CFP: II International Conference for the Study of Chinese Immigration to Brazil: Intercultural Relations
II International Conference for the Study of Chinese Immigration to Brazil:
Intercultural Relations
June 5-6, 2019
The II International Conference for the Study of Chinese Immigration to Brazil, to be held at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) on June 05-06, 2019, intends to address issues related to interculturality in the context of Chinese immigration. We welcome panel proposals and individual papers from scholars, journalists, undergraduate and graduate students, independent writers, etc. The conference language will be ENGLISH, but Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese language proposals will also be accepted. Potential topics include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Chinese Immigration in a global perspective;
2. Chinese Immigration to Brazil: history and future trends;
3. Diasporic Associations, Immigrant Religions and Cultural Identities;
4. Chinese Language Teaching in Brazil, Chinese media;
5. Teaching Portuguese Language to Chinese immigrants;
6. Local Integration, social mobility and political visibility;
7. Transnational Business Networks;
8. Topics related to Chinese immigration in Brazil and Latin America;
Contact:
Ana QIAO Jianzhen (乔建珍, IC PUC-Rio), E-MAIL: anaqiao@163.com
Shu Changsheng (束长生, DLO/USP), E-MAIL: shu@usp.br
Roberval Teixeira e Silva (DP/UMac), E-MAIL: robeval.ts@gmail.com
Key Dates:
ORGANIZING INSTITUTION:
Confucius Institute, Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro
CO-ORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS:
Department of Oriental Languages, University of São Paulo
Department of Portuguese, University of Macau
COORDINATORS:
Coordinator: Profa. Ana QIAO Jianzhen (乔建珍), Chinese Diretor of Confucius Institute, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (IC PUC-Rio)
Vice Coordinator, Prof. SHU Changsheng (束长生), Dept. of Oriental Languages, University of São Paulo
Vice Coordinator, Prof. Roberval Teixeira e Silva, Dept. of Portuguese, University of Macau
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE:
LIU Hong, Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Evelyn Hu-Dehart, Professor, Brown University, USA
GAO Weinong, Professor, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
QIAN Jiang, Professor, University of Hong Kong and Jinan University
ZHANG Qiusheng, Professor, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China
YOW Cheun Hoe, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
QIAO Jianzhen (Ana), Confucius Institute (PUC-RIO), Brazil
PAN Hongli, Professor, Kyoto Bunkyo University, Japan
Richard Hsu, Professor, University of Taipei, Taiwan
Roberval Teixeira e Silva, Assistant Professor, University of Macau, China
Rogério Dezem, Lecturer, Lingua Portuguesa, Historia e Cultura Brasileira, University of Osaka, Japan
Ana Paulina Lee, Assistant Professor, Columbia University, USA
Eric Vanden Bussche, Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University, USA
Lorenzo Macagno, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
Alvaro Comin, Prof. Dr. Department of Sociology, University of São Paulo.
Carlos Freire da Silva, Pos-doctorate, Dept. of Sociology, University of São Paulo