A Scientiae & Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University Conference

Dates

14–15 November 2026

Venue

Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Conveners

Stefano Gulizia (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice); Che Jiang 蒋澈 (Tsinghua University); Chengsheng Sun 孙承晟 (Tsinghua University); Zongbei Huang 黄宗贝 (Tsinghua University)

Keynotes

Jongtae Lim (Seoul National University) and Stuart M. McManus (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

About

How did “early modernity” look and feel at the eastern edge of Eurasia? What counted as “science,” and how did knowledge travel, settle, and transform across languages, media, and environments? Focusing on a long early modern period (c. 1400–1800), this conference brings together scholars from interdisciplinary fields to explore early modern knowledge-making across Eurasia, with particular attention to East and Southeast Asia and their global entanglements. Papers speak across regions, languages, and epistemic traditions, foregrounding practices—translation, reading, travelling, crafting, observing, and other ways of engaging with sociomaterial settings. Together, the conference rethinks early modernity and globality as products of connection, made through situated practices and transregional interactions.

The conference will be held in person at Tsinghua University, Beijing, with the working language being English. A hybrid option is available upon request. A modest registration fee applies; further details to follow.

Proposal Deadline

12 June 2026 (Notification: 1 July 2026)

Submissions

Send a title, a 400-word abstract, and a short speaker bio (max. 150 words), all in English, in a single document to info@earlymodern.science

Enquiries

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