In order to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Australia, the Centre for Australian Studies at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in collaboration with the Australian Studies Centre at Tsinghua University, will host the Sino-Australian High-level Dialogue Forum on Culture and Humanities on Dec. 21st ,2022 in Shanghai. This Dialogue encourages participants’ vision from professional perspective for the future research, teaching and public engagement of Australian Studies in China, and academic cooperation of scholars between two countries. The aim of this Dialogue is to promote Australian Studies in broader contexts, to consider its role as part of the global humanities, to think about how it engages with the national, and the international, and to strengthen the connections between Australian Studies Centres in China and their counterparts in Australia.

The Themes of the Forum Include:

(1)  Multiculturalism and its controversies in literature, theatre, media and the arts

(2)  Impacts of globalization and anti-globalization on culture and humanities

(3)  Literary theories developments and pragmatic literary criticism

(4)  Digital humanities: pros and cons

(5)  Intermedia studies: theories and practice

(6)  Academic project cooperation between Australia and China

(7)  Culture traditions and modern literature

(8)  Other issues related to culture and humanities

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https://zoom.us/j/88069874870?pwd=ZnBNa3kyMi8xMWtqa0xTV2xrakk2QT09

Time: 8:30 am-12:40 pm（Beijing Time）, Dec. 21st, 2022

Meeting No.: 880 6987 4870

Passcode: 832805 

Centre for Australian Studies

Shanghai Jiao Tong University