Four Cities Joint Universities Academic Conference:

Urban Spaces, Ecology, and Literature

The conference brings together scholars from Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hsinchu, and Hanshin to explore interdisciplinary research on urban space, ecology, and literature, fostering academic exchange across the four regions.

Organizer:

Centre for Chinese Literature and Culture Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong

Co-organizers:

Department of Chinese Language and Literature, East China Normal University (Shanghai);

Institute of Taiwan Literature, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan);

School of Law and Politics, Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan)

Themes

1.      Marine Ecology and Literary Representation

2.      Urban Spaces and Humanism

3.      Multimedia Interpretations of City and Ecology

4.      Relationships Between Animals, Plants, and Humans in Urban Settings

Conference Date: 27-28/04/2026

On-site & Online

AI-powered real-time subtitles for online sessions.

* Transportation and accommodation at participants’ own expense.

Application Deadline: 28/02/2026

Language: Chinese, English or Japanese accepted

Submission

1. Click the link to access the submission page:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FZwb76-_NmksVhl5hqvrs9p5Cbym0YWC8frjnegsxDk

2. Upload the paper title and abstract.

Enquiry

Email:  rccllc@eduhk.hk

Ms. Lee (+852 2948 7992)