LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2017. Chair of the Panel “Mental Health/Neurology/Parkinson: Treating Emotion related
Disorders” at ICTAM IX (International Congress on Traditional Asian Medicine),
August 9.
2017. Discussant at the Panel “Visual Perspectives on Asian Medicines” at ICTAM IX
(International Congress on Traditional Asian Medicine), August 8.
2017. Invited Lecture at the “Forschungskolloqium” (Research Colloqium) in the Realm of
the Anxiety Culture Research Project, Romanisches Seminar, Kiel University, June
13.
2017. Invited Lecture and acting Chair at the “Material Cultures of Knowledge” Conference,
ACADEMIA SINICA, Taibei, February 13-14.
2016. Invited Lecture at the Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg 中德学院, Tongji
University Shanghai, October 24. „Altern und Alternde im gegenwärtigen China.“
2016. Invited Lecture Series at Shanghai University for Chinese Medicine 上海中医药大学
October 2016.
2016. Invited Lecture. IAMP (Interacademy Medical Panel for Health Conference
“Promoting Health” at the Academy of Science, Beijing Sept. 27-29. “Re-Exploring
Traditional Medicine”. September 28.
2016. Invited Panelist at the EACS (European Association of Chinese Studies),
St. Petersburg, Russia, August 23-28 “Social Embeddedness of Data Collection and its
challenges, and ethical integrity” with the Paper “Research among Chinese elderly in
urban contexts”. August 24.
2016. Lecture “China” ZAAS-Lecture Series (Ringvorlesung) at Kiel University, June 1.
2016. Invited Lecture. Zhejiang University, “Research in Chinese Medical Environments”.
Hangzhou, P.R. China, May 12.
2016. Invited Lecture. Shanghai University for Traditional Chinese Medicine “Research in
Chinese Medical History”, May 16.
2016. Invited Discussant. “Sacred Cures: Situating Medicine and Religion in Asia”. At the
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin. May 2-4, 2016.
2016. Invited Lecture. „Medical Anthropology in Chinese Ambulances.“ MuthesiusKunsthochschule, Kiel, January 29.
2016. Invited Lecture. “Demographischer Wandel in der VR
China.“ Forschungstag,(Research Conference) Radbruch Netzwerk. CAU Kiel,
January 27.
2015. Invited Lecture. The issue of practice and radical ethics of the childlike heart in Late
Ming times. International Symposium on „Cultural Diversity: Society and Religion in
Late Ming and Early Qing China“, Singapore, National University of Singapore,
December 28-29.
2015. Invited Lecture. "Wer pflegt die Silberhaarigen: Einblicke in medikale Räume des 21.
Jahrhunderts“.TU-Berlin, China Center- Symposium: „Das alternde China“. December
11.
2015. Invited Lecture. “Im Zweifel immer der Wandel als Haltung". Fünfter
Ethiknachmittag „Zweifel und Gewissheit in der Medizin“ am Klinikum Rechts der
Isar, Munic, Medical University, November 27.
2015. Invited Lecture-Series. “Preliminary Research Results on Ageing in Chinese
Contexts.” Zhejiang University, P.R. China, September 22- October 4.
2015. Invited Lecture. “The Logic of the Concrete in Chinese Emotion practices,” at XXI.
World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions. Erfurt,
Germany, August 23-29.
2015. Invited Lecture. „Changing Chinese medical paradigms inside China,“ at 14th ICHSEA
(International Conference of the History of Science). Paris, France, July 6-10.
2015. Invited Lecture: “Alter und soziale Sicherheit in China.” Öffentliche Vortragsreihe,
Aula der Neuen Universität, Heidelberg University, Germany, June 3.
2015. Invited Lecture: “The transforming Self in Contemporary China” at AAS Annual
Conference, Chicago, USA, March 27th
2014. Invited Lecture Series: “Emotion Knowledge in Chinese Medicine from Antiquity to
the Early 20th Century.” East Medicine Summer School, University of Westminster,
London, Great Britain, July 14-25.
