First lecture of the new lecture series by Dr. Yu Hsiao-wen 于曉雯, 15 July 2025

With the new lecture series "Emerging Scholars Research Asia" (ESRA), the Asian Studies Centre aims to promote young academics.

The first lecture was held on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, by Dr. Yu Hsiao-wen 于曉雯, who is a guest at the Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies from July until August 2025 on a University of Münster Fellowship. The topic of her lecture was "Filial Figures and Auspicious Omens in the Tang Dynasty (唐代的孝子與祥瑞)".