The Fourth Conference of East Asian Environmental History (EAEH 2017)
| Time: |
October 26-31 (Thursday-Tuesday), 2017 |
| Venue: |
Jinnan campus of Nankai University, Tianjin, China |
| Sponsor: |
Association for East Asian Environmental History (AEAEH)
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Chinese Society for Environment Sciences (CSES) |
| Hosted by Nankai University, Tianjin, China |
General theme:
Tracing the Ecological Footprint of East Asian and World Civilizations
Registration
Arrival and Registration
- Participants staying in the Tianjin Country Garden Phoenix Hotel (天津碧桂园凤凰酒店)
When arriving in Tianjin during the daytime of October 26, please go to the Expert Apartment of Nankai University (南开大学专家公寓) to complete the conference registration first. Conference Staff will help you get to the Tianjin Country Garden Phoenix Hotel after registration.
If you arrive in Tianjin at night, please go to the Phoenix Hotel and check in first, and finish your registration next morning at the conference venue.
- The following are Notice for Registration and Transportation Guide.
Notice for arrival and registration
Transportation Guide
Registration Fee
Registration Fee is for conference service, material and buffet.
- Categories
Full price: 800CNY
Ph.D. candidate: 500CNY
Accompanying person: 500CNY
- Payment: on-site, cash only.
Full Paper Submission
- All presenters should upload their full papers or report materials to the conference via submission system.
- The paper must be submitted in PDF format.
- The papers of the panel should be uploaded by the panel organizer.
- If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Hsiao-yun Liu (
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The Submission system is closed, if you need to submit your full paper, please contact Ms. Hsiao-yun Liu ().
Deadline: September 30, 2017 extended to October 10, 2017
Conference Schedule
Handbook of EAEH2017
Time |
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Location |
Oct. 26
Thursday |
Whole day |
Register |
Expert Apartmment, Nankai University(南开大学专家公寓) |
| Check in |
Expert Apartmment, Nankai University(南开大学专家公寓)
Tianjin Country Garden Phoenix Hotel (天津碧桂园凤凰酒店) |
Oct. 27
Friday |
08:00-09:00
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Rigister |
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| 09:00-10:00 |
Opening Ceremony |
Lecture Hall, NKU |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Group Photo |
South Stairs Outside the Library Building NKU |
| 10:30-11:10 |
Keynote Speech I |
Lecture Hall, NKU |
| 11:10-11:50 |
Keynote Speech II |
| 14:00-15:50
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Parallel Session 1 |
Multi-Media Classrooms, History College |
| 16:00-17:50 |
Parallel Session 2 |
19:00-21:00 |
Multidisciplinary Communication I |
Lecture Hall, College of Tourism and Service |
Oct. 28
Saturday
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09:00-09:40 |
Keynote Speech III |
Lecture Hall, NKU |
09:40-10:20 |
Keynote Speech IV |
10:30-11:10 |
Keynote Speech V |
11:10-11:50 |
Keynote Speech VI |
14:00-15:50
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Parallel Session 3 |
Multi-Media Classrooms, History College |
16:00-17:50 |
Parallel Session 4 |
19:00-21:00 |
Multidisciplinary Communication II |
Lecture Hall, College of Tourism and Service |
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Whole day |
Mid-confernce study tour |
Scenery Spots in Tianjin Area |
Oct. 30
Monday |
09:00-10:20
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Parallel Session 5 |
Multi-Media Classrooms, History College |
10:30-11:50 |
Parallel Session 6 |
14:00-15:00
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Round Table |
15:10-16:10 |
General Meeting |
Lecture Hall, NKU |
16:10-16:30 |
Closing Ceremony |
18:00-20:00 |
Farewell Banquet |
Expert Apartmment, Nankai University |
Oct. 31 Tuesday |
Departure |
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Call for panel participants: "Localising the Anthropocene"
Be part of an Anthropocene show-and-tell! In our session, approximately 10 presenters will speak for 7 minutes each about an object that relates to their local place and the Anthropocene. The form of our panel is inspired by the “Anthropocene Slam” held in Madison, USA in 2015, which has since spawned similar events and modes of presentation around the world.
