台灣西洋古典中世紀暨文藝復興學會將在明年(2026) 11月假中央大學英文系舉辦年度國際研討會，會議主題為海洋與世界。會議論文提案截稿日為今年的7月1日。誠摯邀請校內相關研究的先進賜稿。以下附上中英文徵稿內容參考。更多資訊請參見會議網址: https://tacmrsncu.wordpress.com/
第19屆台灣西洋古典中世紀暨文藝復興學會國際研討會
| 時間: | 2026年11月6-7日 |
| 地點: | 國立中央大學 |
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《海洋與世界》
長久以來，海洋與陸地之間的共生關係一直是西方文化與思想中的重要意象。陸地為海洋提供了物資、人力和技術，海洋則以開闢貿易交流渠道作為回饋；雖然兩者之間的關係並非毫無矛盾，但文明正是在這交錯的對立與互動中日趨成熟。以中世紀為例：自西元五世紀起，以地中海為中心、連通了歐亞非三大陸的海上貿易路線便開始逐漸成形，使得東西方在經濟、文化與宗教上得以交流。十三世紀威尼斯商人馬可•波羅的東方之行不僅使歐洲商人看到東亞更開闊的市場(絲綢、香料、瓷器等)，他的所見所聞更激發了西方對東方的想像，促使更多商人與航海家追隨其足跡。在此同時，十二世紀後半葉於波羅的海沿岸崛起的漢薩同盟（Hanseatic League）亦以商業之名串聯沿海港口與城市，促使北歐與內陸的原物料、生活必需品及奢侈品得以在歐洲東西兩軸線的生活圈內流通，並藉此帶來區域政治的穩定。
除了商業上的實質貢獻，海洋與陸地的關係也被廣泛運用於文學作品中。古羅馬詩人維吉爾在《埃涅阿斯記》中描述，特洛伊城陷落後，伊尼亞斯帶領倖存者逃離被大火吞噬的城邦，沿著海洋一路西行，最終抵達新的大陸。詩篇中的陸地與海洋不僅扮演了新舊帝國轉換的中繼角色，更是透過它們的交錯見證了人類命運與神意之間的搏鬥歷程。即便是英國最早期的文學作品(例如《航海者》)，也將當代神學問題投射到不確定的海洋景觀之中，似圖透過無人地的概念來重新思索宗教與詩學的問題。在十五世紀，英國女作家瑪潔麗·坎普在陪同媳婦返回但澤（Danzig）的航程中歷經險惡海象；儘管面對無情的海洋，坎普仍在苦難中重新尋回了信仰的力量。同樣地，在文藝復興時期，莎士比亞的劇作多次以船難作為敘事的動能，從中思索文類套路的限制與創新。這些作品不僅展示了人類面對自然的脆弱，更以大自然作為角色塑造的催化劑，並深刻反映了文化與信仰的力量。
本屆研討會以海洋為題，徵求與主題相關議題之中、英論文提案(發表時間20分鐘為上限)。另外，本期會議將主要以現場會議為主（僅有少數混合形式的會議）。如有遠距發表或特殊技術需求等相關問題，請在提交摘要前以電子郵件聯絡主辦方。歡迎人文領域古典、中世紀及文藝復興時期專家學者賜稿。本次會議特別歡迎全國人文相關科系碩、博班生與年輕學者投稿。參加會議的講者亦可在提交前自行組成專題討論或圓桌會議的主題。會議建議子題如下，但不限於以下所列：
· 航海歷史、文學、文化
· 貿易路線、貿易考古學
· 世界地圖、製圖術
· 海盜與船難
· 古斯堪地那維亞文學
· 人文地理、島嶼研究
· 生態批評
· 情感研究
· 帝國與殖民
· 主體與他者
· 疆域與國界
· 海上旅行與移民
· 英雄之旅敘事與其改編
本次年會謹定於 2026年 11月 6-7日於國立中央大學舉辦。敬請於2025 年 7月 1日前將摘要 ( 英文 250 字為限；中文 500 字為限 ) 及個人簡歷寄至 tacmrs.ncu@gmail.com。本會議免註冊費，論文發表者若居住於臺灣，必須具備台灣西洋古典、中世紀暨文藝復興學會有效會員資格。入會申請表可到學會網站下載(https://tacmrs.org.tw/)，或以電子郵件來函索取。
會議聯絡人:
· 中央大學英美語文學系 吳育慶助理教授
· 中央大學英美語文學系 倉誦凝(Claudio Sansone)助理教授
· 主辦單位信箱: tacmrs.ncu@gmail.com
· 會議網站：https://tacmrsncu.wordpress.com/
The 19th International Conference of Taiwan Association of Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies (TACMRS)
November 6-7, 2026
National Central University
Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Call for Papers
The Sea and the World
For centuries, the symbiosis between the sea and land has been a central theme in Western cultures and thoughts: while land provides resources, manpower, and technology to the sea, the sea opens channels for trade and communication. As civilizations grew, the conceptual boundary between sea and land was consistently redefined and reimagined. Maritime trading routes centered around the Mediterranean began to flourish from the 5th century onward, fostering economic, cultural, and religious exchanges and cosmopolitan unities across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. In the 13th century, when the Venetian merchant Marco Polo ventured East, he not only revealed broader markets in Asia (for silk, spices, porcelain, etc.), but also prompted a surge of cultural interests in the East, real or imagined. At the same time, the Hanseatic League emerged along the Baltic shores starting in the late 12th century, linking coastal ports and cities in the name of commerce. Not only did the organization contribute to the success of commercial exchanges across Europe (such as raw materials, necessities, and luxury goods), but it also brought political stability in the regions.
