Name: Dr Chigusa Yamaura
University of Oxford

Events this person is hosting:

Thursday 5 November 2020 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Governing the Urban in China and India
Date: 5 November 2020, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Professor Xuefei Ren (Michigan State University)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 18 January 2021 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Children in Skipped Generation Families in Rural China
Date: 18 January 2021, 12:00 - 13:30 (Monday, 1st week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Professor Rachel Murphy (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 25 January 2021 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Poverty Alleviation in China: The Rise of State-sponsored Corporate Paternalism
Date: 25 January 2021, 12:00 - 13:30 (Monday, 2nd week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Camille Boullenois (Australian National University)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 8 February 2021 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

China 1949: Year of Revolution
Date: 8 February 2021, 12:00 - 13:30 (Monday, 4th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Graham Hutchings (University of Oxford, University of Nottingham)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 22 November 2021 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Sharing Food, Vulnerability and Intimacy in a Global Pandemic: The Digital Art of the Chinese Diaspora in Europe
Date: 22 November 2021, 14:00 - 15:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Professor Hongwei Bao (University of Nottingham)
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 6 June 2022 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Beyond Heteronormativity? Intimacy and Intersectionality of Lesbians and Gay Men in Post-Reform China
Date: 6 June 2022, 13:00 - 14:30 (Monday, 7th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Professor Susanne Choi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Thursday 1 December 2022 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia
Date: 1 December 2022, 16:00 - 17:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor Victor Seow (Harvard University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 30 January 2023 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Divergent Trajectories of China’s Email-Order Brides (ONLINE ONLY)
Date: 30 January 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Monday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Monica Liu (University of St Thomas)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 22 May 2023 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Rejuvenating Communism: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in Post-Mao China
Date: 22 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:30 (Monday, 5th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Jérôme Doyon (Sciences Po)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Ho Tim Seminar Room (first floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Thursday 15 June 2023 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: China’s Law of the Sea
Date: 15 June 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Isaac B Kardon (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Events this person is organising:

Monday 18 January 2021 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Children in Skipped Generation Families in Rural China
Date: 18 January 2021, 12:00 - 13:30 (Monday, 1st week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Professor Rachel Murphy (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 8 February 2021 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

China 1949: Year of Revolution
Date: 8 February 2021, 12:00 - 13:30 (Monday, 4th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Graham Hutchings (University of Oxford, University of Nottingham)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Thursday 18 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Jesuits, Women and Domestic Christianity in Early Modern China
Date: 18 February 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Dr Nadine Amsler (University of Bern)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Jerome Doyon (University of Oxford), Annabella Massey (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)

Thursday 25 February 2021 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

The Politics of Transnational Aesthetics: Contemporary Chinese Art and Design in Global Contexts
Date: 25 February 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Professor Jenny Lin (University of Southern California)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Jerome Doyon (University of Oxford), Annabella Massey (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Annabella Massey (University of Oxford)

Thursday 4 March 2021 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Matrix Barcodes, Swapped Faces and Thousand-mile Eyes: Machine Vision in Chinese Everyday Life
Date: 4 March 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Dr Gabriele de Seta (University of Bergen)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Jerome Doyon (University of Oxford), Annabella Massey (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Annabella Massey (University of Oxford)

Thursday 11 March 2021 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Miracles and the Supernormal in Medieval China: A Discussion on Religious Objects in the Works of Daoxuan道宣596–667
Date: 11 March 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Nelson Landry (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Jerome Doyon (University of Oxford), Annabella Massey (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Faluto (University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 May 2021 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

What are the historians’ biggest frustrations with popular conceptions of China in the United Kingdom?
Date: 6 May 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Professor Rana Mitter (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Professor Robert Chard (University of Oxford), Dr Rachel Leow (University of Cambridge)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Jerome Doyon (University of Oxford), Annabella Massey (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)

