Asian Political Thought
Global Asia Research Centre's flagship conference will bring together a diverse group of participants to engage with Professor Wang Hui's work around the theme of Asian Political Thought.
| Time | 23 July - Day 1 Programme |
| 9 am - 9.30 am |
Opening Remarks Jon Wilson |
| 9.30 am - 10.30 am |
Keynote Speech: Wang Hui |
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10.30 am - 11 am |
Tea Break (refreshments provided) |
| 11 am - 12.30 pm |
Panel 1: Asia as Method |
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12.30 pm - 1.30 pm |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1.30 pm - 3 pm |
Panel 2: Theorising History |
| 3 pm - 3.30 pm |
Tea Break (refreshments provided) |
| 3.30 pm - 5 pm |
Panel 3: Empire in Asia |
| 5pm - 5.20pm |
Closing Remarks |
| Time | 24 July - Day 2 Programme |
| 9.30 am - 10.30 am |
Keynote Speech: Wang Hui |
|
10.30 am - 11 am |
Tea Break (refreshments provided) |
| 11 am - 12.30 pm |
Panel 4: Critical China |
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12.30 pm - 1.30 pm |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1.30 pm - 3 pm |
Panel 5: Global South East Asia |
| 3 pm - 3.30 pm |
Tea Break (refreshments provided) |
| 3.30 pm - 5 pm |
Panel 6: Other Asias |
| 5pm - 5.20pm |
Closing Remarks |
Participants
Featured Guest
Wang Hui is Distinguished Professor in the School of Humanities at Tsinghua University and Director of the Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences. His research interests include Chinese intellectual history, Chinese literature and social and political theory. He has received numerous awards for his scholarship, including the Luca Pacioli Award (2013) and Anneliese Maier Research Award (2018), and has been Visiting Professor and fellow at Harvard, Edinburgh, Bologna, Stanford, UCLA, Berkeley, Tokyo University, the University of Washington, Wissenschaft Kolleg zu Berlin, and Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study among others. He was the co-editor of the influential Chinese journal Dushu from 1996 to 2007. In 2008, the magazine Foreign Policy listed him as one of the top 100 most influential intellectuals worldwide. His recent publications include China’s Twentieth Century (2016), China from Empire to Nation-State (2015), and The Politics of Imagining Asia (2011).
Prof Wang Hui
Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea will be provided for all attendees.
Note that there will be photography, video, and audio recordings during the event. By attending this event, you consent to the use of your photograph and voice in any broadcasts of the event and in subsequent productions drawn from photograph, video, and audio recordings of this event for publicity and marketing purposes.
For more information, please contact Dr Swapna Kona Nayudu (swapna.kona@ntu.edu.sg)