Guest Lectures 2013–2015

What Can Tales (kathas) Tell Us about Multilingual Literary Culture in India?

Prof. Dr. Francesca Orsini (School of African and Oriental Studies, London)
December 11, 2015, 12:15–13:45, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich, Room RAA E-08, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Indian Studies

Kunstwerk und Zeit

Prof. Dr. Itō Tōru (Kyōto Institute of Technology)
December 10, 2015, 16:15–18:00, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich, Room RAA E-08, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies
UZH Agenda

Indian/South Asian Literature in English

Prof. em. Dr. Therese Steffen (University of Basel)
December 9, 2015, 12:15–13:45, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich, Room RAA G-15, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Gender Studies
UZH Agenda

Der lange Schatten Nöldekes: Bemerkungen zur Gründerzeit der modernen westlichen Koranforschung im 19. Jahrhundert

Prof. Dr. Nicolai Sinai (University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oriental Institute/Pembroke College)
December 3, 2015, 18:15–19:45, University of Zurich, Room RAA E-12, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Islamic Studies, Institute of Religious Studies, and URPP Asia and Europe

Continuity and Change in the Japanese Political System after Fukushima

Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Honda (Hokkai-Gakuen University, Sapporo)
October 28, 2015, 12:15–13:45, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 416, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Schattentheater: Sachphilologie, Polemik und Ästhetik bei Georg Jacob

Dr. Henning Trüper (Technische Universität Berlin)
October 22, 2015, 18:15–20:00, University of Zurich, Room RAA G-15, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Islamic Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Sexual Diversity in Japan

Kanako Otsuji (Japanese LGBT rights activist) ()
October 19, 2015, 12:15–13:45, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich, Room RAA E-29, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies
UZH Agenda

Alterität und Irrationalismus: Die Araber in der europäischen Philosophiegeschichtsschreibung (1780–1850)

PD Dr. Catherine König-Pralong (University of Freiburg)
October 1, 2015, 18:15–20:00, University of Zurich, Room KOL G-217, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Islamic Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Philosophie für buddhistische Mönche: Über das philosophische Kurrikulum in Klosteruniversitäten im mittelalterlichen Indien

Prof. Dr. Eli Franco (Leipzig University)
May 27, 2015, 12:15, University of Zurich, University of Zurich, Main Building, Room KOL F-104, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Indian Studies

Hate Speech and the Discursive Opportunity Structure of Japanese Conservative Politics

Prof. Dr. Takashi Kibe (International Christian University, Tokyo)
May 26, 2015, 16:15–18:00, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 416, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies

Grabfiguren und Grabmodelle im frühen China: Eine Neubewertung

Dr. Armin Selbitschka (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
May 21, 2015, 16:00–18:00, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 416, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Chinese Studies

What Makes Middle Aged Women Become Politicized: The Case of Family Members of Political Dissidents between the 1970s and 2000s of South Korea

Prof. Dr. Youngtae Shin (University of Central Oklahoma)
May 21, 2015, 14:00–16:00, University of Zurich, University of Zurich, Main Building, Room KO2 F-152, Karl Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Erasmus-Veranstaltung: Flüche, Eideslisten und Rätselfragen - Zur erzählerischen Gestaltung von Mythen, Märchen und Fabeln in Indien

Prof. Dr. Thomas Oberlies (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
May 19, 2015, 12:15–15:45, University of Zurich, Room RAF 1 103, Rämistrasse 66, 8001 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Indian Studies

From Here to Eternity: A Sino-Jewish Encounter

Prof. Dr. Haiyan Lee (Stanford University)
May 15, 2015, 18:00–19:30, Asien-Orient-Institut – Ostasienwissenschaften, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 416, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Chinese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Body and Mind in Ancient Chinese Thought

Livia Kohn (Boston University)
May 12, 2015, 14:00–15:45, University of Zurich, Room SOE E 2, Schönberggasse 11, 8001 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Chinese Studies

Making Japanese Tea

Dr. Kristin Surak (SOAS, University of London)
May 4, 2015, 16:15–18:00, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 314, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies

The Great Transformation of Japanese Capitalism

Sébastien Lechevalier, Associate Professor (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
April 30, 2015, 14:30–16:00, University of Zurich, Room KO2 F-155, Karl Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies

Die „Erfindung des Shintō“ im japanischen Mittelalter: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Yoshida-Shintō

Dr. Bernhard Scheid (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien)
April 21, 2015, 14:00–15:45, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 416, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Organization: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies

Körpersprachen: Zu Wahrnehmung und Wandel von Körpervorstellungen im arabischen 19. Jahrhundert

Prof. Dr. Nadia al-Bagdadi (Central European University, Budapest)
December 10, 2014, 18:15–20:00, University of Zurich, Room SOE E-1, Schönberggasse 11, 8001 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Islamic Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Von der traditionellen buddhistischen Ethik zur buddhistischen Bioethik

Prof. Dr. Jens Schlieter (University of Bern)
December 10, 2014, 12:15–13:45, University of Zurich, University of Zurich, Main Building, Room KOL F-121, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Indian Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

On the Buddhist Background of Patañjali’s Yoga Teaching

Dr. Dominik Wujastyk (University of Vienna)
November 5, 2014, 12:15–13:45, University of Zurich, University of Zurich, Main Building, Room KOL F-121, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Indian Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Koranforschung – eine politische Philologie?

