Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are pleased to invite you to attend the upcoming International Interdisciplinary Conference – Advances in Comparative Culturology, organized by the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, to be held on 15–16 May 2025 at Lingnan University.
This two-day conference will bring together distinguished international and local scholars to explore pressing questions in cultural research, such as:
What is culture, and how do we conceptualize and measure it?
Why does culture change, and what patterns does this change follow?
How is culture as an ecological construct related to individuals’ psychology?
What role does culture play in driving social change?
The conference will feature interdisciplinary discussions from fields such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, business, and public policy.
Conference Details:
Dates: 15 – 16 May 2025 (Thursday & Friday)
Time: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM (THU); 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (FRI)
Venue: MBG06 Lam Woo Lecture Theatre, Patrick Lee Wan Keung Academic Building, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
We would be honoured by your presence and believe the event will be a meaningful opportunity for academic exchange and interdisciplinary engagement.
We look forward to welcoming you to Lingnan University in May.
Best regards,
Department of Sociology and Social Policy (SOCSP)
Lingnan University
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International Interdisciplinary Conference |
ADVANCES IN COMPARATIVE CULTUROLOGY |
About the Conference
The “Advances in Comparative Culturology” conference invites leading international and local scholars to explore the most fundamental questions in cultural research:
- What is culture, and how do we conceptualize and measure it?
- Why does culture change, and what patterns does this change follow?
- How is culture as an ecological construct related to individuals’ psychology?
- What role does culture play in driving social change?
This two-day event brings together diverse perspectives from sociology, psychology, anthropology, business, government, and other related disciplines.
Conference Topics and Themes
The conference focuses broadly on the concept of culture as patterns of (shared) meanings, practices, and values at the collective level that shape and are, in turn, shaped by human thought and behavior. Topics include:
- Conceptualizing and measuring cultural differences
- Cultural change and its drivers
- Societal and psychological implications of cultural differences and cultural change
- Origins and patterns of cultural variation
- Interdisciplinary approaches to culture
- Methodological developments in cultural research
- Other related topics Keynote Speaker Shinobu Kitayama (University of Michigan, USA) |
【Date】 15 - 16 May 2025 (Thursday & Friday) 【Time】 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM (THU); 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM (FRI) 【Registration Time】
09:30 AM (THU) 【Venue】 MBG06 Lam Woo Lecture Theatre, Patrick Lee Wan Keung Academic Building, Lingnan University |
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This Conference is organized by the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University. |
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