The 8th International Conference on Bie-Modernism Successfully Organized

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On December 9, 2023, The 8th International Conference on Bie-Modernism, co-sponsored by the School of Humanities, Institute of Aesthetics and Aesthetic Education, CCBMS, and CBMS of Shanghai Normal University, opened in Shanghai.

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The opening ceremony was hosted by Prof. Wang Jianjiang, the first creator of Bie-Modernism theory. Liu Xiaomin, Vice President of Shanghai Normal University, Prof. Lu Yang, Vice President of the Chinese Society of Aesthetics and Vice President of the Shanghai Society of Aesthetics, Prof. Keaton Wayne, Director of CCBMS, Prof. Ernst Zengke of CBMS, and Prof. Zha Qinghua, Dean of the College of Humanities of Shanghai Normal University, delivered speeches respectively. The MOOC of Bie-moderntist Aestheticology was also launched during the opening ceremony.

Participants from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Central Conservatory of Music, Minzu University of China, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Lanzhou University, East China Normal University, Shanghai Theatre Academy, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai University, Donghua University, Shanghai Normal University, Institute for Culture and History of Sichuan Province, Yangzhou University, Zhejiang Normal University, Northwest Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hebei Normal University and other universities, Research Institutes. More than 200 participants, including senior experts, young scholars, doctoral students, as well as famous artists, lawyers and poets, attended the conference online and offline, and discussed the theme of the conference – “Philosophy and Creativity” from different perspectives, which was rich in content and new insights. This report will focus on the discussion on aesthetics among the participating scholars.