (中国共产主义青年团, CYL), one of the largest youth political organizations in the world. As the Chinese Communist Party’s assistant and reserve force, the CYL is the Party’s main channel to socialize . . .

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

Deadline: 5th Sep 2021

Between research needs and access to resources – Getting an overview of the situation in different countries in Europe

Despite the growing importance of Asia-related expertise, European researchers and their communities often have only limited access to digital material published on Asian and international markets because researchers are comparatively small in number and dispersed over institutions, countries . . .

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

The European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) supports and advocates for independent academic research on China and hence disapproves of the People’s Republic of China’s reaction to foreign governments’ and administrations’ diplomatic actions by holding directly responsible academic researchers, their relatives, and their institutions in Europe. As an independent professional academic association of European scholars, EACS trusts in the . . .

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In Memoriam: Stefano Zacchetti

Professor Stefano Zacchetti, who died on 29 April 2020 at the age of 52, was one of the world’s most distinguished scholars and teachers in the field of Buddhist Studies. His untimely death has shocked all of us who knew him and were fortunate enough to be his friends and colleagues. An intellectual of the highest order whose boundless . . .

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