Call for papers: Animals in Asian history, society, thought
Call for papers: Animals in Asian history, society,
thought
Workshop, January 24-26, 2013 Manchester, Centre for
Chinese Studies, BICC Deadline for Submission: December 15, 2012, send to:
While rice dominates the modern view of Asia, animals
have always played a crucial in Chinese and Japanese society, history and
thought. This workshop attempts to shift the perspective and discuss Asian
notions of animals in their understanding and management of nature. Are animals
an overlooked topic in Asian studies? What role did they actually play in Asian
thought, as a resource, as a living being, and in state politics and individual
lives? What was the relation between humans and animals and how can such an approach
be used to understand changes in Asia society and approaches to fields of
scientific and technological development? The workshop aims at historical and
cross-cultural comparison. It has identified three core perspectives (1) Rites
and resources; (2) Planning living beings, state management of animals and
people. (3) Scholarly things, living creatures: animals in literature and art.
Scholars across the humanities, Chinese history, art,
social sciences and science studies are invited to submit proposals on any
topic pertaining to the study of animals in Asia. The conference will operate
as a workshop (works-in-progress are welcome). Each paper will be discussed
individually following a brief presentation by the author and discussion.
Confirmed participants include Roel Sterckx (Cambridge,
UK), Vincent Goossaert (CNRS, France), and Han Yi (IHNS, China).
Proposals must include a title and an abstract of no more
than 250 words and can be submitted electronically to dagmar.schaefer@manchester.ac.uk<mailto:dagmar.schaefer@manchester.ac.uk>.
Participants will be notified of their selection by Dec,
15, 2012. Limited funding is available to help cover travel and lodging for
participants.
Date of workshop:
January 24-26 January, 2013, Manchester
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