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Asia and Europe in a Global Context

The Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows" at Heidelberg University is part of the Excellence Initiative of the German state and federal governments. The objective of the Cluster is to examine processes of cultural exchange with a strong focus on interdisciplinary research. 

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Call for Panels: Annual Conference 2012

The organisers of the Annual Conference invite scholars to submit panel proposals. The theme of this year's conference is "Things that connect – pathways of materiality and practice". The conference will take place from October 10-12 in Heidelberg, and is being organised by Research Area D "Historicities & Heritage".

Call for Applications: Summer School 2012

The Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" welcomes applications for its Summer School "Seeing Matter(s): Materiality and Visuality" to take place at the Karl Jaspers Centre from Sunday, July 29, to Saturday, August 4, 2012.  

Panel "Rethinking Reform" in Hong Kong

The Junior Research Group A4 “Bureaucracies”, coordinated by Dr. Susan Richter, organises a  panel on “Rethinking Reform” in Hong Kong. The panel will be part of the 3rd Annual Conference of the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA), which will be held from 10 to 11 February 2012 at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

HRA Workshop Week

The Heidelberg Research Architecture (HRA) organises a number of workshops at the Karl Jaspers Centre between February 6 and 10, 2012.

Closing Ceremony for Graduates

The first group of doctoral students completed the Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies. The Closing Ceremony for them was held on Thursday evening.

Lecture Series on Global Philosophies

"Global Philosophies? Reflections and Challenges between Asia and Europe" was the topic of the Cluster’s lecture series during the winter term 2011/12. It was organised by Prof. Birgit Kellner (Chair of Buddhist Studies).   

Presentation of the Cluster in Berlin

A delegation from Heidelberg University and the Cluster "Asia and Europe" gave a presentation to the German Research Foundation (DFG) on Wednesday, 18th January, in Berlin. The presentation was part of the renewal application of the Cluster for a second funding period.

TV Interview with Susan Richter

Dr. Susan Richter, Junior Research Group Leader, has been interviewed about her book "Thronverzicht". The Interview has been broadcasted on TV in Germany (RTL) and Switzerland (SF1).

Cooperation with Jawaharlal Nehru University

Jawaharlal Nehru University

The Cluster "Asia and Europe" cooperates with various institutions around the globe, for instance the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India.

Film with Deepali Gaur Singh on Afghan Diaspora

Dr. Deepali Gaur Singh and her research work are introduced in this film portrait. The researcher and media practitioner focuses on the Afghan diaspora in Germany.

Careers Service

Funding and career opportunities for young researchers.

Gender and Diversity

E-Journal

Peer-reviewed, open-source e-journal on Transcultural Studies

Cluster Book Series

"Transcultural Turbulences" was edited by Prof. Christiane Brosius and PD Dr. Roland Wenzlhuemer.
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Transcultural Studies

The first volume of the new book series was edited by project D1 "Historicizing Violence".
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Reports, Interviews & Films

Find reports, interviews and films on our new Page 2.

eZine

Find more eZines (PDF, 3 MB)
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Newsletter

The autumn issue of the newsletter has been published.

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DFG Cluster Portrait

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Cluster introduction on the DFG Video Portal on the Excellence Initiative.  

Research

Upcoming Events

Feb 13, 2012 - Feb 15, 2012

Transkultureller Monarchienvergleich

Mar 01, 2012 - Mar 03, 2012

Conference: Imaging Disaster

Apr 12, 2012 - Apr 14, 2012

Conference "Nationising the Dynasty"

May 21, 2012 - May 23, 2012

Workshop: "The Culture of Stress"

Jun 28, 2012

Jour Fixe RA C & D

Jul 05, 2012 - Jul 07, 2012

Asian Sea Conference

supported by the German Research Foundation
DFG