Inaugural Lecture Series: Professors Catherine Dolan and Michael Charney Professors Catherine Dolan and Michael Charney will be presenting their inaugural lectures.
Internationalisation of Chinese firms in geopolitics Professor Ziliang Deng will examine emerging trends in Chineses firms' efforts at internationalisation in an era of challenges and opportunity.
Literary sources relating to the Svayambhūcaitya of Kathmandu We will be reading select passages featuring the nāga deities from different versions of the Svayambhūpurāṇa, including the convoluted narrative of coercing the nāga deities to grant rain.
On the adoption of the cult of the serpent deities (nāgas) in Nepalese Buddhism This talk examines how the Buddhist traditions of the Nepal Valley have adapted to autochthonous forms of practice, with a focus on the cult of the serpent deities (nāga).
Roundtable on 'In-/Visible Spectrums' Screening and roundtable panel about ‘In-/Visible Spectrums: Toward the Interpretation of Contemporary Video Art from the Sinosphere’
The Body and Classical Chinese Aesthetics Screening and panel on the body and classical Chinese aesthetics, with expert discussion and audience Q&A
Video Art, Photography and Performance by Artists from Hong Kong Screening and panel on video art from Hong Kong, with expert discussion and audience Q&A
Queer Video Art in Mainland China Screening and panel on queer video art in Mainland China, with expert discussion and audience Q&A
Displaying the Sacred: Hindu-Buddhist Art from Abu Dhabi to Asia This online workshop brings together museum professionals and researchers to explore how Hindu and Buddhist objects are interpreted and exhibited across diverse cultural and religious contexts.