[NEW TIME and PLACE] Ninth (and final) lecture of the cycle O mundo contemporâneo: história, política e cultura [Modern World], aiming to promote the interest into contemporary history in the Portuguese academia and society.

O mundo contemporâneo: história, política e cultura

China: Yesterday and Today

Wang Hui (Tsinghua University)

This session is also part of the cycle of lectures and debates “Empires“, co-organised with Culturgest.

Curatorship of José Neves and Liliana Coutinho. Moderation by Pedro Aires Oliveira.

This lecture will be virtual, via the Culturgest’s Zoom room.

The People’s Republic of China constituted a fundamental referent in the processes of colonial liberation and anti-imperialist resistance that came to question European and North American power, constituting at the same time an important alternative to Soviet communism. To such an extent that today, with the collapse of the USSR, China is the main challenger to North American power, presenting its own international agenda in the different continents of the globe. Its recent history, from Maoism to the co-optation of liberal market mechanisms, and the internal tensions of the most populous country in the world, is less well known. With WANG HUI we look at the China of yesterday and today, its place in the world, and the changes taking place in its society.

Sobre o ciclo:
Contando com a participação de conferencistas provenientes de diferentes universidades internacionais, assim como de investigadores do IHC dedicados ao estudo de realidades nacionais e transnacionais muito diversas, este ciclo de conferência visa promover o interesse pela história contemporânea mundial na universidade e na sociedade portuguesas.

Integrando os cursos de doutoramento da NOVA FCSH, mas decorrendo em diferentes instituições da cidade de Lisboa, as sessões são abertas à participação de qualquer interessado, sem necessidade de inscrição prévia, ainda que as sessões que decorrem na Culturgest requeiram obtenção prévia de ingresso junto daquela instituição (gratuito).

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