Thursday 13 May 2021 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

How Communist Is the People’s Republic of China?
Date: 13 May 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Professor Patricia Thornton (University of Oxford), Dr Daniel Koss (Harvard University), Professor Joseph Fewsmith (Boston University), Professor Rebecca Karl (NYU)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Jerome Doyon (University of Oxford), Annabella Massey (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 May 2021 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Is the meaning of family changing in China, and if so, how?
Date: 18 May 2021, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Professor Rachel Murphy (University of Oxford), Professor Xiaoying Qi (Australian Catholic University), Professor Suen Yiu Tung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Professor Harriet Evans (University of Westminster)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Jerome Doyon (University of Oxford), Annabella Massey (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 May 2021 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

What does it mean to be 'Chinese' outside of China today?
Date: 20 May 2021, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Professor Biao Xiang (University of Oxford), Dr Simeng Wang (The French National Centre for Scientific Research), Professor Gracia Liu-Farrer (Waseda University), Professor Gregory Lee (University of St Andrews)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Jerome Doyon (University of Oxford), Annabella Massey (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 4 October 2021 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Classical Learning and the Politics of the Common Good in Early China
Date: 4 October 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Professor Michael Nylan (University of California, Berkeley)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)

Thursday 21 October 2021 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Politics of Financial Control in China: Mutual Endangerment in State-Business Relations
Date: 21 October 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Professor Meg Rithmire (Harvard University)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford)

Thursday 28 October 2021 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

‘Cybersecurity and Informatization: Restructuring Chinese Governance Through Technology’
Date: 28 October 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Dr Rogier Creemers (Leiden University)
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford)

Thursday 4 November 2021 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Classical Learning and the Politics of the Common Good in Early China
Date: 4 November 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Professor Michael Nylan (University of California, Berkeley)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Hybrid event
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)

Thursday 11 November 2021 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Rural Development in China and East Asia
Date: 11 November 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Professor Kristen Looney (Georgetown University)
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford)

Thursday 18 November 2021 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Dog Days and Salted Fish: Malaise of Indolence among Young Migrant Café Workers in Shanghai
Date: 18 November 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford)

Monday 22 November 2021 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Sharing Food, Vulnerability and Intimacy in a Global Pandemic: The Digital Art of the Chinese Diaspora in Europe
Date: 22 November 2021, 14:00 - 15:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Professor Hongwei Bao (University of Nottingham)
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 29 November 2021 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Reimagining the World Order: Chinese Literary Conventions and the Representation of International Relations in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
Date: 29 November 2021, 12:30 - 14:00 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker : Dr Ming Tak Ted Hui (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)

Thursday 20 January 2022 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Distant Shores: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier
Date: 20 January 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 1st week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 24 January 2022 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Being Transgender in China: Trans Celebrity, Queer Activism and Feminist Politics
Date: 24 January 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Professor Hongwei Bao (University of Nottingham)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford)

Thursday 3 February 2022 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

The Future Is Now: Theory and Method of the Newborn Socialist Thing
Date: 3 February 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Professor Laurence Coderre (New York University)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 7 February 2022 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Typographic Bodies: Futurist Biopoetics in Republican China
Date: 7 February 2022, 13:00 - 14:00 (Monday, 4th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Dr Chloe Estep (Columbia University)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford)

Thursday 17 February 2022 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Back Down to the Countryside: Contextualizing the Fanxiangqingnian ‘Return Youth’ Phenomenon, A Case Study of Heyang Village
Date: 17 February 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Linda Qian (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)

Thursday 24 February 2022 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Jokebooks and Humour Publications in Late-Ming China
Date: 24 February 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Dr Elizabeth Smithrosser (International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)

Monday 28 February 2022 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

The Micro-institutional Foundations of Capitalism: Sectoral Pathways to Globalization in China, India, and Russia
Date: 28 February 2022, 12:30 - 14:00 (Monday, 7th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Professor Roselyn Hseuh (Temple University)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)

Monday 7 March 2022 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Foreigners and Outsiders: Chinese Views of Jesuit Missionaries in the Late Ming Period
Date: 7 March 2022, 13:00 - 14:30 (Monday, 8th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Dr Ana Carolina Hosne (National Council for Scientific Research (CONICET), Argentina)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)

