Sino-German self-perception and perceptions of others in the mirror image of the EXPO
March 12 Friday
Date/time
March 12, 2010
Loc.
Shanghai
With
Prof.Dr.Dr. Heinrich Timmermann, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Dr. Li Yihai, director, office of foreign affairs, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Thomas Awe, director, Konrad Adenauer Foundation/ Shanghai
Type
Seminar
The central government of China tries to build a modern and Cosmo-political image for the City Shanghai, that will host from May on 6 months the EXPO 2010.
Also available in Deutsch
The national and international reactions on the image-cultivation of the metropolis are the starting point of the measure: distorted perceptions will be "demystified".
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation/ Shanghai holds this seminar in cooperation with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS). The seminar will focus on the analysis of the Sino-German dialogue conveyed through intercultural perceptions. The national and international participants, including scientists, students and consultants of society and politics, discuss on Sino-German self-perception and perceptions of others in the actual political discourse.
Keynote speaker: Heinrich Timmermann, Prof Dr Dr , chairman of the Academy Rosenhof e.V., Weimar and Prof in European history at the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
Contact person
Thomas Awe
Head of the KAS office in China | Beijing
