9th International Conference on Multicultural Discourses

暨第十三届全国“当代中国话语研究”

学术研讨会

Theme: Asian Unity and Cooperation

主题：亚洲的团结与合作

15-17 Nov 2025
Hongkong, China

Co-organised by:
International Association of Multicultural Discourse Studies;

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Communication University of Zhejiang/Hangzhou Normal University, China
The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, China

INTRODUCTION

The past eight sessions of the International Conference on Multicultural Discourses held in China, Brazil, Holland, Romania, South Africa, respectively, have sustained the growth of Cultural Discourse Studies in the human and social sciences. However, mankind is currently again threatened with a centennial turn to division and confrontation. To endeavour to respond to this epochal challenge, scholars and students in the fields of communication, discourse, media, journalism, culture, international relations, etc. are invited to participate and explore, under the general theme of “Asian Unity and Cooperation”, questions of :

·       Asian discourses of globalization;

·       Asian discourses of the Global South;

·       Asian discourses of development, cooperation, common prosperity;

·       Asian discourses of peace and security;

·       Asian discourses of philosophy, culture, ethnicity, religion;

·       Asian discourses of digital and media cooperation;

·       Asian discourses of environmental protection;

·       Asian discourses of science, health and education

·       Etc.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (provisional)

John P. O’Regan，University College London，UK
Johannes Angermuller, Open University, UK

Vedi Hadiz, University of Melbourne, Australia

Yoshitaka Miike, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, USA

Min-Sun Kim,University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Pang Zhongying, Sichuan University, China

Kishore Mahbubani, National University of Singapore, Singapore

SUBMISSION

Abstracts of about 250 words, panel proposals of about 500 words (of min 4 speakers with 250 words abstracts) should be sent to the organizers at the following email address:

md.ccds@polyu.edu.hk

CC TO: discourses@zju.edu.cn

DEADLINES

Deadline for submission of abstracts and panel proposals:

31 July, 2025.

Notification of acceptance will be sent out not later than 31 August, 2025.

CONFERENCE FEE

·       HK$1000.00 per delegate

·       HK$600.00 per student

Students should present proof from their home institutions.

The conference fees are payable on site or electronically. Details for payment will be provided after the acceptance of the papers.

PRESENTATION FORMAT

l Parallel sessions

l Keynote speeches

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

·         Prof Shi-xu (Chair), Communication University of Zhejiang/Hangzhou Normal University, China

·         Prof Cindy NGAI (Co-chair), Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, China

·         Prof Johannes ANGERLULLER, The Open University, UK

·         Prof Adriana BOLIVAR, Central University of Venezuela, Venezuela

·         Prof DAI Yuncai, Communication University of Zhejiang, China

·         Dr Dezheng FENG, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

·         Prof Anna GLADKOVA, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

·         Dr LIU Ming, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

·         Prof Shuang LIU, The University of Queensland, Australia

·         Prof Yoshitaka MIIKE, University of Hawaii, USA

LOCAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

·         Cindy NGAI (Chair)

·         Dr LIU Ming (Co-Chair)

·         Mr Jackin WONG

·         Dr YU Wenting

·         Ms CHEN Sihui (PhD student)

·         Ms YANG Yang (PhD student)

      ·         Ms LI Han (PhD student)