Colloque International: Bande dessinée en Asie orientale | Comics in East Asia
14–15th Oct 2021
Online | Zoom
Onsite in Paris & Lyon
Lecture Series Archive
Upcoming Lecture: Aude Lucas-Lesain “Tales of Success and Failure: Predictive Dreams of Imperial Examinations in Qing Xiaoshuo Literature”
Online | Erlangen, Germany
1st Jun 2021
6:15–7:45 pm CET
US East Coast: 12:15–1:45 pm EST
China: 0:15–1:45 am CST
Speaker: Aude Lucas-Lesain (Chinese Literature; Centre de recherche sur les civilisations d’Asie orientale, Paris; IKGF Visiting Fellow)
This lecture intends to depict the antagonistic look of the literati upon the civil service examination system through xiaoshuo and biji narratives of the Qing period. The analysis relies on tales of dream predictions that portend success or failure at the examinations, and shows
Upcoming Seminar: “Taiwan’s Opportunities and Challenges During the Pandemic: Domestic Politics, Foreign Relations, and Global Health Strategies”
Online | Helsinki, Finland
25th May 2021
10:00-12:00 Helsinki Time
9:00-11:00 Copenhagen Time
8:00-10:00 London Time
Between the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and spring 2021, Taiwan’s global visibility has increased thanks in large part to its successful handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak. It is now almost a cliché to elaborate the way in which a small island of nearly 24 million
Upcoming Lecture: Ute Wallenböck “Tibetan Food(s) and Identity in a Global Context”
Online | Helsinki, Finland
9th Jun 2021
11:00-12:30 Helsinki Time
10:00-11:30 Prague Time
Speaker: Ute Wallenböck (Masaryk University & Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic)
My current research deals with the cultural aspects of Tibetan foods and beverages since I argue that everyday foods illustrate cultural identity: Food(s) are vehicles for expressing culture. In course of my past project on the construction of the collective identity of the Tibeto-Mongol population in the contemporary Henan Mongol
Upcoming Lecture: Daniel Burton-Rose “The Layman and the Spirit-Writing Altar: Peng Shaosheng (1740-96) and the Historiography of Divine Communication”
Online | Erlangen, Germany
18th May 2021
6:15 pm–7:45 pm CET
US East Coast: 12:15 pm–1:45 pm EST
China: 0:15 am–1:45 am CST
Speaker: Daniel Burton-Rose (Chinese History; IKGF Visiting Fellow). This talk is part of a series of virtual lectures hosted by the International Research Consortium “Fate, Freedom, and Prognostication” at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The full schedule is available – for online participation, please register anytime at
New M.A. programme in English in the heart of Europa “China and the Dynamics of Globalisation (16th to 19th Centuries)”, Department of Chinese Studies, University of Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany
15th July 2019
The Department of Chinese Studies at the University of Tübingen invites applications for a new M.A. programme in Chinese Studies to be taught through the medium of English. This two-year programme focuses on the late imperial period with an emphasis on the ways in which China shaped and was shaped by the dynamics of globalisation from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries.
Advanced Course on the relations between China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries, at the University of Coimbra.
The University of Coimbra has just created a new Advanced Course on the relations between China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries in order to satisfy the demand for knowledge and experience in this area. The aim, therefore, is to explain how the political and juridical systems function and to see how the business cultures of these two worlds are inter-related. The course will focus on Intercultural Management, Commercial Relations, Investment and Tourism and will provide the necessary skills required for success in this area.
