Organised by the
Institute of
Archaeology and Ethnology,
Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław Branch
This
interdisciplinary conference invites abstracts for papers examining:
1. Before
History:
- early
Sino-Western cultural contact and exchange in the Second and First Millennium
BC.
2. Antiquity:
- Greek and
Latin accounts of China and Far East (Serica);
- ancient China
knowledge of the Western countries (Da Qin);
- history of
Sino-Roman relations.
3. The Silk
Road:
- the land and
sea routes of the Silk Road;
- cultural
exchanges on the Silk Road;
- Chinese
artefacts in the West and Western artefacts in China;
- Eurasian
nomads as transmitters;
- Chinese and
Western influence on the civilisations along the Silk Road.
4. Knowledge of
China in Medieval and Early Modern Europe:
- Mongol era;
- Europe
reaching China by sea;
- Latin and
other European accounts of Medieval and Early Modern China.
5. Knowledge of
Europe in Medieval and Early Modern China:
- attitudes
towards Europeans in China;
- accounts of
Western countries in Medieval and Early Modern China.
6. Chinese
thought in the West and Western thought in China:
- Confucius and
Confucianism in Early Modern Europe;
- attitudes
towards Chinese civilisation in Early Modern Europe;
- influence of
the Western philosophy on Chinese thought;
Our aim is to
create a focus for international and interdisciplinary scholarship, by bringing
together scholars from across the world and from across the full range of
academic disciplines whose research interests intersect at this Sino-Western
nexus, including disciplines such as classical studies, Sinology, other
Oriental studies, medieval and early modern literature, archaeology, history,
art history, anthropology, philosophy and theology.
There will be three plenary sessions for lectures, which should last no longer
than 30 minutes, and parallel sessions for communications (no longer than 20
minutes). We hope to publish a substantial proportion of them. Lectures and
communications in English are preferred, but they may be delivered in French,
German, Italian or Spanish. Title of lectures or communications and a brief
outline should be sent on the form provided by 30 June 2009:
E-mail: konferencja.ik@uni.wroc.pl
All accepted
papers will be published in the proceedings. The editors will be dr hab.
Gościwit Malinowski (Institute of Classics), prof. Zhang Lilong (Confucius
Institute at the University of Wrocław) and dr Aleksander Paroń (Institute
of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish
Academy of Sciences, Wrocław Branch) assisted by an editorial committee.
Registration fees:
$100 for participant with accepted paper
§80 for participant without paper
The fees
include the conference proceedings, dinners, and coffee breaks.
Methods of payment:
In recognition of the high costs of the participation
in conference (accomodation, travel cost and conference fee) faced by participants coming from Central Asia or
Eastern Europe, the Academic Committee is offering a limited number of
bursaries....
Accommodation
offer
To book a place
at this conference, please complete the attached booking form and return
it to the conference administrators:
E-mail: konferencja.ik@uni.wroc.pl
Dr Agnieszka
Kotlińska-Toma
and Ms. Wei Xin
Institute of
Classics,
University of
Wrocław
ul. Szewska 49,
50-139 Wrocław,
Poland