Department: Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Talks:

Monday 19 May 2025

Reimagining Chinese Diasporas in a Transnational World: Hypermobility, Hyperdiversity and Hyperconnectivity
Date: 19 May 2025, 12:00 - 13:15
Speaker : Professor Shibao Guo (University of Calgary)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Sanskrit Buddhist Chant and Song: Medieval Traditions in Modern Transmission
Date: 19 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Stephen Ithel Duran (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Basement Teaching Room 1
Organisers: Pyi Phyo Kyaw (University of Oxford), Kate Crosby (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 20 May 2025

Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Date: 20 May 2025, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker : Curtis Chin (Writer, Producer, Director)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organiser: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Anna Lora-Wainwright (University of Oxford)

Monday 26 May 2025

Institutional Genes: The Origins of China’s Institutions and Totalitarianism
Date: 26 May 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Chenggang Xu (Stanford University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Verna Yu (University of Oxford)

How to Move the Masses on Chinese Social Media: A Narrative-Platform Approach
Date: 26 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Guobin Yang (University of Pennsylvania)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Denise van de Kamp (University of Oxford)

Seekers of Truth: The Life and Deeds of The South Asian Tradition of Etymology
Date: 26 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Paolo Visigalli (Shanghai Normal University (SHNU))
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Pyi Phyo Kyaw (University of Oxford), Kate Crosby (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 May 2025

Abhidhamma as Oral Text, the Mind as Oral Text
Date: 28 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Eviatar Shulman (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Pyi Phyo Kyaw (University of Oxford), Kate Crosby (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 29 May 2025

A Confucian Academy in 21st Century Hebei: Rethinking 'truth' in Chinese Religion
Date: 29 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Gareth Breen (LSE)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Monday 2 June 2025

Sarvamedha, Pañcavārṣika, and Nirargaḍamedha: Ritual Transmission from India to China
Date: 2 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Zhen Liu (Dali University and Harvard-Yenching Institute)
Venue Details: Basement Teaching Room 1
Organisers: Pyi Phyo Kyaw (University of Oxford), Kate Crosby (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 June 2025

Startup Capitalism: New Approaches to Innovation Strategies in China and Taiwan?
Date: 5 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker s: Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra (Reader in Entrepreneurship & Sustainability | Associate Dean, Global Engagement King’s Business School | King’s College London), Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo (King's College London)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)

Friday 6 June 2025

Southern Encounters: Nanyang and New Cultural Regionalities in Chinese Studies
Date: 6 June 2025, 10:30 - 15:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organiser: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford)

Monday 9 June 2025

Baillie Gifford Distinguished Speaker lecture
Date: 9 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organiser: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)

Thursday 12 June 2025

‘Non-People’ in the People’s Republic: Class Enemies in Maoist China
Date: 12 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Mark Czellér (University of London)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford)

Monday 16 June 2025

The Śyāma Jātaka in the Dazu Rock Carvings
Date: 16 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Li Ling (Sichuan University)
Venue Details: Basement Teaching Room 1
Organiser: Kate Crosby (University of Oxford)
Host: Kate Crosby (University of Oxford)

Is Taiwan Leading Asia in Women’s Political Representation?
Date: 16 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Chang-ling Huang (National Taiwan University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 17 June 2025

I Film, Therefore We Are: Chinese Labourers, UGC, and the New Collective Documentary
Date: 17 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Jing Wang (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organiser: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford)

Friday 20 June 2025

Constructing Chinese Plans: China’s Multi-Tiered and Diverse Approaches to Global Governance Reform
Date: 20 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:15
Speaker : Professor Bowen Yu (Fudan University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Todd Hall (University of Oxford)

Thursday 26 June 2025

Burnout Market Feminism: Urban Chinese Businesswomen in the Internet Age
Date: 26 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Ling Tang (University of Melbourne)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford), Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford), Professor Margaret Hillenbrand (University of Oxford), Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ruoxi Liu (University of Oxford)