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> British Association for Chinese Studies Annual Conference
> University of Nottingham, 15 -16 September 2005
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> CALL FOR PAPERS
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> Shifting boundaries: > '> Nei> '> and > '> Wai> '> in Chinese Culture
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> The concepts of nei and wai, inner and outer, occupy a prominent place in the symbolic spaces of Chinese culture and society. As markers of inclusion and exclusion, the terms appear in diverse and wide ranging social and cultural contexts, from kin and family relationships, ritual practice, the dissemination of information and knowledge, the boundaries of space and place, distinction between public and private realms, to medical practice and the martial arts. Yet the boundaries between nei and wai are rarely fixed. Indeed, identification of their meanings, the relationship between them and the authority invested in them continues to be the subject of scholarly debate.
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> Papers are invited to address the theme from any disciplinary perspective, and with reference to different moments of Chinese history, and different Chinese societies covering the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora.
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> Keynote address: Gail Hershatter, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Cruz
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> Please email titles and brief (ca. 250 word) abstracts of your papers to:
> BACS Honorary Secretary, Carol Rennie ([log in to unmask]) and
> BACS President, Harriet Evans ([log in to unmask])
> by 15 July.
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> Many thanks for circulating! The attached A4 sheet can be printed out for display.
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> Carol
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> > <<BACS Call_for_papers 2005.doc>>
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> Dr Carol Rennie, Honorary Secretary
> British Association for Chinese Studies
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