Launch of the "Confucianism in the Context of Globalization" lecture series 2021-2022
"Confucianism in the Context of Globalization" Lecture Cycle 2021-2022
Lecture cycle supported by EURASIA Foundation (from Asia)
Organized by the Fondation Inalco in association with the UMR IFRAE - Institut français de recherche sur l'Asie de l'Est
This cycle of fourteen lectures on Confucianism is led by Professor Frédéric Wang, University Professor of the History of Chinese Thought at Inalco.
The lectures will be held face-to-face from 6pm to 8pm and/or as a hybrid from 2pm to 3:30pm.
Location: Amphithéâtre Georges Dumézil - Maison de la Recherche
Inalco, 2 rue de Lille, 75007
Program
September 16, 2021 - 6pm-8pm - (face-to-face)
The invention of Japanese Confucianism in modern Japan (1868 to the present). [The invention of Confucianism in Modern Japan (1868-nowadays)]
by Eddy Dufourmont, HDR Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Université Bordeaux Montaigne
September 21, 2021 - 6pm-8pm - (face-to-face)
Political Confucianism at the beginning of the 21st century: a flash in the pan? [Political Confucianism at the beginning of the 21st century: a straw fire?]
by Ji Zhe, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Inalco
October 1, 2021 - 6pm-8pm - (face-to-face)
Globalization, Chinese Character Exchange and Confucianism (lecture given in Chinese)
by Kang Youn-ok, Professor of Chinese Linguistics, Myongji University (Seoul)
October 8, 2021 - 2pm-3:30pm (hybrid)
Why Asian community now? (lecture given in Korean with translation)
by Chung Joon-kon, senior researcher, Eurasia Foundation (from Asia); lecturer, Meiji University
November 23, 2021 - 6-8pm - (face-to-face)
Wang Tingxiang (1474-1544) and the question of Evil
by Frédéric Wang, professor of intellectual history in China, Inalco
December 7, 2021 - 14h-15:30 - (in hybrid)
中日「射」文化傳承與儒學普世性 [The Exchange of Archery Culture between China and Japan and the Universality of Confucianism and Buddhism] (lecture given in Chinese]
by Qin Zhaoxiong, professor of anthropology, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
December 14, 2021 -2:00-3:30 p.m. - (in hybrid)
Exploration of the eternal absolute truth (lecture given in Japanese with translation)
by Yoji SATO, President, Eurasia Foundation (from Asia)
January 25, 2022 - 6pm-8pm - (in hybrid)
Cultural Nationalism and Chinese Exceptionalism: Contemporary Chinese Confucians discussing "Universal Values"
by Christian Soffel, Professor of Chinese Studies, Universität Trier (Germany)
February 1, 2022 - 6pm-8pm - (in hybrid)
"Four Things the Master Cut Short"
by Stéphane Feuillas, Professor of Classical Chinese Literature and Philosophy, University of Paris
March 22, 2022 - 6pm-8pm - (face-to-face)
Heaven and Self: l'origine de la conscience morale
by Kim Daeyeol, Professor in Korean Studies, Inalco
March 29, 2022 - 18h-20h - (in hybrid)
Kong Shangren, historical narrative and vernacular ethics
by Rainier Lanselle, Director of Studies at EPHE, member of CRCAO
April 5, 2022 - 18h-20h - (in hybrid)
The Confucian revival in contemporary China and its relationship to time
by Sébastien Billioud, professor of Chinese studies at Université Paris Cité and member of IFRAE
May 16, 2022 - 18h-20h - (online)
The US Founders and Confucianism
by Dave Wang, manager, Laurelton branch (Queens library); adjunct prof., St. Johns St. Johns University
May 24, 2022 - 6-8pm - (in hybrid)
Gendered Ritual Agency: Women and Confucian Rites in Contemporary China
by Anna Sun, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Duke University
Contacts : frederic.wang@inalco.fr / fondation@inalco.fr
Project leader interview: 4 questions to... Frédéric wang
Cycle de conférences « Confucianism in the Context of Globalization » 2021-2022 - Programme (1.23 MB, .pdf)