On May 19th and May 21s (Monday and Wednesday) Göttingen will host a conference on “Identity, Ignorance, and the Politics of the Self” that is co-organized by Dominic Sachsenmaier (Göttingen University) and Wang Hui (Tsinghua University). The conference will host a range of renowned artists and writers (e.g. Xu Bing, Yu Hua, Steffen Kopetzky) and internationally renowned scholars.
Conference Identity, Ignorance, and the Politics of the Self:Chinese Art and Literature in Conversation Location: Paulinerkirche (Papendiek 14, 37073 Göttingen) YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@centreformoderneastasianst8840 Monday, May 19, 2025
14:00 – 14:15
Opening and welcome
Dominic Sachsenmaier (Göttingen University) Wang Hui (Tsinghua University)
14:15 – 15:45
Identities and Uncertainties – Literary Readings Chair: Lydia He Liu (Columbia University) Ge Fei (Beijing): “‘True’ and ‘False’ in Literature” Ouyang Jianghe (Beijing): “The Historical Poet in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” Xi Chuan (Beijing): “The Eagle’s Words” Guo Xiaolu (London): “Ishmael or Ishmaelle – The Narrative of Identities” Discussion
15:45–16:00
Short Break
16:00 – 17:30
Settings, Endings, and Transitions Chair: Wang Hui (Tsinghua University) Yu Hua (Beijing): “The Multiple Choices of Literature” Steffen Kopetzky (Pfaffenhofen): “Queen Sacrifice“ Mao Jian (Shanghai): “Of Pestilence and Love” Li Tuo (New York): “Staging the Art of Storytelling: Guo Baochang and His World.” Panel Discussion
17:30 – 18:00
Break
18:00 – 19:15
Doing Art Today? Chair: Anselm Franke (Zürich) Presentation: Xu Bing (Beijing): “With What Are We Doing Art Today”? Roundtable Discussion (moderated by Anselm Franke): Xu Bing (Beijing) Anna-Louise Rolland (Leipzig) Viktor Lukas Witkowski (Dartmouth) Zhang Hanwen (Berlin)
Conference Identity, Ignorance, and the Politics of the Self Location: Historische Sternwarte (Geismarer Landstraße 11, 37083 Göttingen) YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@centreformoderneastasianst8840 Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Chair: Viren Murthy (University of Wisconsin–Madison) Wang Hui (Tsinghua University)Keynote: “Survivors and Traces of Civilization”
11:15 – 12:45
The Politics of the Self: Facets, Dynamics, Tensions Chair: Sebastian Conrad (Free University of Berlin) Klaus Mühlhahn (ZU Friedrichshafen/FU Berlin): “On ‘Being Wrong’ as a Lens on Our Time” Lydia He Liu (Columbia University): “Who Owns Great Ideas in a Multipolar World?” Hans van Ess (LMU Munich): “What Are Our Values, ‘Western Values’ and ‘Chinese Values’? Discussion
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
Global Dynamics of Ignorance and the Politics of the Self Chair: Poo Mu-chou (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Selçuk Esenbel (Boğaziçi University): “An Attempt at Self-Reflection from Istanbul in Times of Uncertainty” Christian Sorace (University of Cambridge): “Historical Nihilism as Global Phenomena” Srirupa Roy (Göttingen University): Contemporary Indian Civilizationisms and Their Global Contexts Discussion
15:30 – 16:00
Break
16:30 – 18:30
China as a Contested Object of Thought Chair: Axel Schneider (Göttingen University) Rebecca Karl (New York University): “The Future of China Studies in the US – In Light of the Current US-China Hostilities.” Sally Chengji Xing (Nankai University): “Chinese Exclusionism – Now and Then” Hsiung Ping-chen (CIPSH): “Chinese Humanities: Institutional Developments” Henrike Rudolph (Göttingen University): “From Self-Confidence Towards a ‘Culturally Strong China’” Discussion
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