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Global China Conversations #22 Deutsche Forschungskooperationen: Wissen Schaffen für oder mit China?
Global China Conversations #22 Deutsche Forschungskooperationen: Wissen Schaffen für oder mit China?
Thema Die wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit mit China wirft zahlreiche Fragen und Herausforderungen auf. Transparenz und Offenheit bei der Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere in Bezug auf den Austausch von Forschungsergebnissen und Daten, sind zunächst zu beidseitigem Vorteil. Gleichzeitig aber mag es Unterschiede geben in ethischen Standards, Fragen des geistigen Eigentums und der Sicherstellung der Forschungsintegrität. Die enge Verflechtung von …
The Wandering Earth and China’s Construction of an Alternative Cosmopolitanism
The Wandering Earth and China’s Construction of an Alternative Cosmopolitanism
29. June (Thursday), 18:15 - 19:45 VG 2.103 Abstract: As an epoch-making event in the history of the Chinese sci-fi film industry, The Wandering Earth boasts the extraordinary acting skills of cinema superstars and fabulous special effects. Instead of providing a description of the technical issues surrounding the film's production, this paper looks at the film as a …
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Film Screening: Songs of Abdul
Film Screening: Songs of Abdul
New series of film screenings - Beyond Borders: Visions of Central Asia Save the dates for our "Visions of Central Asia" series, where we delve into the landscapes, traditions, and narratives that define this diverse region. Our selection of films offers a lens into the multifaceted identities and social dynamics of Central Asia fand we …
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Before China Studies: Private Foundations and Cold War Politics in Colonial Hong Kong
Before China Studies: Private Foundations and Cold War Politics in Colonial Hong Kong
6. July (Thursday), 18:15 - 19:45 VG 2.103 Abstract: The founding of the University Service Centre in Hong Kong in 1963 was a significant event in the development of China studies. Thanks to the city's adjacency to mainland China and the Carnegie Corporation's funding support, the Centre since its very beginning has become the …
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Confucius as a Cosmopolitan: Thought and Practice
Confucius as a Cosmopolitan: Thought and Practice
07. July, 14:00-16:00 KWZ 0.601 Abstract: Based on the Analects and other texts related to Confucius in classical period and taken "cosmopolitanism," a concept with long history in the Western tradition as a counterpart for comparison, this talk aims to probe the thought and practice of Confucius as a cosmopolitan and point out the feature and …
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Hegelian Master Narratives and Periodizing Japanese and Chinese Modernity
Hegelian Master Narratives and Periodizing Japanese and Chinese Modernity
11. July, 16:00 - 18:00 OEC. 0.168 Abstract: Scholars of Asian studies have something of a love-hate relationship with Hegel; they love to cite him as the epitome of Eurocentrism, modernization theory and the legitimation of colonialism. Despite their prevalence, such criticisms overlook both the complexities of Hegel’s philosophy and the different ways in which …
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Transnational Knowledge Transfers Between China, Europe, and the United States: Actors, Institutions, and Dynamics, 1924-1935
Transnational Knowledge Transfers Between China, Europe, and the United States: Actors, Institutions, and Dynamics, 1924-1935
13. July (Thursday), 18:15 - 19:45 VG 2.103 Overview The two talks of this joint session interrogate processes of knowledge transfer between China, the United States, and Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Focusing on two distinct organizations– the China Foundation (based in Shanghai and New York) and the League of Nations (based in …
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Global China Conversations #23 Russia’s Ties with China: Helping or Hindering the Yuan in Becoming an International Currency?
Global China Conversations #23 Russia’s Ties with China: Helping or Hindering the Yuan in Becoming an International Currency?
Registration required Topic The "friendship without limits" between China and Russia, which the heads of state of the two countries still affirmed on the occasion of the Winter Olympics in China at the beginning of February 2022, has not lost its significance in the past year since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war, even if …