The notion of disability - as it is currently understood - first emerged in Europe no more than two centuries ago, brought about by the epistemological shift of modern science. In China, as well as in Europe, the concept played a central role in the development of the capitalist economic theories of...
Doubts about the reliability of China's official statistics have been on everyone's lips since the Great Leap Forward debacle. It has clearly demonstrated what devastating consequences the agency of figures can have if these are not based on economic and demographic realities. As early as 1907, the ...
During the winter term 2021/2022 the IKGF organizes a lecture series on the Consortium's theme Fate, Freedom and Prognostication. Strategies for Coping with the Future in East Asia and Europe.
It takes place on Tuesdays, 6:15 pm–7:45 pm CEST (US East Coast: 12:15 pm–1:45 pm EDT; China: 0:15 am–1:...
Jointly organized by the History Department and the Chair for Sinology, a series of four online talks will take place during the winter term 2021/22:
28.10.2021
My World in War and Revolution: A Comparative History of the Modern Diary in the East and West
by Aaron Moore ...
