CONFERENCE INFORMATION
The Second International Conference on Existential Psychology will be held in Shanghai, China, hosted by Fudan University, May 24-27, 2012. For individuals from the Americas and Europe wishing to attend the conference, please contact Louis Hoffman, PhD.
The conference abstracts are in the process of being added to the website.
Confernece Schedule
The target for the final conference schedule being available is in April, 2012.
Conference Location
The conference will be held on the campus of Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Conference attendees will be staying at the Shanghai Pattaya Holiday hotel. The location is:
Shanghai Pattaya Holiday
Yin Zha road 311
Yang Pu Region
Shanghai 200438
P.R. China
(Please do NOT make reservations on your own, reservations need to be made through the confernece. You can find some information about the hotel, however, at this link: http://chinatour.net/shanghai-pattaya-hoilday-inn.html).
Conference Sponsors
The conference would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors
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Fudan University |
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Saybrook University San Francisco, CA www.saybrook.edu |
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Michigan School of Professional Psychology |
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Society for Humanistic Psychology (APA Division 32) www.apadivisions.org/division-32/index |
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Zhi Mian International Institute of Existential-Humanistic Psychology |
Resources for Becoming Familiar with Chinese Culture:
** These will be updated over time **
Theory Books
- Existentail Psychology East-West by Hoffman, Yang, Kaklauskas, & Chan
- Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Trans. Stephen Mitchell)
- The Analects of Confucius
Literature (Attendees are strongly encouraged to read at least one work of Lu Xun prior ot the confernece)
- Diary of a Madman by Lu Xun
- The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun
- To Live: A Novel
by Yu Hua
Movies & Documentaries
- Long Train Home (Documentary available on Netflix)
- Wild China (Documentary available on Netflix)