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5 February 2026 15:15 to 17:00 | Open lecture with Associate Professor Wako Asato, Kyoto University Asian welfare regimes have historically taken the form of liberal familialist welfare regimes characterized by a heavy reliance on migrant care workers. While this arrangement is often interpreted as a mere extension of familialism, it is more accurately understood as a process through which Confuci
23 March 2026 10:00 to 12:00 | Thesis defence Gina (Chih-Lan) Song Lopez is defending her doctoral dissertation. Gina (Chih-Lan) Song Lopez at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies is defending her doctoral dissertation "Foodscapes of Civil Society: Veg*n advocacy and sustainability transitions in the Sino-cultural sphere”The faculty opponent is Associate Professor Jakob Klein, SOAS Uni
7-10 June at Hotel Gässlingen in Skanör Application deadline: 15 March Status message Sorry...This form is closed to new submissions. Leave this field blank
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/form/2026-spring-retreat - 2026-05-05
20 March 2026 10:00 to 13:00 | Thesis defence Public defense: PhD candidate Cheryl Fung will defend her doctoral dissertation in Media and Communication Studies: "Civic Visuals on Instagram: A Subtle Form of Civic Engagement in Hong Kong".Faculty opponent: Professor Francis Lee, School of Journalism and Communication About the eventLocation:Socialhögskolan, Gamla köket, SH128Contact:mia-marie [dot
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/calendar/public-defense-phd-candidate-cheryl-fung - 2026-05-05
2 March 2026 15:15 to 17:00 | Lecture/talk Open lecture with Professor Kimberly Nicholas, Lund University What can academics do that really makes a difference for climate? And what isn't worth wasting our time and energy on? This talk will give you inspiration and a clear checklist of your highest-impact climate actions. BioProfessor Kimberly Nicholas is a sustainability scientist at Lund Univers
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/calendar/high-impact-climate-action-academics - 2026-05-05
The graduate school provides and organizes a range of courses and events such as: jointly developed interdisciplinary doctoral courses regular research seminars/webinars thematic days and workshops an annual graduate school meeting a mobility programme a mentor programme and career events Sign up for our newsletter
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/activities - 2026-05-05
8 April 2026 15:15 to 17:00 | Lecture/talk Reflektioner kring kinesisk poesi och prosa som har översatts till svenska sedan 1894 och framåt. Vad skrev Hans Emil Larsson om kinesisk poesi i slutet av 1800-talet? Vad läste man på det revolutionära 1970-talet? Och vem blir nästa kinesiska Nobelpristagare i litteratur?Anna Gustafsson Chen är sinolog och bibliotekarie med doktorsexamen från Lunds unive
8 April 2026 10:15 to 12:00 | Seminar Anna will share her experiences as a translator of Chinese literature to Swedish. This seminar will be of interest to all who aspire to work with translation in any form during or after their PhD. Come learn what translators do, what skills and qualifications you need, and how you can get started in a career in translation!BioAnna Gustafsson Chen is a China sc
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/calendar/life-translator-seminar-anna-gustafsson-chen - 2026-05-05
5 June 2026 10:15 to 12:00 | Lecture/talk Open lecture with Associate Professor Zachary M. Howlett, National University of Singapore. How are women forging livable futures at a moment when they have won unprecedented access to education, but the promise of upward mobility is fraying and patriarchal pressures are resurging? This talk examines this question through the lives of educated Chinese wome
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/calendar/slow-revolution-womens-futures-chinas-late-meritocracy - 2026-05-05
The graduate school will offer both in-person and online seminars with PhD students as well as invited scholars. All PhD students are encouraged to attend the seminar series. Special seminars on ethics, methods, or career development will also be held. More information to come Previous seminars Academic Freedom in Asia, part I Webinar, 7 March, 2023 Academic Freedom in Asia, part II Webinar, 9 Ma
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/activities/research-seminars - 2026-05-05
The Graduate School organizes regular workshops on specific themes and countries depending on the interest among PhD students.For information on previous workshops held, please see under "Previous workshops" in menu to the left.
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/activities/workshops - 2026-05-05
Thomas Aerts Doctoral student, Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg Email: thomas [dot] aerts [at] sprak [dot] gu [dot] se Telephone: +46 31 786 19 80 Personal webpage Ning Ao Doctoral student, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University Email: ning [dot] ao [at] ace [dot] lu [dot] se Personal webpage Chontida Auikool Doctoral student, Centre for East
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/phd-students - 2026-05-05
The Graduate School organizes one annual retreat for all PhD students where they can present draft chapters/articles for peer-review and in order to get advice from specialists in the field. The retreats are also open for supervisors. Specially invited guests will also be invited.In addition, other retreats, such as writing retreats, are also organised.The 2026 Spring Retreat 7-10 June at Hotel Gä
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/activities/retreats - 2026-05-05
7,5 credits The interdisciplinary research field of East and South-East Asian Studies is addressed and analysed in this PhD course (7.5 credits). The focus is on the history, development and relevance of area studies in terms of understanding the contemporary social processes and problems in East and South-East Asia. Delimited area studies on China, Japan and South-East Asia are also discussed. Th
The Graduate School in Asian Studies started in January 2023 with funding from the Swedish Research Council. It is a collaboration between the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies at Lund University, the Stockholm Center for Global Asia at Stockholm University, and the Center for Asian Studies at Stockholm School of Economics. Additional partners are the Department of Languages and Literat
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https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/form/application-form-phd-mobility - 2026-05-05
PhD theses related to Asian Studies, published at Swedish universities from 2022 onwards. 2026Gina (Chih-Lan) Song Lopez, Lund UniversityFoodscapes of Civil Society: Veg*n advocacy and sustainability transitions in the Sino-cultural sphere (new tab)Cheryl Fung, Lund UniversityCivic Visuals on Instagram: A subtle form of civic engagement in Hong Kong (new tab)Chontida Auikool, Lund UniversityAceh C
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/phd-theses - 2026-05-05
7,5 credits, fall semester 2023 In this course ‘ideology’ is understood as a ubiquitous phenomenon that underpin political, social and cultural beliefs and practices. The course studies how ideologies are formed, translated and contested during different historical periods and in different societies and contexts in the region. It addresses how ideologies shape people’s everyday life, including the
