In Search of Modern Chinese History: An International Research Conversation 追寻中国近现代史：国际史学对话论坛
Description
Sponsored by the Australian Centre for China in the World, ANU and the “Revisiting the Revolution” project based at The University of British Columbia, this one-day public symposium features scholars from around the world in conversation about the challenges and opportunities for researching modern Chinese history in today’s world.
Full agenda below.
Catering is not provided at the event. However, hot/cold water dispensers and microwaves are available for public use.
If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation plan, please contact matthew.galway@anu.edu.au.
Agenda
- 9:00 am - 9:15 am
Opening and Welcome
Benjamin Hillman, Australian Centre on China in the World, ANU Timothy Cheek, Department of History, The University of British Columbia
- 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Keynote address
The Limits of the Mass-Line Model: Thought Trends and Maoist Governance in the 1950s Daniel Leese, University of Freiburg
- 10:15 am - 10:30 am
Break
PART I GLOBAL REPORTS
This panel-style set of short presentations and conversation between senior scholars from Europe/North America, East Asia, and China draws on their research on modern Chinese history in terms of institutions, programs, and collaborations, offering examples that introduce and explain ongoing research projects, platforms, and collaborative initiatives.
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Panel I
Sebastian Veg (EHESS and The University of Tokyo) – Europe, Hong Kong Guo Yingjie (University of Sydney) – Australia Moderated by: Ben Hillman, ANU
- 11:30 am - 11:45 am
Break
- 11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Panel II
LI Lifeng (Nanjing University) - Nanjing CHUNG Yen-lin (National Chengchi University) - Taipei Zhou Jun (Kyoto University) - Kyoto Moderated by: Timothy Cheek, UBC
- 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Break
PART II REPORTS FROM THE FIELD – NEW RESEARCH
These two panel-style sessions offer a window into new research from junior and mid-career scholars based on field work and emphasising the opportunities and challenges to serious humanities and social science research they encounter and how they have dealt with these. Speakers include international scholars from the Revisiting the Revolution project and CIW.
- 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Panel III New Research – Challenges and Opportunities
Mao's Theory of Difference: On "Ten Relationships" and "Correct Handling" Puck Engman (UC, Berkeley) Revolutionary history as public knowledge in China: a reader’s perspective Ruochen Xi (EHESS, Paris) 研究苏俄”与非“革命文学”：国民革命后上海的无政府主义共同体 Studying Soviet Russia and Non- "Revolutionary Literature”: The Anarchist Community in Shanghai after the National Revolution Zhou Min 周旻 (Zhejiang University) Moderated by Timothy Cheek, UBC
- 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Break
- 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Panel IV New Research – Challenges and Opportunities
The Revolution Abroad: Decoding CCP Intelligence Operations through Translation Matthew Galway (ANU) Witnessing Revolution from Without: On Zhao Chaogou’s "One Month in Yan’an" Jiaqi Yao (UBC) Pollution and Revolution Brian Spivey (ANU) Moderated by Daniel Leese, University of Freiburg
- 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Closing: Paths forward for researching modern Chinese history
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