Due date: August 25, 2017
Abstract
The concept of the Anthropocene pushes our imaginations towards long time frames and vast geographical scale. While this can be useful, one disadvantage is that it flattens history and difference between societies into one narrative – one that is framed primarily by the language of the natural sciences (Malm & Hornborg, 2014). The contingent, historical causes of the Anthropocene are lost. Not all humans are responsible for the Anthropocene, and the consequences of the Anthropocene will be felt unequally among different populations.
Our panel attempts to ‘localise’ the concept of the Anthropocene. Presenters have seven minutes each during which they will use an object as a prompt to tell a story about the experience of the Anthropocene in their local place. This is a mini “object slam” that considers the Anthropocene as a cultural-ecological challenge as much as a techno-scientific one. It is an examination of the Anthropocene from the ground up, rather than treating it as an abstracted, overwhelming phenomenon. We try to integrate people’s emotions and experiences of daily life – from feelings of grief and loss to hope and determination - with intellectual understandings of global ecological transformation.
We hope to create a safe space for talking about differences and connections as we contemplate our histories and futures on this planet.
Note: The emphasis of the panel is on objects and stories with a South East Asia connection, broadly defined.
Please contact Dr. Cameron Muir(cameron.muir@nma.gov.au) with your proposed object and story for the panel by 25 August, 2017.
Panel organisers
A. Prof. Shen Hou, Renmin Univeristy
Prof. Satoshi Murayama, Kagawa University
Dr. Cameron Muir, University of Sydney/National Museum of Australia
A. Prof. Fei Sheng, Sun Yat-Sen University
Reference
Andreas Malm and Alf Hornborg, 2014, “The geology of mankind? A critique of the Anthropocene narrative,” The Anthropocene Review, Vol 1, Issue 1, pp. 62 – 69. |
Keynote Speech
- Prof. J. Donald Hughes (Distingished University Professor Emeritus, University of Denver)
Title: The Anthropocene in Environmental History, East and West: Human Efforts versus Nature's Power
Download: Lecture and PowerPoint Slides
Venue
The conference venue is in the Jinnan Campus of Nankai University which is a new campus and away from downtown Tianjin about 30 km.
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Tianjin City 天津 |
Jinnan Campus of Nankai University 南开大学津南校区 |
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Wetland near Jinnan Campus 津南校区附近湿地 |
Sketch Map of Jinnan Campus 津南校区示意图 |
Time Table
- March 31, 2017 extended to April 30, 2017
Deadline for paper abstract or panel proposal submission
- September 30, 2017 extended to October 10, 2017
Deadline for hotel reservation and attendance confirmation and full paper or report material submission
- October 26-31, 2017
EAEH2017 in Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Accommodations and Meals
Accommodations Notification:
- The deadline of reservation is September 30, 2017. Please must make the reservation before deadline.
- The hotel prices are preferential prices for Standard Room. You don't have to prepay the room fee while booking. You will pay the fee in the preferential price at check-in (by cash or credit card). Please indicate you are EAEH2017 participants at the Remark section while booking to get conference special price.
- There are two booking links (Chinese and English) for reservation of Tianjin Country Garden Phoenix Hotel. If you have problem with booking, please contact the Sale Director of the Hotel. Contact information is as follows:
Name of the Sale Director: Mr. Liu, You-wei 刘耀伟
Email address: 251912110@qq.com
Mobile phone: +8615620687009
- For more detailed guidance for Hotel Booking of Chinese Link, please download the following file: Guidance of Hotel Booking
- If you choose to live in "The Expert Apartment, Nankai University," please inform the Secretariat to book your room. You can pay the fee at check-in (by cash or credit card).
- The Venue of conference is far from the city center of Tianjin. We won't suggest you stay in a hotel downtown. If you have special requests and need to stay in other hotels, please also inform us before the conference.
Meals
- Breakfast: in the hotel
- Lunch: in the Expert Apartment of Nankai University (buffet, free)
- Dinner: in the hotel (at your own will and expense)
- Banquet: arranged by the conference host (free)
Mid-conference Study Tour
Time: Oct. 29, 2017
Theme 1: The tour of history and culture (inside Tianjin central city)
Route: Tianjin Nature Museum / History Museum / City Planning Exhibition / Boat cruise on the Hai River
Cost: About 250CNY (including transportation and tickets)
Theme 2: The tour of ecology landscapes (Large Tianjin Area)
Route: Sino-Singapore Eco-Town / Ecological Industrial Park / Binhai International science park of flowers
Cost: About 250-300CNY (including transportation and tickets)
Notification:
- The tour routes above are for reference now.