2014. Invited Lecture: „Translational Medicine and Chinese Medicine.” 3rd Zhangjiang
International Forum on Traditional Chinese Medicine.. Shanghai University of
Traditional Chinese Medicine, P.R. China, May 27-29.
2014. Inivited Lecture: “Befindlichkeiten alter Menschen im heutigen China.”, Kulturen des
Alter(n)s. 1. Kongress Kulturwissenschaftlicher Altersforschung, Universität Zürich,
Swiss, May 23-25.
2014. Invited Lecture: “Chinesische Ligaturen im Alter.”, Techniken und Technologien für
ein gelingendes Leben im Alter. Frühjahrstagung der Sektion Alter(n) und
Gesellschaft der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, April 4-5, Fachhochschule
Nordwestschweiz, Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit, Olten, Swiss.
2013. Lecture Series at Zhejiang University, School of International Studies, Faculty of Arts
and Humanities, Hangzhou, P.R. China, September-October.
2013. Lecture at ICTAM VIII "Beyond Integration: Reflections on Asian Medicines in the
21th Century." September 9-13, Sancheong, Gyeongsangnamdo, South Korea.
2013. Invited Lecture: "On Trust" at the Third Sino-German Symposium in Qingdao, P.R.
China 3-6 September 2013.
2013. Presentation: “Concepts of and words for civility, virtues and emotions in China
(1870ies to 1925)": University of Oslo, Norway, 20-22 June 2013.
2013. Invited Lecture: "Towards a praxeological approach in emotion research". Histoire
intellectuelle des émotions de l’Antiquité à nos joursVème rencontre EMMA, Columbia
University Global Center, Paris, France, May 23-25.
2013. Invited Lecture: "Pain and Suffering in Chinese History". Center for East Asian
Studies, Stanford University, USA, 4 April.
2013. Presentation: Max Planck Institute for Human Development on "Concepts of and
words for civility, virtues and emotions in China (1870ies to 1925)". International
Conference on "Civility, Virtue and Emotions", Berlin, 21-23 February.
2012. Invited lecture: "Trauma, Schmerz und Agency in der chinesischen Geschichte".
[Trauma, Pain and Agency in Chinese historical contexts.]: Ringvorlesung "Trauma",
Japanologie und Sinologie, Ostasiatisches Seminar, Universität Zürich, Swiss, 8
November.
2012. Invited Lecture: "Pain and Suffering in Concrete Terms". Department of East Asian
Studies - Sinology. University of Vienna, Austria, 12-14 October.
2012. Invited Lecture: "China und Europa: Eine Begegnungsgeschichte". Kunsthalle Lübeck,
Germany, 30 August.
2012. "Concepts of and words for civility, virtues and emotions in China (1870ies to 1925)".
International Conference on "Civility, Virtue and Emotions", University of Oslo,
Norway, 13-15 June.
2012. Lecture series at the School of International Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, VR China, May-June.
2012. Invited Lecture: "Transformation der chinesischen Medizin seit dem frühen 20. Jh. mit
Blick auf die aktuellen Entwicklungen der Public Health". TCM Kongress,
Rothenburg o.d.T., Germany, 17 May.
2012. "Minderheiten zwischen Verstehen und Nichtverstehen: eine Verhältnisbestimmung".
Einführungsvorlesung der Ringvorlesung des ZAAS (Zentrum für Asiatische und
Afrikanische Studien), Kiel University, Germany, 17 April.
2011. Invited lecture: "Meanings of 痛, 疼， 心痛，腰痛 and pain". Conference "Sigenet
Health China Week, Towards Public Health - Developing the Agenda", Charité Berlin,
Germany. 26 Oktober - 3 November.
