CfP: International Conference on Literatures and Arts Across the Indian Ocean
International Conference on “Literatures and Arts Across the Indian Ocean”
Call for Papers
In commemoration of the 620th anniversary of Zheng He’s Voyages to the “West Oceans” and the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, the international academic conference on “Literatures and Arts Across the Indian Ocean” is to be held by the Research Center of Eastern Literature, Peking University), the School of Foreign Languages, and the Institute of Oriental Studies at Peking University.
The conference is scheduled to take place from September 26 to 29, 2025 (subject to the official invitation and agenda) at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, Beijing, China. The conference aims to explore how literatures and arts across this Afro-Asian ocean have inspired, carried, and recorded the bifurcated history of human civilization as it advanced through interaction and integration.
We sincerely invite scholars from around the world specializing in classical studies, modern literature, art studies, history, archaeology and related disciplines to discuss the following topics related to the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations in the Indian Ocean region:
- Translation and Dissemination of Literary and Artistic Classics Across the Indian Ocean
- Cultural Heritage and the Interaction and Integration of Civilizations in the Indian Ocean Region
- Writing about Indian Ocean’s Islands and Seas in Modern Literature
- Multilingual Diaspora Literature in the Indian Ocean Region
- Afro-Asian Writers’ Movement, Cultural Cold War, and Their Legacies
- Historical Value of Literary and Artistic Works
- Environment, Animals, and the History and Culture in the Indian Ocean Region
- Artificial Intelligence and the Creation and Research of Literatures and Arts
- Multicultural Interaction in Artistic Practices
- Other related topics
The working languages of the conference are Chinese and English. Participants wishing to present in other languages are requested to inform the organizing committee and arrange for translation services in advance. The conference will primarily feature in-person presentations, while overseas scholars can apply to present online. To register, please fill out the reply form on “跨越印度洋的文学与艺术”国际学术研讨会会议通知 and send it to gwyindianocean[at]pku.edu.cn (or pkuindianocean[at]gmail.com) by June 15, 2025. Conference papers should be submitted by July 31, 2025.
The organizing committee will send formal invitations to confirmed participants and assist international scholars with visa applications for travel to China. A conference fee of ¥800 (CNY 800) per person (CNY 400 for students) will be charged. Meals and conference materials will be provided by the organizer. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements.
PUBLICATION VENUES
Project special issue/column proposals have received positive feedbacks from peer-reviewed journals including
- English Journals: African and Asian Studies, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies
- Chinese Journals: Beijing Cultural Review, Dialogue Transculturel, Film Art, Foreign Literature, Foreign Literature Studies, Image Historical Studies, Journal of Eastern Literature Studies, Theory and Criticism of Literature and Art
Conference Chair
Assistant Prof. Dr. Zhang Minyu
PI of the NSSF Major Grant Project, “Multi-Civilizational Interaction and Integration in the Indian Ocean Region”
School of Foreign Languages, Peking University
https://minyuzhang.academia.edu
Contact Email of the Organizing Committee
gwyindianocean[at]pku.edu.cn or pkuindianocean[at]gmail.com
For further Information: https://sfl.pku.edu.cn/kygl/kydt/164952.htm (updated continuously bilingually)