We will update the information when the route is confirmed.
- Please choose your tour when register online.
- The tour fee wil be directly paid on-site to the tourism company.
Access
The following is the information on access to Jinnan Campus of Nankai University.
Transportation Guide
- From Beijing Capital International Airport (北京首都国际机场)
1) Take the Airport Shuttle to Tianjin Tianhuan Passenger's Station (天津天环客运站)
Cost: About 86CNY
Distance:
About 2 hours and 30 minutes
2) Take Taxi to Jinnan Campus fo Nankai University
Cost: About 80CNY
Distance: About 1 hour
- From Tianjin Binhai International Airport (天津滨海国际机场)
Take Taxi to Jinnan Campus of Nankai University
Cost: About 80CNY
Distance: About 50 minutes
- From Tianjin Railway Station (天津火车站) / Tianjin South Railway Station (天津南站) / Tianjin West Railway Station (天津西站)
Take Taxi to Jinnan Campus of Nankai University
Cost: About 70CNY (Tianjin Railway Station) / About 90CNY (Tianjin South Railway Station) / About 80CNY (Tianjin West Railway Station)
Distance: About 50 minutes
If you need more help or advice about transportation, please contact us and provide your flight information in advance.
Please contact us at our official email address: eaeh2017@163.com
Program Committee
The Advisory Committee Members
| Donald Hughes |
University of Denver |
| James Lee 李中清 |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| Bozhong Li 李伯重 |
Peking University |
| Ts’ui-jung Liu 劉翠溶 |
Academia Sinica |
| Robert Marks |
Whittier College |
| Satoshi Murayama 村山聡 |
Kagawa University |
| Donald Worster |
The University of Kansas |
Members from AEAEH & CSES
| David Bello |
Washington & Lee University |
| Philip Brown |
The Ohio State University |
| Tatsushi Fujihara 藤原辰史 |
Kyoto University |
| Xuesong Hou 侯雪松 |
Chinese Society for Environment Sciences |
| Andrea Janku |
University of London |
| Shiyung Liu 劉士永 |
Academia Sinica |
| David Pietz |
University of Arizona |
| Akihisa Setoguchi 瀨戶口明久 |
Kyoto University |
| Dawei Tang
唐大为 |
Chinese Society for Environment Sciences |
| Lihua Wang
王利华 |
Nankai University |
| Li Zhang 张莉 |
Shaanxi Normal University |
Members from Cooperative Institutions in Mainland China
| Xiaohong Chao 钞晓鸿 |
Xiamen University |
| Sheng Fei
费晟 |
Sun Yat-sen University |
| Guorong Gao
高国荣 |
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Zhaoqin Han 韩昭庆 |
Fudan University |
| Shen Hou 侯深 |
Renmin University of China |
| Yongjian Hou 侯甬坚 |
Shaanxi Normal University |
| Xueqing Mei 梅雪芹 |
Tsinghua University |
| Mingfang Xia 夏明方 |
Renmin University of China |
| Siming Wang 王思明 |
Nanjing Agricultural University |
| Xingguang Wang 王星光 |
Zhengzhou University |
| Xiongsheng Zen 曾雄生 |
Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Ping Zhang 张萍 |
Capital Normal University |
| Qiong Zhou 周琼 |
Yunnan University |
Call for panels, papers, and posters
Open
Abstract submission system is closed.
If you have questions, please contact Miss Hsiao-yun Liu, Academia Sinica (hsyunliu@gate.sinica.edu.tw).
The deadline for paper abstract or panel proposal submission is April 30, 2017.
Suggested sub-themes:
- Spatial-temporal Process and Historical Pulsation: The Origin, Expansion and Transformation of East Asian Civilization.
- Natural Environment and Social Forms: Population Behavior, Ethnic Groups and Nation-state Regimes.
- Environment and Lifestyles: Economic Systems, Material Production and the Ways of Food, Clothing, Housing and Transportation.
- Environment, Resource and Technology: Exploitation and Utilization of Material and Energy and Their Impacts to Eco-system.
