Book Talk mit Anke Scherer (OAW, RUB) | Wed, June 25, 2025, 10 Uhr MESZ | Online via Zoom
Jenseits von Nation und …
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Book Talk mit Anke Scherer (OAW, RUB) | Wed, June 25, 2025, 10 Uhr MESZ | Online via Zoom
Jenseits von Nation und Imperium. Interaktionen koreanischer Studierender und japanischer Protestanten (1880–1923). Frankfurt: Campus, 2024, von Dolf-Alexander Neuhaus (DIJ, Tokyo).

Mehr Informationen: https://www.area-ruhr.de/202503201336491465/ weniger

Book Talk with Nicolas Schillinger (IN-EAST)  |  Tue, May 6, 2025, 4 pm CEST  |  Online via Zoom
From Forest Farm …
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Book Talk with Nicolas Schillinger (IN-EAST)  |  Tue, May 6, 2025, 4 pm CEST  |  Online via Zoom
From Forest Farm to Sawmill. Stories of Labor, Gender, and the Chinese State. University of Washington Press, 202 pp., 2024. By Shuxuan Zhou (University of Washington, Seattle).

More information:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/202503201336491465/ weniger

Axel Klein (IN-EAST) and Anke Scherer (OAW) are going to jointly teach a BA-level class (in German) on “Climate and Environment …
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Axel Klein (IN-EAST) and Anke Scherer (OAW) are going to jointly teach a BA-level class (in German) on “Climate and Environment in Japan” (Klima und Umwelt in Japan) in the upcoming summer term 2025
The course is predicated on a video-based lecture series as well as texts relating to the historic, social, and economic dimensions of the topic which include – for instance – consumer behavior and sustainability, use and discourses on atomic energy, civil society movements on the environment as well as Japan’s international politics on climate change.

This material is discussed in the online sessions of the class.

More information on the website of AREA Ruhr:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/202503171159191462/ weniger

Di, 1.4.2025, 17.30–19 Uhr: Chinas heimlicher Aufstieg zur Innovations-Supermacht. Triebkräfte und Herausforderungen für …
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Di, 1.4.2025, 17.30–19 Uhr: Chinas heimlicher Aufstieg zur Innovations-Supermacht. Triebkräfte und Herausforderungen für Deutschland
Interdisziplinäre Vortragsreihe Fokus Asien Jugend, Zukunft, globale Perspektiven an der HTWG Konstanz, immer Dienstags, vom 25. März bis 1. Juli 2025, jeweils 17.30 bis 19 Uhr, Raum M002, Anmeldung ist nicht notwendig.
Online-Teilnahme ist möglich:
https://htwg-konstanz.webex.com/htwg-konstanz-en/j.php?MTID=mb48c2d81410be2e908665b0de4006575

Mehr Informationen:
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/03/14/vortragsreihe-fokus-asien-jugend-zukunft-globale-perspektiven weniger

Im SoSe 2025 begrüßt das IN-EAST den Kollegen Daniel Koss, PhD (Harvard University)
Daniel Koss war für die World Bank …
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Im SoSe 2025 begrüßt das IN-EAST den Kollegen Daniel Koss, PhD (Harvard University)
Daniel Koss war für die World Bank und das Auswärtige Amt tätig, bevor er sein Studium in Harvard aufnahm und dort promovierte.
Nach einer Station am Institute of Political Science an der Academia Sinica in Taiwan kehrte er an die Universität Harvard zurück und arbeitet dort nun als Associate Senior Lecturer und Research Scholar.
Er hat einschlägig sowohl zur VR China als auch zu Japan publiziert.
Am IN-EAST wird Daniel Koss u.a. seine Arbeit an einem Buchmanuskript zur Geschichte politischer Parteien in Japan fortsetzen.
Dabei wird er durch die Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung mit einen “Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers” unterstützt, dass er gemeinsam mit Prof. Axel Klein beantragt hatte. weniger

mit Kommentaren von Hannes Mosler
„German Public Broadcasting Corporation Urgently Deletes Documentary Footage ... What's …
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mit Kommentaren von Hannes Mosler
„German Public Broadcasting Corporation Urgently Deletes Documentary Footage ... What's the Explanation?,” (in Korean) KBS News, 8. März 2025
https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=8194910

„German media criticizes German public broadcasters for 'advocating martial law',” (in Korean) The Hankyoreh, 7. März 2025
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/europe/1185943.html

„Extrem einseitige Doku über Südkorea löst Proteststurm aus,“ (in German) Diplo News, 6. März 2025
https://www.diplo.news/articles/extrem-einseitige-doku-uber-sudkorea-lost-proteststurm-aus

