[CFP] “Writing Chinese Translation History” The Ninth Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies
“Writing Chinese Translation History”
The Ninth Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies
CALL FOR PAPERS
With the aim to encourage young scholars to actively participate in Chinese translation studies and strengthen academic exchange, the Research Centre for Translation (RCT) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong has organised the biennial Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies since 2004.
About twenty papers will be accepted for presentation, and four to five established scholars will be invited as discussants for the papers. Submissions of abstracts are now called for “‘Writing Chinese Translation History’: The Ninth Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies”, to be held on 17–18 December 2020 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Details of the Conference are as follows:
| Organiser: | Research Centre for Translation, Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Co-organiser: | Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Date: | 17–18 December 2020 |
| Venue: | Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. |
| Theme: | Case studies or source analysis of Chinese translation history of different periods are welcome. |
| Languages: | Chinese (Putonghua) and English |
| Eligibility: | Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Post-doctoral Fellows, and candidates for a Master or Doctoral degree in Chinese translation studies |
| Application Procedure: | Applications with an abstract of no more than 500 words should be submitted on or before 29 February 2020 for the first round of screening.
Successful candidates are required to submit the full text of an unpublished paper before 31 August 2020 for a second review. Candidates who pass both rounds of review will be invited to present his/her paper at the conference. All papers accepted for presentation must remain unpublished. Application form can be download from here. |
| Fees & Subsidies: | No conference fee will be charged. The organiser will provide free accommodation and meals for the conference period, and subsidize to a maximum of HKD 2500 on transportation from place of residence to Hong Kong. |
| Contact: | Miss Gao Xinyun Jessica |
| Tel: | (852) 3943 9268 |
| Fax: | (852) 2603 5110 |
| Email: | translationhistory@cuhk.edu.hk |
| Website: | https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/rct/ |
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/rct/ts/yrc2020/index_en.html