Perceptions of Age and Ageing in Premodern China and Beyond
International Interdisciplinary Workshop
15-16 December 2022
Aligned by Institute of Sinology, University of Trier
Venue: University of Münster, Institute of Sinology and East Asian Studies, Schlaunstr. 2, 48143 Münster, Germany
Program
Thursday 2022/12/15
| 14.00-14.15 | Registration | ||
| 14.15-14.30 | Welcome Session | ||
| 14.30-15.00 | Geir Sigurðsson | University of Iceland | Daodejing and Zhuangzi on Ageing and Dying |
| 15.00-15.30 | Jana Rošker | University of Ljubljana | The Discreet Charm of Uselessness: What Can Ancient Chinese Philosophy Whisper in the Ears of Aging Societies |
| 15.30-16.00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16.00-16.30 | Adam Horalek | University of Pardubice | Many Ways and Meanings of Aging in Contemporary Taiwan |
| 16.30-17.00 | Mieke Matthyssen |
Ghent University |
“Embodied Ageing among Chinese Elderly: Body Practices, Body Image, Body Care and Wellbeing in Later Life” |
Friday 2022/12/16
| 09.30-10.00 | Kerstin Storm | University of Münster | Old Age and Military Service as Reflected in Tang Poetry (618-907) |
| 10.00-10.30 | Christian Soffel | University of Trier | Notions of Old Age among Zhu Xi and his Contemporaries |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Roland Altenburger | University of Würzburg | Pu Songling’s Rustic-Song Drama Qiangtou ji (1711): An Indicator for a Crisis in Rural Commoners' Care for the Elderly? |
| 11.30-12.00 | Grace Fong | McGill University | Women’s Reflections on Old Age in the Ming and Qing |
| 12.00-12.30 | Syrinx von Hees | University of Münster | Praise and Blame - Presentation of Old Age in Arabic Literature with a Focus on Mamluk Times (Egypt and Syria, 13th to 15th Century) |
| 12.30-14.30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14.30-approx. 16.00 | Final Discussion and Future Projects | ||