2011. "Der epistemische Horizont im China des 17. Jahrhunderts". XXII DVCS
Jahrestagung "Kontinuität und Umbruch in Chinas Geschichte und Gegenwart", TU
Berlin, Germany, 25-27 November.
2011. Invited Lecture: "Civility, Virtue and Emotions in China". Conference "Civility, Virtue
and Emotions" at Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany. 5-7
October.
2011. "Emotions and Emotion knowledge in Chinese History". CHEP 2011 Conference, The
Cultural History of Emotions in Pre-Modernity II, Emotions East and West, Istanbul,
Turkey, 29 September - 1 October.
2011. Invited Lecture. "Approaching the Sacred in a Chinese historical setting."at the
Workshop "Sacred and Pilgrimage", Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 9-12 July.
2011. "Lexicalized emotions as quasi-physiological terms". 3rd Villa Vigoni Research
Conference at Villa Vigoni, Como, Italy. 25-28 May.
2011. Lecture Series at the Zhejiang University (Faculty of International Studies), P.R.
China, February-March.
2011. Invited Lecture: "Global Concepts? Keywords and Their Histories in Asia and
Europe". Cluster "Asia and Europe", Advanced Transcultural Studies: Panel
Discussions. Heidelberg University, Germany, 27 January.
2010. Invited Lecture: "Shifting knowledge practices and storage devices in 16th and 17th
century technique-texts". Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science, Berlin,
Germany, 4 October.
2010. Invited Lecture: "Contested 'Science' discourses on men in 19th century China".
University of Rostock, 4th Symposium of the Graduate School "Cultural Encounters
and the Discourses of Scholarship", Rostock, Germany, 23-26 September.
2010. "Reconstruction of the representation of Emotion, States of Mind and Imagery in
Imperial China". Discussion of Glossaries to Chen Shiduo's Hidden Record from the
Stone Chamber (Shishi Milu): emotional terms, specific medical terms, plants and
mental states, alchemical terms related to mental states, cognition and psychologic
phenomena, Villa Vigoni Research Conference, Italy, 25 May.
2010. Invited Lecture: "Emotions in Traditional Chinese Medicine and their relation to shen
神". Conference "Shen – Interculturality and Psychotherapy", University of
Vienna, Austria, 12 June.
2009. "Shishi milu/石室秘錄/Bianzheng lu/ 辨証錄 and Chen Shiduo 陳士鐸, 1627-1707".
With R. Pfister at Villa Vigoni research conference "Reconstructing emotion
knowledge in Late Imperial China", Como, Italy, 20-23 July.
2009. Organization and coordination of the Preliminary Meeting for the Villa Vigoni
Research Conferences 2009-2011, in cooperation with Paolo Santangelo (La Sapienza,
Rome). Preparatory Meeting at Free University Bozen, Bolzano, Italy, 27 and 28
May. Lecture "Why emotions? The relation of theory and practice and the relation of
the social space and the body space in 17th century Chinese writings."
2009. "Constituting medical identities in 17th century China", Max Planck Institute for the
History of Science, Berlin, Workshop "Status and Skills - The Portrayal of Individuals
in Chinese Historiography, 10th-18th Century", Berlin, Germany, 4 September.
2009. Invited Lecture: "Humanismus in China" [Humanism in China].
Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, Essen, Germany, 23 February.
2009. Invited Lecture: "Late Ming Early Qing innovative visions in corporeal design",
University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Institute for Chinese Studies,
Oxford, Great Britain, 4 February.
2009. "New Perspectives on Late Imperial Medical Texts", XXIII International Congress of
History of Science and Technology, Panel "Sources of East Asian History of Science,
Technology, and Medicine", Budapest, Hungary, 31 July.
2009. "Sentimental Education in Scientific Terms", XXIII International Congress of History
of Science and Technology, Panel S-57, Budapest, Hungary, 1 August.
