The 65th Annual Conference of the American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS) will take place from October 13-15, 2023 at the University of California, Los Angeles and is co-sponsored by UCLA Asia Pacific Center, UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and UCLA Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library. The AACS 2023 conference will feature panels, roundtables, and individual papers on issues concerning China, Taiwan, other Chinese-speaking communities, and the Chinese diaspora, from scholars across disciplines such as economics, education, history, international studies, literature, political science, public policy, and sociology. The conference will also feature two highly respected and accomplished keynote speakers: Professor Susan Shirk (UC San Diego) and Professor Michael Berry (UCLA). The AACS meeting seeks to offer a forum for interdisciplinary exchanges and policy dialogues, and it intends to construct a balanced program with panels on diverse issues of significance for scholarly pursuit and knowledge advancement.
The American Association for Chinese Studies is an interdisciplinary association devoted to the study of subjects related to China and Taiwan. Membership in AACS is required for participation in the annual conference, and non-members are welcome to submit proposals, join the Association, and participate in the annual conference. The deadline for registration in the 2023 AACS annual conference has already passed, but membership applications/renewals are available on the AACS website.
2023 AACS Conference Program Committee: Yenna Wu (University of California, Riverside), Co-Chair; YaoYuan Yeh (University of St. Thomas), Co-Chair; Huei-Ying Kuo (Johns Hopkins University); Fang-yu Li (New College of Florida); Ya-chen Chen (Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan); Yu-Shan Wu (Academia Sinica, Taiwan).
Please note that the AACS 2023 Conference is in-person and for registered attendees only.