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Name: Professor Tian Yuan Tan
University of Oxford
https://www.ames.ox.ac.uk/people/tian-yuan-tan
Events this person is hosting:
Friday 8 March 2024
From Shi jing to Internet: The Poetry Republic of China
Date: 8 March 2024, 11:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Professor Xiaofei Tian (Harvard University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford)
Thursday 16 October 2025
Seeking the Origins: Reconsidering the Impact of 'Origins of the Śākyas' (Shishi yuanliu 釋氏源流) on Ming Book Culture
Date: 16 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Noga Ganany (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford)
Thursday 30 October 2025
Ritualizing Filial Debt: Narrative and Performance in Chinese Popular Religious Storytelling
Date: 30 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Xiaosu Sun (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford)
Events this person is organising:
Friday 8 March 2024
From Shi jing to Internet: The Poetry Republic of China
Date: 8 March 2024, 11:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Professor Xiaofei Tian (Harvard University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford)
Thursday 16 October 2025
Seeking the Origins: Reconsidering the Impact of 'Origins of the Śākyas' (Shishi yuanliu 釋氏源流) on Ming Book Culture
Date: 16 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Noga Ganany (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford)
Thursday 23 October 2025
Remembering the Nanjing Massacre: Three Theses Revisited
Date: 23 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Licheng Qian (Birmingham City University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Thursday 30 October 2025
Ritualizing Filial Debt: Narrative and Performance in Chinese Popular Religious Storytelling
Date: 30 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Professor Xiaosu Sun (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford)
Thursday 6 November 2025
Semiconductors and Transitional Justice: Reassessing Taiwan’s Place in the East Asian Order
Date: 6 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
s:
Professor Tsai Chung-ming (National Chengchi University),
Professor Yen-Pin Su (National Chengchi University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford)
Thursday 13 November 2025
Knowing Hands: Hand-memory Techniques and Handy Knowledge in Ming Daily-use Encyclopedias
Date: 13 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Marta Hanson (Center for Advanced Studies - Erlangen)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford),
Dr Chigusa Yamaura (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 20 November 2025
China Studies Seminar Series
Date: 20 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 November 2025
China Studies Seminar Series
Date: 27 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 4 December 2025
The Making of a Neglected Disease: Trachoma Research and Control in Twentieth-century China
Date: 4 December 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Mary Augusta Brazelton (Cambridge)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor)
Organisers:
Dr Mark Czeller (University of Oxford),
Dr Cheuk Yee Wai (University of Oxford),
Professor Tian Yuan Tan (University of Oxford),
Dr Bo-jiun Jing (University of Oxford),
Dr Zhe Wang (University of Oxford),
Dr Evelyn Chan (University of Oxford),
Professor Denise van der Kamp (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Wuyutong Yao (University of Oxford)
