International Conference on

“Objects, memory and cultural identity in (re)construction”
「文物、記憶與文化認同的建構」國際學術研討會

 

 

We cordially invite you to attend an International Conference on “Objects, memory and cultural identity in (re)construction” to be held at Taiwan Historica and Feng Chia University, Taiwan on June 27, 28 and 29, 2008.

 

The conference is organized by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Feng Chia University, Taichung, the Taipei Office of the French Center for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC), and Taiwan Historica (National Archives of Taiwan).

 

The conference aims is to study and analyze the links between the cultural identity of a specific place or country and the objects produced, used, or collected by its people, especially under the process of modernization. (more about the conference)

 

Historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and museum studies experts, as well as individual collectors, from Taiwan, France, Hong-Kong, and the U.S.A. will participate and present papers exploring particular aspects of this research field.

 

The conference will be conducted in English and Chinese with simultaneous translation. Conference registration is free and open to the public. To register, please contact Ms. Hsiung at tyhsiung@fcu.edu.tw or (04) 2451-7250 # 5503.