Revolutionary Aesthetics and Affective Politics in Maoist East Asia
Aestheticised Maoism: Japanese (Anti-)Political Imaginations of Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution
Harry Chi Hang CHO, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Zheng qi (争气, striving spirit), The Making of a Revolutionary Emotion
Sijie Ren, University of Bristol
Date: 19 November 2025, 17:00
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Lucina Ho Room (1/F), University of Oxford China Centre
Speakers: Harry Chi Hang CHO (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Sijie Ren (University of Bristol)
Organisers: Zhou Fang (University of Oxford), Zhang Ning (University of Oxford), Ivi Fung (University of Oxford), Weihan Sun (University of Oxford), Simon Lam (University of Oxford), Pak Hei (Patrick) Hao (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Zhang Ning (University of Oxford), Ivi Fung (University of Oxford)
Part of: International History of East Asia Seminar
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Pak Hei Hao