Beyond the realm of commerce, the relationship between sea and land has been thematized in literary works for centuries. In Virgil’s Aeneid, for instance, the Roman poet describes Aeneas’ westward travels to Italy after the fall of Troy, tracing the transition between old and new empires (translatio imperii). Even some of the oldest works of English literature, including The Seafarer, projected contemporary theological questions onto an uncertain seascape as if to take advantage of this conceptual no-man’s land to explore questions of religion and poetics side by side. In the 15th century, English mystic writer Margery Kempe faced perilous seas while accompanying her daughter-in-law back to Danzig (now Gdańsk). While Kempe described the experience as soul crushing, she managed to retrieve inner strength and faith in the midst of it. Shakespeare himself, building on a by then established tradition, frequently used the motifs of shipwreck and piracy to explore the porosity between comedy and tragedy, as seen in The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, and even Hamlet.
This conference calls for research from scholars working in classical, medieval, and Renaissance studies under the topic of The Sea and the World (in both English and Chinese). The 2026 international conference will include primarily in-person sessions with a limited number of hybrid sessions. For questions of accessibility, including remote presentation and/or special technological requirements, please email the organizers before submitting your abstract. We particularly encourage submissions from MA and PhD studㄝents in the humanities across the country. Conference participants may also form panels or roundtable topics among themselves before submission. Suggested topics include the following (but are not limited to):
- Maritime histories, literatures, and cultures
- Trading routes and the archeology of trade
- mappa mundi and cartography
- Piracy and shipwrecks
- Old Norse literature
- Human geography and islands studies
- Ecocriticism
- Emotion studies
- Empire and colonialism
- Subjectivity and alterity
- State borders and boundaries
- Sea voyage and immigration
- The hero’s journey and its adaptations
The conference will be held on November 6-7, 2026 at National Central University. Please submit your proposal (250 words for English; 500 words for Chinese) along with a one-page CV to tacmrs.ncu@gmail.com by July 1, 2025. There is no registration fee for the conference. Please note that presenters should be members of TACMRS if they reside in Taiwan. Membership application forms can be downloaded from the TACMRS website or upon request via email. For more information, please visit the TACMRS website at https://tacmrs.org.tw/.
Conference Coordinators:
· Dr. Yu-Ching (Louis) Wu, Assistant Professor, National Central University
· Dr. Claudio Sansone, Assistant Professor, National Central University
· Conference Email Address: tacmrs.ncu@gmail.com
· Conference website: https://tacmrsncu.wordpress.com/