Thursday 5 May 2022 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Book Launch: The Perils of Interpreting: The Extraordinary Lives of Two Translators between Qing China and the British Empire
Date: 5 May 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 May 2022 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Chinese Legal Thought on the Global Stage
Date: 25 May 2022, 12:00 - 13:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Professor Samuli Seppänen (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Matthew Erie (University of Oxford)

Thursday 2 June 2022 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Fathoming the Changes between Heaven and Earth. Reconsidering the Status of the Book of Changes in Wang Bi’s Philosophy
Date: 2 June 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Dr Raphaël Van Daele (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)

Monday 6 June 2022 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Beyond Heteronormativity? Intimacy and Intersectionality of Lesbians and Gay Men in Post-Reform China
Date: 6 June 2022, 13:00 - 14:30 (Monday, 7th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Professor Susanne Choi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Monday 3 October 2022 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Necessary Fictions: The State, Stock Markets and Growth in East Asia
Date: 3 October 2022, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor John Yasuda (Johns Hopkins University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)

Thursday 13 October 2022 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Chinese Latrine: a Pigstory
Date: 13 October 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor Roel Sterckx (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 20 October 2022 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Taiwan’s Postwar Student Movement and the Making of Democracy
Date: 20 October 2022, 13:00 - 14:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor Ming-sho Ho (National Taiwan University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 October 2022 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Fighting Imperialism – Forging Solidarity: Africa in PRC Visual Propaganda, 1950s to 1980s
Date: 27 October 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Dr Thoralf Klein (Loughborough University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 3 November 2022 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Necessary Fictions: The State, Stock Markets and Growth in East Asia
Date: 3 November 2022, 16:00 - 17:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor John Yasuda (Johns Hopkins University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)

Thursday 10 November 2022 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Modernity on the Periphery: Urbanisation and Informality after the Chongqing Model
Date: 10 November 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Dr Asa Roast (University of Leeds)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 17 November 2022 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

How do movement parties learn lessons of defeat in Taiwan? The case of the Green Party Taiwan
Date: 17 November 2022, 17:30 - 19:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Dr Dafydd Fell (SOAS)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ssu-Han Yu (University of Oxford)

Thursday 24 November 2022 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Du Fu (712‒770) and his Troubled Search for Identity (POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)
Date: 24 November 2022, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor David McMullen (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 1 December 2022 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia
Date: 1 December 2022, 16:00 - 17:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Professor Victor Seow (Harvard University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 January 2023 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Reader, Author, Icon, Superhero? Lu Xun and his Literature in Chinese Comics
Date: 19 January 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 1st week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Lena Henningsen (University of Freiburg)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 26 January 2023 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

The Rise and the Fall of the EAST: Examination, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology in Chinese History and Today
Date: 26 January 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Prof. Yasheng Huang (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Patricia Thornton (University of Oxford)

Monday 30 January 2023 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Divergent Trajectories of China’s Email-Order Brides (ONLINE ONLY)
Date: 30 January 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Monday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Monica Liu (University of St Thomas)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Thursday 2 February 2023 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Self-Fashioning in Tang China: From the 'Casual Gaffer' to the 'Master of Extreme Torment'
Date: 2 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 9 February 2023 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Imperial Gateway: Colonial Taiwan and Japan's Expansion in South China and Southeast Asia, 1895-1945 (ONLINE ONLY)
Date: 9 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Prof. Seiji Shirane (The City College of New York (CUNY))
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ssu-Han Yu (University of Oxford)

Thursday 16 February 2023 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

The Qing Empire and its Offshore Islands during the Long Eighteenth Century
Date: 16 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Prof. Ronald C. Po (LSE)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 February 2023 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Attitudes to Chinese Economic Investment in the Middle East and North Africa
Date: 23 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Neil Ketchley (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford)

Thursday 2 March 2023 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Dreaming Together: Communes Before Communism, 1919-1921
Date: 2 March 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Shakhar Rahav (University of Haifa)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Monday 6 March 2023 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

