BACS 2020: British Association for Chinese Studies Conference 2020 University of Birmingham Birmingham, UK, September 9-11, 2020 |
Conference website | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/historycultures/events/2020/bacs-annual-conference.aspx |
BACS members and non-members may all propose papers and panels. We welcome participants from all countries and backgrounds and particularly encourage proposals including people from underrepresented groups and fields of study.
We invite panel proposals and individual paper abstracts from across the full range of humanities and social science disciplines, addressing topics related to the territory and peoples of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, related regions, relations with other regions, and diaspora communities. Panels are expected to reflect the diversity of our profession, including, but not limited to, gender, ethnicity and career status. The diversity of panels will be taken into consideration during the selection process.
Where possible, we would like to make bursaries available to early-career scholars based outside the UK. If you would like to be considered please indicate on the proposal form your connections to colleagues at the University of Birmingham or other UK universities.
Submission Guidelines
All paper proposals must be submitted to our abstract submission system, of which the link will be released in due course. Abstracts (max 250 words) for both individual papers and panel contributions should be submitted by 15 March 2020, and should include the paper title and the name, affiliation and email address of the proposed presenter, together with indications of career stage and gender.
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full papers describing ...
- Posters describing ...
Keynote Speakers
- Professor PANG Laikwan (CUHK)
- Dr Rian THUM (Notthingham)
Publication
The British Association for Chinese Studies has an online peer-reviewed journal, JBACS, and presenters are invited to submit their papers for consideration by the journal editors following the meeting.
Venue
The conference will be held on the main campus of the University of Birmingham.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to bacs2020@contacts.bham.ac.uk