07 December 2021 | 14 – 18 h | Gradschool AREA | Prof. Edward Wang | PhD masterclass on comparative, transnational and global perspectives in history and related fields of study

Prof. Edward Wang: PhD masterclass The class will be based on some joint readings that will be circulated to all those who have registered for the event and it will provide opportunities to discuss the students’ own projects in this field. All PhD students who are interested in participating in this master class should register […]

22 June 2021 | 14 – 16 h | Guest Lecture by Biao Xiang | A way out or a way in? Social competition in China …

Biao Xiang Professor of Social Anthropology | University of Oxford & MPI for Social Anthropology, Halle A way out or a way in? Social competition in China and transnational mobilities Despite the major disruptions created by COVID-19, the momentum of outmigration from China seems to remain strong. Why are students, workers, and businesspeople eager to […]

15 June 2021 | 18 – 20 h c.t. | Guest Lecture by Kirk Larsen | The false promise of membership in the “family of nations“ …

Kirk W. Larsen Professor of History | Brigham Young University The false promise of membership in the “family of nations”: Diplomacy, treaties, legations, and Chosŏn Korea’s fall into colonial rule in the age of high imperialism. In the late nineteenth century, Chosŏn Korea negotiated a series of treaties with neighboring Asian and Western powers. For […]

RUB and UDE: East Asia related News

Ostasienwissenschaftliche Mittagsforum der RUB Sommersemester 2021 AREA Ruhr doctoral student Aya Adachi is going to present her research on 5 May 2021 Programm Download IN-EAST Research Forum Summer Term 2021 Lecture Series – Webinar Some lectures are organised in cooperation with and co-sponsored by AREA Ruhr Programme and registration link The Politics & Policies of […]

09 February 2021 | 10 – 12 am CET | Prof. Motokazu Matsutani (Tohoku University): Tohoku Christians’ Vision to Evangelize Korea …

Please register with kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de to receive the respective Zoom link and password for the meeting. *Please notice that this event will start at 10 am sharp* Prof. Motokazu Matsutani (Tohoku University): Tohoku Christians’ Vision to Evangelize Korea — Oshikawa Masayoshi and his missionary interest in Korea Abstract:It is commonly believed that Japan’s Protestant Christian missions had […]