Berkeley-Stanford Graduate Student Conference in Modern Chinese Humanities

Dates: Friday - Saturday, April 24-25, 2020
Location: IEAS Conference Room, 1995 University Avenue
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley; Center for East Asian Studies, Stanford University

Introduction

The application period for the 2020 conference is now open. Interested students from all institutions within the U.S. and abroad must complete the online application form below, including upload of one document which contains a description of the the paper topic and its significance (up to 500 words) and a short bio (up to 100 words including current institutional affiliation). Applicants are welcome to present papers associated with ongoing or projected dissertation research, but the papers need not be generated by thesis work. 


Faculty Organizers

Weihong Bao, Associate Professor, Chinese & Film Studies, U.C. Berkeley

Andrew Jones, Louis B. Agassiz Professor of Chinese, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, U.C. Berkeley

Haiyan Lee, Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures & Comparative Literature, Stanford

Ban Wang, William Haas Professor of Chinese Studies & Comparative Literature, Stanford University

Student Organizers

  • Matteo Cavalier-Riccardi, Graduate Student, East Asian Languages and Cultures, U.C. Berkeley
  • Michelle Mengsu Chang, Graduate Student, History, Stanford
  • Jianqing Chen, Graduate Student, East Asian Languages and Cultures, U.C. Berkeley
  • Elise Huerta, Graduate Student, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Stanford

Application

Online Application Link


To learn more about the purpose of this conference, and to see past conference programs, please click here.

  • Proposals/bios Due: Friday, November 22, 2019 5:00p.m. PST
  • Date of Acceptance Notification: January 15, 2020
  • Final Paper Submission Deadline: Friday, April 10, 2020 5:00p.m. PST
  • Conference Date: April 24-25, 2020

Papers will be selected by a joint faculty-student committee of China specialists at the two institutions. Local faculty will serve as discussants for the selected papers.

Applicants are welcome to present papers associated with ongoing or projected dissertation research, but the papers need not be generated by thesis work.

Please address all inquiries regarding logistics to Ms. Xiaojie Ma, Center for Chinese Studies (ccs@berkeley.edu). For technical issues with the application submission form, contact John Groschwitz (jgroschwitz@stanford.edu).

Conference Schedule

The conference schedule will be posted in early winter 2020.

Directions

The Institute of East Asian Studies is located on the fifth floor of 1995 University Avenue — two blocks west of the University Avenue entrance to campus at the intersection of Milvia Street and University Avenue. The building is three blocks from BART and also has a public parking garage which is accessed off Bonita Street. 


Directions to the Berkeley campus
By BART

If traveling by BART, exit the Richmond-Fremont line at the Downtown Berkeley station (not North Berkeley). If going to the campus, walk east up Center Street (towards the hills) one block to the edge of campus. If going to IEAS, walk two blocks north to University Avenue, then one block west (away from the hills) to 1995 University Avenue.

From Interstate 80

To reach the campus by car from Interstate 80, exit at the University Avenue off-ramp in Berkeley. Take University Avenue east (toward the hills) approximately two miles until you reach the campus.

From Highways 24/13

To reach the campus from Highways 24/13, exit 13 at Tunnel Road in Berkeley. Continue on Tunnel Road as it becomes Ashby. Turn right at College Avenue and drive approximately one mile north to Bancroft Way.

Parking

There are various public parking lots and facilities near campus and in downtown Berkeley. This list includes municipal and privately owned parking lots and garages open to the public. Please consult signs for hours and fees prior to entering the facilities.

More information is available on the UC Berkeley Parking and Transportation page.