We are pleased to announce that the Forum for East Asian Art History in German-speaking Countries/Forum Ostasiatische Kunstgeschichte im Deutschsprachigen Raum will take place in Zurich with its 14th annual symposium in 2026.

Inaugurated in 2012 to promote academic exchange among young scholars in East Asian art history and related disciplines, the Forum serves as a platform for the presentation of individual research projects and the discussion of methodological and institutional perspectives in the field.

We encourage applications from international early-career researchers—including doctoral candidates and MA graduates, postdoctoral researchers, junior faculty members, and museum curators—to present ongoing dissertation and research projects or completed MA theses. Proposals for thematic panels with three to four speakers are also welcome.

To apply for a twenty-minute presentation in German or English, please send an abstract of around 250 words with at least three keywords, and a short CV (max. 1 page) to Alva Speth (alva.spethkhist.uzh.ch). The application documents should be attached as a single PDF file. Panel proposals should include
abstracts for the panel and for each individual paper. The deadline for submissions is November 28, 2025.

Please note that the Forum will be held in person. Speakers are expected to present their papers on site. We advise participants to apply for travel funds from their home institutions. Modest travel subsidies may be made available by the Forum later.

Contact:
Isabelle Leemann (isabelle.leemannkhist.uzh.ch)
Alva Speth (alva.spethkhist.uzh.ch)
The Organizing Committee of the Forum for East Asian Art History 2026