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SUMMARY:Lecture: Repositioning Women in the History of Chinese Buddhism: Case studies from the Late Qing and Republican Sichuan
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Stefania Travagnin \nRepositioning Women in the History of Chinese Buddhism: Case studies from the Late Qing and Republican Sichuan\n\n \nLocation: KWZ. 0.609\n \nTime: 09. April (Thursday) 2026\, 16:00-18:00 CET\n \nEvent 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/\n\n \nZoom Link: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/65461522559?pwd=xFzg0W5tTRse8dDjbHK92ga9HrHD2t.1\n \nAbstract\n \nThe history of Chinese Buddhism has too often been told as a story of male monks\, with particular emphasis on a select group of “eminent” figures. I propose a different approach by centering female communities—especially small nunneries—and attending to the so-far unheard voices of Buddhist women. As my findings show\, Buddhist women have not simply witnessed the unfolding of history; they have been active agents in making it. \n \nMy research is based on archival research and multi-year fieldwork conducted in both urban and rural areas of Sichuan\, encompassing one hundred temples and their resident nuns\, as well as several institutes of Buddhist studies that had been established for lay Buddhist women and nuns’ education. In this talk\, I will highlight the leadership roles nuns played in the religious sphere and in local communities from the late Qing and Republican periods to the present day. Based on recurring patterns and areas of excellence in my data\, I have so far identified seven main themes that best illustrate Buddhist women in late Qing and Republican Sichuan: (1) entrepreneurship in education and culture; (2) inner-Sangha relations and networks; (3) involvement in wars; (4) the building or revival of Buddhist sites; (5) historiography and memorialization strategies; (6) life on sacred mountains; and (7) spiritual and societal authority. I will also offer methodological and theoretical reflections that formed the foundations of my work and that may serve as models for similar future studies.\n \nThis study aims to advance an alternative history in which nuns are protagonists\, the marginal becomes exemplary\, and the very notion of “eminence” is redefined; it unfolds a page of history that both complements and challenges the official (male) narrative of modern Chinese Buddhism\, while illuminating the distinctive local features of Sichuan Buddhism.\n \n\n \nShort Bio\n \nStefania Travagnin is a Reader in Chinese Buddhism at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)\, where she also chairs the Centre of Buddhist Studies. Her interdisciplinary work focuses on Buddhism and Buddhist communities in modern China and Taiwan\, from the late nineteenth century to the present. As co-director of the project “Mapping Religious Diversity in Modern Sichuan\,” initially supported by a Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Research Grant (2017–2023)\, she has examined Buddhist communities in Sichuan\, with particular attention to nuns and nunneries in the late Qing and Republican eras. She has recently completed a British Academy–funded project (2024–2025) on Tzu Chi humanitarianism beyond Asia. Travagnin has edited and co-edited several volumes\, including Religion and Media in China: Insights and Case Studies from the Mainland\, Taiwan\, and Hong Kong (Routledge 2016)\, the three-volume publication Concepts and Methods for the Study of Chinese Religions (De Gruyter 2019–2020)\, and Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law (Routledge 2023); she is editor-in-chief of Review of Religion and Chinese Society.
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/lecture-repositioning-women-in-the-history-of-chinese-buddhism-case-studies-from-the-late-qing-and-republican-sichuan/
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SUMMARY:Agricultural Economics Seminar – Summer Semester 2026
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe talks are held weekly on Tuesdays from 16:15 to 17:45 at Z-Campus (ZHG 001). The series is organized in collaboration with partners including CeMEAS and the Faculty of Business and Economics. \nInvited speakers represent leading universities and research institutions worldwide\, including Stanford University\, Kyoto University\, and Texas A&M University. The seminar provides a platform for academic exchange and discussion across disciplines. \nThe event is open to all interested participants.
