Events | 活动
MCI hosts a variety of research and book talks about China, both in-person here in Manchester and as online webinars with a global reach. Most events are free and open to the public.
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The University of Manchester is committed to academic independence and the freedom of speech. The views speakers present are entirely their own, and do not represent those of the University of Manchester or the Manchester China Institute. Recording events without the written consent of all participants violates GDPR and is prohibited. However, you can watch recordings of past events on the MCI YouTube Channel. If you would like to receive news about future MCI events and activities, please email: mci@manchester.ac.uk
Upcoming events
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DR GREGORY SCOTT: Buddhist Mass Media in Modern China [Research Talk]
17:00 - 18:30 15 October 2024
Join us for an in-person talk with Dr Gregory Adam Scott at Oddfellows Hall to learn more about Buddhist mass media in modern China. ABOUT THE TALK: Mass media, that is, media designed to reach a large segment of the population, played a pivotal role in the making of the modern era, linking disparate audiences together across space into a shared...
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DR GERALD ROCHE: The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet [Book Webinar]
12:30 - 13:30 29 October 2024
Join us for an online discussion with Dr Gerald Roche on his newly published book - "The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet". ABOUT THE BOOK: In The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet, Gerald Roche sheds light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at least half of the world's languages disappear this century. Roche...
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XIAOLU GUO: My Battle of Hastings [Book Launch]
17:00 - 18:30 5 November 2024
Join us at the beautiful Portico Library for an in-person discussion with Xiaolu Guo about her latest book - "My Battle of Hastings". ABOUT THE BOOK: Award winning author and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo will discuss her latest nonfiction My Battle of Hastings, the last one in her ‘Transparent Self’ Trilogy after Once Upon A Time in The East (Vintage...
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'A Letter to Chinatown' Documentary Film Screening
15:30 - 17:30 6 November 2024
Join us at HOME Manchester (Cinema 2) on Wednesday, 6 November at 3:30PM for a special viewing of this captivating documentary followed by a thought-provoking Q&A session with the filmmakers and special guests. 'A Letter to Chinatown' (2024) is a documentary film project recorded over 10 years in Manchester, Oxford, London and Hong Kong. A 21st...
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DR ZHAOKUN XIN: Censoring Practice in China [Research Talk]
17:00 - 18:30 12 November 2024
In this in-person talk, Dr Zhaokun Xin will discuss censoring practice in China at the turn of the 19th century. With the compilation of the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries (1772-1783), the Qianlong reign (1735-1796) bore witness to the largest project for book collection in Chinese history. This state-sponsored project imposed wide-ranging...
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