CALL FOR PAPERS

The 20th International Conference of Australian Studies in China

China-Australia Relations in the New Era: opportunities and prospects

7-9 June 2024

Xi’an, Shaanxi

Since its founding in 1988, the Chinese Association for Australian Studies has been committed to promoting Australian studies in China and strengthening the mutual understanding between Australia and China. One of its major missions is to organise international conferences of Australian Studies in China.

The 20th International Conference of Australian Studies in China will be held in Xi’an, Shaanxi on 7-9 June 2024, hosted by the School of English Studies and the Australian Studies Centre at Xi’an International Studies University.

The theme of the 2024 Conference is China-Australia Relations in the New Era: opportunities and prospects. It aims to explore the opportunities brought to the two countries as China-Australia relations enter a new 50-year period. The conference is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary and welcomes papers on politics, economy, trade, international relations, history, society, culture, education, language, literature, translation, arts and so forth.

The working languages of the conference are English and Chinese. Speakers who intend to present their papers in Chinese should provide abstracts in English.

The conference fees are CNY1,000 each (half fees for postgraduate students). Participants cover their own transport (airfares and train fares) and accommodation.

Conference agenda: 7 June, registration; 8-9 June, conference sessions; 10 June, departure

Conference venue: School of English Studies of Xi’an International Studies University 西安外国语 大学英文学院 (Address: No.1 Wenyuan South Rd, Chang’an District, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province 陕 西省西安市长安区文苑南路 1 号), Tel:（86）29-8531 9364

Please send the registration form to asc_xisu@126.com by 10 April 2024. The official invitation will be sent out by 15 April 2024. Please send all your inquiries to asc_xisu@126.com.