Jiu: Commemoration and Celebration in the Chinese-speaking World
Dates: 9th - 11th July 2009
Venues: the University of Sydney
Hosted by: the University of Sydney
Theme
研究//九//怀旧//就事论事
The 2009 conference adopts the theme of ‘jiu’, and thus takes up the challenge of both celebrating and commemorating the achievements and hardships of the past century 1909-2009 in the Chinese-speaking world. We encourage papers and panels that develop this theme by revisiting old paradigms in the spirit of new research ideas, and by bringing historical perspective to the issues of the present day.
Puns and wordplay, where they allow for complex ideas to be fluently transmitted to an expert audience, are very welcome and apposite.
We draw your attention to the many significant events that have occurred in the ‘jiǔ’ (nine 九) years, from the beginning of the southern Chinese film industry in 1909, to the phenomenal reach of political events, achievements and tragedies in 1919, 1949, 1959, 1979, 1989. At the time of writing, 2009 is an unknown quantity. Historians, political scientists, cultural analysts, anthropologists, literary scholars, art historians and geographers are especially invited to consider such key moments as a starting bloc for a panel or paper.
The conference is also a showcase for all Chinese research in Australia. The CSAA membership includes some of the finest China researchers in the world, and an acknowledgment of that excellence is important to this meeting. In order to facilitate both coherence and variety we have designed sub-streams to which panels may be addressed. These will be co-ordinated by a postgraduate steering committee, drawn from around Australia, and advised by the conference committee here in Sydney
Events
久别重逢//旧友相聚//就餐//煮酒论英雄//把酒问青天
The conference is organised over three days, with a total of six keynotes drawn from both the Australian and international field. There will also be special events organised to celebrate specific aspects of Chinese film, poetry and music. The traditional conference dinner will be organised around a visiting speaker, and entertainments, with buffet and drinks provided.
Deadlines
就绪//各就各位
The call for papers and panels will open in November 2008 and close in March 2008. All submissions will be through the CSAA Biennial Conferece website: www.conference.csaa.org.au
Streams
Stream A: Cities
Keywords:
- Class, suzhi and citizenship
- Urban spaces and cultures
- Globalisation and cosmopolitanism
- City branding and local identities
- Education and knowledge
Stream B: Rural China
Keywords:
- Organisational spaces
- Welfare reforms and social support networks
- Migration and movements
- Governance, policy and economy
- Urbanisation and new socialist countryside
- Rural education
Stream C: Cultural Industries and Media
Keywords:
- Creative industries
- Media and art markets
- Online cultures and online governance
- Global media, local media
- Knowledge economy
- Advertising and image technologies
- Non-mainstream media/underground artistic scenes
Stream D: Politics and Economy
Keywords:
- Government, ideology and Party-state
- Governance and corruption
- Environment
- Decentralisation and localisation
- Political economy, WTO and trade relations
- Nationalism, foreign policy and diplomacy
- Regional integration, transnational relations and overseas Chinese
Stream E: History and the Future
Keywords:
- Reevaluating the past - Mao 70% right and 30% wrong?
- "5000 years of history": contemporary historiographies
- Envisioning China’s futures: reform discourses
- Modernisation, Development and Globalisation
Stream F: Literature and the Arts
Keywords:
- Gender studies
- Plastic arts
- Visual arts
- Contemporary and classical literature
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
As is usual in CSAA conferences, panels addressing members' interests not covered in streams are welcomed. Please note that in all disciplines, panel applications will receive precedence in scheduling.
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