China Studies Seminar Series Trinity Term 2022

The following seminars and conversations, jointly organised with the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies and the Faculty of Oriental Studies, will take place throughout the term at varying times. The sessions will take place in various formats: in-person, online (via Zoom) or as a hybrid event. Please check the China Centre’s website for guidelines on how to register. All welcome.

 

Mr Eric Zhou, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University/Oxford
Tuesday 26 April (13:00)
‘Understanding “Left-behind Children” in Rural China: An Ethnographic Approach’
In-person event only: China Centre, Lucina Ho Seminar Room (first floor)

 

China Centre Conversation I
Tuesday 26 April (17:00)
‘What can we learn from the past when trying to make sense of the Chinese Communist Party today?’
Speakers: Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom, UC Irvine; Mr Ian Johnson, The Council on Foreign Relations; Professor Diana Fu, University of Toronto; Chair: Professor Todd Hall, University of Oxford
Online, via Zoom

 

Professor Henrietta Harrison, University of Oxford
Thursday 5 May (17:00)
Book Launch: The Perils of Interpreting: The Extraordinary Lives of Two Translators between Qing China and the British Empire
In-person event only: China Centre, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)

 

Mark Logan MP
Thursday 12 May (17:00)
‘UK–China Relations: The Role of British MPs in Making Policy’
In-person event only: China Centre, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)

 

China Centre Conversation II
Thursday 19 May (17:00)
‘Authenticity and Sincerity in Premodern China’
Speakers: Professor Xiaofei Tian, Harvard University; Professor Antje Richter, University of Colorado Boulder; Dr Christopher J Foster, SOAS; Chair: Professor Robert Chard, University of Oxford
Hybrid event: China Centre, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) and Zoom webinar (to attend the event via Zoom, please register here)

 

Professor Samuli Seppänen, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wednesday 25 May (12:00)
‘Chinese Legal Thought on the Global Stage’
Chair: Professor Matthew Erie, University of Oxford
Online, via Zoom

 

China Centre Conversation III
Thursday 26 May (17:00)
‘Translation’
Speakers: Professor Nicholas Williams, Arizona State University; Dr Paul Bevan, University of Oxford; Dr Ewan Macdonald, University of Oxford; Chair: Dr Giulia Falato, University of Oxford
Hybrid event: China Centre, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) and Zoom webinar (registration details tbc)

 

Raphaël Van Daele, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Academic Visitor, University of Oxford
Thursday 2 June (time tbc)
‘Fathoming the Changes between Heaven and Earth. Reconsidering the Status of the Book of Changes in Wang Bi’s Philosophy’
Hybrid event: China Centre, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) and Zoom webinar (registration details tbc)

 

Professor Susanne Choi, Chinese University of Hong Kong  
Monday 6 June (13:00)
‘Beyond Heteronormativity? Intimacy and Intersectionality of Lesbians and Gay Men in Post-Reform China’
Hybrid event: China Centre, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) and Zoom webinar (registration details tbc)