Thursday 29 October 2020 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 12:30 - The Invisible City: A Global Microhistory of Europeans and their Social Networks in Eighteenth Century Beijing
  Dr Eugenio Menegon (Boston University)

Thursday 18 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Jesuits, Women and Domestic Christianity in Early Modern China
  Dr Nadine Amsler (University of Bern)

Thursday 6 May 2021 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - What are the historians’ biggest frustrations with popular conceptions of China in the United Kingdom?
  Professor Rana Mitter (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Professor Robert Chard (University of Oxford), Dr Rachel Leow (University of Cambridge)

Monday 4 October 2021 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Classical Learning and the Politics of the Common Good in Early China
  The talk will be conducted in hybrid format. The in-person part of the event has limited space (max. 18 people) and pre-booking is required. If you are an Oxford student or staff member and wish to book a space, please contact Giulia Falato (giulia.falato@orinst.ox.ac.uk). To attend online, please see registration details below.
  Professor Michael Nylan (University of California, Berkeley)
  China Studies Seminar series

Thursday 4 November 2021 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Classical Learning and the Politics of the Common Good in Early China
  The talk will be conducted in hybrid format. The in-person part of the event has limited space (max. 18 people) and pre-booking is required. If you are an Oxford student or staff member and wish to book a space, please contact Giulia Falato (giulia.falato@orinst.ox.ac.uk). To attend online, please see registration details below.
  Professor Michael Nylan (University of California, Berkeley)
  China Studies Seminar series

Thursday 29 October 2020 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 12:30 - The Invisible City: A Global Microhistory of Europeans and their Social Networks in Eighteenth Century Beijing
  Dr Eugenio Menegon (Boston University)

Thursday 18 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Jesuits, Women and Domestic Christianity in Early Modern China
  Dr Nadine Amsler (University of Bern)

Thursday 25 February 2021 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - The Politics of Transnational Aesthetics: Contemporary Chinese Art and Design in Global Contexts
  Professor Jenny Lin (University of Southern California)

Thursday 4 March 2021 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Matrix Barcodes, Swapped Faces and Thousand-mile Eyes: Machine Vision in Chinese Everyday Life
  Dr Gabriele de Seta (University of Bergen)

Thursday 11 March 2021 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Miracles and the Supernormal in Medieval China: A Discussion on Religious Objects in the Works of Daoxuan道宣596–667
  Nelson Landry (University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 May 2021 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - What are the historians’ biggest frustrations with popular conceptions of China in the United Kingdom?
  Professor Rana Mitter (University of Oxford), Professor Henrietta Harrison (University of Oxford), Professor Robert Chard (University of Oxford), Dr Rachel Leow (University of Cambridge)

Thursday 13 May 2021 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - How Communist Is the People’s Republic of China?
  Professor Patricia Thornton (University of Oxford), Dr Daniel Koss (Harvard University), Professor Joseph Fewsmith (Boston University), Professor Rebecca Karl (NYU)

Tuesday 18 May 2021 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 13:00 - Is the meaning of family changing in China, and if so, how?
  Professor Rachel Murphy (University of Oxford), Professor Xiaoying Qi (Australian Catholic University), Professor Suen Yiu Tung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Professor Harriet Evans (University of Westminster)

Thursday 20 May 2021 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 13:00 - What does it mean to be 'Chinese' outside of China today?
  Professor Biao Xiang (University of Oxford), Dr Simeng Wang (The French National Centre for Scientific Research), Professor Gracia Liu-Farrer (Waseda University), Professor Gregory Lee (University of St Andrews)

Monday 4 October 2021 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Classical Learning and the Politics of the Common Good in Early China
  The talk will be conducted in hybrid format. The in-person part of the event has limited space (max. 18 people) and pre-booking is required. If you are an Oxford student or staff member and wish to book a space, please contact Giulia Falato (giulia.falato@orinst.ox.ac.uk). To attend online, please see registration details below.
  Professor Michael Nylan (University of California, Berkeley)
  China Studies Seminar series

Thursday 21 October 2021 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - The Politics of Financial Control in China: Mutual Endangerment in State-Business Relations
  Professor Meg Rithmire (Harvard University)
  China Studies Seminar series

Thursday 28 October 2021 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - ‘Cybersecurity and Informatization: Restructuring Chinese Governance Through Technology’
  Dr Rogier Creemers (Leiden University)
  China Studies Seminar series

Thursday 4 November 2021 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Classical Learning and the Politics of the Common Good in Early China
  The talk will be conducted in hybrid format. The in-person part of the event has limited space (max. 18 people) and pre-booking is required. If you are an Oxford student or staff member and wish to book a space, please contact Giulia Falato (giulia.falato@orinst.ox.ac.uk). To attend online, please see registration details below.
  Professor Michael Nylan (University of California, Berkeley)
  China Studies Seminar series

Thursday 11 November 2021 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Rural Development in China and East Asia
  Professor Kristen Looney (Georgetown University)
  China Studies Seminar series

Thursday 18 November 2021 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Dog Days and Salted Fish: Malaise of Indolence among Young Migrant Café Workers in Shanghai
  TBA
  China Studies Seminar series