IN-EAST News
29.04.2010 - 00:00
Summer School at Nanjing University, China, from 4 to 19 July 2010
Funded by the Nanjing University, Jiangsu Provincial Government and Research Councils UK, and in collaboration with Nanjing University’s Dept of History and School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), the White Rose East Asia Centre at the University of Leeds is coordinating a series of Postgraduate Research Summer School in Chinese Studies.
The 2010 Summer School is to be held from 4 to 19 July 2010 at Nanjing University, Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies. It aims to enhance the research approaches and techniques of postgraduate research students and junior researchers of Chinese studies.
The core themes of the 2010 Postgraduate Summer School are:
- The International Implications of the Chinese Experience;
- Rural China: Issues and Development; and
- Changing Urbanities in China.
The Summer School aims to highlight the international implications of China’s experience against the background of globalisation, while providing young scholars of Chinese studies from around the world with the opportunity to understand Chinese society. By bringing together disciplinary competences, academic knowledge and analytical skills through seminars, group work exercises, and guided field research, PGSS 2010 seeks to facilitate theoretical understanding, as well as empirical appreciation, of both urban and rural China.
The Summer School will last from 4 to 19 July. Teaching sessions (lectures/training) will be held from 5 to 11 July, followed by guided field trips to Anhui and Jiangsu provinces from 12 to 16 July, and concluding with training sessions on 17 and 18 July. PGSS 2010 will thus have a substantially longer duration than previous Summer Schools with the added attraction of guided field trips.
Participants will be required to attend all lectures and seminars on the core theme: The International Implications of the Chinese Experience, and will choose to specialise in either of the two elective themes: Rural China or Changing Urbanities.
Eligibility
The Summer School is open to graduate students of Chinese Studies anywhere in the world. Applicants should be studying for a Masters, PhD or an equivalent research degree in China-relevant social sciences or humanities (economics, sociology, politics – including international politics and international relations, history, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, communications, and management) at an institution of higher education or research. All participants should have a good command of English. Preference will be given to those students with proficiency in Chinese, as students should be able to use Chinese in their research.
All successful participants will be provided with accommodation, meals, training materials, and a round-trip economy air/train fare to Nanjing University.
To apply for a place, please follow the instructions on our website:
http://www.wreac.org/nics/about-pgss/pgss-2010-nanjing
The deadline for applications is 15th May 2010.