Who Does Still Believe in Communism? How Ideology and Capitalism Shape China’s Future In this video, Carolin Kautz discusses her research on the Communist Party of China (CCP) and the development of party ideology since 1949. She examines the adaptation of the CCP to a capitalist environment since the politics of reform and opening…
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The CCP’s Current Minority Policies in Historical and International Perspectives
How to overcome diversity and create homogeneity – the CCP’s current minority policies in historical and international perspectives Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik University of Vienna July 12th, 2022 Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik will discuss what we observe in Xinjiang, Tibet and Mongolia as current minority policies of the CCP by relating to on-going academic debates in the PRC and the…
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Maryia Danilovich (Since April 2021)
Dr. Maryia Danilovich is a postdoc and Humboldt fellow at the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen. Prior to this, she was a researcher at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, an EEGA postdoc at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, a Swedish Institute postdoc at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian…
Recent Publications: Ying Ming Theater Journal Vol. 18
Yingming Theater Journal – Volume 18 Editor: Dr. Yumin Ao Yingming Theater was founded by Dr. Yumin Ao, Oct. 2019. It is a non-profit online journal that focuses on intercultural theater, cultural diversity in theater, and cross-cultural dialogue through theater. The contributors and columnists of the journal’s content are based in various countries and theatrical practices…
Recent Publications: Ying Ming Theater Journal Vol. 17
Yingming Theater Journal – Volume 17 Editor: Dr. Yumin Ao Yingming Theater was founded by Dr. Yumin Ao, Oct. 2019. It is a non-profit online journal that focuses on intercultural theater, cultural diversity in theater, and cross-cultural dialogue through theater. The contributors and columnists of the journal’s content are based in various countries and theatrical practices…
CeMEAS Conversations: Janice Hyeju Jeong
Chinese Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca: Migration, Diaspora and Transnational Connectivity In this video, Janice Hyeju Jeong discusses her research on Chinese Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Drawing on the history of pilgrimage from the 18th century to present times, she examines the development of routes, motives, communities and transnational as well as regional networks that evolved…
Lecture Series: New Perspectives on Modernity in China
Lecture Series 2021/2022 New Perspectives on Modernity in China Since the nineteenth century, China is offering perspectives on modernity that are often unexpected and therefore challenge Western assumptions about the nature of modernity. In this lecture series, we will look at Chinese history, philosophy, religion, politics etc. presenting current research that is addressing unsettling questions…
CeMEAS Conversations: Yumin Ao
Emerging Theater Festivals and Cultural Politics in the PR China: Why Cities Need to Be Eventful In this video, Yumin Ao discusses her activities and research in the field of Chinese Theater and theater festivals in the PR China. Connecting cultural politics and the concept of eventful cities, she critically examines China’s recent boom in…
Recent Publications: Yingming Theater Journal Vol.16
Yingming Theater Journal – Volume 16 Editor: Dr. Yumin Ao Yingming Theater was founded by Dr. Yumin Ao, Oct. 2019. It is a non-profit online journal that focuses on intercultural theater, cultural diversity in theater, and cross-cultural dialogue through theater. The contributors and columnists of the journal’s content are based in various countries and theatrical practices…
Recent Publications: Yingming Theater Journal Vol.15
Yingming Theater Journal – Volume 15 Editor: Dr. Yumin Ao Yingming Theater was founded by Dr. Yumin Ao, Oct. 2019. It is a non-profit online journal that focuses on intercultural theater, cultural diversity in theater, and cross-cultural dialogue through theater. The contributors and columnists of the journal’s content are based in various countries and theatrical practices…
Meet Our Researchers: Yonghui Hu (October 2021- October 2022)
Dr. Yonghui Hu joined the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies as a guest reseacher since October 2021. He obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy Department at Nanjing University in June 2013, majoring in Chinese Philosophy. He is a philosophy associate professor at Nanjing University since 2016. He teaches History of Chinese Buddhism, Philosophy of Tao…
Discussion Forum: Global China Conversations
The Global China Conversations provide a 60-minute online discussion forum that fosters the exchange of ideas between research and practice. The Conversations are hosted by the Kiel Institute China Initiative in cooperation with the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS) at the University of Göttingen, KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zürich, and Wildau Technical…