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Angelika Neuwirth (Freie Universität Berlin)
October 27, 2014, 18:15–20:00, University of Zurich, Room KIR 200, Kirchgasse 9, 8001 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Religious Studies, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Islamic Studies, and URPP Asia and Europe

Internet Poetry in Chinese: Transgressions and Innovations

Prof. Dr. Michel Hockx, Director SOAS China Institute (SOAS, University of London)
October 22, 2014, 18:15–20:00, Asien-Orient-Institut – Ostasienwissenschaften, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 4-416, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Chinese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

The Body of the Friend in Early Modern Isfahan

Prof. Dr. Kathryn Babayan (University of Michigan)
October 15, 2014, 18:15–20:00, University of Zurich, Room SOE E-1, Schönberggasse 11, 8001 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Islamic Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Two Haiku or One? A Close Semiotic Analysis of Two Poems about Silence by Bashō

Prof. Masako Hiraga (Rikkyo University)
October 15, 2014, 14:00–15:45, University of Zurich, Room KOL F-103, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

The Many Lives of Father Gerbillon’s Sino-Russian Treaty: An Attempt at a “Global” Intellectual History

Prof. Dr. David Mervart (University of Heidelberg, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
September 26, 2014, 12:15–14:00, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 3-314, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Collaboration: URPP Asia and Europe and Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies

Decaying Higher Education in Modern Japan: The University of Tokyo under the Neoliberal Regime since 1991

Professor Sasaki Chikara (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing)
May 21, 2014, 16:15–17:45, Asien-Orient-Institut – Ostasienwissenschaften, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 314, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Ritual Revolutions and Parallel Universes: The Chinese Temple Network from Putian to Southeast Asia

Prof. Dr. Kenneth Dean (McGill University)
May 14, 2014, 18:15–22:00, Ethnographic Museum, University of Zurich, Room PEA , Pelikanstrasse 40, 8001 Zurich
Collaboration: URPP Asia and Europe, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Chinese Studies, and Ethnographic Museum

Decolonising the History of Science: The Role of International Academic Networks (1945–1960)

Prof. Dr. Dhruv Raina (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Centre for Social Sciences)
April 15, 2014, 18:00–20:00, Hauptgebäude, University of Zurich, Room KO2 F-172, Karl Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Indian Studies, URPP Asia and Europe, Center «History of Knowledge», and ETH – History of the Modern World

Transcendence in a Secular World: Asian Traditions and Sustainable Modernity

Prof. Dr. Prasenjit Duara (National University of Singapore)
December 12, 2013, 18:15–20:00, University of Zurich, Room KOL F-121, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

The Japanese Army’s Geopolitical Strategy toward Pan-Islam and Ottoman-Turkey: The Diary of General Utsunomiya Taro (1860–1922)

Prof. Dr. Selçuk Esenbel (Bogazici University, Istanbul)
May 30, 2013, 14:00–16:00, Universität Zürich Zentrum, KOL F 123, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Confucianism and Democratization in East Asia: Reassessing the Confucian Asian Values Debate

Prof. Dr. Doh Chull Shin (Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine and Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin)
May 23, 2013, 18:15–20:00, Universität Zürich Zentrum, Seminar Room KO2 F-152, Karl Schmid-Strasse 4, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Chinese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Institutional Change and Welfare Politics in Japan: Did Anything Change?

Prof. Dr. Margarita Estévez ­Abe (Syracuse University / Collegio Carlo Alberto, Torino)
May 16, 2013, 18:15–19:45, ZUB 314, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

The Fukushima Nuclear Accident and Japanese Energy Politics

Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs (Free University Berlin)
April 29, 2013, 14:00–16:00, ZUB 416, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Numbers in China: Global Concepts and Local Narratives

Prof. Dr. Andrea Bréard (Université des Sciences et Technologies Lille 1 / International Consortium for Research in the Humanities, Erlangen)
April 23, 2013, 18:15–20:00, University of Zurich, Room ZUB 416, Zürichbergstrasse 4, 8032 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Chinese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe

Psychosoziale Konsequenzen des 11. März 2011: Eine empirische Untersuchung

Dr. Carola Hommerich (Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien (DIJ), Tokyo)
March 7, 2013, 14:15–16:00, Universität Zürich, Hauptgebäude, KOL F-123, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich
Collaboration: Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies and URPP Asia and Europe