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Call for Papers Conference Date: July 11-14, 11-14, 2017 Conference Venue: Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica Languages: Chinese and English Proposal submission period: April 8, 2016- May 31, 2016 Notification: June 30, 2016 Final paper due: Date will be announced later The last twenty years in Chinese women’s history research have been marked by great breakthroughs. From “patriarchal oppression” to “women’s autonomy,” from “her story” to “construction of gender,” figures of Chinese women in history are becoming increasingly visible, and their expressions are not limited to the mild “voiceless voice” any more. Nevertheless, just as our knowledge about Chinese women’s history is becoming abundant and detailed, we can also see its limitations, especially when adopting “China” as a research framework. The development of women’s rights in modern China cannot be separated from the development of the nation-state, hence it seems that research on modern Chinese women’s history cannot bypass nationalism. Yet, is the state the key issue for women’ history research? Can we, as Prasenjit Duara suggested more than a decade ago, rescue women’s history from the nation? In line with this question, the Institute of Modern History at Academia Sinica will organize the International Conference on “Chinese Women in World History” on July 11-14, 2017, for the purpose of exploring Chinese women’s history beyond the boundaries of the nation-state. Adopting a more ‘inclusive’ manner, we hope to re-examine the role of Chinese women in the context of world history, for example, their imagination of the “foreign lands”; their interactions with and mis/understandings of foreigners; similarities and differences between Chinese and foreign women’s experiences, etc. At the same time, we live in a “butterfly effect” global village, where regional political upheavals, economic crises, and environmental changes are actually global issues. No matter whether we agree with the thesis of “globalization”, “global links” do offer a key perspective to understand regional culture. What is the relation between these global links and Chinese women? What kind of new perspectives and insights may a global view provide to the research of Chinese women’s history? This conference welcomes submissions that address all historical periods (up to the 1970s) and cover (but are not limited to) the following themes: 1. Everyday life (food, clothing, housing, traveling, material culture) 2. Revolution and war 3. Migration, exile and diaspora 4. Politics and governance (female rulers, suffrage, diplomacy) 5. Religion and rituals 6. Body, hygiene and medicine 7. Science and technology 8. Gender, sex, and sexuality 9. Marriage and family 10. Creativity and design (performing arts, film, music, fine arts, literature, lifestyle) 11. Law, crime, and punishment 12. Economic production (agriculture, sericulture, trade, handicraft, industry) 13. Space and place 14. Women in the frontiers (overseas and borderlands) 15. Home economics and household management 16. Popular culture We accept submissions of both panel proposals and individual paper abstracts. Papers may be written in Chinese or English, and both languages may be used during the conference. Each panel should have up to five participants (including the chair, paper presenters and the discussant), with maximum four papers to be presented. The following information should be included: names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, and institutional affiliation of the participants; panel theme and panel abstract (up to 500 words); and titles and the abstracts of the papers (up to 250 words each). Individual paper submissions should include the name, mailing address, e-mail address, and institutional affiliation of the applicant, as well as the title and abstract of the proposed paper (up to 250 words). Submissions will be carefully examined and discussed by the Conference Committee, and the acceptance decision will be announced on June 30, 2016. Invited participants should cover their transportation costs. The Conference will provide accommodation to scholars (residing outside the greater Taipei area) for 5 days (check-in date July 10, 2017, check-out date July 15, 2017). If the participants wish to extend their stay, the Conference can assist with the room reservations, but the costs should be covered by the participants. Submission instructions: 1 - Application form: panel proposal, individual paper 2 - Please upload the completed form as a PDF file. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lin Xiujuan : schuan@gate.sinica.edu.tw; Tel: 886-2-27898202