2009. XXIII International Congress of History of Science and Technology, Budapest, ,
http://www.conferences.hu/ichs09/Venue.htm; Organization and coordination of the
Panel S-57 Meanings of "Science" in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century East Asia",
with Bridie J. Andrews-Minehan, Budapest, Hungary, 28 July – 2 August.
2008. Invited Lecture: "Reinheit" [Purity]. Institut für Historische Anthropologie,
International Conference on "Reinheit" [Puritiy], Wolfsburg, Essen, Germany, 11-14
September.
2008. Invited Lecture: "Laughing and happiness in technical textbooks".
International
Conference "Emotions behind Smile and Laughter: from facial expression to
literary descriptions". University of Bologna, Italy, 19-20 May.
2008. Invited Lecture: "Impersonations of the Old to become New". Association for Asian
Studies, Panel "Professionalization processes in Chinese history", Atlanta, USA , 3
April.
2007. Invited Lecture: "Factual Knowledge Transfer and The New Men-Utopia".
Knowledge, Creativity and Transformation of Societies (KCTOS), Panel
"Transcontinental Transfer of Literature and Arts to Transform Societies", Vienna,
Austria, 6-9 December.
2007. "What non-verbal expressions reveal about emotions". International
Conference
on Concepts and Categories of Emotions in East Asia. University of Cremona, Italy,
25-27 May.
2006. "Negotiating Emotions". Università degli Studi di Lecce, International Conference
on Concepts and Categories of Emotions in East Asia, Lecce, Italy, 27-28 May.
2006. Invited Lecture: "Implizites Wissen zu Lachen und Weinen im chinesischen Kontext"
[Implicit knowledge of laughing and weeping in Chinese history]. Stuttgart, Freiburg,
Akademie der Diözese Rottenburg, Konferenz "Lachen und
Weinen", Institut für
Historische Anthropologie, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany, 20-24 September.
2005. Invited Lecture. "'New men-utopia' and its semantics". HongKong, Department of
Chinese, University of Hong Kong, P.R. China, 2 December.
2005. "Der Roman in der späten Kaiserzeit" [The novel in late Imperial China]. ChristianAlbrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Ringvorlesung "Die andere Bibliothek". 25 April.
2005. "Constituting Medical Identities in 17th century China". Deutsches Museum, 11th
International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia 第十一居國際東亞科
學史會議, München, Germany, 15-20 August.
2005. Invited Lecture: "Anatomie und Emotionen als Gegenstände der Kognitiven
Anthropologie: Chinesische Ansichten" [Anatomy and emotions as objects of research
in cognitive anthropology: Chinese perspectives]., Institut für Sinologie, Universität
Göttingen, Germany, 25 January.
2004. Invited Lecture: "Chinesische Medizin, von der Marginalität zum Politikum".
Göttingen, Kulturzentrum Göttingen, Germany, 18 February.
2004. "Representing emotions and sensations in 17th century medical manuals". Venezia,
Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, Dipartimento di Studi sull'Asia Orientale,
International Conference "Perception of Bodily Sensations and Emotions in South and
East Asian Cultures". 27-28 May.
2004. "Heilige Berge und heilige Menschen im chinesischen Kontext" [Sacred places and
sacred people in the Chinese context]. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel,
Ringvorlesung "Heilige Orte in Asien". 12 July.
2003. "Analysis of emotive lexicon: a database of passions for reconstructing the emotional
world in Chinese history". London, Centre of Chinese Studies, SOAS, University of
London. 20 November.
2003. "Emotions within Chinese medical sources". Venezia, Università Ca' Foscari di
Venezia, Dipartimento di Studi sull'Asia Orientale. 16 November.
2003. Invited Lecture: "Towards a historical ethnography of 'Chinese Bodies' ". Napoli
(Italy), L'Orientale: Istituto Universitario Orientale, Dipartimento di Studi Asiatici. 22
October.