„German Public Broadcasting Advocates 'Yoon Insurrection' ... ‘Biased Distortions’,” (in Korean) Nocut News, 6. März 2025
https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/6303848

„German Public Broadcasting Corporation, which experienced the Nazis ... ‘Yun Seok-yeol’s Advocacy of the Uprising’ documentary was scrapped,” (in Korean) Media Today, 6. März 2025
https://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=324738

„German public broadcaster's ‘martial law advocacy’ documentary ... criticized as ‘far-right media’,“ (in Korean) The Hankyoreh, 6. März 2025
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/international_general/1185598.html

Eigener Kommentar-Artikel:
„ARD and ZDF’s coverage of the impeachment of Yoon Seok-yeol is distorted” (in Korean), Slow News, 6. März 2025
https://slownews.kr/130458

Phoenix-Doku über Südkorea: „Wir sehen ein, dass wir einen Fehler gemacht haben“, SZ, 10. März 2025
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/yoon-suk-yeol-dp-militaerputsch-suedkorea-nordkorea-park-chung-hee-li.3215286 weniger

Urlaub beim Diktator: Deutscher Influencer schildert Eindrücke seiner Nordkorea-Reise – mit Kommentar von Hannes Mosler, …
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Urlaub beim Diktator: Deutscher Influencer schildert Eindrücke seiner Nordkorea-Reise – mit Kommentar von Hannes Mosler, voxnachrichten, 28.2.2025
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Nuclear Minds: Cold War psychological science and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by Ran Zwigenberg, Chicago University …
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Nuclear Minds: Cold War psychological science and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by Ran Zwigenberg, Chicago University Press, 2023, 324 pp.
In: Contemporary Japan, Vol. 37, 2025, Issue 1, pp. 141–143.

Link to the article:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/18692729.2024.2348773 weniger

The Korean Peninsula through the eyes of the Bundestag. In: The Hankyoreh’s opinion section, February 23, 2025 (in Korean)

Steckt die umstrittene Sekte hinter einer Tanzshow? – Artikel von Robin Brand über „Shen Yun“ mit Statements von Thomas …
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Steckt die umstrittene Sekte hinter einer Tanzshow? – Artikel von Robin Brand über „Shen Yun“ mit Statements von Thomas Heberer, NRZ vom 18.2.2025
Recherchen der New York Times zur chinesischen buddhistischen Bewegung Falun Gong und zu deren Zeitung Epoch Times (print und online) wurden anlässlich der Tanzshows von Shen Yun in Mülheim von Jan Böhmermann in seiner Sendung ZDF-Magazin Royale aufgegriffen, so dass auch in Deutschland die Vorwürfe gegen Falun Gong bekannter wurden: Falun Gong habe sektenähnliche Strukturen, beute ihre Mitglieder (u.a. die TänzerInnen) aus und verbreite reaktionäre Fake News, Aberglauben und menschenverachtende Ansichten. Daran ändere auch nichts die Tatsache, dass Falun Gong von der repressiven chinesischen Regierung verfolgt wurde.

Link zum Artikel (kostenpflichtig):
https://www.nrz.de/lokales/muelheim/article408328878/jan-boehmermann-steckt-umstrittene-sekte-hinter-einer-tanzshow.html weniger

Insel der Offline-Träume – die Expo von Osaka war 1970 für Japan ein Fanal des Aufbruchs, 2025 winkt man müde ab
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Insel der Offline-Träume – die Expo von Osaka war 1970 für Japan ein Fanal des Aufbruchs, 2025 winkt man müde ab
Artikel von Florian Coulmas über die unterschiedlichen Stimmungen und Erwartungen bei den Expos 1970 und 2025 in Osaka im Feuilleton der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) vom 15.2.2025.

Link zum Artikel (kostenlose Registrierung erforderlich):
https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/insel-der-offline-traeume-die-expo-von-osaka-war-1970-fuer-japan-ein-fanal-des-aufbruchs-2025-winkt-man-muede-ab-ld.1862358 weniger

Wegen hoher Suizidrate: Japan will strikte Schulregeln lockern. – Interview mit Steve Entrich im Schweizer Rundfunk, 11.2.2025

Südkoreas Yoon Suk-yeol: Gefolgsmann der Schamanen. Gastkommentar von Hannes Mosler in „Die Furche“, 2. Februar 2025.
Ist …
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Südkoreas Yoon Suk-yeol: Gefolgsmann der Schamanen. Gastkommentar von Hannes Mosler in „Die Furche“, 2. Februar 2025.
Ist Südkoreas Opposition von nordkoreanischen Agenten durchsetzt? Das behauptet zumindest der abgesetzte Präsident Yoon Suk-yeol, der einen Staatsstreich angezettelt hatte. Nun droht ihm die Todesstrafe.

