Call for Papers

The Fifth International Junior Scholars' Conference on Sinology

Performing arts and Fine arts of Sinology Studies

Fu Jen Catholic University, Hsinchuang, Taipei, Taiwan
November 18-20, 2006

The Organizing Committee of the 5th International Junior Scholars Conference on Sinology (IJSCS) invites papers for presentation at the Conference. The theme of the conference will be focusing on Performing arts and Fine arts of Sinology studies. Papers and proposals are encouraged from the fields of fine art, architecture, interior design, drama, music, dance, cinema, TV and any other issues that can be related to the conference theme.

The Conference will held at Fu Jen Catholic University, Hsinchuang, Taipei, Taiwan, starting November 18th and finishing November 20th, 2006. The conference is coordinated by the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.

Younger scholars who have recently been awarded their PhD and those currently writing their theses are encouraged to submit abstracts of their work.

Abstracts must be typed in Chinese, and papers must be typed in Chinese or English. The language of the conference will be Chinese.

Methods of Submission:

proposals to be submitted as attachments to e-mails addressed to :- conference assistant (Mei-Juan, Huang) land0007@mails.fju.edu.tw. The format of the proposals is to be either MSWord .doc or Adobe .pdf or HTML.

Proposals must include the following information: 1) tentative paper title, 2) presenter's name, 3) affiliation, specialization, mailing and email addresses, 4) 500 words' paper abstract in Chinese, 5) one recommendation letter.

The proposal submission deadline is May 4, 2006.

•The IJSCS Organizing Committee will send out notification of acceptance on May 20, 2006.
•$800 will be provided for foreign presenters and 2800 NT dollars for domestic presenters to assist them with travel to Taiwan. The conference organizers will arrange and cover the fee of accommodation for people elected to present papers. In addition to accommodation being provided for those presenting papers all meals will also be provided for the duration of the conference; there will also be an opportunity to visit a resort.
•For Conference attendees not presenting papers, the Secretariat will be happy to arrange hotel accommodation for them covering the conference period, but at their own cost.
• The full paper (approximately 8000 to 12000 words in Chinese or no more than 12000 words in English) should be with the Conference Organizers by 30 September 2006, preferably in electronic form (using MSWord or any other compatible MSWindows format).
•Mailing Address:
Organizing Committee, The 5th International Junior Scholars Conference on Sinology, College of Arts, Fu Jen Catholic University, Hsinchang, Taipei, 242, Taiwan, R.O.C.
•Email address: land0007@mails.fju.edu.tw
•Contact: Organizer Ming-Chung Sheu (musi1010@mails.fju.edu.tw ) or conference assistant Mei-Juan, Huang (land0007@mails.fju.edu.tw)