Category: Activities

In this category, announcements related to activities, such as colloquia and workshops, as well as reports on past events and individual activity may be found.

  • Qinqin PENG: Mittagsforum

    On June 5, 2024 at 12–1 PM, affiliated postdoctoral researcher Dr. Qinqin PENG of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will hold a lecture titled “Decline or Revival? Narratives of ‘Change’ in Modern Chinese Buddhist Historiography” at the Mittagsforum (lunch forum) of the Faculty of East Asian Studies at Ruhr University Bochum.…

  • Theatrical play “Das Licht” – Jun 12, 2024

    The Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” co-organizes the theater event “Das Licht”, which will be held on June 12, 2024 at the Musisches Zentrum of the Ruhr University Bochum. The play adapts the sci-fi short story “Kai guang” (开光) by award-winning author Chen Qiufan 陈楸帆 and was produced by and with Clara…

  • Colloquium May 2, 2024

    The Online Colloquium of the Summer Term 2024 by the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” continues with a lecture by Asst. Prof. Subodhana WIJEYERATNE, PhD. You are cordially invited to attend. Asst. Prof. Subodhana WIJEYERATNE, PhD (Purdue University) The Sun and the Stars: Sino-Japanese Space Cooperation, 1950–2000 Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, 6:00…

  • Nora WÖLFING: Research topic presentation

    Affiliated doctoral researcher Nora WÖLFING of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” held a presentation on her research topic with the title “Contested Temporality – How Cao Fei investigates the crossroads of Science Fiction and art by using multitemporal narration” at the “Harvard Visual China Symposium 2024: Time and Temporality in Chinese…

  • Colloquium Apr 25, 2024

    The Online Colloquium of the Summer Term 2024 by the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will begin with a lecture by Prof. Dr. Björn ALPERMANN. You are cordially invited to attend. Prof. Dr. Björn ALPERMANN (University of Würzburg) ‘Ethnic Blending’ (minzu jiaorong): The Chinese Communist Party’s Vision for the Future of Ethnic…

  • Online Colloquium Summer Term 2024

    The Online Colloquium of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will host several lectures during the summer term of 2024. You are cordially invited to attend. Please find an overview of the scheduled lectures below. Each lecture will be announced separately as their respective dates draw near.

  • Youlim KIM: Research topic presentation

    Affiliated doctoral researcher Youlim KIM of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” held a presentation on her research topic with the title “The Articulations of Unmarried Mothers in Korean Novels since the 1960s” at the international conference “Marginality, inclusion, and gender in Korea: past and present”. The conference was organized by the…

  • Buyun GONG: Research topic presentation

    Doctoral researcher Buyun GONG of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” held a presentation on his research topic at a collquium for docotoral students (Promotionskolloquium WS 2023–24) organized by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bröckling of the Institute for Sociology at Freiburg university. The colloquium took place from February 29 to March 2, 2024.…

  • Colloquium Jan 24, 2024

    The Online Colloquium of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures” will ring in the new year with a presentation by Derek KRAMER, PhD. You are cordially invited to attend the lecture. Derek KRAMER, PhD (UK) Flagging the Future: Science, Symbolism, and Sovereignty in Post-Liberation Korea, 1945–1950 Wednesday, January 24th, 2024, 6 PM – 8 PM…