WUN Contemporary China Center - virtual seminar archive
Virtual seminars have been recorded for future use. Recordings and accompanying presentation files can be found via the links to the individual seminars.
The themes of the seminars in the 10-11 academic year were
- China’s Changing Urbanities
- China Business: Green Opportunities
- China Class and Class Consciousness
China's Changing Urbanities
21 October
Cultural Heritage Tourism and the Ancient Tea Horse Road of Southwest China
given by Professor Gary Sigley, University of Western Australia
28 October
Narrating Livelihoods Across Rural-urban Spaces: Migration, Risk and Networks - A Chinese Case
given by Dr Heather Xiaoquan Zhang, University of Leeds
4 November
Fostering Talent in China: Building Cities and Developing the Nation
given by Dr Lisa Hoffman, University of Washington Tacoma
China Business: Green Opportunities
11 November
China - the Challenge of Growth and Green
given by Mr Vince Cunningham, China-Britain Business Council
18 November
Capitalism and Climate Change - Implications for China
given by Dr John Mikler, University of Sydney
17 February
Green Business and China's Long-term Economic Welfare
given by Professor Edy Wong, University of Alberta
24 February
Greenhouse Gas-Reduction Strategising and the Multinational Enterprise
given by Dr Hinrich Voss, University of Leeds
Class and Class Consciousness in China
3 March
Learning to Serve: Vocational Education, Youth Culture and New Class Formations in Urban China
given by Dr Terry Woronov, University of Sydney
10 March
Class, Stratum and Group: The Politics of Description and Prescription
given by Dr Yingjie Guo, University of Technology Sydney
17 March
From Plan to Market: From Status to Class?
given by Professor Flemming Christiansen, University of Leeds
24 March
Scaling the Socioeconomic Ladder: Uyghur Perceptions of Class Status
given by Professor Xiaowei Zang, University of Sheffield