In order to successively promote the research with own features of Nation Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Fudan University, as well as considering the recent overseas and domestic developments in correlative fields, after extensive discussion by the Academic Committee of the said Institute and various experts, we, the State Innovative Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Fudan University, plan to continue the research project set up since 2007 and intensively support the following five research fields in the year of 2009, through which the collaboration between overseas and domestic academia and our university is expected to be pushed forward.
(1) Viewing China from Bordering Countries
Especially encourage (a) researches on materials (especially in Chinese language) stored or written abroad (mainly, but not limited to Japan, Corea, Mongolia, Annam and other bordering countries) regarding the history, culture, ideology and religion of China; (b) to research the imaginations, rumors or knowledge of China in western literature and their alternation.
(2) Understanding and Critiques of International Perspectives in Sinology
Especially encourage (a) introducing and commenting the current researches of history, language, religion and culture of ancient China in Europe, America, Japan and Korea; (b) critiquing and introducing the newest works of the international sinology.
(3) Interwoven of Cultural History
Especially encourage (a) to research demonstratively the cultural exchanges among Tokugawa-era of Japan, the Li dynasty of Corea and Qing dynasty of China; (b) the diffusions and influences of Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism and Islamism among different geographic areas of Asia in Early Modern Age; (c)researches on “Xi-Yu”(西域) as the cultural intercourse space.
(4) Literature and Imagery Materials regarding China Stored Abroad
Especially encourage (a) the Chinese image in European paintings from 16th century to 20th century; (b) the Chinese image in the paintings of Japan, Corea, and Annam; (c) the history of ideas regarding the maps of Asia and various countries in Early Modern Age.
(5) Synthetical Researches on Religion, Ideology and Arts
This institute especially encourages the application of the following research projects: (a) the different presentations and historical context of Buddhist and Catholic arts in various countries; (b) comprehensive study on religious rituals and art images; (c) the developmental history of the histories of religion, ideas and arts in China, and their general theories and methodology; (d) the history of image interpretation on ancient Confucian, Buddhism or Taoism’s classics and ideas.
We sincerely hope that all the overseas and domestic scholars are interested in above topics and willing to collaborate with us.If you're interested, please fill the 
Application Form.doc and e-mail to wkkyc@fudan.edu.cn before March 20, 2009.
National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Fudan University
2009-1-6