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International Conference on Macau NarrativesFaculty of Social Sciences and Humanities/New University of LisbonFunda&#231;&#227;o OrienteLisbon, Portugal8, 9, 10 May 2013Venue: Orient Museum (Lisbon, Portugal)&#160;PresentationIn 2013, to mark the 500-year anniversary of the arrival of Jorge &#193;lvares in China and of Sino-Portuguese relations, the Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies (CETAPS) and the Centre for Overseas History (CHAM) of the New University of Lisbon, and the Funda&#231;&#227;o Oriente will organise an interdisciplinary International Conference on Macau Narratives.Since the sixteenth century Macau has been narrated and represented through historical, historiographical and literary texts, as well as by films, paintings and other works of art in museums, archives and institutions all over the world. These kinds of narratives and other will be analysed during the three days of the conference by international scholars. Potential contributors are invited to submit a 300 word abstract on themes related to any of the following conference tracks:    Macau Studies    Historical/Historiographical Narratives on Macau    Macanese and Lusophone Culture and Diaspora    Portuguese Expansion    Orientalism     Exoticism/Representing&#160;the Other     Inter-Arts Dialogue and China Trade Art     Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies     European Empires in Asia     Anglo-Portuguese Relations in Asia     Hong Kong Studies     Travel Writing on Macau    Literary and Museum Representations     Luso-Asian Pidgins and Creoles    Sino-Western RelationsAdvisory Committee&#160;     Adelaide Meira Serras (CEAUL, University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Agn&#232;s Lev&#233;cot (Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris 3, France)    Alan Baxter (Universidade Federal da Ba&#237;a, Brazil)    Alexandra Curvelo (CHAM, New University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Ana Maria Amaro (Portuguese Institute of Sinology, Portugal)    Ana Paula Laborinho (CEC, University of Lisbon; Cam&#245;es Institute, Portugal)    Ana Paula Avelar (Open University; CHAM, Portugal)    Cathryn H. Clayton (University of Hawai&#8217;i, USA)    C&#233;sar Guill&#233;n Nu&#241;ez (Ricci Institute, Macau)    David Brookshaw (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)    Elsa Penalva (CHAM, New University of Lisbon, Portugal)    George Bryan Souza (University of Texas, EUA)    Isabel Sim&#245;es Ferreira (School of Communication and Media Studies, Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, Portugal; CETAPS, Portugal)&#160;    Isabel Tom&#225;s (New University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Jo&#227;o de Deus Ramos (ambassador, Funda&#231;&#227;o Oriente, Portugal)    Jo&#227;o Paulo Ascenso Pereira da Silva (CETAPS, New University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Jo&#227;o Paulo Oliveira e Costa (CHAM, New University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Jo&#227;o de Pina Cabral (Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Jos&#233; Carlos Ven&#226;ncio (University of Beira Interior, Portugal)    Lu&#237;s Filipe Barreto (Scientific and Cultural Centre of Macau, Portugal)    Lu&#237;sa Leal de Faria (Catholic University of Portugal; CEAUL, University of Lisbon)    Maria Leonor Machado de Sousa (CETAPS, New University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Maria Zulmira Castanheira (CETAPS, New University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Mois&#233;s Silva Fernandes (Institute of Social Sciences; Confucius Institute, University of Lisbon, Portugal)    M&#243;nica Simas (University of S&#227;o Paulo, Brazil)    Patrick Conner (Martin Gregory Gallery, London, United Kingdom)    Paul Van Dyke (University of Macau, Macau)    Peter Cunich (University of Hong Kong)    Piero Ceccucci (University of Florence, Italy)    Roderich Ptak (Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany)    Rog&#233;rio Miguel Puga (CETAPS; CHAM, New University of Lisbon)    Rui Loureiro (CHAM, New University of Lisbon, Portugal)    Rui Martins (University of Macau, Macau)    Zhidong Hao (University of Macau)Proposals Working languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish. No translation will be provided.Papers and panels on the above themes are invited. However, papers/panels on other subjects related to the above topics will also be considered. Participants will be held to a twenty minute presentation limit.Please submit an abstract or a full paper (MLA style) and a bio note, by September 30, 2012, to: Rog&#233;rio Miguel Pugamacaunarrativesconference@hotmail.com and coloquios.cham@fcsh.unl.pt &#160;&#160;&#160;To insure prompt notification, please include your e-mail address on your submission. If you are willing to chair a session, please note this at the top of your abstract. 