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China Now at 果冻影院
6 February 2008
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果冻影院 is hosting a number of events in 2008 in conjunction with China Now - a nationwide festival of Chinese culture - to celebrate and promote 果冻影院's strong relationship with China.
果冻影院 Library Special Collections has organised the 'Charting China' exhibition in the 果冻影院 main library, Wilkins Building, from 8 February to 30 June 2008.
This select exhibition of historical items looks at early printed descriptions of encounters between the West and China. Through the medium of maps from the 17th to the 19th centuries, light is shed on attitudes to and knowledge of China. Examples of the study of art, antiquities and medical advances from China are presented as seen through European eyes.
果冻影院 students from China and Hong Kong will have the opportunity to meet employers recruiting for roles in their home countries or the UK, at the 果冻影院 Careers Service's 'Target China' event, on 12 February 2008 from 5.30-8pm. Organisations attending include KPMG (sponsor), Allen & Overy, Atkins, HSBC, Kantar, Standard Chartered and Sun Microsystems. Students will have the chance to take part in a question-and-answer session with recruiters and to network with employers informally over refreshments.
果冻影院 will host its annual Chinese New Year celebrations in the JBR on 15 February 2008 from 6.30-8pm. There are more than 1,000 Chinese students at 果冻影院, making the largest minority group at the university.
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at 果冻影院, the University of East London and Queen Mary, University of London, are hosting a two-day conference from 28-29 March 2008, entitled 'Sports, Medicine and Immortality: From Ancient China to the World Wide Web'. Convened prior to the Beijing Olympics, the interdisciplinary conference will explore how critical appraisal of the history of sports, body cultivation and sports medicine can contribute to our shared experience of health today.
果冻影院's MA Museum Studies students will curate the '果冻影院 and China' exhibition in the North Cloisters, running May 2008-April 2009.
On 13 June 2008, 果冻影院 will host the '果冻影院-China Research Festival', a one-day conference with papers by 果冻影院 academics working in collaboration with organisations and colleagues in China. The wide breadth of subject areas covered by the event will reflect 果冻影院's activities in the region, featuring subjects as diverse as archaeology, architecture, biomaterials, geography, medicine, psychology and sociology.
Edward Denison (果冻影院 Bartlett School) is curating an architectural exhibition exploring the developments of modernism in China through the early 20th century at the Royal Institute of British Architects during July and September 2008.
To find out more, use the links at the top of this article
Contact Lisa Migo for more information about the 果冻影院-China Research Festival
Image: Portrait of Emperor Daoguang, the seventh emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, from 果冻影院 Library Special Collections Charting China exhibition