One China, Many Taiwans: The Geopolitics of Cross-Strait Tourism
Date: 6 March 2023, 13:00 - 14:30 (Monday, 8th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ssu-Han Yu (University of Oxford)

Thursday 9 March 2023 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Clean Air at What Cost? The Rise of Blunt Force Regulation in China
Date: 9 March 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)

Thursday 27 April 2023 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Negotiated Sovereignty: The Fisherfolks and the State in the Northern Gulf of Tonkin, 1954‒1964
Date: 27 April 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 1st week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Qingfei Yin (LSE)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 11 May 2023 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

TALK POSTPONED: The Wor(l)d Itself: The Language of Mapping China
Date: 11 May 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Stephen Whiteman (The Courtauld Institute of Art)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Monday 15 May 2023 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

ONLINE: Rival Partners: How Taiwanese Entrepreneurs and Guangdong Officials Forged the Development Model
Date: 15 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:30 (Monday, 4th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Jieh-min Wu (Academia Sinica)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Lucina Ho Seminar Room (first floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ssu-Han Yu (University of Oxford)

Monday 22 May 2023 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Rejuvenating Communism: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in Post-Mao China
Date: 22 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:30 (Monday, 5th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Jérôme Doyon (Sciences Po)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Ho Tim Seminar Room (first floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Thursday 1 June 2023 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Framed by the Archive: Maoist Revolution and the Case of Merchant Zha, 1949‒1952
Date: 1 June 2023, 16:00 - 17:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Professor Brian DeMare (Tulane University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 5 June 2023 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

An Introduction to and Revisionist Critique of the Case (案) as Historical Source and Administrative Artefact in Local Jurisdictions of the Late Empire
Date: 5 June 2023, 16:00 - 17:30 (Monday, 7th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Maura Dykstra (Caltech)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford)

Thursday 8 June 2023 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Sino-US Relations: A Historical Perspective from the Pearl River Delta
Date: 8 June 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Professor John D. Wong (The University of Hong Kong)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 15 June 2023 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: China’s Law of the Sea
Date: 15 June 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Dr Isaac B Kardon (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Dr Yi Lu (University of Oxford), Dr Coraline Jortay (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 11 October 2023 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Literary Transmission as Political Action: Feng Menglong's Mountain Songs Compendium (c. 1610)
Date: 11 October 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Professor Leigh Jenco (LSE)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford)

Monday 16 October 2023 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

U.S. and European Legal Responses to Chinese Forced Labour
Date: 16 October 2023, 12:00 - 13:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Mr Aaron Halegua (Aaron Halegua PLLC)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Language Lab 2 (first floor)
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Matthew Erie (University of Oxford)

Thursday 26 October 2023 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Spectres of Progress in a Northeast Asian Borderland
Date: 26 October 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Ed Pulford (The University of Manchester)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford)

Thursday 2 November 2023 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Book talk: Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics: To the Left or to the Right?
Date: 2 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Olivia Cheung (SOAS)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford)

Thursday 9 November 2023 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Making Peace with the Devil: The Problem of Ending Just Wars
Date: 9 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker s: Dr Elisabeth Forster (University of Southampton), Dr Isaac Taylor (Stockholm University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Dr Giulia Falato (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 13 November 2023 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Post Taiwan New Cinema Era: The Auteurs and the Industry
Date: 13 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Chen Pin-chuan (Taipei Representative Office, UK)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 November 2023 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Locust Control in Late Imperial China
Date: 23 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Dr Desmond Cheung (SOAS)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford)

Monday 22 January 2024 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Pure and True: the Everyday Politics of Ethnicity for China’s Hui Muslims
Date: 22 January 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 2nd week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Stroup (University of Manchester)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford)

Thursday 25 January 2024 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Post-Election Analysis of Taiwan’s 2024 Elections
Date: 25 January 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker s: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Monique Chu (University of Southampton), Dr Michael Reilly (University of Nottingham)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)

