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 triggered by these developments.
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Please register individually for each event:
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Nov 12, 2021
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
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
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Dec 3, 2021
The Ming-Qing Transition as a Philosophical Problem
Leigh Jenco, Professor of Political Theory, London School of Economics, Department of Government
The Ming-Qing Transition as a Philosophical Problem
Leigh Jenco, Professor of Political Theory, London School of Economics, Department of Government
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Dec 17, 2021
The Utopian Impulse and Chinese Political Modernity
Peter Zarrow, Department of History, University of Connecticut, Hartford, USA
The Utopian Impulse and Chinese Political Modernity
Peter Zarrow, Department of History, University of Connecticut, Hartford, USA
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Jan 28, 2022
Self-government (zizhi) in China from the late Qing to the Republic: a contested concept in the search for political modernity
Federico Brusadelli, University of Naples “L’Orientale”
Self-government (zizhi) in China from the late Qing to the Republic: a contested concept in the search for political modernity
Federico Brusadelli, University of Naples “L’Orientale”
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Feb 11, 2022
Maruyama Masao’s Research on Intellectual History as seen by Chinese scholars
Xu Jilin, East China Normal University
Maruyama Masao’s Research on Intellectual History as seen by Chinese scholars
Xu Jilin, East China Normal University
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May 6, 2022
Push and Pull: Toward a Taylorian Theory of Alternative Modernities
Justin Ritzinger, University of Miami
Push and Pull: Toward a Taylorian Theory of Alternative Modernities
Justin Ritzinger, University of Miami
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Viren Murthy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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May 27, 2022
Understanding the Alienated Self: The Interest in and Problematization of the Village in the Post May-Fourth Period 认识被化外的自我：后五四时期对乡村的关注和农村的问题化Luo Zhitian 罗志田, Sichuan University
Understanding the Alienated Self: The Interest in and Problematization of the Village in the Post May-Fourth Period 认识被化外的自我：后五四时期对乡村的关注和农村的问题化Luo Zhitian 罗志田, Sichuan University
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June 3, 2022
Building a New Chinese State from the Northwest: The Proposal of Liu Guangfen (1843-1903)
Ong Chang Woei, National University of Singapore
Building a New Chinese State from the Northwest: The Proposal of Liu Guangfen (1843-1903)
Ong Chang Woei, National University of Singapore
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June 10, 2022
The Creativeness of Modern Chinese Conservative Thinkers 王汎森: 近代保守思想家的創造性
Wang Fansen, Academia Sinica
The Creativeness of Modern Chinese Conservative Thinkers 王汎森: 近代保守思想家的創造性
Wang Fansen, Academia Sinica
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June 17, 2022
Chinese Intellectuals’ Rethinking of Science, Religion and Superstition in the 20th Century: From Yan Fu, Liang Qichao to New Confucians
Huang Ko-wu, Academia Sinica
Chinese Intellectuals’ Rethinking of Science, Religion and Superstition in the 20th Century: From Yan Fu, Liang Qichao to New Confucians
Huang Ko-wu, Academia Sinica
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June 24, 2022
What is to be Done? Literature and History in China’s Revolutionary Twentieth-Century
Rebecca Karl, New York University
What is to be Done? Literature and History in China’s Revolutionary Twentieth-Century
Rebecca Karl, New York University
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July 01, 2022
Modern Alienation and its Antidotes: Strategies from Early 20th Chinese Buddhist Intellectuals
Eyal Aviv, George Washington University
Eyal Aviv, George Washington University
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Wang Hui, Tsinghua University
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July 15, 2022
From Mentorship to Comradeship: Irving Babbitt, The Critical Review, and Conservative Globalism in Republican China
Kuo Ya-pei, University of Groningen
Kuo Ya-pei, University of Groningen
.Modernity without Alienation: New Possibilities for 20th century Chinese Buddhism
Further presentations will be by Aymeric Xu, and the organizers. Date and title will be announced in due time.
Organizers:
Prof. Dr. Axel Schneider, University of Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Thomas Fröhlich, University of Hamburg
CeMEAS – Centre for Modern East Asian Studies & Department of East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen
Asia-Africa- Institute, Department for Chinese Language and Culture, Hamburg University
Department of East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen
Sponsor:
Academic Confucius Institute, University of Göttingen
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. Image: sung ming whang: Early saturday morning in color, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0), https://flic.kr/p/6E5PXd