Monthly Archives: November 2011

China Seminar 6 December 2011

CHINA SEMINAR | 06 DECEMBER 2011 | Annika Pissin | Must “left
behind children” miss their mothers?

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Must “left behind children” miss their
mothers?

Speaker:  Dr. Annika
Pissin (Center for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund
University)
Expertise:  Children in contemporary and medieval China

Date and time:  Tuesday, 6 December
2011, 15.15 – 17.00h
Venue:  
M. de Vrieshof 4/ 012

NOTE: DIFFERENT VENUE AND
DAY FROM THE USUAL SCHEDULE

 
Language:  English

Abstract:
China’s
economic growth in the past two decades rests on millions of migrant workers
from rural areas. An increasing number of these workers are parents of young
children who either take their children with them or leave them in their rural
homes with grandparents or other relatives and neighbors. The latter group,
labeled ‘left behind children’, receives increasing attention. Their number is
currently estimated at about 58 million. This presentation provides a critical
analysis of the existing literature and discourses about ‘left behind children’
in China,
and deconstructs the dominant approach to ‘left behind children’ in terms of
its urban/academic/state bias and the implications of this bias. Problems
discussed are the nationalist idea of ‘the mother’ and its utilization in
capitalism, grandparents and the constructed estrangement of two ‘left behind’
generations, and new dangers children face in the era of ‘biopolitics’. The
talk presents part of ongoing research about children, family and security in
contemporary China
within an anthropological and historical framework.

Speaker’s resume:
Annika Pissin studied classical Chinese and anthropology in Heidelberg,
Tainan, and Leiden. She graduated in 2003 in Leiden with a thesis about demonic birds, and received a
PhD in 2009 for her research about children in medieval China from Leiden University.
Since 2010 she is a post-doctoral researcher at Lund
University in Sweden, where she conducts research about
children in disasters, migration, and educational violence in contemporary China among others.
Her fields of research are anthropology and history. She gives lectures in
world history, teaches gender, children’s rights, applied fieldwork,
comparative anthropology and other subjects mostly with a focus on South-East
and East Asia.

E-mailAnnika.pissin@ace.lu.se
Website:   www.ace.lu.se

 

 

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Public lecture in Amsterdam, 6 December

China
and the world

the
origins of Chinese global power from 1750 to today

 

een lezing door
Odd Arne Westad

dinsdag 6 december
16-18u
Agnietenkapel
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 231, Amsterdam

 

Odd Arne Westad is hoogleraar aan de London School of Economics en een van de meest
prominente kenners van de recente geschiedenis van de internationale
betrekkingen

 Westad
is onder meer bekend van zijn bekroonde The Global Cold War: Third World
Interventions and the Making of our Times
( Cambridge, 2006). Hij is eindredakteur van Brothers in Arms: The Rise and Fall of the
Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1945-1963
(1998).
Hij is ook mede-bezorger van het grote, drie-delige naslagwerk Cambridge History of the Cold War, en
oprichter van het tijdschrift Cold War
History
(Routledge). Vorig jaar
werd Westad verkozen tot de British Academy, en hij is momenteel kandidaat
President-elect bij de American Historical Association.

Chinese filmladder 25 nov-2 dec

verwacht in de bioscoop:

Amsterdam, EYE, Hong Kong Film Panorama 8-11 dec:

do 8 20.30 uur ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW (Suiyue shentou), r: Alex Law, HK 2010; openingsfilm in aanwezigheid van regisseur Law en producente Mabel Cheung

vr 9 21.45 uur ALL ABOUT LOVE (Shangshang xiaxia), r: Ann Hui, HK 2010

za 10 21.45 uur GALLANTS (Da leitai), r: Chi-kin Kwok en Cheng Clement Sze-Kit, HK 2010

zo 11 13.00 uur ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW (suiyue shentou), r: Alex Law, HK 2010; openingsfilm in aanwezigheid van regisseur Law en producente Mabel Cheung

zo 11 21.45 uur LA COMEDIE HUMAINE (Renjian xiju), r: Chan Hing-Ka en Janet Chun, HK 2010

op de televisie:

za 26 Ned 1 09.50-10.25 uur BOEKEN, met o.a. een gesprek met Frank Dikötter over zijn boek Mao’s Massamoord

zo 27 NGeo 06.00-07.00 uur Magastructures: BUILDING GREEN BEIJING

digitaal en internet

filmfestivals

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 16-27 november

programma staat online, zie www.idfa.nl, China-gerelateerde documentaires:

ANDA UNION – FROM THE STEPPES TO THE CITY,  r: Marc Tiley, Sophie Lascelles,  Tim Pearce, Eng 2011

DEAD MEN TALKING, r: Robin Newell, Ch 2011

MY NAME IS PENG, r: Jahel Guerra, Victoris Molina de Carranza, Spanje 2010

THE NEXT LIFE, r: Fan Jian, Ch/Eng/Jap 2011

RED FOREST HOTEL, r: Mika Koskinen, Finl 2011

China Seminar 30 November 2011

CHINA SEMINAR | 30 NOVEMBER 2011| Wei-lin Lu| Chinese
postpositions in use: The case of shang
(上)

 

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Chinese postpositions in use: The case of shang (上)

Speaker:  Dr. Louis
Wei-lin Lu
Expertise:  Cognitive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Lexical Semantics

Date and time:  Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 15.15 – 17.00h
Venue:  Arsenaal
building, room 014
Language:  English

Abstract:
In this talk, I will explore the meanings in use of Chinese postpositions,
using shang
(上) as an illustration. I will
present two major sets of findings in particular. First, at the level of
lexical semantics, several related semantic clusters can be identified based on
a prototype analysis, with each cluster having its own collocational tendency.
Second, at the pragmatic level, shang
is found to be preceded by an abstract noun, the combination of which bears a
function of discourse management. I conclude that in order to fully manage the
use of a seemingly simple postposition like shang,
both the semantic and the pragmatic levels need to be considered, which is
paradoxically complex, and that working with real data is necessary, not only
for theoretical pursuit but also for lexicographic and pedagogical interests.

