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Call for Papers Theme: Intercultural Communication Between China And the Rest of the World Subtitle: Beyond (Reverse) Essentialism and Culturalism? Type: International Conference Institution: Education for Diversities Research Group and Confucius Institute, University of Helsinki Location: Helsinki (Finland) Date: 5.–6.6.2014 Deadline: 15.1.2014 __________________________________________________ This interdisciplinary conference aims at analysing but also counter-attacking essentialist and culturalist analyses of intercultural communication between China and the rest of the world. Papers on any of the following topics may be submitted. The approach can be diachronic or synchronic and deal with any context of intercultural communication involving the Chinese (study abroad, online interaction, tourism, business, diplomacy, the media, etc.). Researchers in the fields of (amongst others) sinology, education and pedagogy, communication, sociology, linguistics, (social) psychology, cultural studies but also economics and management are invited to submit a proposal. - Orientalism, Occidentalism and their reverse forms (imaginaries, stereotypes) - Intercultural training/education - Othering the Chinese; The Chinese othering ‘others’ - The use of culture as an alibi - Explaining misunderstandings beyond culture as an excuse - Analyzing ‘successful’ intercultural communication - Beyond differentialist biases - China’s intercultural communication beyond the ‘West’ (Africa, Asia, etc.) - The use, misuse and abuse of Confucius to explain interculturality - Non-verbality: alternative means of analysis - Mélanges and mixing in Chinese ‘culture’ - Power relations and intercultural communication - Identity ‘games’ - Responsibility of researchers, practitioners in othering the Chinese Proposal Submission We invite submission of proposals by 15th January 2014. Abstracts should be submitted through Easyabstracts: http://bit.ly/17RnHe2 Paper and colloquia proposals are invited. Individual paper proposals: 100-150 words; duration: 30 minutes including a twenty-minute presentation, with an additional ten minutes for discussion Colloquia proposals: 200 words for the colloquium concept and 100-150 words on each paper, duration: 3 hours, max. 5 participants – conveners and discussant included Abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific committee for originality, significance, clarity and academic rigour. Decisions about the submitted proposals: 1st February 2014 Questions should be directed to: intervsmu...@gmail.com Plenary Speakers Anne Cheng, Professor at the Collège de France in Paris (Intellectual History of China) Adrian Holliday, Professor of Applied Linguistics at Canterbury Christ Church University (UK) in the Department of English & Language Studies Prue Holmes, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Durham (UK) Conference Chairs Professor Fred Dervin Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki Dr Anja Lahtinen Director of the Confucius Institute, University of Helsinki Contact: Prof. Fred Dervin & Dr Anja Lahtinen University of Helsinki Email: intervsmu...@gmail.com Web: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/iccrw2014/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
