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 and the Institute of Translation History and Transcultural Studies of The Hunan University of Science and Technology (HNUST) will jointly organise the Tenth Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies in December 2022.
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 Tenth Young Researchers’ Conference on Chinese Translation Studies”, to be held on 17–18 December 2022 at The Hunan University of Science and Technology.
Details of the Conference are as follows:
Co-organisers:
Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Institute of Translation History and Transcultural Studies, HNUST
Date: 17–18 December 2022
Venue: The Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan, China
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 through email on or before 1 May 2022 for the first round of screening. The result of first round will be released in mid-May 2022.
Successful candidates are required to submit the full text of an unpublished paper before 1 October 2022 for a second review. Candidates who pass both rounds of review will be invited in mid-October to present his/her paper at the conference in December 2022.
All papers accepted for presentation must remain unpublished. Application form can be downloaded from the RCT website https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/rct/ts/young_conf.html.
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 the Venue.
Contact: Miss LI Yingxin Agnes
Tel: (852) 3943 1736
Fax: (852) 2603 5110
Email: translationhistory@cuhk.edu.hk
Website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/rct/