The Department of Turkology and Central Asian Studies will host a lecture series titled "Language Contact in Eurasia" during the autumn semester of 2023-2024. This series will feature eight lectures by leading scholars on prehistoric and historical contact between various languages or language families spoken in Eurasia and adjacent regions. The programme for the lectures scheduled …
Topic Security concerns have become a priority issue for many countries around the world. In China, this has manifested itself in a “holistic view of national security”—a phrase now directly invoked in the new Anti-Espionage Law that encompasses a broad understanding of national security and emphasizes vigilance against security risks in all areas. The Anti-Espionage …
Announcement: Due to medical reasons, the lecture has to be canceled. We will reschedule it for early next year. Abstract: At the turn of the twentieth century, radical utopian communities were built all around the world. They served as retreats, but they simultaneously constituted hubs for activists, reformers, and revolutionaries to meet, share, …