Speaker’s resume:
Dr. Lu recently obtained his Ph.D. from National
Taiwan University’s
Institute of Linguistics.

He is currently a visiting researcher at the LUCL.

E-mailweilunlu@gmail.com

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Chinese filmladder 18-25 november

in de bioscoop:

 

op de televisie:

za 19 BBC 2 18.20-20.30 uur SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, r: Jean-Jacques Annaud, VS 1997, met o.a. Brad Pitt en David Thewlis

zo 20 Ned 1 11.30-12.00 uur BOEKEN, met o.a. een gesprek met Frank Dikötter over zijn boek Mao’s Massamoord

di 22 RTL 7 20.30-23.05 uur ROB-B-Hood (Baobei jihua), r: Benny Chan, HK 2006, actiekomedie met o.a. Jackie Chan en Michael Hui

di 22 RTL 7 23.05-01.20 uur THUNDERBOLT (Pilifeng), r: Gordon Chan, HK 1995, actiekomedie met o.a. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui en Michael Wong

digitaal en internet

filmfestivals

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 16-27 november

programma staat online, zie www.idfa.nl, China-gerelateerde documentaires:

ANDA UNION – FROM THE STEPPES TO THE CITY,  r: Marc Tiley, Sophie Lascelles,  Tim Pearce, Eng 2011

DEAD MEN TALKING, r: Robin Newell, Ch 2011

EMPIRE OF DUST, r: Bram Van Paesschen, Be 2011

MY NAME IS PENG, r: Jahel Guerra, Victoris Molina de Carranza, Spanje 2010

THE NEXT LIFE, r: Fan Jian, Ch/Eng/Jap 2011

RED FOREST HOTEL, r: Mika Koskinen, Finl 2011

THE VANISHING SPRING LIGHT, r: Yu Xun, Ch 2011

Chinese filmladder 11-18 november

in de bioscoop:

 

op de televisie:

vr 11 DisC 16.15-17.10 uur Man Made Marvels: WORLD’S FASTEST RAILWAY

ma 14 Ned 2 21.00-22.00 uur Tegenlicht: Holland gets talent, docu over werving van Chinees toptalent voor Nederlandse universiteiten en onderzoeksinstituten

wo 16 Arte 08.00-08.45 uur Auf Reisen mit Tim und Struppi: TIM IN TIBET

digitaal en internet

filmfestivals

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 16-27 november

programma staat online, zie www.idfa.nl, reserveren kan vanaf 9 november; China-gerelateerde documentaires:

ANDA UNION – FROM THE STEPPES TO THE CITY,  r: Marc Tiley, Sophie Lascelles,  Tim Pearce, Eng 2011

DEAD MEN TALKING, r: Robin Newell, Ch 2011

EMPIRE OF DUST, r: Bram Van Paesschen, Be 2011

MY NAME IS PENG, r: Jahel Guerra, Victoris Molina de Carranza, Spanje 2010

THE NEXT LIFE, r: Fan Jian, Ch/Eng/Jap 2011

RED FOREST HOTEL, r: Mika Koskinen, Finl 2011

THE VANISHING SPRING LIGHT, r: Yu Xun, Ch 2011

Chinese filmladder 4-11 november

in de bioscoop:

 

op de televisie:

vr 4 DisC 16.15-17.10 uur CHINA’S MAN MADE MARVELS: Beijing Airport

za 5 BBC 1 00.30-01.55 uur RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (Hongfanqu), r: Stanley Tong, HK/Canada 1995, vechtfilm met o.a. Jackie Chan en Anita Mui

zo 6 Canvas 21.40-23.00 uur A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS, r: Wayne Wang, VS 2007, met o.a. Yu Feihong

ma 7 DisC 16.15-17.10 uur Man Made Marvels: CHINA’S BIRD NEST STADIUM

di 8 DisC 16.15-17.10 uur Man Made Marvels: WORLD’S BIGGEST SUBWAY

wo 9 DisC 16.15-17.10 uur Man Made Marvels: SHANGHAI WORLD EXPO

do 10 DisC 16.15-17.10 uur Man Made Marvels: WORLD’S BIGGEST TRANSPORT HUB

do 10 WDR 23.15-01.00 uur THE FOURTH PORTRAIT (Di si zhang hua), r: Chung Mong-Hong. Tai 2010, met o.a. Leon Dai en Lei Hao

vr 11 DisC 16.15-17.10 uur Man Made Marvels: WORLD’S FASTEST RAILWAY

digitaal en internet

filmfestivals

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 16-27 november

programma staat online, zie www.idfa.nl, reserveren kan vanaf 9 november; China-gerelateerde documentaires:

ANDA UNION – FROM THE STEPPES TO THE CITY,  r: Marc Tiley, Sophie Lascelles,  Tim Pearce, Eng 2011

DEAD MEN TALKING, r: Robin Newell, Ch 2011

EMPIRE OF DUST, r: Bram Van Paesschen, Be 2011

MY NAME IS PENG, r: Jahel Guerra, Victoris Molina de Carranza, Spanje 2010

THE NEXT LIFE, r: Fan Jian, Ch/Eng/Jap 2011

RED FOREST HOTEL, r: Mika Koskinen, Finl 2011

THE VANISHING SPRING LIGHT, r: Yu Xun, Ch 2011

 

China Seminar 9 November 2011

CHINA
SEMINAR | 09 NOVEMBER 2011 | Catherine Ingram | If You Don’t Sing…

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