Thursday 1 February 2024 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

How to Tell a Sensitive History: Interviews with Chinese International Communist Volunteers in Burma
Date: 1 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr Ning Zhang (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Monday 5 February 2024 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Life Above All Else: Foucault, China and Mutations of the Biopolitical
Date: 5 February 2024, 12:00 - 13:30 (Monday, 4th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr Christian Sorace (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford)

Thursday 15 February 2024 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

China's Economic Diplomacy in an Age of 'Derisking'
Date: 15 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr Lucie Qian Xia (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford)

Thursday 22 February 2024 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

China’s Mundane Revolution: Cheap Print, Vernacular Knowledge and the Rise of the Common Reader, 1894‒1954
Date: 22 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Professor Joan Judge (York University, Toronto)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 29 February 2024 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Engaging with Alterity: The Chinese Style of Gardening in 18th-century Britain
Date: 29 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr Yue Zhuang (University of Exeter)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Monday 4 March 2024 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Inside the Global Supply Chain: Transnational Migrant Labour, Commodity Circulation and Digitised Economies across Taiwan
Date: 4 March 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 8th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Dr Beatrice Zani (French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS))
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)

Thursday 25 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Buddhists in the Print Culture of Republican China
Date: 25 April 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Gregory Scott (University of Manchester)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford)

Thursday 2 May 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Chairman Mao’s Children: Generation and the Politics of Memory in China
Date: 2 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Bin Xu (Emory University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford)

Thursday 9 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Scents of China: A Modern History of Smell
Date: 9 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Xuelei Huang (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford)

Thursday 16 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Navigating Geoeducational Dilemmas: Chinese Student Migration in Singapore
Date: 16 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Zachary M. Howlett (YaleNUSCollege)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Matthew Erie (University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Captain of the Roving Bandits: Spoken drama and the culture of Rural Pacification in Japanese-occupied China
Date: 23 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Jeremy E Taylor (University of Nottingham)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford)

Monday 27 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Chinese Businessmen and the Economic Roots of American Cold War Power, 1938‒1955
Date: 27 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Judd Kinzley (University of Wisconsin-Maddison)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Problematic Analogies: Diplomatic Exchange and the Discourse of Legitimacy in Early Medieval China
Date: 6 June 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Lu Kou (Columbia University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford)

Monday 10 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Competition in the Gray Zone: A Cross-analysis of Taiwan and the South China Sea
Date: 10 June 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Diren Doğan (Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)

Thursday 17 October 2024 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Intrepid Nobodies: Chinese Servants in the Canton Trade, 1700-1850
Date: 17 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Song-Chuan Chen (University of Warwick)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Monday 21 October 2024 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

What is the Status Quo in the Taiwan Strait?
Date: 21 October 2024, 12:00 - 13:30 (Monday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr James Lee (Academia Sinica)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford), Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)

Thursday 31 October 2024 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Imagined 'Chinatowns' (hancheng 漢城) in Medieval Manchuria: A Critical Han Studies Approach to Liao Dynasty Populations and Settlements
Date: 31 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Lance Pursey
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Elizabeth Smithrosser (University of Oxford)

Thursday 7 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Efficacious Writing: The Workings of Talismans in Contemporary Daoist Practice
Date: 7 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Mozina (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Thursday 14 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Rural-to-Urban Migration, Gender and Familial Care in Post-Socialist China
Date: 14 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Susanne Choi (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 18 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Atomized Incorporation: Chinese Workers and the Aftermath of China's Rise?
Date: 18 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Sungmin Rho (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford)

Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Compensation and the Consolidation of Authoritarian Power: Evidence from China’s 2016 PLA Reform
Date: 21 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Victor Shih (University of California San Diego)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Through Texts or Objects: How Classicists and Antiquarians Conceptualised the Chinese Ritual Jade cong
Date: 28 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Qin Yang (University of Nottingham)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Elizabeth Smithrosser (University of Oxford)

Thursday 5 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

EU-Taiwan Relations in a New Reality: What Lies Ahead?
Date: 5 December 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy (National Dong-Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Dr Xiaojing Miao (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)