The 25th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Tallinn, Estonia, 27-30 August 2024


27-30 August 2024
Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia

The European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) 25th Biennial Conference is an international academic forum that aims to bring together researchers, scholars, and students from all over Europe. The EACS 25th Biennial Conference is organised by and hosted at Tallinn University.

Deadline for submissions, opening of registration for exhibitors: 22nd of January 2024

Aims and History         

The European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) is an international organisation representing China scholars from all over Europe. Currently, it has more than 1200 members. It was founded in 1975 and is registered in Paris. It is a non-profit organisation not engaging in any political activity.

Purpose   

The purpose of the Association is to promote and foster, by every possible means, scholarly activities related to Chinese Studies in Europe. The EACS serves not only as the scholarly representative of Chinese Studies in Europe but also as a contact organisation for academic matters in this field.

Activities       

One of the Association’s major activities are the bi-annual conferences hosted by various centres of Chinese Studies in different European countries. The papers presented at these conferences comprise all fields from traditional Sinology to studies of modern China. In addition, summer schools and workshops are organised under the auspices of the EACS. The Association carries out scholarly projects on an irregular basis. Since 1995 the EACS has provided Library Travel Grants to support short visits for research in major sinological libraries in Western Europe. The scheme is funded by the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation and is destined for PhD students and young scholars, primarily from Eastern European countries. The EACS furthers the careers of young scholars by awarding a Young Scholar Award for outstanding research. A jury selects the best three of the submitted papers, which are then presented at the next bi-annual conference. This scheme is also supported by the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation.

Abstract Types and Categories

The conference organisers encourage presenters to submit their proposals for individual paperspanels (up to four abstracts/panel participants), double panels (up to eight abstracts/panel participants), and posters

Abstract Categories
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Chinese as a Foreign Language and Education
  • Literature (Premodern)
  • Literature (Modern)
  • Philosophy and History of Thought
  • History (Premodern)
  • History (Modern)
  • Religion
  • Law
  • Economics
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Art and Archaeology
  • Museum Studies and Material Culture
  • Environmental Studies
  • Anthropology and Sociology
  • Digital Humanities
  • Music, Media, and Performing Arts
  • Gender and Queer Studies
  • Science, Technology and Medicine
  • Sinophone World
  • Interdisciplinary Field


Conference website: European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) 25th Biennial Conference 2024 | TLÜ Konverentsikeskus (tlu.ee)