Call for Application for an International Training Workshop and Symposium

[Qinghe XIAO]

“DECODING” WESTERN SOURCES ON THE
HISTORY OF EAST–WEST ENCOUNTERS & CHRISTIANITY

Manuscripts, Printed Books and Material Culture

 

November 7 – 11, 2026, Macau, SAR China

 

Co-organized by

The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at Boston College, U.S.A.

The University of St. Joseph, Macau, SAR, China

 

This international training workshop and symposium, co-sponsored by Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at Boston College and the University of St. Joseph in Macau, will take place in Macau, SAR China, from November 7–11, 2026. It focuses on the “decoding” of Western-language manuscripts, printed books, and material artifacts related to East–West encounters and Christianity in East Asia (16th–18th centuries, (China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam). Combining public lectures with hands-on training sessions, the program equips participants to critically read and interpret complex primary sources. Designed for doctoral candidates, postdoctoral scholars, and junior faculty based in East Asia, it offers intensive methodological training in historical and textual analysis. The working language of the program is English.

For more details, please see the attached document.