CfP: Hidden Networks: The Trade of Asian Art, part 3

Webinar September 2021 Collaboration between the National Museum of Asian Art (Washington D.C.) and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst (Berlin), in cooperation with the Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge) Deadline: If you are interested in presenting in this program, please fill out this form by Thursday July 1, 2021. This program, which will take place in September, will…

Vacancy: Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Assistant Professor in Art History

Where? Lingnan University in Hong Kong The deadline for applications is 30 June 2021. Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Assistant Professor in Art History (preferably with a specialisation in pre-modern Chinese art). Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by…

Vacancy: University Assistant (post doc) in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Cultures

Where? University of Vienna The application deadline is on 27 June 2021. The Department of East Asian Studies (Sinology) at the University of Vienna welcomes applications for the position of University Assistant (post doc) in modern and contemporary Chinese cultures. This is a full-time teaching and research position for the duration of 6 years and…

CfA: Research Fellowship

What? Research Fellowship, Project “The Maritime Ceramic Road: Chinese Ceramics in Asia and Africa” Where? Ca’ Foscari University, Venice The application deadline is June 16, 2021, 12 noon Italian time (GMT+2) The Department of Asian and North-African Studies, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy, has launched a call for a 12-month research grant on The…

Conference: Cosmopolitan Pasts of China and the Eurasian World

When? June 11, 12, 18, 19, from 15:00 CET (21:00 China, 09:00 EST, 06:00 PST) Where? Online, organised by Institute of Sinology, Department of Asian Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Free and open to all. Registration required. Full program and registration on the website here. Keynote Lecture on June 19, 2021 by Pamela Kyle Crossley, Collis Professor…

The Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies vol. 1

The European Association for Chinese Studies is proud to announce that the first volume of the Association’s online journal is now published. The issue is dedicated to the topic of censorship in China. The Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies (JEACS) is the open-access and peer-reviewed academic journal of the European Association for…

Vacancy: Curatorial Fellow at HAM

What? Gregory and Maria Henderson Curatorial Fellow in East Asian Art Where? Harvard Art Museums (HAM), Cambridge, MA Application deadline: Complete applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, starting May 26, 2021, and continuing until the position is filled. Job SummaryThe Curatorial Fellowship Program at the Harvard Art Museums is designed to broaden the…

PhD: Shaping Taste, Building Knowledge

AHRC-CDA: Shaping Taste, Building Knowledge: Collecting China in Scotland in the Early 20th Century. Joint PhD with History of Art / University of Glasgow and National Museum of Scotland (NMS), Edinburgh. Application deadline: 17:00 (BST) Friday 4th June 2021 Start date: October 1, 2021 Applicants should hold at least a 2:1 (or equivalent) undergraduate qualification…

Resource: Europeana, Chinese Heritage

Access to the Chinese Heritage site on Europeana can be found through this link. Europeana is one of the most valuable online resources for digitised museum content. Whether for casual interest or targeted study, the site helps to centralise the overwhelming amount of information available online. Of crucial importance to anyone interested in Chinese art…

Call for Papers: Changing China, Then and Now

Submission deadline: 31 July, 2021 Conference date: Monday 29 November – Wednesday 1 December, 2021 Host institution: The Australian National University, Canberra Change has been at the centre of the Chinese experience. Yet it has taken a range of forms and has elicited a variety of responses. The recurring cycle of 64 hexagrams in the…

Call for Papers: Photography in Asia 1839–1939

Submission deadline: 7 June 2021Symposium Date: 30 September – 2 October 2021Organized by: Academy of Performing Arts (APA), Prague, Czech Republic; European Association for Asian Art and Archaeology The discovery of photography played a key role in the growth of learning about remote areas, as it allowed for the capture and faithful interpretation of reality. Articles and news…

Call for Papers: Annual Conference on Asian Studies (ACAS)

15th Annual Conference on Asian Studies (ACAS), Continuity and Change, Palacký University, Olomouc Submission deadline: June 30, 2021 Conference date: November 26–27, 2021 The Department of Asian Studies at Palacký University Olomouc is currently accepting individual paper, organized panel, and research poster proposals for its 15th Annual Conference on Asian Studies to be held on…