- Deep blue seas changed into Mulberry Fields: The Changing Landscape Under the Joint Action of Natural and Human Forces.
- Challenge and Response: Disaster, Disease and Pollution in the Process of Human Civilization.
- Cognition and Emotion: Knowledge, Values, Beliefs and Aesthetic Related to Environment.
- East Asia and the Outside World: Cultural Contact and Ecologicallinkage Across Lands, Oceans and Skies.
The Fourth Conference of East Asian Environmental History will be held from October 26-31, 2017 in Tianjin, China. It is being jointly organized by the Association for East Asian Environmental History, Chinese Society for Environment Sciences along with a number of other institutions and will be hosted by Nankai University. It will provide an opportunity for multidisciplinary, international academic dialogue. Historians, archaeologists, ecologists, geographers, environmental scientists and other scholars in relevant fields are invited to gather together to reviewhumanity’s and especially the East Asian peoples’ environmental past, to explain the constantly expanding and deepening interrelationship between humans and the sky, the earth, and the seas, and their various biotic and abiotic components, and to examine the environmental challenges that human civilizations, including East Asian civilizations have faced in the past and are still facing today. Our goal is to reach a more profound understanding of the complex eco-historical process of the interaction and co-evolution between human beings and nature for this important world region, and to provide non-western perspectives for the search for a road to a harmonious and symbiotic relationship between man and nature and sustainable development. Scholars from all around the world who are interested in environmental history are welcome.
The general theme of the conference is Tracing the Ecological Footprint of East Asian and World Civilizations. The phrase "ecological footprint" is used in a broad sense here. It does not mean that we must all adopt in the conference a quantitative model for investigating ecological relationships between humans and nature in history, although we appreciate and eventually will need such efforts. We use the phrase to express the goal of attempting to figure out the qualitative as well as quantitative dimensions of human impact on the natural environment for the past few thousand years—to retrace the historical footprints of East Asian and world civilizations from many perspectives.
Discussions of the long-term changes in natural systems (including climate, land, sea, and species populations and distribution) are welcome. Yet we particularly encourage attention to materials, technology, economy, social structure, political institutions, living patterns, and concepts from the perspective of environmental history. What impact or “footprint” have natural forces had on the development of variouscivilizations? How do we explain how the East Asian peoples, for their own subsistence and development, have adapted to diverse natural settings, continuously expanded the utilization of natural resources, and caused tremendous environmental changes, eventually leading to a state of ecological crisis today? We also encourage a more comprehensive and extensive comparison within the region and beyond so as to grasp the pulsations, rhythms, patterns, and cycles that human systems and natural systems have exhibited. We encourage proposals that focus on East Asian civilization's historical integrity, diversity, independence, and linkages among regions and nations, as well as their common natural origin and ecological consequences. But our interest is not confined to this specific region. We also realize that East Asia has never been ecologically and culturally isolated from the outside world. More attention should be paid to the historical connections between East Asia and other parts of the world. All in all, we hope this conference will promote a more inclusive narrative and a more holistic understanding of East Asian environmental history and the region's ecological links with the rest of the world.
Participants are encouraged to organize panels and to submit sets of coordinated proposals. Single papers and individual or group posters, however, are also welcome. The organizer will invite experts to review, make selections among the proposals, and publicize the results as soon as possible.
We sincerely welcome colleagues (whether or not a member of the AEAEH) to send us their proposals to help us create that more inclusive narrative and to suggest new avenues of research.
The working language of EAEH 2017 is English. All participants except the keynote speakers are expected to provide competent translations of their work in English, both in their proposals, presentations, and commentaries. To ensure a smooth communication and to encourage young scholars (including doctoral candidates, post doctoral researchers, etc.) to participate in the conference, we plan to recruit from around the world 5 to 10 volunteers who will serve as simultaneous interpreters during the conference. In compensation, they will be exempted from the usual registration fee and entitled to free accommodation. Applicants should declare their willingness to serve as conference interpreters when they register and provide proof of their language skill. To be chosen as an interpreter, we need evidence of proficiency in both English and Chinese (1 to 2 interpreters should also be fluent in Japanese), and of a professional-level background in environmental history or a related field. If you are interested in applying for conference interpreter, please send application to Miss Hsiao-yun Liu(hsyunliu@gate.sinica.edu.tw).
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