Past events
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LICHENG QIAN: Consumption and Nostalgia in Contemporary China
16:00 - 17:30 30 April 2024
In this in-person talk, Dr Licheng Qian discusses consumption and nostalgia in contemporary China. "Amidst the sweeping social transformations, a nostalgia market has emerged in contemporary China, evoking a yearning for the past, particularly the Mao era. Why does this nostalgiaemerge? What does it...
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BOOK WORKSHOP: Emerging China English
13:00 - 15:00 9 April 2024
Join our book workshop on emerging China English, with Dr Alex Baratta, Dr Rui He, and Dr Paul Smith from Manchester Institute of Education. "In this chapter we [the speakers] discuss possible research directions derived from the linguistic mismatch of university assessment expectations regarding standard...
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PROF TIMOTHY BROOK: The Price of Collapse [Book Launch]
17:00 - 18:30 12 March 2024
In this Zoom webinar, Prof Tim Brook discusses his latest book - "The Price of Collapse: The Little Ice Age and the Fall of Ming China". In 1644, after close to three centuries of relative stability and prosperity, the Ming dynasty collapsed. Many historians attribute its demise to the Manchu invasion...
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DR XUELEI HUANG: Scents of China [Book Launch]
17:00 - 18:30 27 February 2024
In this talk, Dr Xuelei Huang discusses her latest book - "Scents of China: Scents of China: A Modern History of Smell". In this vivid and highly original reading of recent Chinese history, Xuelei Huang documents the eclectic array of smells that permeated Chinese life from the High Qing through to...
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DR IBRAR BHATT & HENG WANG: A Semiotics of Muslimness in China
17:00 - 18:30 20 February 2024
In this in-person talk, Dr Ibrar Bhatt and Heng Wang explore the semiotic heritage of Sino-Muslim communities in China. In this presentation, we [the speakers] delve into the intricate connections between the literacies of religious practice, food heritage, and artistic expression within Sino-Muslim...
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