CFP: 8th World Conference on Sinology

The 8th World Conference on Sinology is scheduled to take place in November 2023 on the Suzhou Campus of Renmin University of China. The conference will be conducted in both English and Chinese; please click here for more information on the conference.

They cordially invite individuals to join the conference, where they will have the opportunity to engage in insightful discussions, connect with fellow scholars, and contribute to the advancement of sinology research. This year’s theme is “Understanding China: Connected Past and Shared Future”. If you are interested in attending the conference please complete the registration form before July 30th or submit a Registration for via email.

CFP: Articles for The World of the Orient (Shìdnij svìt)

The journal The World of the Orient (Shìdnij svìt) invites submissions for the next issue.

Deadline for articles: September 15, 2023.

Language of publications: Ukrainian and English.

The World of the Orient is Ukraine’s leading academic journal in the field of Asian Studies. It is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal indexed in Scopus, included in the List of Scientific and Professional Publications of Ukraine (category A), published by the A. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

The journal accepts original research articles on topical issues of the past and present of Asia, its languages and literature, history, philosophy, culture, religion, Ukrainian contacts with Asian countries, bibliographic surveys, and reviews, as well as the history and culture of peoples of eastern origin within Ukraine. The journal also accepts translations of historical, religious, and literary monuments of the Orient.

Guidance for authors on submissions can be found at: https://oriental-world.org.ua/index.php/journal/for-authors

CFP: ISCP Panels at 25th World Congress of Philosophy

The International Society for Chinese Philosophy is happy to announce that they will be a member society of The World Congress of Philosophy’s 25th conference which will be held in Rome, Italy, from August 1st to August 8th, 2024. The ISCP will be holding society sessions and welcoming submissions in any area of Chinese Philosophy and cross-cultural philosophy related to Chinese philosophy. Please read below for more information on submissions.

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ToC: Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture 10:1

The Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture is happy to announce that they have published a new volume 10:1. This volume is titled “Special Issue — Rethinking Authorship and Agency: Women and Gender in Late Imperial China” with guest editors Grace S, Fong and Guojun Wang. This new volume has 11 different entries, please read below for a table of contents.

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CFP: NAKPA Annual Conference

NAKPA (North American Korean Philosophy Association) is holding the 8th Annual conference at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, on November 9-10th 2023. The topic for this year will be “Communication, Dialogue and Reconciliation” and the keynote speaker will be Professor Edward Chung. The selection committee will consider all papers regardless of the academic and research background of the sender. Proposals on the variations of this year’s conference topic, such as comparative Asian Philosophy, Politics and Philosophy, or Comparative Political Philosophy, will also be considered. Please read below for more information on submissions.

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New Book: The Confucian Tradition

Bridge 21 Publications is happy to announce that they have recently published a new book titled The Confucian Tradition: Between Religion and Humanism by Guoxiang Peng. In this book, the author reviews the Confucian tradition through two concepts: religion and humanities. The book covers the major phases of the development of Confucianism and includes relevant ideas of modern Western disciplines even going so far as the compare Eastern and Western thinkers. Please click here to check out the book and for more information.

CFP: 2024 APA Central Division Meetings

The ISCP is happy to announce that they are inviting submissions for the ISCP Group Panel at the 2024 APA Central Division Meeting. This event will take place at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, LA on February 21-24, 2024. They are currently welcoming any submissions relevant to Chinese philosophy and especially encourage junior scholars, international scholars, individuals who identify as minorities, and otherwise under-represented individuals to submit. All submissions must be in by September 1, 2023. Please read below for information on how to submit your proposal.

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ISCWP Announcement

From Alexus McLeod:

Dear ISCWP Members,

Our vote has concluded, with the result that Shirong Luo has been elected ISCWP Vice President, and Yuanfang Dai elected as Secretary-Treasurer, for the 2023-2026 term. Thank you to all of the members for your continued support of the ISCWP, and for helping with the election and smooth transition of the new Board of Directors. And congratulations to Dr. Luo and Dr. Dai on their elections.

I now hand over leadership of the ISCWP to its new President, Dr. Sun Wei. I wish him all success in continuing to advance the important comparative project of the ISCWP, and using it to move our field forward. Godspeed!

All the best,
Alexus

Alexus McLeod
Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University
Past President of ISCWP (2020-2023)