International Online Conference of Junior Sinologues

Date: 27–28 November 2023
Venue: Zoom platform

We invite young scholars, who research traditional, modern and contemporary Chinese literature, to present their new findings regarding content analyses, figurative and linguistic means of expression, real and fictive characters and their relations, symbols and images, and other specific features of literary works. New methods and perspectives are especially welcome. The conference will mainly focus on Chinese belles-lettres after Han Dynasty, when writers became aware of their work as a literary creation, and when prose and poetry were slowly assessed as a specific field apart from philosophy and history. Studies on all genres, as well as on Chinese literary criticism, are all welcome. 

Participants can be graduates, post-graduates or post-doctoral scholars (at least B.A. degree is required). There is no age limit – everybody, who considers oneself to be a junior researcher in the field, can take part. After receiving all abstracts, organisers will evaluate the academic level of applications and give response to everyone within one month. Those who will receive approval, will be asked to send their PPT or PDF presentation in due time. After the event, we can provide a written statement about the successful participation (upon individual request).

Working languages: English and Chinese
Deadline of the abstract submission: 1 September
Abstract length and contents:

• degree;
• Mr./Ms.;
• name and surname;
• institution;
• e-mail address;
• title of the presentation;
• 200–250 words in English or 800–1000 characters in Chinese;
• keywords;
• font: Times New Roman;
• line spacing: 1;
• file format: [surname, name].doc.

Confirmation of participation: 1 October
Deadline of PPT submission: 1 November
PPT length and requirements:

• title page;
• max. 15 slides;
• bibliography in MLA format.

Please send abstracts and PPT to the e-mail address: chin.lit.conf@inbox.lv

Organised by the University of Latvia
Faculty of Humanities, Department of Asian Studies