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Lecture: The Amorphousness of Post-War and Post-Colonial South Korea and its Regional Contexts
The Amorphousness of Post-War and Post-Colonial South Korea and its Regional Contexts Prof. Im Chong Myong (Chonnam National University) Tuesday, November 16, 18.15 (online) Abstract: The talk deals with the effects of World War Two on East Asia and Korea, and in this context it deals with issues like the re-construction of Western modernism and the inauguration …
Lecture: Peng Guoxiang: The Understanding and Practice of “Five Religions” in Early 20th Century China. The Works and Views of Feng Bingnan (1888-1956)
The Understanding and Practice of "Five Religions" in Early 20th Century China. The Works and Views of Feng Bingnan (1888-1956) Peng Guoxiang Zhejiang University Time: Nov 12, 2021 12:00 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna For registration, please use this zoom link. Abstract: The so-called “sanjiao tradition (three teachings/religions)” that includes Confucianism, Daoism, …
Online-Lecture: Late Qing Perceptions of Risk and Fortune: Plotting Careers in an Age of Anxiety
Late Qing Perceptions of Risk and Fortune: Plotting Careers in an Age of Anxiety Elisabeth Kaske Time: Nov 9, 06:15pm Place: Zoom Meeting-ID: 947 1083 3540 Kenncode: 884668 Abstract: One aspect that strikes observers of nineteenth-century China is the apparent lack of panic in the face of foreign aggression among Qing officials. Max Weber, an …