Free UZH Online Course on the Learning Platform coursera.org “Asian Environmental Humanities: Landscapes in Transition”
Starting on May 28th, 2018
The free online course “Asian Environmental Humanities: in Landscapes Transition” brings together researchers from the University of Zurich and international institutions in order to introduce some of the most vibrant cultural trends addressing landscape appreciation, degradation, protection, and rehabilitation that currently circulate in the Asian hemisphere. Scrutinizing how they are critically reflected upon
SDCF Summer Programme
Established in 2013 by Dr Elizabeth Woo Li, SDCF is a Hong Kong-incorporated non-profit organisation with the objective to promote global awareness and knowledge of Chinese culture and civilization. Its summer programme aims at introducing Chinese Studies to scholars (including PhD students) and key opinion leaders from around the world who are in disciplines other […]
Lecture Series: Winter Semester 2017-18 – International Consortium for Research in the Humanities IKGF
Tuesdays, 6:15 – 7:45 pm
Seminar Room, International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (IKGF)
Hartmannstr. 14, Building D1, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
07.11.2017 Old Uyghur Divination Literature and Its Relationship with Chinese Tradition
Yukiyo Kasai (Turkish Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum)
Vienna Taiwan Lecture Series – Winter Term 2017 “Taiwan’s local Culture in Literature and Film”
Vienna, Austria
4th Nov 2017–10th Jan 2018
The Vienna Taiwan Lectures, featuring talks by external experts, are organized by the Vienna Center for Taiwan Studies. The series was established at the Department of East Asian Studies in 2012, and is supported by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation and the Taipei
Lecture Series Summer 2017 – International Consortium for Research in the Humanities IKGF
Erlangen, Germany
Tuesdays, 6:15pm – 7:45pm
The International Consortium for Research in the Humanities “Fate, Freedom and Prognostication. Strategies for Coping with the Future in East Asia and Europe” of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg is delighted to announce its series of lectures
Call for Lecturers: Vienna Taiwan Lectures on “Taiwan: Mirroring Society? Affecting Society? The Impact of Literature, Television and Film”
Vienna, Austria
The Vienna Taiwan Lectures, featuring talks by external experts, are organized by the Vienna Center for Taiwan Studies.
Lecture Series Summer 2015 – International Consortium for Research in the Humanities IKGF
Erlangen, Germany The International Consortium for Research in the Humanities “Fate, Freedom and Prognostication. Strategies for Coping with the Future in East Asia and Europe” of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg is delighted to announce its series of lectures to be held on Tuesday evenings during this coming summer semester 2015. The lectures intend to give […]
Lecture Series: Winter Semester 2014-15 – International Consortium for Research in the Humanities IKGF
Erlangen, Germany The International Consortium for Research in the Humanities “Fate, Freedom and Prognostication. Strategies for Coping with the Future in East Asia and Europe” of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, is delighted to announce its series of lectures to be held on Tuesday evenings during this coming winter semester 2014/15. The lectures intend to give […]
Lecture Series Winter Semester 2013: International Consortium for Research in the Humanities IKGF
Erlangen, Germany
The International Consortium for Research in the Humanities “Fate, Freedom and Prognostication. Strategies for Coping with the Future in East Asia and Europe” of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, is delighted to announce its series of lectures to be held on Tuesday evenings
SOAS China Institute – Forthcoming Lectures
London, UK SOAS China InstituteThe China Institute coordinates activities at SOAS, University of London that relate to the study of China. The events bring together academic staff and students with diverse interests and backgrounds. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information […]
Public Lecture Series: “China and East Asian Security”
London, UK SOAS Centre for Chinese Studies15th Oct – 3rd Dec 2013 Seminars will be held from 5.00 to 6.30pm on Tuesdays (unless otherwise stated) in the Dahrendorf Room, Founder’s Building at St Antony’s College. Week 1 Dr Katherine Morton (Australian National University)Tuesday 15th Oct ‘China’s Maritime Power and the South China Sea’ […]
Public Lecture Series: International Consortium for Research in the Humanities 2013
Erlangen, Germany
14th May – 16th July 2013
International Consortium for Research in the Humanities IKGF – www.ikgf.fau.de
Tue 14.05. The Eschatological Meaning of the Templum Domini in Jerusalem (Dome of the Rock)
Dr. Michelina Di Cesare (IKGF Visiting Fellow) Kollegienhaus, KH 2.012
Tue 28.05. Astromania, Astrophobia, Futuroscopia, and the Last Death of the Astrologer-Doctor in Golden Age Spain
Public Lecture Series: SOAS Centre for Chinese Studies
London, UK, 2013 The seminars are free, open to the public and no booking is required (unless otherwise stated). China’s Unfinished Revolution: The Challenges Facing the New Leadership Date: Wednesday, 1st May 2013 Time: 5.00 – 6.00 pm, Speaker: Mr Jonathan Fenby (Research Associate, CCS), Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre, Details: […]
Public Lecture Series: SOAS Centre for Chinese Studies
London, UK
19th Nov 2012 – 18th Mar 2013
The seminars are free, open to the public and no booking is required (unless otherwise stated).
Chinoiserie and subalterneity in S.I. Hsiung’s Lady Precious Stream (1934)
Date: Monday, 19 November 2012 Time: 17.15 – 19.00 Speaker: Ashley Thorpe (University of Reading) Venue: Room G50, Ground Floor, Russell Square, SOAS, University of London