CFP Western Medicine in China, 1800-1950
Deadline for abstracts February 20, 2013
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Western Medicine in China, 1800-1950,
International Research Conference Call For Papers
On June 22-23, 2013 Peking University Center for History of Medicine and
IUPUI will host, in Beijing, a joint second international research
conference “Western Medicine in China, 1800-1950,” in order to facilitate
communication between scholars from China and abroad to share the results
of their research, and to expand this field of scholarship.
The topics include (but are not only limited to) the following in relation
to China:
- the dissemination and development of Western medicine (biomedicine);
- medical archives and research on the history of medical institutions;
- Euro-American and Japanese influence on the development of Western
medicine;
- Chinese-Western medical philanthropy;
- the history of diseases.
The conference will be in Chinese and English and will be hosted in Beijing
at Peking University Health Science Center. The conference will select the
best papers to edit as a volume for publication. There is no conference fee
for participants, and food and lodging for some participants will be
covered. Graduate students are particularly welcome to apply, the best
graduate student proposal will be funded with international airfare,
accommodation and food during the conference, and a small research stipend
to aid research in China on the history of Western medicine. Please include
a short research proposal describing the significance of your proposed
research and the archives you plan to use in China.
Please submit an abstract of approximately 300 words (Chinese or English
are both acceptable) and a brief CV to 陈琦 Chen Qi <chenqi79@163.com>
before 20 February 2013.
Peking University Center for History of Medicine
When submitting abstracts, please include the following information:
Name:
Gender:
Affiliation:
Phone Number:
Email:
Paper Title:
Lodging needed: Y/N
GUO Liping,Ph.D
Professor of English
Peking University Institute for Medical Humanities
School of Foundational Education
Peking Univ. Health Science Center
