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Call for Papers Theme: Understanding and Misunderstanding between the Far East and the West Subtitle: In Remembrance of 210th Anniversary of Robert Morrison's Arrival at China Type: Conference on East Asian Studies Institution: University of Glasgow Location: Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom) Date: 13.–14.10.2017 Deadline: 1.5.2017 __________________________________________________ Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary to China and the Far East, had contribution not only to the evangelisation, but also East Asian studies and even the modernisation of Far East. When Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox missionaries had freer entrance to China (from 1842 to 1949), Japan and Korea, transcultural communication was strengthened, which resulted in not only understanding but also misunderstanding. How do such understanding and misunderstanding affect the West and the Far East in 19th and 20th century? This inter-disciplinary conference aims to explore the question in different aspects so to acknowledge and recognise the academic contributions by the Christian missionaries in the Far East in the 210th anniversary of Dr. Rev. Robert Morrison's arrival at China. Guest speakers include: - Dr. Alexander Chow (University of Edinburgh): Christianity as a Chinese Religion: A Theological Reflection - Prof Andy Hamilton (Durham University): Transcultural Issues in Philosophical Aesthetics: East and West (TBC) - Prof James H Grayson (University of Sheffield): Ch'udo yebae: Protestant Accommodation to Korean Confucian Ritual Life - Dr. Kevin Cawley (University College Cork): (Mis)Understanding each Other: Matteo Ricci and Korean Neo-Confucians Paper which discussed the transcultural dialogue between the Far East and the West related to following subject areas and/or topics are particularly welcomed. Presentation may include but are not limited to the following ideas: - Philosophy, Theology and Liturgy - Liturgical Indigenisation in Great China Region, Korea and Japan - Philosophical and Theological dialogue between Confucianism and Christianity - East Asian Philosophers' Reception of Christianity - Missionaries' and/or Western Christian's Reception of East Asian philosophies and religions (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Shinto and Korean Shamanism) - Visual Art and Aesthetics - East Asian aesthetics - Case studies of Christian historical heritages in East Asia - East Asian style art and architecture in the church - Western religious art and aesthetics in East Asia - Music, Literature and Translation - Translation of East Asian classics to Western languages - Translation of Christian and Western classics to East Asian languages - the impact of Hanzi/Hanja/Kanji in transcultural understanding - Hymn Composition and Lyrics translation - Reception of Christianity in East Asian literature Topics regarding transcultural dialogue between the Far East and the West in 19th and 20th century that are not mentioned above is also welcomed, as long as they are either related to Christianity or missionaries in general. While postgraduate students and post-doctoral have priority to present in the conference, established scholars are also welcome if they wish to present. If you wish to present, please send your abstract and self-introduction (each no more than 200 words) to Andrew Ka Pok Tam at k.ta...@research.gla.ac.uk in doc format with “Presenter Application for the Understanding and Misunderstanding Conference” in the subject line by 1st May, 2017. If you are interested in volunteering in or sponsoring the conference, please send an email to k.ta...@research.gla.ac.uk (we need volunteers). Venue: University of Glasgow Room 205, No. 4 the Square Glasgow, G12 8QQ Contact: Andrew Ka Pok Tam Theology and Religious Studies University of Glasgow Email: k.ta...@research.gla.ac.uk Web: https://www.facebook.com/understandingandmisunderstanding/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
