话语与东西方文化进步国际会议

First International Conference on

Discourse and Cultural Transformation
Hangzhou, China 9-13 October 2004

Organized by School of International Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

   Programme & Abstracts (

Call for Papers

The proposal submission date has been extended to 30 April 2004 and the date of notification of acceptance to 31 May 2004 (Enquiry: shixuk@yahoo.co.uk).

Topics include (but are not confined to):

• The relationship between discourse and culture

•  Cross-fertilisation between cultural studies and discourse studies

• Postcolonialism, diasporicism and discourse theory

• Cultural imperialism in language/communication/discourse scholarship

• The international position of non-western scholarship in language/communication/discourse

• The study of non-western discourses

• Intercultural communication and critical pedagogy

• Discourse studies in China

We welcome panels of 5 to 8 participants including a discussant. Currently, the following panels are being planned:

• Travelling with Media": On the genres of travel discourses before and after globalization (Jane Mills  jane.mills1@bigpond.com )

• Research on Professional Discourse and Intercultural Communication: New Directions, New Challenges (Zhu Yunxia & Kerry London: zyunxia@unitec.ac.nz )

• What (post)communism? Discourse and transformations in Eastern Europe and China (Darek Galasinski: d.galasinski@wlv.ac.uk)  

• (Mis)representing the West: Muslim perspectives post 9/11 (Adrian Hare: adrianh98@yahoo.com)

We seek to publish a selection of the papers with an international publisher.

Contact:  shixuk@yahoo.co.uk or xshi@zju.edu.cn 

•  I. Ang, Univ. of Western Sydney

• G. Verstraert, University of Amsterdam

• D. Galasinski, University of Wolverhampton

• N. Fairclough, Lancaster University

• R. Maier, State Univ of Utrecht  

• Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Indian Institute of Technology, India

• Narcise Paredes-Canilao University of the Philippines

• I .Parker/E. Burman, Manchester Metropolitan University

• A. Tomic, American International University London

• Shi-xu, Chair

• Darek Galasinski, University of Wolverhampton, UK  

• Aydan Gulerce, Bogazici University, Turkey

• Puleng Hanong, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

• Gabriella Modan, Ohio State University, USA  

• Narcisa Paredes Canilao, University of the Philippines

• Luisa Martin Rojo, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

• Lawrence Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

• Yunxia Zhu, Unitec, New Zealand

• Wu Zonjie, Zhejiang University, China

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Please submit a full A4 page abstract of ca 300 words, indicating:  

• intellectual backgrounds

• the central topic and thesis

• the type of text and talk as research material

The selection process will match these contents against the proposed themes of the conference.

• By post
  'Discourse & Culture' Conference Committee
  School of International Studies
  Zhejiang University 
  388 Yuhangtang Road
  Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CHINA
  
• By fax: (0086) 571  88206179
  
  
• By email:  shixuk@yahoo.co.uk or xshi@zju.edu.cn 

• US$:180
  Early Bird registration – payment by bank draft should be received by 17 July, 2004.

• US$:205  
  Registration - payment by bank draft should be received by 24 August, 2004.

• Students with official evidence have 50% discount. 
• Special arrangement for Chinese participants paying with Renminbi 

The registration fee includes:

• attendance at the conference
• tea/coffee
• a conference banquet on 12th evening
• all meals for 3 days (10-12 October 2004)
• an organized tourism (on 11th afternoon

Pre-conference workshop: US$:30 (No half-price)

Registration Fee for Accompanying Guests: $55 (for each accompanying guest): Including all meals for 3 days (10 – 12 October, banquet on 12th evening) and organized tourism (on 11th afternoon).

 PAYMENT:

You are supposed to pay the handling charges and send in the money before you come to the conference.

For foreign participants

Bank name: Zheda sub-branch, Zhejiang Branch of Agricultural Bank of China
Account no: 042201040000014
Sort code: ABOC CN BJ 110
Beneficiary: Zhejiang University.

Please quote 'Discourse and Cultural Transformation'

Alternatively please send bank draft payable to the address of the conference.

For Chinese participants

开户行：中国农行浙江省分行浙大支行紫金港分理处
户名：浙江大学
帐号：042201040000014

备注：外国语学院国际会务费

Pre-conference Workshop

Pre-conference Workshop -- Saturday 9 October

The aim of this workshop is to twofold:

To provide an introduction to critical discourse analysis and cultural studies.

To give researchers a chance to reflect upon their own research to see if critical discourse and cultural studies can provide a fruitful platform for their own work
 

Research Group of Critical Discourse Studies

Accommodation

Hangzhou is famous for its beautiful West Lake, so the best place to stay is near the lake. We highly recommend that you stay at the Lingfeng Guest House or Yu Quan Hotel  in order to benefit from being close to the lake– (See Recommended hotel below)

Recommended hotel *

Lingfeng Guest House

• Address: 20 Yugu Road (located near the city centre and West Lake, about 15-20 minutes by coach to the University)
• Standard double room rate: US$35 per room per night and the rate includes breakfast at the hotel
• Address of Lingfeng Guest House: 20 Yugu Road, Westlake District, Hanghzou. Tel: +86 571 87952568. (Near the gate of Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus).

