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East Asia Newsletter, Göttingen, July 2025
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Welcome to the East Asia Newsletter Göttingen, your main source for updates on events, research projects, and publications in the field of East Asian Studies at Göttingen Campus and beyond.
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EVENTS
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Workshop: Pre-modern Literary Theory in Comparison – China, India, Europe
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Humboldtallee 19, PH 20 & VG, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 7, room 3.104
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Vortragssprachen: Englisch
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In diesem internationalen Workshop diskutieren Forscher:innen aus China, Indien und Europa vormoderne Literaturtheorien im Vergleich – von Sanskrit-Poetik und klassischer chinesischer Dichtung bis zu aristotelischer Mimesis und barocker Poesietheorie.
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Die Themen reichen von Metapoetik über Textkonzepte bis hin zu historischen Veränderungen von Gattungen.
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Göttingen China Workshop on Globalization and Development
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Organizers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Lei Li, Prof. Dr. Krisztina Kis-Katos, and Prof. Dr. Xiaohua Yu
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July 15: Alte Mensa, Wilhelmsplatz 3
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July 16: Oeconomicum, Room 0.211, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3
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We are pleased to welcome international scholars to Göttingen for a two-day workshop focused on current research regarding globalization and development in China. Explore cutting-edge topics—Innovation and Talent Allocation, Trade and Environment, Trade and Development, and Firms in the Global Economy—to inspire new perspectives on the global economy!
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China in the Global Economy – 2nd Kiel-Göttingen-CEPR Conference
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Leibniz Association, Chausseestraße 111, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Today, China stands as the world’s foremost exporter and a significant global investor. Its global reach is exemplified by initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative spanning over 150 countries. Its state-led economic model and intertwined economic-political strategy differ markedly from Western approaches, positioning China as a key player in geoeconomics as it leverages economic prowess for strategic objectives...
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Global China Conversation #43
Industrial Policies: Do Chinese Industrial Policies Work and What Are the Domestic
and International Implications?
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Date: 11:00, Thursday, 17 July 2025
Location: Leibniz Association, Chausseestraße 111 (5th floor), 10115 Berlin
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Moritz Schularick, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and CEPR
RPN Leader
Sabrina Schulz, Germany Director of the European Initiative for Energy Security
Heiwai Tang, Director of the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong
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Moderated by Julia Fiedler, Senior Editor at China.Table
Organized in partnership with China.Table
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Note: This Global China Conversation is part of the conference program “China in the Global Economy – 2nd Kiel-Göttingen-CEPR Conference.” For details, please refer to the full agenda.
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Fortbildung für Chinesischlehrkräfte: „Vom Zeichen zum Wort – Theorie und Praxis im Unterricht“ 以字带词：从理论到实践
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Datum: Samstag, 12. Juli 2025
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Ort: LuLZ-Raum, Waldweg 26, 37073 Göttingen
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Veranstaltungssprache: Chinesisch（PPT zweisprachig: Chinesisch/Englisch）
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Referent: Dr. Dehong Meng (Beijing Foreign Studies University)
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Diese eintägige Lehrerfortbildung widmet sich typischen Herausforderungen im Unterricht chinesischer Schriftzeichen im deutschsprachigen Raum. Dr. Meng stellt praxisorientierte Lösungsansätze vor, um die Verbindung zwischen Zeichen und Wörtern im Fremdsprachenunterricht effektiv zu nutzen und den Wortschatzerwerb zu fördern.
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Anmeldung: bis zum 2. Juli 2025
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Guest Lecture: Strategic Teaching of Movies as Self-Study Materials for Listening Comprehension
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Prof. Dr. Chin-Chin Tseng (National Taiwan Normal University)
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21 July 2025, 16:00–17:30
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Slides: Chinese & English
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Q&A: Bilingual (Chinese / English)
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This lecture aims to explore how movies can be effectively integrated into Mandarin learners’ self-study of listening comprehension, with a focus on practical, strategy-based teaching methods. Through guidance on film selection, key scene analysis, and the design of self-study worksheets, participants will learn how to support learners in conducting targeted listening practice. The lecture will also present real-world teaching cases to demonstrate how language input and cultural context can be combined to enhance learners’ motivation and language proficiency. It is suitable for language instructors, teaching material developers, and learners interested in strengthening their self-study strategies .
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Guest Lecture: The Application of Animated Films in Mythology Teaching
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Prof. Dr. Chin-Chin Tseng (National Taiwan Normal University)
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22 July 2025, 14:00–15:30
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Slides: Chinese & English
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Q&A: Bilingual (Chinese / English)
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This lecture explores the use of animated films as engaging and effective tools in mythology instruction, helping to spark interest and deepen cultural understanding. Participants will learn how to guide students in identifying mythological themes, archetypal characters, and symbolic meanings through film selection, narrative analysis, and visual storytelling. The lecture will also discuss how to combine animated films with reading, discussion and creative activities to enhance students’ cross-cultural understanding and the ability to distinguish between classical Chinese, vernacular Chinese and dialects. This lecture is ideal for language teachers, humanities educators, and anyone interested in incorporating mythology into teaching practice .
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News
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Meet Our Researchers: Prof. Dr. Zhou Yuefeng
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Prof. Dr. Zhou Yuefeng holds a Professorship in Chinese History at Sichuan University. He is the author of Alternative New Culture Movement: The Cultural Activities of Liang Qichao’s Circle and the Intellectuals around the May Fourth Movement (Peking University Press, 2023). He has published articles on Modern Chinese intellectual history in peer-reviewed journals, including Historical Research, Modern Chinese History Studies, Bulletin of the Institute of Modern History Academia Sinica, Journal of Tsinghua University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), etc...
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Meet Our Researchers: Prof. Dr. Viren Murthy
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Prof. Dr. Viren Murthy teaches transnational Asian History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and researches Chinese, Japanese and Indian intellectual history. He is the author of The Political Philosophy of Zhang Taiyan: The Resistance of Consciousness (Brill, 2011), The Politics of Time in China and Japan, Routledge, 2022, paperback 2024) and Pan-Asianism and the Legacy of the Chinese Revolution (University of Chicago, 2023). He is co-editor with Prasenjit Duara and Andrew Sartori of A Companion to Global Historical Thought, (Blackwell, 2014), co-editor with Joyce Liu of East Asian Marxisms and Their Trajectories (Routledge, 2017) and co-editor with Max Ward and Fabian Schäfer of Confronting Capital and Empire: Rethinking Kyoto School Philosophy (Brill, 2017)...
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(Prof. Dr. Viren Murthy visited Göttingen during the summer semester.)
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New Publication by Prof. Xiaohua Yu: Crisis, Reform, and Collapse: The Financial Logic in 700 Years of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty
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In this book, Prof. Yu introduces the concept of five waves of globalization and analyzes 700 years of Chinese history—from the Yuan dynasty to the Republic of China—through the lens of economics and finance. Each wave of globalization, he argues, brought about moments of profound resonance between China and the Western world.
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This insightful work offers a bold reinterpretation of Chinese institutional change and financial systems, providing readers with a valuable perspective on the dynamics of long-term economic transformation...
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