Category: CeMEAS Lecture Series

A Case of Buddhist Governance? Buddhism and State-Building in Wartime North China Erik Schicketanz  Time: October 28, 2026, 16:00 – 18:00 CET Venue: KWZ 0.606 / Zoom Language: English Zoom Link: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/69514667507?pwd=F2oPhOXY0ESirHaHk0k5dGy5vSvrv4.1    Abstract This talk examines the role of Buddhism in the pro-Japanese regimes that emerged in North China after the outbreak of the Second…

Kumārajīva und die Entstehung eines mehrsprachigen buddhistischen Wissensnetzwerks 鸠摩罗什与多语佛教知识网络的生成》 Vortrag am 14.07.2026 (auf Chinesisch) KWZ 0.607 Abstract (Deutsch): Kumārajīva (344–413) wird gewöhnlich als einer der bedeutendsten Übersetzer buddhistischer Texte ins Chinesische betrachtet. Der Vortrag geht jedoch über die Übersetzungsgeschichte hinaus und untersucht die mehrsprachige Wissenswelt entlang der Seidenstraße, in der kucheanische, indische und chinesische Traditionen…

Xuanzang und der Transfer buddhistischen Wissens zwischen Indien und China Vortrag am 17.07.2026 (auf Deutsch) Abstract: Xuanzang (ca. 602–664) gehört zu den bekanntesten buddhistischen Gelehrten der chinesischen Geschichte. Ausgehend von seiner Reise nach Indien, seinen Übersetzungsprojekten und dem „Da Tang Xiyu Ji“ (Bericht über die Westlichen Regionen der Großen Tang-Dynastie) untersucht der Vortrag die Wege,…

Self-Affirmation and Self-Discovery: Mutual Understandings between Chinese and Japanese Buddhism and the Construction of East Asian Buddhist Identities in Modern Era 自我肯定與自我發現：近代中日佛教的相互認識與東亞佛教認同的建構 02. July (16-18, KWZ 0.607) The lecture will take place in a hybrid format and here is the zoom link (both lectures will use the same link): https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/68015883500?pwd=sBRwN4M79JgwpsCTbrKKFpwsaNyiMh.1 Abstract In the modern period, unprecedented contact and…

The Formation of Chinese Buddhist Sectarianism: Centering on the Concepts of Zong and Jiao 中國佛教宗派認識的形成史——以「宗」與「教」概念為中心 Lecture on 01. July (16-18, KWZ 1.601) The lecture will take place in a hybrid format and here is the zoom link (both lectures will use the same link): https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/68015883500?pwd=sBRwN4M79JgwpsCTbrKKFpwsaNyiMh.1 Abstract Today, Chinese Buddhism is often described through sectarian categories such as Tiantai, Huayan,…

Lecture: Paradigmenwechsel für Medientexte im Zeitalter der KI: Kopplungsanalyse von Nutzern, Themen und Affekten AI时代下媒体⽂本的范式转变——从多模态转型到“轻社区”的形成 Prof. Dr. JIe LI(李洁) (School of Foreign Studies, Nankai University in Tianjin，China） Time: 02. July 2026 12:15-13:45 Venue: KWZ, Room 0.606, Universität Göttingen Language: German Guest lecture within the course “Einführung in die chinesischeSprachwissenschaft,” Department of East Asian Studies The…

The Monastic Rescue Crew in Chongqing during the Sino-Japanese War (1940–1945) 抗戰下的重慶僧侶救護隊 Prof. KAN Cheng-Tsung (Fo Guang University) Time: 23. April (Thursday), 2026, 16:00-18:00 CET Venue: Raum KWZ 0.602 Language: Chinese The lecture will take place in a hybrid format and here is the zoom link: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/62703037730 Abstract During the War of Resistance against Japan, Chinese…

Lecture Announcement – Agricultural Economics Seminar (SoSe 2026) CeMEAS is pleased to co-host the following lecture as part of this semester’s Agricultural Economics Seminar series: “Discursive Warfare, Digital Sovereignty, and China’s Geopolitical Vision in the 21st Century”with Tong Zhang (BI Norwegian Business School, Norway) 🗓️Tuesday, April 14🕓 16:15–17:45📍 Z-Campus, ZHG 001 Organizer: Prof. Xiaohua Yu, PhD In…

The Agricultural Economics Seminar at the University of Göttingen brings together a distinguished group of international scholars in the Summer Semester 2026. The seminar series features presentations on current research in areas such as climate change, food security, artificial intelligence, sustainable agriculture, and global economic and political developments. The talks are held weekly on Tuesdays…

Dr. Stefania Travagnin  Repositioning Women in the History of Chinese Buddhism: Case studies from the Late Qing and Republican Sichuan Location: KWZ. 0.609   Time: 09. April (Thursday) 2026, 16:00-18:00 CET   Event page: https://www.sinologie-goettingen.de/en/events/lecture-hybrid-dr-stefania-travagnin-soas-university-of-london-repositioning-women-in-the-history-of-chinese-buddhism-case-studies-from-the-late-qing-and-republican-sichuan/   Zoom Link: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/65461522559?pwd=xFzg0W5tTRse8dDjbHK92ga9HrHD2t.1   Abstract The history of Chinese Buddhism has too often been told as a story of male monks, with particular emphasis on…

Prof. Dr. John Kieschnick The Monk, the Poet, the Bureaucrat, and the Anarchist: Vegetarian Discourse in Republican-era China   Location: KWZ. 0.606   Time: 02. April. (Thursday) 16:00-18:00 CET   Event page: https://www.sinologie-goettingen.de/en/events/lecture-prof-john-kieschnick-stanford-university-the-monk-the-poet-the-bureaucrat-and-the-anarchist-vegetarian-discourse-in-republican-era-china/ Abstract In the first half of the twentieth century, leading monks were eager to harness new developments to further the longstanding Chinese Buddhist…