On March 31, 2026, the symposium "Art, Ecology and the Global South" and International Communication Capacity Building in Higher Education will be held at the Main Hall of the International Conference Center, Nanjing University.
The event will focus on three themes: humanistic perspectives in area studies, practices of contemporary art and curation in the "south", and international cooperation and digital approaches to heritage conservation. Scholars from China and abroad will explore how art can communicate ecological concerns and foster cross-cultural dialogue from a Global South perspective.
Agenda:
14:00-14:10｜Opening Remarks
14:10-14:15｜Group Photo
14:15-15:15｜Session 1: Humanistic Perspectives in Area Studies
Chair: Wu Weiyi
Joanna Page: Reinventions of the botanical archive in Latin American art: From conservation to coevolution
Wang Ning: Area studies from a glocalization perspective
Distinguished Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Su Ping: Critical reflexivity and decolonial methodology in island studies
15:15-16:15｜Session 2: Practices of Contemporary Art and Curation in the South
Chair: Zhou Jiwu
Zhao Kuiying: The study of eco-art: concept, object and function
Jiang Jun: The return of local narratives in international biennials
Qi Xiaojin: Curating circulation: Memory, space and a southern approach to community exhibition
16:15-17:15｜Session 3: International Cooperation and Digital Ecology in Heritage Conservation
Chair: Zhao Kuiying
Lu Andong: International cooperation on cultural artificial intelligence: Preliminary reflections on cross-civilisational modelling
Huang Huaqing: Virtual Silk Roads: AI-powered Platform for the Virtual Reconstruction of Global Cultural Heritage in Danger
François Penz: Building Nanjing Universitys urban digital humanities
Translator: Wang Shuyi
