Advancing Intercultural Research

 and Dialogue:

Crossing Boundaries and Building Bridges

Our Shared Aims:Each IAIR and CAFIC conference seeks to bring research-oriented theorists and practitioners together to present and discuss ways to bridge cultural barriers and boundaries. This 2019 joint conference aims to attract scholars from varied streams of intercultural and cross-cultural work, leverage the disciplinary strengths of our respective approaches, address perceived and actual cultural differences, and dialogue to build greater global understanding and cooperation.

Together in Shanghai:Situated at the confluence of historic conceptions of East and West, diverse patterns of North and South, variance between coastal and inland regions, shifts in rural and urban migration, the metropolis of Shanghai provides an interesting multicultural site for this conference. The location can also bring Chinese and Asian cultural/regional initiatives and collaborations into focus.

IAIR: Formed in 1997, the International Academy for Intercultural Research is an association of about  250 scholarly Fellows and Members focused on cross cultural research in varied disciplines worldwide. IAIR’s mission is to encourage the highest quality empirical research and practice aimed at understanding the ways in which cultures interact, primarily through biennial meetings and publications, like its flagship International Journal of Intercultural Research (IJIR).

Keep current with our Academy at http://www.intercultural-academy.net (Consider joining!)

CAFIC: Founded in 1995, the China Association for Intercultural Communication has pioneered intercultural studies in China, attracting over 200 Chinese and international participants at each annual conference. Focusing on the intersection between language and culture, CAFIC encourages and embraces all interdisciplinary endeavors and engagements in constructing intercultural dialogue in our global human community

SISU: Established in 1949, Shanghai International Studies University (http://global.shisu.edu.cn, http://en.shisu.edu.cn), is one of China’s top language, culture, and area studies institutions. SISU has been steadily seeking to build a strong (inter)disciplinary base for intercultural studies, especially through efforts of the SISU Intercultural Institute (established in 2006). We welcome you!

Please direct inquiries to: 

    IAIR2019@shisu.edu.cn

    IAIR2019Shanghai@gmail.com