Jewad Selim and the Birth of Iraqi Modernism This lecture explores Iraqi sculptor Jewad Selim's pivotal role in shaping Iraq’s post-war artistic and cultural identity.
The historical legacy of Hu Yaobang for contemporary elite politics in China Robert Lee Suettinger's recent biography of Hu Yaobang, 'The Conscience of the Party', informs this discussion on political struggle among CCP elites and the legacy of 'reform and opening'.
The New Hinterlands of Global China: Digital Connection, Suspension, and Precarity in Southeast Asia This presentation explores how people build a sense of place and community in the development zones and corridors that have become focal sites of Chinese investment in Southeast Asia.
The Legality and Geopolitics of the Reincarnation of the Dalai Lama Dr Lobsang Sangay sets out the legality behind the tradition of the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and examines the implications and motivations of China's involvement in the institution of the Dalai Lama.
Spiritual Pollution in the Sewers: Towards an Aesthetic Theory of Chinese Netfic Chinese internet fiction ('netfic') tends not to be highly regarded for its aesthetic accomplishments; however, this talk explores the aesthetic functions of netfic from a premodern perspective.
Political instability in Imperial China: Confucian and Legalist perspectives In this seminar, Dr Sam Crane argues that the institutional structure of the Confucian-Legalist state created incentives that thwarted the stable enactment of leadership roles required for political stability.
States of anxiety: China bordering India This talk will historicise the anxieties that nation-states encode in their body politic, examining relations between China and India across their Himalayan border.
AXA Chair in Global Finance Identifying and monitoring mega trends in global finance, allowing for dynamics of competitive conditions, which are engendered by the interplay between institutional economics and technological innovations.
Procurement Procurement supports the University in achieving best value for products and services whilst considering environmental, social and economic responsibilities alongside its Net Zero Strategy.