Chinese Studies Research Group Lunch Seminar 22 May 2009

Chinese Studies Research Group Lunch Seminar

Date: Friday, 22 May 2009

Location: Tutorial / Committee Room, Ground floor, Baillieu Library.

RSVP to Bick-har Yeung bhy@unimelb.edu.au by 18 May 2009 for catering purposes.

Program

10:30 - 10:40

Registration and morning tea

10:40 - 10:45

Welcome (Ji Ma, President, Chinese Studies Research Group)

10:45 - 11:25

Topic: Beijing Consensus? The Implications of China’s Role as an (Emerging) Major Foreign Aid Donor.

Speaker: Philippa Brant, PhD Candidate, School of Social and Political Sciences.

Summary:

The ‘rise’ of China and its involvement in and impact on the international system has become a key issue in many disciplines, including International Relations. China’s increased presence as an aid donor in many developing countries has prompted concern about its intentions and impact. Using international regime theory as a framework this study seeks to examine China’s aid policies and programs and draw conclusions about its impact on the way other donors provide aid. This presentation will highlight some of the key issues relating to this topic, as well as an outline of the research design.

11:30 - 12:10

Yongle gong (永乐宫) is a Daoist temple built in the 14th century in Shanxi province (山西), China. The temple features both figural and architectural mural paintings. The figural paintings are among the most highly regarded examples in China. Conversely, the architectural paintings have scarcely attracted any scholarly attention.
To understand the depiction methods used in the architectural paintings of Yongle gong, this analysis aims at approaching the design and depiction process from the artist’s point of view. Therefore, relevant painting principles and depiction methods from ancient Chinese texts are studied and used as a framework for an empirical graphic investigation.

12:15 - 1:15

Topic: "Fieldwork and data collection with Chinese Characteristics".

Speaker: Associate Professor Mark Wang, Melbourne School of Land and Environment.

Summary:

This lunch time seminar is about how to organise and design your fieldwork and data collection in China. The issues I want to discuss include:
- Importance of fieldwork and preparation of data collection
- Types of field data
- "Guangxi" and data
- Access to and collect data
- Arrangement for alternative data sources
- Data accurrancy check
- Data collection in China: Dos and Don'ts

1:15 - 2: 00 Lunch

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