International History of East Asia Seminar

The International History of East Asia Seminar for Michaelmas Term 2024 will be held over five sessions (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8) on Wednesdays at 5pm in a Hybrid Format: In-person at the Lucina Ho Seminar Room at the University of Oxford China Centre, and online via Microsoft Teams.

We are a seminar on East Asian international history supported by the University of 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 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: 5pm on Wednesday (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8) at the Lucina Ho Seminar Room at the University of Oxford China Centre
Web Address: https://en-gb.facebook.com/OxIHEAS/

Talks:

Wednesday 21 May 2025

Reframing Modern China: Deaf Education and the Sensory Politics of Race and Empire
Date: 21 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker s: Shu Wan (University of Buffalo), Gemma McLean-Carr (University of Edinburgh)
Venue Details: ONLINE - MS Teams
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), Pak Hei (Patrick) Hao (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 4 June 2025

The Ties that Bind: Military and Revolutionary Networks Across Asia
Date: 4 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker s: Zachary Clark (Pennsylvania State University), Ning Zhang (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
Venue Details: Lucina Ho Seminar Room
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: Simon Lam (University of Oxford), Weihan Sun (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Colonial intersections and global connections: China, Japan, and Manchuria in the early 20th century
Date: 18 June 2025, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Zhenyan Lu (King's College London), Dr. Gloria Yu Yang (Kyushu University)
Venue Details: Location TBC
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), Pak Hei (Patrick) Hao (University of Oxford)

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark, Pak Hei Hao