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國際學術會議論文徵集通知
Call for Papers
斯土斯民： 環境歷史中的城市與鄉村
地點：中國北京中國人民大學
時間：2014年5月29日-6月1日
主辦單位：中國人民大學生態史研究中心、德國慕尼克大學蕾切爾·卡森環境與社會中心
會議召集人：唐納德·沃斯特（Donald Worster中國人民大學生態史研究中心名譽主任）
克裏斯多夫·毛赫（Christof Mauch 德國慕尼克大學蕾切爾·卡森中心主任）夏明方（Mingfang Xia中國人民大學生態史研究中心主任）
鄉村之人是否在自然和彼此之間和諧地生活？城市之人是否與土地相疏離，並在其生態行為中充滿剝削性？諸如此類的問題，指向那些橫亙時空，或者跨越古代中國至今日非洲的文化迷思。本著英國著名文化批評家雷蒙德·威廉斯對“城市與鄉村”的探索旨趣，此次會議試圖審視對此一問題的文化認知，並探索長期以來將鄉村與城市棲息地維繫在一起的物質紐帶。我們尤為歡迎跨越國界的比較研究，假如這樣的研究將世界上那些被忽視的角落呈現于世人眼前，且在在時間維度上回溯到20世紀之前的思想視野。
我們邀請學者就以下議題提交申請：在鄉村與城市中人們看待自然的文化觀念；食物的生產及其向城市的輸入；城市廢品在鄉村的處理；病菌的媒介與傳播；在不同地方，人們謀生的地方，不論大小，它們彼此之間由貿易、資本，以及國家所鑄造的關聯；在保護（自然保護與資源保護）的意義與實踐上，城市與鄉村之間的衝突；“綠色”城市與“生態鄉村”；以及城市作為非人類物種棲息地的存在。
此次會議向包括研究生和教授在內的所有學者開放。提交的會議申請材料包括：論文標題、摘要（英文300個單詞，中文500字左右），附加一至二頁的個人簡歷。申請截止日期為2014年1月1日，2014年2月1日公佈申請結果，2014年5月1日前提交論文全文（英文5000-7000單詞，中文15000餘字）及提要（英文600個單詞以上，中文1200字左右）。
所有論文將事先在與會者中間傳閱，會議中不做論文宣讀。在作者許可情況下，會議將出版中文論文集。同時，我們也將邀請部分與會學者會後提供反思性短文，在蕾切爾·卡森中心系列出版物《視野》中結集發行。
會議不收取會務費。境外學者旅費將由蕾切爾·卡森中心承擔，中國人民大學生態史研究中心將負責與會學者在京會議期間食宿。會議最後一日將安排京郊鄉村考察。
中、英文申請請發往以下電郵地址：
Donald Worster, dworster@ku.edu
夏明方：xiamingfang2@vip.sina.com
Christof Mauch, mauch@lmu.de
相關事務性問題請詢問會議秘書：侯深（中國人民大學生態史研究中心副主任）houshen414@gmail.com，或Agnes Kneitz(中國人民大學生態史研究中心成員) agnes.kneitz@email.de。
中國人民大學生態史研究中心
德國慕尼克大學蕾切爾·卡森環境與社會中心
2013/10/25
The Country and the City:
Connecting People and Their Places
in Environmental History
An international conference to be held in Beijing, at Renmin University of China, May 29-June 1, 2014
Co-Sponsored by the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, LMU Munich, and the Center for Ecological History, Renmin University of China
Do rural people live in harmony with each other and with nature? Are urban people alienated from the land and exploitative in their ecological behavior? These questions point to cultural myths that have persisted across time and space, from ancient China to modern Africa. This conference seeks to scrutinize such cultural perceptions, in the spirit of famed British cultural critic Raymond Williams, and at the same time examine the material connections that have long bound rural and urban habitats together. We are especially interested in comparative studies that cross national boundaries, in papers that bring neglected parts of the world into view, and in perspectives that extend back in time before the twentieth century.
We seek papers on such topics as the cultural views of nature on the farm and in the city; the production of food and its export to the city; the disposal of urban wastes in the countryside; vectors of disease; the links forged by trade, capital, and the state among the various places, big and small, where people make their living; urban-rural conflicts over the meaning and practice of conservation; “green” cities and “eco villages”; and the city as habitat for nonhuman species.
This conference is open to all ranks and all scholars, from graduate students to senior professors. Paper proposals should be one-page long (or about 300 words) and include a title and a one- or two-page CV. The deadline for consideration is 1 January 2014. Successful proposals will be announced by 1 February, and complete drafts of papers (5,000-7,000 words in English or the equivalent in Chinese characters) will be required by 1 May.
All papers will be circulated to the participants in advance for careful reading and will not be orally presented during the conference. The organizers have no plans to publish a conference volume, although some of the papers may be translated into Chinese for publication in China, with the authors’ full consent. Also, we may ask a few of the presenters to provide post-conference “thought pieces,” short reflections on the themes and issues that emerged, for publication in the Perspectives series of the Rachel Carson Center.
Travel expenses for scholars living outside of China will be paid by the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. Scholars living within China should depend on their own universities for covering travel expenses. For all participants, hotel expenses for four nights will be covered by Renmin University of China.
The last day of the conference will be devoted to a field trip that will explore the links between Beijing and its hinterland in food, water, and energy.
Send proposals in Chinese or English to all of the conference organizers:
Mingfang Xia
xiamingfang2@vip.sina.com
Christof Mauch
mauch@lmu.de
Donald Worster
dworster@ku.edu
Mingfang Xia is director of the Center for Ecological History, Renmin University of China, Beijing, and professor of history and director of the Qing Institute. Christof Mauch is director of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, and professor of American cultural history, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. Donald Worster is Hall professor of history emeritus, University of Kansas, USA, and distinguished foreign expert, Renmin University of China. The organizing committee also includes Professor Shen Hou, deputy director of the Center for Ecological History and associate professor of history at Renmin University of China. The conference secretary is Agnes Kneitz, assistant professor of history at Renmin University of China.
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