Yu Quan Hotel (mainly for domestic guests):

• A standard double bedroom (two separate beds) with breakfast, US$35(RMB280) per room per night.
• Address: Next to Lingfeng Guest Hotel 

 *Important Note:

• Please tell us – no later than 5th of September - the nights when you require accommodation so we could make reservations for you. You may pay for the accommodation when checking in. If you ever want to share with others to split the price, please tell us too. It is possible to arrive earlier than 9th and leave later than 13th. But October is the ‘golden month of tourism’ in Hangzhou, so we can’t guarantee your accommodation should you fail the deadline.
• All airport/conference venue pick-ups and drop-offs will be from this hotel
• Breakfasts & some other meals will be served at this hotel
• On the afternoon of 11th, there is an organized tourism. On that evening, there is a general meeting for establishing the International Association for Multicultural Discourses.
• The 13th is for participants to organize their journey further on.

More information about accommodation in Hangzhou

If you wish to arrange alternative accommodation, you may find some of the following links useful.

http://www.sinohotelguide.com/hangzhou/
http://www.pmgeiser.ch/china/places/hangzhou.htm

Travel to Hangzhou

By plane:
Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province and one of China's premier tourism cities. Hangzhou has scheduled flights connecting flights to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Xi'an, Dalian and other major domestic Chinese cities. Also, Hangzhou offers flights to and from Hong Kong and Singapore. The airport is situated 27km of the town. A public bus costing RMB20 operates to the center of town from the airport. Large hotels may have free transfer service for passengers to the airport.

From Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Hangzhou

There is a shuttle bus from the Pudong airport to Hangzhou (direct and about 2.5 hours) and the fare is RMB85. This service lasts from 8:40 A.M. to 6:10 P.M. and it is much easier than going by train. If you are interested, please write to us for detailed information. Once you arrive in Hangzhou, you can take a taxi to Lingfeng hotel (around 20RMB). Please download the hotel address card in both Chinese and English. You can show this to the taxi driver in case you have difficulty in communication.

It is also an option to fly into Shanghai and then take a train from Shanghai Station to Hanghzou Station (or Hangzhou East Station). The train journey is between two to three hours depending on which one you catch. You can take a tax from airport to Shanghai Railway Station. When you go to the booth in the train station to buy the ticket, write down on a piece of paper the time and date of departure, destination, and number of tickets you want to buy. Show this paper to the clerk at the booth in order to avoid a misunderstanding. There are four classes of tickets available: Soft sleeper, hard sleeper, soft seater, and hard seater. Soft seaters are very comfortable. Hard seaters are the lowest class of them all, but also the cheapest. Both stations have special booths for foreigners. There you don't have to wait as long as at the regular booths, but prices are more expensive.

From the Hangzhou Airport

If you fly from abroad to Hangzhou Airport, you can take a taxi to the hotel. The fare is around RMB130. You can also choose to take the airport shuttle bus to downtown. (one in every half an hour from 5:45am to 8:00pm, the fare is about RMB15). Then you can take a taxi to Lingfeng hotel (around 20RMB).

From the Railway Station (Hangzhou)

By train:
Hangzhou is a large rail traffic terminal in eastern China. The city is the starting point for several routes such as Zhejiang-Jiangxi, Hangzhou-Ningbo, and the Zhejiang-Changsha lines as well as the end of the line for the Shanghai-Hangzhou service. Therefore, Hangzhou is a crossroads connected with more than 30 large to medium sized cities by direct rail lines. 

When you arrive at Hangzhou Railway Station (火车城站), you can either take a taxi to Lingfeng / Yuquan Hotel (both are near the Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang Univeristy) or take the number 21 bus to the front gate of Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University. If you arrive at Hangzhou Eastern Railway Station(火车东站), you can either take a taxi or take the number 28 bus to the front gate of Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University.

By boat:
Along the Grand Canal, there are pleasure boat trips to Suzhou, or down to Fuyang, Wufan, Jiande, Lanxi and other cities in Zhejiang province along the Qiantang River.

By bus:
Situated at the heart of Zhejiang's highway network, Hangzhou is connected with Shanghai and Nanjing by major highways. Buses are available at the Wulinmen long Distance Bus Stop.

City transport:
In the city of Hangzhou are more than 30 bus routes. Among them, buses No. 228, No. 258 and No. 8 are all-night service, at intervals of 30 minutes. Hangzhou has plentiful taxis for hire that are inexpensive. Another nice way to get around is by bicycle. Most hotels have bikes for hire by the day. When you first arrive at Hangzhou, we recommend that you take a tax from airport or railway station to the Lingfeng Guest House, near the gate of Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus. Please write down the address on a piece of paper, and show it to tax driver.  

Tourist information about Hangzhou is available at the following sites:

http://www.chinatravel1.com/english/destination/citys/hangzhou.htm
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/zhejiang/hangzhou/
http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e20026/hangzhou.htm

FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT:

'Discourse & Culture' Conference Committee
School of International Studies
Zhejiang University 
388 Yuhangtang Road
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CHINA

Tel: ++86  571 88206252   88206044
Fax: ++86  571 88206179
Email: shixuk@yahoo.co.uk or xshi@zju.edu.cn  

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