Die Furche ist eine in Wien erscheinende Wochenzeitung.

Link zum Artikel (kostenpflichtig):
https://www.furche.at/politik-international/suedkoreas-yoon-suk-yeol-gefolgsmann-der-schamanen-15177139 weniger

Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025  | Seven Doctoral Researchers
The DFG Research Training Group 2833 East Asian …
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Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025  | Seven Doctoral Researchers
The DFG Research Training Group 2833 East Asian Futures: Visions and Realizations on National, Transregional and Global Scales offers seven 0,75 TV-L E13 positions at Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen for Doctoral Research (m,f,x) from Oct 1, 2025 till Sep 30, 2029.

The interdisciplinary Research Training Group GRK 2833 solicits doctoral dissertations for research on East Asian projections and conceptions of the future: how they emerged, on what premises they were based, and how they have been and continue to be applied to the paradigmatic fields of (1) language, religion, and ideology, (2) self and society, (3) resources and technology, and (4) sovereignty and governance. The temporal focus is on the modern and contemporary periods. The relevant fields of research are

• Area Studies: Sinology/Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies and/or
• further disciplines with a strong focus on East Asia, such as Social Sciences (Political Science, Economics, Sociology), History, Religious Studies, Linguistics, Literary Studies.

The doctoral studies will be conducted at the Faculty of East Asian Studies at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) and the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), respectively its constituting faculties, with periods of fieldwork and archival/library research in East Asia. The participating researchers cooperate and coordinate their activities in the Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr. GRK 2833 is supported by a grant of the German Research Foundation (DFG) funded by the German federal government and the federal states. For further information on the research programme and the curriculum for doctoral researchers, please refer to the GRK 2833 website: https://east-asian-futures.de

Extent: part-time
Duration: temporary
Beginning: Oct 1, 2025
Application deadline: Jan 31, 2025

Your tasks

• Conducting doctoral research, including fieldwork in East Asia.
• Submitting a doctoral thesis after max. four years.
• Participating in the structured, English-language doctoral curriculum of the Research Training Group GRK 2833.
• Participating in the outreach activities of the Research Training Group.

Your profile

• You hold an above-average Master’s degree (or equivalent qualification) in a discipline relevant to the chosen project.
• You command the ability to formulate an original research question independently and to plan a research design to answer the question.
• You are highly motivated to work in an interdisciplinary research environment.
• You have excellent written and oral skills in English and a high command of at least one East Asian language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, classical and/or modern).
• You are willing to conduct academic research also in a non-European context.
• You have a strong interest and an initial idea for a doctoral project in the research programme East Asian Futures, relating to one or several of the four subthemes.

Our offer

• Challenging and varied tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility
• Team-oriented cooperation in a committed, international and appreciative team
• Employment at one of Germany’s largest universities in the University Alliance Ruhr network
• Support in reconciling family and work/academics (including childcare placement, holiday offers, mobile children’s room).
• You will benefit from being a member of the AREA Ruhr with its wide research network and of the respective graduate centres Research School at RUB and Graduate Centre Plus at UDE under the umbrella of the Research Academy Ruhr (RAR), which provide research and learning environments with structured guidance on academic skills training, support for attending conferences, and manifold opportunities for networking and career development.

Required documents

1. a cover letter
2. a CV including relevant information on the candidate’s academic formation
3. certifications of degrees, academic performance, and tested proof of language skills, especially the proficiency in one or more East Asian languages
4. a synopsis of the prospective dissertation / postdoctoral research topic (maximum of 5000 words, references not included)
5. a writing sample in English (ideally an excerpt of the master’s or doctoral thesis or a translated summary thereof)

Additional information
The staff council may be involved in selection interviews.
As the position is funded by third-party funds, the employee has no teaching obligation.

The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of Germany’s leading research universities, addressing the whole range of academic disciplines. A highly dynamic setting enables researchers and students to work across the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. To create knowledge networks within and beyond the university is RUB’s declared aim.
The Ruhr-Universität Bochum stands for diversity and equal opportunities. For this reason, we favour a working environment composed of heterogeneous teams, and seek to promote the careers of individuals who are underrepresented in our respective professional areas. The Ruhr-Universität Bochum expressly requests job applications from women. In areas in which they are underrepresented they will be given preference in the case of equivalent qualifications with male candidates. Applications from individuals with disabilities are most welcome.

Contact details for your application
Simone KORTUNG, Phone: +49 234 32 12279
Nora BRASSE, Phone: +49 234 32 12116
All interviews will be conducted online.

