Central Eurasia and the Maritime World before and after the Seventeenth Century

Central Eurasia and Maritime World
before and after the Seventeenth Century

Conference Introduction

In the waves of global history and ethnic studies, the international academic community has gradually begun to pay attention to historical groups such as Inner Asia and maritime history, which have been overlooked by traditional Chinese historiography. At the same time, there is an effort to understand the history of China and Taiwan within the context of global history. Concurrently, the Taiwanese academic community, driven by the “New Historiography” movement, has further developed a bottom-up approach to writing a new social history, medical history, and gender history, building upon the robust framework of institutional history from the past. These emerging topics have attracted the interest of many scholars today.

The ethnic activities between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries had a profound impact on culture, religion, society, and politics in China and East Asia, involving the participation of officials, Jesuits, Tibetan Buddhist monks, intellectuals, land and maritime merchant groups, and local populations. There remains much space for thorough exploration and reflection within these interactions.

Additionally, previous explorations of China’s relations with foreign regions often divided research areas into land and maritime domains, with little collaboration or discussion between the fields of land and ocean studies. Although current academic research on seventeenth-century Taiwan has expanded to include maritime history—examining the influence of Dutch and Spanish colonial powers on Taiwan and its connections to world history, as well as discussing the actions of the Zheng regime in the East Asian maritime region—there is still a scarcity of studies investigating the connections and relationships between Taiwan in the seventeenth century and the Ming and Qing empires in both terrestrial and maritime contexts.

Therefore, we are eager to engage in deep communication and exchange on this topic. Hosting an international academic conference will facilitate in-depth dialogue between the Taiwanese academic community and international researchers at the forefront of these studies. Simultaneously, we hope this discussion will extend to the East Asian maritime world and Inner Asia, broadening research perspectives and enriching the content of the studies.

This academic conference aims to invite scholars from Taiwan and abroad to explore the interactions between Inner Asia and maritime domains around the seventeenth century in areas such as art, material culture, Taiwan history, East Asian history, maritime world history, Ming and Qing history, Sino-foreign exchange history, Central Eurasian history, body studies, gender, life and medical studies, archaeology, and literature. This will be an important occasion to gather scholars from diverse academic fields, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds to share insights and experiences.

Contributors

Honorable Guests

Peng, Shin-Kun Vice President, Academia Sinica

Lee, Jen-der Distinguished Research Fellow and Director, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

Hsiao, Tsung-Huang Director, National Palace Museum

Yu, Pei-Chin Deputy Director, National Palace Museum

Keynote Speaker

Tu, Cheng-sheng

Corresponding and Adjunct Research Fellows, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

Presenters (Alphabetically)

(Alphabetically)

Araki Kazunori Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Kyushu University
Chang, Li Associate Researcher, Department of Antiquities, National Palace Museum
Chen, Hsiu-Fen Professor, Department of History, National Chengchi University
Chen, Peiyu Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Chen, Yun-Ru Professor, Graduate Institute of Art History, National Taiwan University
Chiu, Chung-lin Research Fellow and Director of Fu Ssu-nien Library, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Chu, Lung-Hsing Associate Researcher, Department of the Southern Branch, National Palace Museum
Chu, Ping-yi Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Hsieh, Ellen Associate Professor, Institute of Anthropology, National Tsing Hua University
Kido Hironari Associate Professor, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University
Kung, Ling-Wei Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Lan, Hung-Yueh Associate Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Lee, Wen-Liang Distinguished Professor, Department of History, National Taiwan University
Lin, Shih-Hsuan Associate Professor, Department of History, National Taipei University
Liu, Shih-Hsun Assistant Researcher, Department of Painting, calligraphy, Rare books and Historical Documents, National Palace Museum
Qu, Qiang Lecturer, Faculty of History, Nankai University
Ronald C. Po Associate Professor, Department of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science
Su, Feng-Nan Assistant Researcher, Department of Painting, calligraphy, Rare books and Historical Documents, National Palace Museum
Su, Ya-Fen Assistant Researcher, Department of Painting, calligraphy, Rare books and Historical Documents, National Palace Museum
Tsai, Cheng-Hao Associate Researcher, Department of Painting, calligraphy, Rare books and Historical Documents, National Palace Museum
Wang, Kuan-Wen Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Yang, Bin Professor, Department of Chinese and History, City University of Hong Kong
Yang, Chu-Ya Project Assistant, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

Moderators (Alphabetically)

(Alphabetically)

Chao, Fei-Pang Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University
Chen, Jeng-guo Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Chen, Kuo-tung Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Chen, Kwang-tzuu Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Kobayashi Ryosuke Associate Professor, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University
Li, Hsiao-Ti Lecturer, Graduate Institute of History, National Central University
Wang, Hung-tai Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Wu, Hsiao-yun Chief, Department of Antiquities, National Palace Museum
Yu, Pei-Chin Deputy Director, National Palace Museum

Conference theme

An International Conference in Collaboration between the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica and the National Palace Museum

“Central Eurasia and the Maritime World before and after the Seventeenth Century”

Date and Venue

09:30-17:30 November 14, 2024

Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Museum of the IHP, B1 Lecture Room

09:30-17:00 November 15, 2024

09:30-12:20 November 16, 2024

National Palace Museum,

Northern Branch Main Building,

B1 Multimedia Screening Room

Organizers

Institute of History and Philology,

Academia Sinica

National Palace Museum

Reminders

If you wish to attend, please make sure to fill out the registration form to facilitate the arrangement of meals and supplies. No lunch will be provided on the third day of the conference (NPM session).
Eating and drinking are prohibited inside the venue. Please follow the instructions to dine in designated areas.
Recording, filming, or unauthorized dissemination of lecture content and imagery is strictly prohibited.
This conference does not support online participation or live streaming, and is open for on-site attendance only.
This conference does not provide disposable cups and utensils. Attendees are kindly requested to bring their own eco-friendly cups and tableware.