A new journal, publishing both Chinese-language and English-language articles on Confucianism, has been established jointly by the International Confucian Association and Tsinghua University: 《国际儒学（中英文）》 or International Studies on Confucianism. More information, including the Table of Contents of the first issue, is here.
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ToC: HJAS 80:1
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (Vol. 80, No. 1) Contents
Berggruen Workshop: Living with Machines
An English-language workshop titled “Living with Machines: Future Perspectives and Analysis” will be held by the Berggruen Research Center at Peking University on May 7, 3:00pm-5:00pm local time; details about the topics and presenters as well as registration and streaming info are here.
Online Conference: Tianxia in Comparative Perspective
The Berggruen Research Center at Peking University is hosting an on-line conference over the next two weeks with the topic “Tianxia in Comparative Perspective: Alternative Models of Geopolitical Order.” Details are available here.
Updated info about 2022 ISCP Conference
Due to the global impact of the COVID-19, the 22nd International Conference of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy (ISCP) has been postponed from July 2021 to June 27–30, 2022. Updated information about the conference and about the Charles Fu Prize can he found here.
Guo Qiyong: The Humanistic Spirit of Universities is Being Lost with Each Passing Day
Guo Qiyong, Dean of School of Chinese Classics at Wuhan University and eminent authority on Chinese philosophy, recently published a scathing critique of the Chinese education system titled “The Humanistic Spirit of Universities is Being Lost with Each Passing Day.” Guo identifies three trends that harm humanities education:
An Interview with Bin Song
Attached is part 1 of a transcribed interview with Bin Song from the Blog of the APA, discussing his origins in China’s complex cultural history, his move to France to study philosophy, and some preliminaries about Ruism (sometimes called “Confucianism”). https://blog.apaonline.org/2021/02/19/on-flight/
CFP: AAR Confucian Traditions Unit for 2021 Annual Meeting
The Confucian Traditions Unit of the American Academy of Religion is inviting proposals for the 2021 Annual Meeting to be held, we hope, in San Antonio, Texas, November 20-23. The deadline for submissions is 5pm EST on Monday, March 1.
(Details below)
Upcoming talk at Rutgers Center for Chinese Studies
The Rutgers Center for Chinese Studies is hosting another on-line lecture this week:
Title: A Philosophical Defense of Culture: Perspectives from Confucianism and Cassirer
Speaker: Shuchen Xiang, Peking University
Venue: Zoom (registration required)
Time: Thursday, Jan. 28, 7-8:30pm EST
The talk is based on Xiang’s forthcoming book with the same title from SUNY Press. Visit their website (rccs.rutgers.edu) to get more info and to register. The talk is open to public, but registration is required.
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Schwarzman College
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University
Schwarzman Scholars Teaching Fellows work as part of the Academics team and play a vital role in helping the Schwarzman Scholars program in fulfilling its mission by ensuring academic success of courses and students. Teaching Fellows will fulfill the following three main academic roles: teaching support, academic support, and student advising.
Closing date: 1/31/2021
