纪念卫三畏诞生200周年国际研讨会

“19世纪的东亚与美国——纪念卫三畏诞生200周年”国际学术研讨会


卫三畏（Samuel Wells Williams, 1812--1884） 是近代东亚与美国关系史上的重要人物。他是美国最早来华的传教士之一，也是美国大学史上的第一位汉学教授，同时又是日本开国的见证人和新教赴日传教的推动者。他在广州、澳门、北京以及日本工作和生活了43年之久，是同光新政时期美国对华理性外交的代表人物之一。2012年9月22日是卫三畏诞生200周年的纪念日，为了重新检讨这位活跃于十九世纪亚洲太平洋舞台的历史人物，总结中美之间、日美之间以及东西方之间相互学习、平等对话和建设性互动的历史经验，北京外国语大学中国海外汉学研究中心、日本关西大学文化交涉学教育研究中心、澳门基金会联合召开此次学术研讨会。
会议议题：
19世纪及20世纪初美国与东亚的关系
美国传教士在近代东亚的活动
美国早期汉学史（包括语言、文学和历史等）
澳门在19世纪中、日、美关系中的地位
近代东西方之间相互学习和建设性互动的历史经验


会议时间：2012年12月15-16（14报到，17离会）

会议地点： 北京外国语大学

参会费用：免收会务费；提供会间的食宿；往来交通费自理
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Sponsored by
Beijing Foreign Studies University’s Research Center of Overseas Sinology
Kansai University’s Institute for Cultural Interaction Studies
Macau Foundation

An International Symposium in Memory of S. W. Williams
Relations between East Asia and the United States in the 19th Century

Samuel Wells Williams (1812 – 1884) is an important figure in the relations between East Asia and the United States in the 19th century. He is one of the earliest missionaries to China, and the first university professor of sinology in US. He is also an eye-witness to the opening of Japan and a promoter of Protestant missions in Japan. He worked in Canton, Macau, Beijing and Japan for 43 years, and was one of the initiators of American rational diplomacy during the Tongzhi and Guangxu reign periods. In memory of his 200th birth anniversary, we cordially invite your active participation in this international symposium, which aims to re-examine the life and work of S. W. Williams and the relations between East Asia and US in the modern era.

Themes
Relations between East Asia and US in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries
American Missionaries in Modern East Asia
Early American Sinology (language, literature, history, etc.)
The Status of Macao in the Relations between East Asia and US in the 19th Century
Historical Experience of Mutual Learning and Constructive Interaction between East and West


Schedule
Arrival: Dec. 14, 2012 (Friday)
Meeting: Dec 15–16, 2012 (Saturday and Sunday)
Departure: Dec 17, 2012 (Monday)

Place
Beijing Foreign Studies University

Expenses
Participants bear transportation costs to and from the meeting. No registration fees. Board and lodging expenses are covered by the sponsors.