International History of East Asia Seminar

The International History of East Asia Seminar for Hilary Tern 2026 will be held over four sessions (Weeks 4, 5, 6 and 8) on Wednesdays at 17:00 either online or hybrid, at the Lucina Ho Seminar Room (1/F), The Oxford China Centre, Dickson Poon Building.

We are a seminar on East Asian international history supported by the Oxford China Centre. All convenors are current graduate students or early career researchers. We host regular talks by graduate students and researchers in order to facilitate academic dialogue among scholars based in the UK, Europe, as well as those from the other regions of the world.

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Contact us at mailto:iheaoxseminar@gmail.com
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Pak Hei (Patrick) Hao (University of Oxford), Simon Lam (University of Oxford), Weihan Sun (University of Oxford), Ivi Fung (University of Oxford), Zhang Ning (University of Oxford), Zhou Fang (University of Oxford)
Timing: Wednesdays at 17:00 (Weeks 4, 5, 6, and 8) unless otherwise stated
Web Address: https://en-gb.facebook.com/OxIHEAS/

Talks:

Wednesday 11 February 2025

Cold War Migration to East Asia (Online)
Date: 11 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Xiang Fang (Macau University of Science and Technology)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: The Oxford China Centre, Lucina Ho Seminar Room - ONLINE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 February 2025

Transnational Japan in War and Fashion (Hybrid)
Date: 18 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Fanny Cornu (Edinburgh), Lian Huiqi (Korea)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: The Oxford China Centre, Lucino Ho Seminar Room, (HYBRID)
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 February 2025

Reading Power in Chosŏn Korea's Laws and Gardens (online)
Date: 25 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Wing Shan Chan (Esme) (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London), Zexing Zheng (Seoul National University)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: The Oxford China Centre, Lucina Ho Seminar Room - ONLINE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 March 2025

Late Qing China and the Negotiation of Global Knowledge and Order (Hybrid)
Date: 11 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Leo Shen (Cambridge), Yuxuan Zhou (Geneva)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: The Oxford China Centre, Lucina Ho Seminar Room, HYBRID
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark, Pak Hei Hao