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2023/09/20（Wednesday）15:00-16:50 （GMT+8）｜Shih-Liang International Conference Hall, College of Science, NTU

【Leading-Edge Lecture 36】 Topic: Tradition, Traditionalism, Post-traditionalism, Beyond the Tradition of Isms: Minor Insights from the Study of Chinese Literature, History and Philosophy Speaker: Michael Friedrich (Professor, Universität Hamburg; Visiting Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, NTU) Moderator: Chao-Ying Chen (Distinguished Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, NTU) Time: 2023/06/26 (Monday) 15:00-17:00 (GMT+8) Venue: Department of Chinese Literature Conference Room, College of Liberal Arts, NTU Organizer: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU Co-organizer: Department of Chinese Literature, NTU Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/b2FJpk4s2ePrbHhq7 Speaker's bio（source: https://icscc.fudan.edu.cn/e2/a5/c31630a385701/page.htm）: 傅敏怡（Michael Friedrich）教授，當代德國漢學家，現任德國漢堡大學亞非學院院長。主要研究中國古文字文獻、宋明理學、佛學、中國現代史。曾多次訪問中國，開展學術交流。代表作品有《傳統與現代：我對中國文化的一些體認》《中國哲學的創造——當代儒學的一個主題》《<道德經>兩種寫本的年代》等。 Abstract: Popularity of a concept does not necessarily indicate its analytical power, it may rather be symptomatic for a shift in scholarly discourse, often pointing to deeper-lying changes in academia and society at large. The talk will first look into the history of the term ‘post-traditionalism’ and by default also into that of ‘traditionalism’, then discuss possible reasons for its present popularity, finally attempt to apply it to Chinese intellectual history. The results will be critically evaluated and put into the context of related concepts such as ‘modernity’.

【Vanguard Summit 9】In the Shadow of Death: Reflections on War Topic: Decoding Japan’s Decision-making Process behind the Pacific War Launch Speaker: Tai-chun Kuo (Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; President, China and Asia Pacific Research Society) Moderator: Chih-yu Shih (Professor, Department of Political Science, NTU) Time: 2023/04/28 (Friday) 15:00-17:00 Venue: Room 202, College of Social Science, NTU Organizer: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU Co-organizer: Department of Political Science, NTU; ASE Cultural & Educational Foundation

【Leading-Edge Lecture 35】 Topic: The Paradigm Shift of EU-China Relations——Background and Impacts Speaker: Lun Zhang (Professor, CY Cergy-Paris) Moderator: Hung-dah Su (Dean, College of Social Sciences, NTU) Time: 2023/04/10（Monday）15:00-17:00 （GMT+8） Venue: Room 419, College of Social Science, NTU Organizer: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU Co-organizer: Department of Political Science, NTU; ASE Cultural & Educational Foundation

【Leading-Edge Lecture 34】 Topic: Post-traditional China Speaker: 龔鵬程（山東大學文學院講座教授、中國孔子博物館榮譽館長、美國龔鵬程基金會主席） Moderator: Cheng-Chung Liu (Chair, Department of Chinese Literature, NTU) Time: 2023/3/28（Tuesday） 15:00-17:00 （GMT+8） Venue: Department of Chinese Literature Conference Room, College of Liberal Arts, NTU Organizer: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU Co-organizer: Department of Chinese Literature, NTU; ASE Cultural & Educational Foundation Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/66puVPf4bBjhe8aG9

【Leading-Edge Lecture 33】 Topic: In the Beginning Was the Logos: Reason and Revolution Speaker: Paul Allen Miller (Carolina Distinguished Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of South Carolina) Moderator: Yu-hsiang Fu (Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, NTU) Time: 2023/3/14（Tuesday） 10:00-12:00 （GMT+8） Venue: The DFLL conference room in Gallery of University History, NTU Organizer: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU Co-organizer: ASE Cultural & Educational Foundation Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/aetPXoo1kGsKKD29A

【Leading-Edge Lecture 32】 Topic: Beyond Ethical Tech: Why Understanding the Sociocultural History of Our Technical Defaults Matter Speaker: Wendy Hui Kyong Chun (Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media, the School of Communication, Simon Fraser University; Director, Digital Democracies Institute) Moderator: Sebastian Hsien-hao Liao (Distinguished Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures; Dean, Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU) Time: 1/11(Wednesday) 10:00-12:00 A. M. (GMT+8) Venue: The DFLL conference room in Gallery of University History, NTU Organizer: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU Co-organizer: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, NTU; ASE Cultural & Educational Foundation Signup Link: https://forms.gle/UE7y2AGSot4y71Mb7

【Vanguard Summit 9】In the Shadow of Death: Reflections on War 5. War or Peace for the Island? Two Clashing Geopolitical Views Topic: War or Peace for the Island? Two Clashing Geopolitical Views Speaker: Yang Rur-bin (Chair Professor, Graduate Institute of Philosophy, National Tsing Hua University) Moderator: Sebastian Hsien-hao Liao (Distinguished Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures; Dean, Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU) Time: 12/13 (Tuesday) 15:00-17:00 Venue: Department of Chinese Literature Conference Room, College of Liberal Arts, NTU Organizer: Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, NTU Co-organizer: Department of Chinese Literature, NTU; Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, NTU; ASE Cultural & Educational Foundation Sign-up link: https://forms.gle/VGekETMV4vr5stuJ9