文学和艺术自古以来便是文明交流互鉴的重要载体。从不断译为不同语种的古代文学经典、考古发掘的精美瓷器等各类文化遗产，到记录和想象海洋和多主体跨洋交流的当代文艺作品，印度洋地区多语种、多形式的文学和艺术都展现出了丰富的想象力、深邃的洞察力和持久的生命力。

适值郑和下西洋620周年、万隆会议召开70周年，教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地北京大学东方文学研究中心、北京大学外国语学院、北京大学东方学研究院计划于2025年9月26日—29日（会议日期以正式邀请和议程为准）在北京大学外国语学院举办“跨越印度洋的文学与艺术”国际学术研讨会，探讨跨越这片亚非之海的文学和艺术如何在不同时空中激发、承载和记录人类文明在交流交汇中前行的复线历史。现诚挚邀请国内外从事古典学、现代文学、艺术学、历史学、考古学等学科研究的同仁，研讨以下与印度洋地区文明交流互鉴相关议题：

1. 文学与艺术经典的跨印度洋翻译与传播；

2. 文化遗产与印度洋地区的文明交流交汇；

3. 现代文学中的印度洋海岛与海域书写；

4. 印度洋地区的多语种流散文学；

5. 亚非作家运动、文化冷战及其遗产；

6. 文学与艺术作品的史料价值；

7. 环境、动物与印度洋地区历史文化；

8. 人工智能与文学、艺术创作与研究；

9. 艺术实践中的多元文化交流；

10. 其他相关议题。

 

会议工作语言为中文和英语，如需以其他语种发言请提前告知并联络翻译事宜。会议以线下发言为主，海外学者可申请线上发言。参会报名请填写附件回执，于2025年6月15日前发送至gwyindianocean@pku.edu.cn，并于2025年7月31日前提交会议论文。

会务组将向正式参会人员发送邀请函，并协助国外学者办理来华签证。会议收取会务费（800元/人，学生400元/人）。会间餐饮和资料费由主办方承担，参会人员需自行预订交通和住宿。

 

主办单位

北京大学东方文学研究中心、北京大学外国语学院、北京大学东方学研究院

协办单位

华东师范大学历史学系

学术团队

国家社科基金重大项目“世界诸文明在印度洋地区的交流交汇研究”课题组、“印度洋史史料整理与研究”课题组、“‘太平洋丝绸之路’档案文献整理与研究”课题组

学术支持（首字母排序）

African and Asian Studies, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, 《东方文学研究集刊》《跨文化对话》《外国文学》《外国文学研究》《文化纵横》《文艺理论与批评》《形象史学》

 

 

International Conference on “Literatures and Arts Across the Indian Ocean”

Call for Papers

 

       Literatures and arts have long served as important mediums for the exchange and mutual learning among civilizations. From the ancient literary classics translated into various languages, the fine porcelain unearthed in archaeological digs and other cultural heritages, to the contemporary literary and artistic works that document and imagine the ocean and multi-subject cross-ocean exchanges, the multilingual and multi-form literatures and arts in the Indian Ocean region have shown rich imagination, deep insight, and enduring vitality.

       In commemoration of the 620th anniversary of Zheng He’s Voyages to the “West Oceans” and the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, the international academic conference on “Literatures and Arts Across the Indian Ocean” is to be held by the Research Center of Eastern Literature, Peking University (Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences under the Ministry of Education), the School of Foreign Languages, and the Institute of Oriental Studies at Peking University. The conference is scheduled to take place from September 26 to 29, 2025 (subject to the official invitation and agenda) at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University. The conference aims to explore how literatures and arts across this Afro-Asian ocean have inspired, carried, and recorded the bifurcated history of human civilization as it advanced through interaction and integration. We sincerely invite scholars from around the world specializing in classical studies, modern literature, art studies, history, archaeology and related disciplines to discuss the following topics related to the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations in the Indian Ocean region:

       1. Translation and Dissemination of Literary and Artistic Classics Across the Indian Ocean

       2. Cultural Heritage and the Interaction and Integration of Civilizations in the Indian Ocean Region

       3. Writing about Indian Ocean’s Islands and Seas in Modern Literature

       4. Multilingual Diaspora Literature in the Indian Ocean Region

       5. Afro-Asian Writers’ Movement, Cultural Cold War, and Their Legacies

       6. Historical Value of Literary and Artistic Works

       7. Environment, Animals, and the History and Culture in the Indian Ocean Region

       8. Artificial Intelligence and the Creation and Research of Literatures and Arts

       9. Multicultural Interaction in Artistic Practices

       10. Other related topics

       The working languages of the conference are Chinese and English. Participants wishing to present in other languages are requested to inform the organizing committee and arrange for translation services in advance. The conference will primarily feature in-person presentations, while overseas scholars can apply to present online. To register, please fill out the attached reply form and send it to gwyindianocean@pku.edu.cn by June 15, 2025. Conference papers should be submitted by July 31, 2025.

       The organizing committee will send formal invitations to confirmed participants and assist international scholars with visa applications for travel to China. A conference fee of ¥800 (CNY 800) per person (CNY 400 for students) will be charged. Meals and conference materials will be provided by the organizer. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements.

 

Host Institutions
Research Center of Eastern Literature, Peking University
School of Foreign Languages, Peking University
Institute of Oriental Studies, Peking University

Co-host
Department of History, East China Normal University

Academic Teams
Research Teams of Major Grant Projects of the National Social Science Fund “Multi-Civilizational Interaction and Integration in the Indian Ocean Region”, “Compilation and Research of Indian Ocean Historical Materials”, “Collection and Research of Archives and Documents of Pacific Silk Road”

Supported by (Journals Listed Alphabetically)

African and Asian Studies, Beijing Cultural Review, Dialogue Transculturel, Foreign Literature, Foreign Literature Studies, Image Historical Studies, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, Journal of Eastern Literature Studies, Theory and Criticism of Literature and Art