Changes to Contemporary Chinese Studies

Following a review of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies (SCCS) as part of the integrated […]

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Emergency cultures: approaches to the study of late colonialism and the Cold War in Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong

Join the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies for the one day workshop, ‘Emergency cultures: new approaches to the study of late colonialism and the Cold War in Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong’. Facilitated by Dr Jeremy E Taylor, The University of Nottingham and Dr Xu Lanjun, National University of Singapore.

Tags: British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences, China, Cold War, culture, Jeremy Taylor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies

Changes in the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies

The University is proposing changes to the way in which research and teaching on contemporary China […]

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The 2016 presidential election in Taiwan: new wine in a new bottle?

The Taiwan Studies Programme is delighted to announce that Professor Jason Hu, of the Want Want Group and former Mayor of Taichung, will present the Taiwan Studies Programme Lecture on ‘The 2016 Presidential Election in Taiwan: New Wine in A New Bottle?’.

Tags: China Policy Institute, public lecture, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, Taiwan, Taiwan Studies Programme

Local politics and the rise of China: lessons from the Kinmen (Quemoy)

Michael Szonyi, Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University, will speak on the topic of ‘Local politics and the rise of China: lessons from the Kinmen (Quemoy)’.

Tags: China, China Policy Institute, Harvard University, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, Taiwan Studies Programme

Chinese state capitalism? Rethinking the role of the state and business in Chinese development cooperation in Africa

Dr Jing Gu, The Institute of Developmental Studies, presents the seminar ‘Chinese state capitalism? Rethinking the role of the state and and business in Chinese development cooperation in Africa’. Part of the China Seminar Series.

Tags: Africa, business, capitalism, China, China Seminar Series, Institute of Developmental Studies, Jing Gu, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies

In what sense is China a dictatorship?

Professor Stein Ringen, University of Oxford, presents this seminar, asking the question ‘In what sense is China a dictatorship?’ Part of the China Seminar Series.

Tags: China, China Seminar Series, politics, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, series, Stein Ringen

Has China become conservative? On the nature of the ‘return to tradition’ in contemporary China

Professor Dr Axel Schneider, University of Göttingen, presents the seminar ‘Has China become conservative? On the nature of the ‘return to tradition’ in contemporary China’. Part of the China Seminar Series.

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Labour politics in China: where market meets state and society

Professor Gaochao He, Sun Yat-Sen University, will present ‘Labour politics in China: where market meets state and society’. Part of the China Seminar Series.

Tags: China, China Seminar Series, Gaochao He, politics, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies

A rare Ming dynasty pipa in the Metropolitan Museum: in pursuit of its literary, historical and musical context

Professor Judith T Zeitlin, University of Chicago, presents the seminar ‘A rare Ming dynasty pipa in the Metropolitan Museum: in pursuit of its literary, historical and musical context’. Part of the China Seminar Series.

Tags: China, China Seminar Series, Judith Zeitlin, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, series, University of Chicago