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DATE: 30 - 31 octobre 2015LIEU: South Orange, NJ, USADEADLINE: 15 mai 2015Proposals are called for papers to be presented at a two-day workshop entitled "Beyond Chinoiserie: Artistic Encounters between China and the West during the Late Qing Dynasty (c. 1795-1912)" to be held on the campus of Seton University in South Orange, NJ (USA) on October 30-31, 2015.The workshop is intended to bring together an international group of scholars working on artistic relations and exchanges between China and the West (Europe and the US) during the greater nineteenth-century, from the end of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign to the fall of the Qing dynasty.Participants are expected to present 30-minute working papers and participate in panel debates and discussion sessions. Papers may be focused on objects and sources or may address methodological issues. Questions to be explored are suggested but not limited to:  - How do we model the transition of eighteenth-century Chinoiserie to the nineteenth-century engagement with Chinese art and visual culture, and relatedly, of Chinese court attitudes towards Western art and visual culture during the early Qing dynasty to mercantile outlooks during the late Qing dynasty?- What, if any, is the relation between Chinoiserie and Japonisme- What did nineteenth-century collectors of Chinese artifacts collect and what is the significance of the abundance of Chinese artifacts in Western painting of the second half of the nineteenth century (e.g. Stevens, Whistler, Tissot)?- What Western art objects were available in China and what impact did they have on art and visual culture production in China?- Using China and the West as an example, what happens to cultural and artistic exchanges in a politically hostile atmosphere?We anticipate publication of the papers in either traditional or electronic format (funds permitting).Supported by a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies, funded by the Chang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, the symposium is co-sponsored by the University of Sydney and Seton Hall University. Its steering Committee is comprised of Petra Chu, Seton Hall University, USA; Ya-chen Ma, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan; and Jennifer Milam, University of Sydney, Australia.All presenters will receive hotel accommodation for up to three nights, meals during the workshop and transportation between hotel and Seton Hall. Limited funds are also available to assist with travel costs for presenters on the basis of need. To apply for these funds, please submit a brief budget and statement of need (1 page maximum) along with your paper proposal and cv.Those interested in presenting a paper at the symposium should send a one-page (double-spaced) proposal accompanied by a one-page resume (in one document) as an e-mail attachment to: jennifer.milam@sydney.edu.au.Important Dates:Proposal deadline: May 15, 2015.  Selected participants will be notified by June 30. Final papers are due September 1, 2015.Details about the workshop can be found on the website: http://beyondchinoiserie.weebly.com/If you have specific questions please e-mail Petra Chu (petra.chu@shu.edu) or Jennifer Milam (jennifer.milam@sydney.edu.au).