Drawing Near 近鄉·回溯 by Chin-Jie Melodie Liu 劉沁潔
Drawing Near investigates contrasting Taiwanese identities through a multidisciplinary visual arts practice. The series documents artist Chin-Jie Melodie Liu’s journey of understanding her own identity as a Taiwanese woman of mixed heritage (of waisheng 外省 and bensheng 本省) through reinterpreting objects and photographs.
The Belt and Road Initiative and the Internationalisation of China’s Developmental State
Two perspectives currently dominate the public debate about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): while some see it as a well-thought-out plan by the Chinese leadership to gain geopolitical influence by economic means, others argue that China’s state is too ‘fragmented’ to be able to enforce a coherent agenda for the BRI, which is ultimately shaped by contingent factors out of Beijing’s control.
Wang Chong 王充 (b.27) on Evidence, Pattern, and the Solid Ground of Knowing
This is a hybrid event (online and in-person). It is free and open to the public, registration is essential.
