In his book “The Art of Defeat,” historian Holger Afflerbach examines the history of surrender and efforts to contain violence in war. But what about the “art of defeat” in present-day conflicts? Mr. Afflerbach, it seems that the art of defeat, which you have described
On March 6th, Wolfgang Hirn’s new book will be released – unfortunately, initially only in German. It is titled “The Tech War: China vs. USA – and Where is Europe?” Hirn says, “The idea for this arose in the spring of last year when it
The word “just” in the title of the latest book by Daniel Bell and Wang Pei, “Just Hierarchy,” plays with dual meanings, encompassing both “fair” and “merely.” The second sense highlights a deeper aspect of hierarchies: they do more than structure power; they shape personal
Yasmeen Lari will talk on ‘Building Resilient Communities by Decolonizing and Decarbonizing Humanitarian Assistance’, Tuesday, December 12 , AKU Auditorium Yasmeen Lari is a legend in Pakistan and increasingly all over the world. Her impressive journey from international modernism for the elite to zero-carbon architecture
YES – Young Experts Symposium is an annual conference with changing themes, international participants, and a wide-ranging international audience. The three pillars of YES are: Intergenerationality: we develop a polylogue between young(er) and old(er) experts, who are still curious Interdisciplinarity: we provide opportunities for mutual
Below, we exclusively present a Chinese translation of the introduction to Gerhard Roth’s book “Education Needs Personality” on mediastudies.asia. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Professor Roth, J. Klett-Cotta Verlag represented by Mrs. Helen Gorman, and the translator, Zheng Jingwen, as well
The question how to optimise education has preoccupied mankind for thousands of years. Already the question of what is meant by ‘optimising’ is not without controversy. Is it primarily about training memory? Or about teaching the skill called ‘thinking’ – in the concentrated version: reflection?
“The Second Interrogation” is Wang Tuo’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong. The Second Interrogation, the titular work of the exhibition, is a two-part video installation based on the artist’s observations and reflections on cultural censorship in the art world in China in recent
The most recent episode of the Virtual Classroom series includes an interview with Georg Fahrion, the current China correspondent for the German news magazine Der Spiegel. This is becoming somewhat of a tradition, as we previously featured an interview with Fahrion’s predecessor, Bernhard Zand. The
“China bashing”, i.e. shrill tones towards Beijing, had become a new popular sport in German political and media circles. In the following essay, Henrik Bork, a long-time China expert, argues for a pragmatic approach in dealing with the People’s Republic of China. For him, seeing
