Those scholars who are concerned with Chin ese academic circles will notice that since 2010 China has published many d ifferent works about “China.” All of these works deal with the topic of “Wh at is China?”. Why\, since 2010\, have Chinese academics\, especially in hi story\, been specifically concerned about the question of “what is China”? In other words\, what is the historical\, political and intellectual backgr ound behind the discussion of this question? Exactly what sort of historica l contexts have given rise to this collective anxiety about “China”? Accord ing to my observation of Chinese history\, the discussion of “what is China ” often took place during times when China was undergoing huge changes. Amo ng these times\, the most important ones are: the Northern Song\, the Late Qing and the present time. However\, there are similarities and differences in the discussions about “China” during these three periods. I intend to d iscuss the historical backgrounds\, intellectual orientations\, and the goa ls of these views during these three periods from the perspective of intell ectual history.
About the speakers:
Ge Zhaogua ng is a Distinguished Professor of Fudan University\, Shanghai\, China. He received his BA and MA at Peking University.
Professor Wang Fan-sen i s a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Academia Sinica in Taipei. He rece ived his BA and MA from National Taiwan University and his Ph.D. from Princ eton University.
Professor Dai Yan teaches at the Fudan University. S he received her BA and MA from Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Social Science. She was visiting professor in Kyoto University and also Ci ty University in Hong Kong.
Sponsored by: Centre for Chinese Research\, St . John's College UBC\, Asian Studies One Asia Forum\, UBC Buddhist Studies Forum
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