2008

16 Sept. 2008, 13:30

Kick-off conference

To mark the Asian Dynamics Initiative's kick-off, the University of Copenhagen is hosting a high profile conference in The Ceremonial Hall, Frue Plads on 16 September 2008.

27 Sept. 2008, 9:00

PhD defence

Karl Jakob Krogness defends his PhD-thesis 'The Koseki System and "Koseki Consciousness". An Exploration of the Development and Function of the Modern Household Registration System and how it influences Social Life'. 

1 Oct. 2008, 4:15

The Post-Tsunami Impact on Women in Tranquebar

Centre for Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen and the Tranquebar Initiative, Ethnographical Collections, National Museum of Denmark invites to a lecture entitled 'The Post-Tsunami Impact on Women in Tranquebar, India'.

3 Oct. 2008, 1:15

Tranquebar - then and now

Section for the History of Religions, University of Copenhagen and the Tranquebar Initiative, National Museum of Denmark hosts the lecture 'Tranquebar - then and now. A personal reflection as pastor in Tranquebar, South India'.

7 Oct. 2008, 10:15

Family in Crisis: Perceptions of Single Women in Beijing

Arianne M Gaetano, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for East and Southeast Asian Studies, Lund University, visits NIAS in October and will give the talk 'Family in Crisis: Perceptions of Single Women in Beijing'.

10 Oct. 2008, 10:15

Workshop - Translocal Religious Devotion

The History of Religions Section conducts an international workshop on Religion, Ritual and Politics in North India and Pakistan on 10 October 2008.

21 Oct. 2008, 11:15-12:45

The Moral World of Minangkabau Adolescents

NIAS is pleased to invite you to a seminar with Lyn Parker from the University of Western Australia.

24 Oct. 2008, 1 p.m.

The Contrasting Cases of Nepal and Bangladesh

The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and NIAS - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies are organizing a seminar with David Ludden on: Inequality and Development Regimes: The Contrasting Cases of Nepal and Bangladesh.

28 Oct. 2008, 3:15

Popculture in Japan

Professor Hamano Yasuki guests the University of Copenhagen to give a lecture with the title 'Popculture in Japan and its Cultural Roots'.

29 Oct. 2008, 8 a.m.

How does the EU deal with a rising China?

The Department of Political Science invites to the guest lecture 'How does the EU deal with a rising China?' by Jonas Parello-Plesner, Senior advisor on Asian Regional Affairs and EU-Asia Relations, Department for Asia and Latin America, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

30 Oct. 2008, 3 p.m.

Guest Lecture - Indian Village

Professor Dr. Rana P. B. Singh, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi guests the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies to give a lecture entitled 'Indian Village: System and Tradition in Space, Modernity & Change'.

4 Nov. 2008, 1 p.m.

PhD defence

PhD defence 'Breaking the Silence: Understanding reproductive Tract Infections among Abortion Seeking Women in Vietnam' by Huong My Nguyen.

6 Nov. - 7 Nov. 2008

Conference on Human Rights and Business

The University of Copenhagen - the Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Life Sciences; and Copenhagen Business School (CBS) - the Centre for CSR and the Department of Law organises and hosts the conference 'Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Responsibilities for Human Rights, and International Law: Where do we go after the final report of the SRSG on Human Rights and Business?'

7 Nov. 2008, 1 p.m.

Un-finished nations in Southeast Asia

CIDES at the Institute of Society and Globalization, Roskilde University and NIAS -
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies are pleased to invite you to an open seminar with Max Lane, National University of Singapore and Søren Ivarsson, University of Copenhagen.

13 Nov. - 30 Nov. 2008

East and West PhD course at LIFE

The Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen is running an annual PhD course on the topic 'Food, Medicine & Philosophy in East and West'.

18 Nov. 2008, 10:00-12:00

Guest lecture: Franco-Lao cultural hybridity at play

Simon Creak from the Australian National University guests the Saxo Institute to give an open lecture entitled 'Franco-Lao cultural hybridity at play: How writing the traditional game of tikhi made modern Laos.'

19 Nov. 2008, 1 p.m.

Seminar on Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia

NIAS - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and the Department for Asian Studies at the University of Copenhagen invite to an open seminar on 'Ethnic Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia' with Chris Duncan, Ida Nicolaisen, Katja Kvaale and Mikael Gravers.

19 Nov. 2008, 10 a.m.

Introduction to the electronic edition of the Census of India

The Tranquebar Initiative at the National Museum of Denmark, and the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen are organizing an introduction course to The Census of India.

21 Nov. 2008, 10:15-12:00

Governance in India

Visiting Professor Amit Prakash from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi will give a seminar on 'Governance in India: Assessments of an Empirical Survey'.

24 Nov. 2008, 2 p.m.

PhD defence

'The Contingent Rise of China. The Development in Chinese Post-Cold War Security Policy'. PhD defence by Camilla T. N. Sørensen, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.

25 Nov. 2008, 1 p.m.

Tibet Seminar

NIAS is hosting a seminar with a delegation of Tibetan studies scholars from China on 25 November 2008. Participation by invitation only.

28 Nov. 2008, 9:15

The Growth of Media in China - its impact on political and economic development in China

The Danish National Commission for UNESCO, International Media Support (IMS) and Copenhagen Business School (CBS) are hosting the conference 'The Growth of Media in China - its impact on political and economic development in China'. Participation is free, but registration is needed.

9 Dec. 2008, 3:15

Guest lecture: Writing for Socialisme

The Chinese Section at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies organizes the guest lecture 'Writing for Socialism' by Dr. Richard King.