For information on the collection of personal data in the application process see here: https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/information-collection-personal-data-application-process

Please upload your application with the specification ANR: 4034 until January 31, 2025 in one pdf file onto the application platform: https://east-asian-futures.de/application/requirements/ weniger

Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025  | Six Affilliated Fellowships for Doctoral Research in Bochum and Duisburg
Starting …
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Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025  | Six Affilliated Fellowships for Doctoral Research in Bochum and Duisburg
Starting date: October 1, 2025

Fields of research
Area studies: Sinology/Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies.
And/or further disciplines with a strong focus on East Asia, such as Social Sciences (Political Science, Economics, Sociology), History, Religious Studies, Linguistics, Literary Studies

Scope of the programme
The interdisciplinary Research Training Group GRK 2833 solicits doctoral dissertations for research on East Asian projections and conceptions of the future: How they emerged, on what premises they were based, and how they have been and continue to be applied to the paradigmatic fields of (1) language, religion, and ideology, (2) self and society, (3) resources and technology, and (4) sovereignty and governance. The temporal focus is on the modern and contemporary periods.

The fellowship positions are limited to the finalization of the candidate’s doctoral studies or a maximum of four years. The doctoral fellows are expected to apply for and secure external funding prior to or at the same time as applying for the doctoral fellowship in the Research Training Group GRK 2833 East Asian Futures (such as DAAD or other scholarships). The candidate’s applications for external funding will be supported by GKR 2833 and assisted if necessary. Upon admission, they are eligible for support of their fieldwork by travel grants of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for associated doctoral researchers in the Research Training Group GRK 2833 East Asian Futures. The doctoral studies will be conducted at the Faculty of East Asian Studies at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) and the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), respectively its constituting faculties, with periods of fieldwork and archival/library research in East Asia. The participating researchers cooperate and coordinate their activities in the Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr.

The English-language doctoral programme includes a structured curriculum and close guidance by experienced researchers while at the same time fostering early academic independence and creativity by providing support for conducting, presenting, and publishing the results of the RTG members’ research.

Doctoral researchers will be supervised by two professors affiliated with the East Asian Studies Departments of both universities. The list of participating supervisors is installed on the website of the programme. For further information and possible topics of dissertations see the GRK 2833 programme: https://east-asian-futures.de

What we offer

• You will work within the stimulating and inspiring research environment of the coordinated research programme East Asian Futures.
• You will benefit from being a member of the AREA Ruhr with its wide research network and of the respective graduate centres Research School at RUB and Graduate Centre Plus at UDE under the umbrella of the Research Academy Ruhr (RAR), which provide research and learning environments with structured guidance on academic skills training, support for attending conferences, and manifold opportunities for networking and career development.
• Equality in research includes the element of empowerment and diversity. To work towards these aims, both universities offer separate and joint programmes for gender mainstreaming and mentoring.
• After the successful doctoral defense, the research and training group supports graduates to find their way into successful academic and non-academic careers in Europe and worldwide

Your profile

• You hold an above-average Master’s degree (or equivalent qualification) in a discipline relevant to the chosen project.
• You command the ability to formulate an original research question independently and to plan a research design to answer the question.
• You are highly motivated to work in an interdisciplinary research environment.
• You have excellent written and oral skills in English and a high command of at least one East Asian language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, classical and/or modern).
• You are willing to conduct academic research also in a non-European context.
• You have a strong interest and an initial idea for a doctoral project in the research programme East Asian Futures, relating to one or several of the four subthemes.

Recognising the relevance of gender and diversity is a central strategic criterion of sustainable university development for the RUB and the UDE. Both RUB and UDE are committed to integrating talented people into the groups of researchers and educators, regardless of gender, socioeconomic background, and ethnicity, and to promoting their careers in areas where they are underrepresented. Applications are also welcome from suitably qualified candidates with severe disabilities.

For details of the application process, please visit the GRK 2833 website with the explanation of the documents required for submitting an application: https://east-asian-futures.de

Required documents

1. a cover letter
2. a CV including relevant information on the candidate’s academic formation
3. certifications of degrees, academic performance, and tested proof of language skills, especially the proficiency in one or more East Asian languages
4. a synopsis of the prospective dissertation / postdoctoral research topic (maximum of 5000 words, references not included)
5. a writing sample in English (ideally an excerpt of the master’s or doctoral thesis or a translated summary thereof)

Relevant dates for applications
Starting date for applications (platform opening): December 1, 2024
Screening of applications: February 2025
Online interviews: End of February / March 2025
Notification on admission: April/May 2025
Deadline: January 31, 2025

Upload and contact
Applications should be uploaded via the application platform https://east-asian-futures.de/application/requirements/ ) and be addressed to Prof. Dr. Christine MOLL-MURATA, Speaker of the GRK 2833.
For questions, please refer to the FAQs or send an E-mail to application@east-asian-futures.de weniger