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Apologies for any cross-posting. -- __________________________________________________ China Postgraduate Network www.bacsuk.org.uk/cpn __________________________________________________ This mailing list provides details of China-related events, funding organisations and job opportunities __________________________________________________ *POST CATEGORY*: Conference call for papers *TOPIC*: Ecology and Landscape in Asian Literature and Film Co-Chaired by Xinmin Liu, Washington State University, and Géraldine Fiss, University of Southern California Faced with ecological change and disasters of an unprecedented scale, critical thinkers around the world are re-evaluating the relationship between "Mother Nature" and human beings. How are our views of nature, and the symbiosis between human beings and the natural world, changing and evolving? Should we regard non-human nature as "passive" material objects or as "agential" beings with which we share an equal partnership? If we do share agency with the non-human world, how do we reconfigure our role in it? This panel explores these eco-critical considerations in the context of Asian ecological writings with a special focus on landscape. For instance, fictional and cinematic texts on the catastrophic aftermath of the recent tsunami, earthquake and typhoon in Asia soberly reflect on the shifted and altered interactions between the human and non-human worlds. Other authors and film-makers engage time-honored Asian cosmologies, philosophies and ethics to propose alternative possibilities of ecological well-being and land-human relationships. We welcome original papers that examine any aspect of the broad topic of ecology and human/natural landscape in the Asian context in any period of the early modern, modern or contemporary era. We also welcome cross-cultural and non-Asian critical perspectives in a comparative context. Please submit a proposal of 250 words and a brief bio to Xinmin Liu ([log in to unmask]) or Géraldine Fiss ([log in to unmask]) by March 1, 2014. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent out on or before March 31, 2014. *LINK**:* http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences _________________________________________________________________ To send your message to China Postgraduate Network mailing list, forward it to: [log in to unmask] To subscribe, make amendments to subscription or view previous posts visit: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cpn<https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cpn> For further information, comments or enquiries regarding the CPN, email us at: [log in to unmask] -- Dr Sarah Dauncey British Academy Mid-Career Fellow & Lecturer in Chinese Studies School of East Asian Studies University of Sheffield http://www.shef.ac.uk/seas/ Honorary Secretary, British Association for Chinese Studies Co-Editor, Journal of the British Association for Chinese Studies (JBACS) http://www.bacsuk.org.uk/ Disability Studies at the University of Sheffield: http://disabilityuos.wordpress.com/ 6-8 Shearwood Road Sheffield, S10 2TD United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)114 22 28436 Fax: +44 (0)114 22 28432