Category: News
Find general announcements, such as calls for applications, as well as reports on the various activities of the Research Training Group here.
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Swinging a Striking Hammer for the Future of the Earth
The story of “Moon Man“ is set in our near future, where space capabilities already drastically surpassed today’s expectations. The movie initiates its narrative by presenting us and mankind with an apocalyptic threat …
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On Doomsday Book (인류멸망보고서, 2012)
On March 18, 2026, during the second event in the “Visions of the Future in East Asian Cinema” series, Team Korea invited the audience to consider an important question: how do East Asian societies envision, plan …
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Perspectives on the future in the Taiwanese film “Marry my Dead Body”
In contrast to the other films discussed in this blog series, “Marry My Dead Body” can hardly be fitted into …
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Welcome to the Future! A Retrospective on our “Metropolis” Viewing Event
When we think about the future, we rarely do so in a vacuum. Our visions of what is to come are deeply …
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Youlim KIM successfully defends her doctoral thesis
On April 30, 2026, Youlim KIM, affiliated researcher with the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian Futures”, successfully defended her doctoral thesis at the Faculty of East Asian Studies of Ruhr University …
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Qualifying Fellow Denise MUẞMANN publishes in Japanese journal
Former Qualifying Fellow Denise MUẞMANN of the Research Training Group GRK 2833 “East Asian …