2003. "Funktion und Geschichte 'der Liebe' in der sinologischen Forschungsgeschichte" [The
function and history of "Love" in the history of sinological research]. Villa Vigoni
Second Summer School of the Young Academy "Emotionale Wende?" [Emotional
Turn]. 28 July - 2 August.
2003. "Desire, longing for love-passion and excessive happiness". Università degli Studi di
Roma "La Sapienza", International Conference "Passioni d’Oriente, Eros ed emozioni
nelle civiltà asiatiche. 29-31 May.
2003. "Body, Mind and Soul: Translingual Practices in 17th century China". Smolenice
Castle (Slovakia), International Conference "Fascination and Understanding. The
Spirit of the Occident and the Spirit of China in Reciprocity". 21-25 February.
2002. "On the Nature of Chinese Medical Understanding". Villa Vigoni, Lago di Como,
Summer School of the YoungAcademy "Emotionale Wende?" [Emotional Turn]. 30
August - 9 September.
2001. "On Emotions within the Chinese Medical Discourse". Università di Roma, Cortona,
International Conference "Emotions and the Analysis of Historical Sources in China".
5-10 November.
2001. Invited lecture: "Medizinische Explikationen von Wahnsinn im China der späten
Kaiserzeit" [Medical explanations of madness in late Imperial China]. ChristianAlbrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und Pharmazie. 21
June.
2000. Invited lecture: "Wer ist verrückt? Normalität im Kulturkonflikt" [Who is mad?
Normality in cultural conflicts]. Hamburg-Haus, Hamburg-Eimsbüttel.15 May.
2000. Invited lecture: "Emotions in Medical Discourse in Late Imperial China". Napoli
(Italy), L’Orientale: Istituto Universitario Orientale, Dipartimento di Studi Asiatici. 29
February.
2000. "Representations of Madness in Late Imperial China". University of Torino (Italy),
XIII E.A.C.S. [European Association for Chinese Studies] Conference: The Spirit of
Metropolis. 30 August - 2 September.
2000. "Explanations and practices regarding Madness in Chinese Medical History".
University of Southampton, Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) –
Autumn Conference at the University of Southampton. 17-18 July.
1999. "On Translating Western Psychiatry into the Chinese Context in Republican China".
Göttingen, International Conference "Translating Western Knowledge into Late
Imperial China". 6-9 December.
1999. "Die Grammatik der Emotionen im chinesischen medizinischen Diskurs" [The
grammar of emotions within Chinese medical discourse]. Universität Göttingen,
Institut für Ethnologie, Symposium "Verkörperte Gedanken: Emotionen im
interdisziplinären Dialog". 3-5 December.
1999. "Die Welt der chinesischen Zeichen". Kieler Stadtmuseum (Tsingtau exhibition in
collaboration with the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin). 18 July.
1999. "Die traditionelle chinesische Lehre vom Qi als Grundlage von Gesundheit und
Krankheit". Kieler Stadtmuseum (Tsingtau exhibition in collaboration with the
Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin). 30 June.
1998. "Überlebensstrategien im China der Moderne" [Strategies of survival in present-day
China]. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Interdisziplinäre Ringvorlesung
"Geschichte und Identität". 22 April.
1996. "Kind und Frau in den Mawangdui Texten" [Child and woman in Mawangdui texts].
Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Sinologie, Symposium "Konzepte von Kindheit in
China". 6 November.
1995. "Man and Psychiatry in China at the Turn of the Century". Universität Bonn,
International Conference "Melancholy and Society in China". 1-6 July.
1994. "Gab es im alten China hysterische Frauen?" [Were there hysterical women in ancient
China?]. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Frauen-Hochschulwochen. 8
November.
1994. "Chinese Traditional Medicine and Psychiatry". Tokyo, 4th International Congress on
Traditional Asian Medicine. 18-21 August.
1992. "J.G. Kerr and the Introduction of the Mental Hospital in China at the Turn of the 19th
Century". Beijing, 11th International Conference on History of Chinese Medicine. 1922 August.