Christiane Brosius gives talk at SOAS
On January 11-12, Prof. Christiane Brosius, the HCTS professor of Visual and Media Anthropology, presented a talk at the international conference "Epicentre to Aftermath. Political, Social and Cultural...
View ArticleCfP: Transcultural Studies Student Conference 2019
On May 10, 2019, the Cluster “Asia and Europe” and the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies will hold their second Transcultural Studies Student Conference. This conference was initiated by and...
View ArticleHCTS members featured in podcast “15past15”
15past15 is a new podcast which discusses how the past is made, and by whom. Its first season focuses on history and history-writing in East Asia, from the sixteenth century to today. Interviewees...
View ArticleProf. Nikolas Jaspert joins the Swiss National Science Foundation
Prof. Nikolas Jaspert, co-director of the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultual Studies, was named a member of the National Research Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation. He is one of three...
View ArticleCfA: Master Programme in Transcultural Studies
The M.A. Transcultural Studies is a research-oriented, interdisciplinary programme in the humanities and social sciences with a transregional focus. It offers a wide range of courses within an...
View ArticleTakuma Melber publishes article in DAMALS
Dr. Takuma Melber, lecturer and MATS programme coordinator at the HCTS, recently had an article published in the journal DAMALS. The article “Japanischer Nationalmythos: Die Rache der 47 Ronin” deals...
View ArticleDaniel Münster completes habilitation
Dr. Daniel Münster, associate member of the HCTS and former Junior Research Group Leader at the Cluster of Excellence, has completed his habilitation at the Faculty of Behavioral and Cultural Studies...
View ArticleNew book by Jennifer Altehenger
Altehenger´s research discusses the popularization of basic legal knowledge, which is an important and contested technique of state governance in China today. Its roots reach back to the early years of...
View ArticleBarbara Mittler and Thomas Maissen talk about new volume
Prof. Barbara Mittler, co-director of the HCTS, and Prof. Thomas Maissen, former director of the Cluster "Asia and Europe," wrote a piece about their book "Why China did not have a Renaissance – and...
View ArticleSusann Liebich publishes new article
Dr. Susann Liebich, postdoctoral fellow at the HCTS, recently published a new article. The chapter “Popular imagination of the sea: magazines of the 1920s and 1930s” is part of the volume New Zealand...
View ArticleIvan Sablin holds workshop in context of ERC project
Cluster associate member Dr. Ivan Sablin hosted a workshop on "Parliaments and Political Transformations in Europe and Asia: Diversity and Representation in the 20th and 21st Century" at the...
View ArticleRudolf Wagner gives Annual Mote Lecture at Princeton
Prof. Rudolf G. Wagner, former director of the Cluster “Asia and Europe” and senior professor of Chinese Studies at Heidelberg University, held the 2019 Annual Mote Lecture at Princeton University on...
View ArticleMonica Juneja at VISCOM Vienna
On February 21, Prof. Monica Juneja, the HCTS professor of Global Art History, talked about the comparative experience of large collaborative projects, such as the Cluster “Asia and Europe”, at the...
View ArticleOpening of the Nepal Research Bhavan in Kathmandu
The inauguration of the Nepal Research Bhavan as well as the opening of the conference "Masters and Servants: Slavery, Bondage and Unfree Labour in Nepalese History" will take place at the South Asia...
View ArticleFeng He gave presentation at CAA New York
On February 15, Feng He, doctoral candidate in the Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies at the HCTS, gave a presentation at the College Art Association of America's 107th Annual Conference held...
View ArticleHarald Fuess as visiting professor in Venice
During February and March 2019, Prof. Dr. Harald Fuess, the HCTS professor of Cultural Economic History, will be a Visiting professor at the Ca'Foscari University of Venice. He will give a lecture...
View ArticleCfA: Double Doctoral Degree Program in Asian and Transcultural Studies
The programme was established succesfully in 2018, and five students enrolled from each universtiy respectivly. This year again, funding is possible for up to three years with scholarships of up to...
View ArticleCfP: "New Directions in Transcultural Studies"
By October 31, 2019, the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" will have completed its run of some 12 years. Its main contribution to scholarship over this period has been the...
View ArticleIIAS Newsletter publishes article about CATS
Prof. Barbara Mittler and Prof. Axel Michaels had an article published in the newsletter of the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) about the official opening of the Centre for Asian and...
View ArticleNHDP added to "Kulturerbe digital"
The "The Nepal Heritage Documentation Project (NHDP)," which is located at the HCTS and led by the professor for Visual and Media Antropology, Prof. Christiane Brosius, was added to KULTURERBE...
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