The PhD Program in Multicultural Studies, together with the project “Reordering and Cultural Politics of Asia”
under the Society, Culture and Heritage in Asia (SCHAR) research cluster, cordially invites you to join

Book Talk: Global Knowledge Production about China

Speaker by
Professor Julie Yu-Wen Chen, professor of Chinese studies at the University of Helsinki

Abstract:
China-watching is not the realm of intelligence agencies alone; diplomats, journalists, and scholars, among others, also play an important part. Although global attention has been focused on conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, perhaps nowhere is there a greater potential for serious conflict between the major powers than in the Indo-Pacific. China-watching plays a vital role, yet until now, except for China-watchers themselves, there has been little appreciation of who is undertaking this work, why, where, and what shapes the perspectives of China-watchers and hence the information they present.

Speaker:
Julie Yu-Wen Chen, professor of Chinese studies at the University of Helsinki in Finland and former visiting professor at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia at Mahidol University, will present her new book “Global Knowledge Production about China” (Leiden University Press) to share how China-watching has evolved over the decades.