Conference
LUCIP workshop: Meeting in the Middle
- Date
- Friday 3 November 2023
- Time
- Location
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Gravensteen
Pieterskerkhof 6
2311 SR Leiden - Room
- 0.11
Zoom link to be provided through registration.
The workshop is organized by Leiden Center for Intercultural Philosophy (LUCIP), funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Meeting in the Middle: Methodological Discussions in Sinology and Chinese Philosophy
The workshop “Meeting in the Middle: Methodological Discussions in Sinology and Chinese Philosophy” tackles methodological differences between sinology and philosophy. Recent developments in Chinese studies have witnessed a material turn, as a critique of the elitist discourse of philosophy, which rediscovers previously marginalized resources in the study of Chinese thought and culture, such as social history, archeological findings, visual art, popular texts, and ritual practices. Taking the sinological concerns into consideration, scholars in Chinese philosophy intend to further the discussion on discursive openness and multivocal textuality. Such an exchange between sinologists and philosophers thus entails not just a re-reading of canon as a re-contextualization of ancient texts. More importantly, it is call for diversifying the philosophical canon by including resources that were traditionally considered meaningless or unimportant. Inviting scholars in intellectual history, art history, philology, and philosophy, the workshop explores how interdisciplinary conversations can expand the shared horizon and advance mutual understanding.
For registration, please email j.li@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Participants
Doug Berger (Leiden University)
Qinxin He (Leiden University)
Tao Jiang (Rutgers University)
Li-Fan Lee (Leiden University)
Lilith Lee (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Jingjing Li (Leiden University)
Fan Lin (Leiden University)
Ronald Po (London School of Economics and Political Science/Leiden University/IIAS)
Paul van Els (Leiden University)
