This lecture series is hosted by the Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), an initiative by researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and Technische Universität Berlin. It is organized by Freie Universität Berlin.

Please register here: https://fu-berlin.webex.com/webappng/sites/fu-berlin/webinar/webinarSeries/register/8df470e12e264f959533abfdd58bd646

 

Overview

November 2, 2023, 14:15:15:45 CET

The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and Capitalism

Ya-Wen Lei (Harvard University)

 

December 7, 2023, 14:15:15:45 CET

How Digital Surveillance Justifies Massive Lockdowns in China During COVID-19

Xu Xu (Princeton University)

 

December 14, 2023, 14:15:15:45 CET

From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China

Lizhi Liu (Georgetown University)

 

January 11, 2024, 14:15:15:45 CET

Digital Control and Emotions Under Autocracy

Danqi Guo and Genia Kostka (Freie Universität Berlin)

 

January 18, 2024, 14:15:15:45 CET

Governing Big Data: The Evolution of Policy Focus and Governance Structures in China

Xiang Gao (Zhejiang University)

 

January 25, 2024, 15:15:16:45 CET (!)

Living with Digital Surveillance in China: Citizens’ Narratives on Technology, Privacy, and Governance

Ariane Ollier-Malaterre (Université du Québec à Montréal)