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/agricultural-economics-seminar-summer-semester-2026/
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SUMMARY:Lecture Announcement – Discursive Warfare\, Digital Sovereignty\, and China’s Geopolitical Vision in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Lecture Announcement – Agricultural Economics Seminar (SoSe 2026) \nCeMEAS is pleased to co-host the following lecture as part of this semester’s Agricultural Economics Seminar series: \n“Discursive Warfare\, Digital Sovereignty\, and China’s Geopolitical Vision in the 21st Century”with Tong Zhang (BI Norwegian Business School\, Norway) \n🗓️Tuesday\, April 14🕓 16:15–17:45📍 Z-Campus\, ZHG 001 \nOrganizer: Prof. Xiaohua Yu\, PhD \n \nIn cooperation with: Faculty of Business and Economics & CeMEAS\n\nSeminar host: DARE (Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development)Funding: Eurasia Foundation (Japan)
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/lecture-announcement-discursive-warfare-digital-sovereignty-and-chinas-geopolitical-vision-in-the-21st-century/
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The Monastic Rescue Crew in Chongqing during the Sino-Japanese War (1940–1945)
DESCRIPTION:The Monastic Rescue Crew in Chongqing during the Sino-Japanese War (1940–1945)\n抗戰下的重慶僧侶救護隊\nProf. KAN Cheng-Tsung (Fo Guang University) \nTime: 23. April (Thursday)\, 2026\, 16:00-18:00 CET \nVenue: Raum KWZ 0.602 \nLanguage: Chinese \nThe lecture will take place in a hybrid format and here is the zoom link: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/62703037730\n\nAbstract \nDuring the War of Resistance against Japan\, Chinese Buddhist monks actively participated in national salvation efforts\, thereby transforming the negative image of corruption and passivity that had been associated with Buddhism since the late Qing period. After the August 13 Battle of Shanghai in 1937\, the Shanghai Monastic Rescue Team was established under the leadership of Master Hongming. Comprising 120 members\, the team carried out rescue operations amid intense gunfire and bombardment and suffered heavy casualties. Owing to a lack of funding and the unjust imprisonment of Master Hongming\, the team was dissolved in 1938. In March 1940\, Master Leguan\, who had previously participated in the Shanghai rescue team\, initiated the establishment of the Monastic Rescue Crew of Ciyun Monastery in the wartime capital Chongqing\, which was later reorganized as the Chongqing Municipal Monastic Rescue Crew. The team consisted mainly of young monks who\, after receiving medical and basic military training\, undertook air-raid rescue operations in the Nan’an district of Chongqing. Carrying banners bearing the character “Buddha\,” they rushed to rescue sites without waiting for the all-clear signal. Between 1940 and 1941 alone\, they were mobilized more than 2\,000 times and rescued over 3\,000 wounded civilians. Their funding relied primarily on ritual services conducted by monasteries\, and their living conditions were austere. The team continued its work for more than five years\, until the victory of the War\, becoming the longest-lasting and most effective monastic rescue organization of the period. Their efforts constitute a remarkable chapter in the history of Buddhist patriotism and humanitarian courage. \n抗戰時期，中國佛教僧侶積極投身救國，扭轉了清末以來佛教腐敗無為的負面形象。1937年「八一三淞滬會戰」後，上海率先成立「上海僧侶救護隊」，由宏明法師領導，共120人，在槍林彈雨中搶救傷患，犧牲慘重。後因經費斷絕及宏明法師蒙冤入獄，該隊於1938年解散。1940年3月，曾參與上海救護隊的樂觀法師在重慶慈雲寺發起成立「陪都慈雲寺僧侶救護隊」，後改組為「重慶市僧侶救護隊」。全隊以青年僧侶為主，經醫護與軍事訓練後，承擔重慶南岸地區的空襲救護任務。他們手持「佛」字旗幟，不待警報解除即奔赴現場，僅1940至1941年間出勤兩千餘人次，搶救傷患逾三千人。經費主要靠寺院經懺維持，生活清苦。該隊持續運作五年餘，直至抗戰勝利，成為歷時最長、成績最顯著的僧侶救護組織，書寫了佛教界愛國護教、英勇救難的珍貴篇章。 \n  \nShort Bio \n  \nKan Cheng-Tsung (b. 1961\, Chiayi\, Taiwan) is Professor and Chair of the Department at Fo Guang University. He received his PhD in History from National Cheng Kung University and previously served as Executive Director of the Archives of the Buddhist Association of China (Taiwan)\, as well as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts and Hsuan Chuang University. His research focuses on the history of Taiwanese Buddhism\, modern East Asian Buddhist interactions\, and the relationship between Buddhism and popular religion. He is the author of numerous books\, including One Hundred Years of Taiwanese Buddhism (1999)\, The Buddhist Association of China in Taiwan (2009)\, Buddhism under Japanese Rule in Taiwan (1895–1945) (2011)\, Guanyin Belief: Local and Transregional Dimensions (2018)\, and East Asian Buddhism in the Late Qing and Republican Period (2025). \n闞正宗 \n出生：1961，台灣嘉義市 \n學歷：國立成功大學歷史學博士 \n經歷：中國佛教會檔案室副執行長、法鼓佛教學院兼任助理教授（2009-2014）、玄奘大學兼任助理教授（2011-2014）、佛光大學副教授兼系主任（2019-2021）、佛光大學教授（2021-），現任佛光大學教授兼系主任（2026-） \n專長：臺灣佛教史、近代東亞佛教交涉史、佛教與民間宗教交涉研究 \n著作：《臺灣佛教一百年》（1999）、《重讀臺灣佛教─戰後臺灣佛教（正、續編）》（2004）、《臺灣佛寺的信仰與文化》（2004）、《臺灣佛教史論》（2008）、《中國佛教會在臺灣─漢傳佛教的延續與開展》（2009）、《臺灣日治時期佛教發展與皇民化運動──「皇國佛教」的歷史進程（1895-1945）》（2011）、《觀音信仰的本土與外來》（2018）、《南洋「人間佛教」先行者—慈航法師海外、臺灣弘法記（1910-1954）》（2020）、《晚清民國東亞佛教研究》（2025）等。
URL:https://www.cemeas.de/event/lecture-the-monastic-rescue-crew-in-chongqing-during-the-sino-japanese-war-1940-1945/
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