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This course aims to examine East and South-East Asian societies through the lens of the body, focusing on how the bodies of children, women, and families have been critical sites of politics and governance. The course situates body politics within broader regional and global contexts, and also emphasises the local particularities of how such politics are articulated and manifested. By engaging wit
8 October 15:15-17:00, Asia LibraryThe Political Economy of the Protracted Rohingya GenocideElliott Prasse-Freeman - Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the National University of SingaporeMore information here 22 October 15:15-17:00, Asia Library Re-framing hegemony: Mindanao, Okinawa, and American preponderance in East Asia Carmina Untalan - Postdoctoral Researcher at the Insti
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/perspective-asia-lecture-series/schedule-fall-semester-2024 - 2026-05-13
https://www.ace.lu.se/meet-youngeun-koo - 2026-05-13
OverviewDuring the year, the Centre organised a range of events, including public lectures and workshops. It also hosted four visiting PhD students and welcomed one postdoctoral fellow, one new lecturer, one researcher and two PhD students. 32 new MA students were enrolled and 25 graduated from the programme during the year. Three new BA courses were offered during the year. Staff changes and dev
https://www.ace.lu.se/centres-work-report-2024 - 2026-05-13
Focus Asia is a series of public lectures that the Centre organised regularly between 2004 and 2018. The lectures were given in English, and admission was free of charge. With these public lectures, the Centre intended to provide an opportunity to all those interested to hear Europe’s best scholars in East and South-East Asian Studies speak on important topics concerning contemporary East and Sout
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/focus-asia - 2026-05-13
16-19 June, 2025 Chinese globalisation both past and present has been deeply entangled in processes of global extractivism that have underpinned industrialisation and capitalist development around the world. From the 19th century gold rushes in settler colonial contexts to the contemporary global scramble for lithium, Chinese labour and capital have been key to the making of our contemporary globa
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https://www.ace.lu.se/form/applied-fieldwork-course-evaluation - 2026-05-13
The Asia Library, the foremost library of its kind in Sweden, was created in 1999 when the newly established library at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies was merged with the library at the Department of East Asian Languages. The two institutions jointly ran the Asia Library until 2006. Between 2006 and 2018 the library was run by the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. Bet
https://www.ace.lu.se/asia-library/history-asia-library - 2026-05-13
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https://www.ace.lu.se/form/visualizing-asian-cities-photo-contest - 2026-05-13
The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies announces a photo contest for students enrolled at Lund University. Asian cities are vibrant and diverse places that reflect unique histories at the same time as they are undergoing rapid changes. The cities are however often depicted in rather stereotypical fashion in media so the challenge is to explore and visualize cities through images that sh
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/visualizing-asian-cities/visualizing-asian-cities-photo-contest - 2026-05-13
Visualizing Asian Cities Photo Contest Contest RulesBy entering the “Visualizing Asian Cities” Photo Contest, you agree and undertake to adhere to the present rules.Processing of personal dataBy entering the Competition, you agree and acknowledge that the Centre is permitted to receive and review your registration data. Participants agree that personal data including, but not limited to, name and
Study Asia in Lund! Find out more about our Master's Programme in Asian Studies and our free standing courses Find out more about our research Visit the Asia Library the foremost library of its kind in Sweden The Centre Find out who we are and what we do Previous Next Play Pause Find us on YouTube Listen to the Nordic Asia Podcast Disrupted Histories, Contested Futures: Korean Adoption, Politics,
https://www.ace.lu.se/ace - 2026-05-13
The Centre was established in 1997 as the result of a special government initiative. Until 2018 it organisationally belonged to the University Specialised Centres (USV). Between 1999-2016 the Centre was housed at Ideon and then moved to its current premises in January 2017. The first director of the Centre was Professor Michael Schoenhals, 1997-2003, and between 2003-2016 Professor Roger Greatrex
https://www.ace.lu.se/about-centre/history-centre - 2026-05-13
Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier (Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies) fokuserar på tvärvetenskaplig utbildning och forskning kring samtida öst- och sydöstasien och ligger organisatoriskt under historiska institutionen vid de humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna.Centrum har för närvarande en personal på tolv personer, inklusive forskare och administrativ personal och leds av en
https://www.ace.lu.se/about-centre/om-oss - 2026-05-13
We offer several interesting stand-alone courses on contemporary East and Southeast Asia. We have courses on both bachelor and master level. Click the images below for more info. When to apply For the fall semester of 2026Application period: 16 March - 15 April 2026 Bachelor level online courses Master level campus courses Questions? If you have any questions, please contact:Nina BrandInternation
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses - 2026-05-13
Photo Exhibition 4 - 15 February 2019 The Chinese New Year celebrates the beginning of the new year according to the lunar calendar. It is a time to return to one's hometown, reunite with family, honour ancestors and worship deities. Many traditional rituals are still practiced at the same time as new modern ways influence how one celebrate and share this event. To send well-wishes via social medi
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/chinese-new-year-through-photo-app - 2026-05-13
The board's task is to promote the strategic work at the Centre and stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration across the faculties.Members of the Board (in alphabetical order):Tobias Axelsson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economic History, Lund UniversityStefan Brehm, Director at the Centre and Chair of the BoardLisa Eklund, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Lund UniversityEva Hansso
https://www.ace.lu.se/about-centre/strategic-board - 2026-05-13
- From the Pacific War to the Rise of China Study international issues in East Asia! The course focuses on contemporary international relations in East Asia, but from a historically informed perspective. For example, we consider issues such as the Korean nuclear crisis, while remembering the Korean War and Japan's colonial rule over the peninsula, and China's rise, but in the context of its long a
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosb11-international-relations-east-asia - 2026-05-13
The course consists of an internship aimed to prepare you for a future working life. You are responsible for finding a suitable internship place that meets the course requirements. You will have the opportunity to relate your academic skills to professional assignments and establish contacts in working life. The internship is located at a workplace in Sweden or abroad with a clear connection to th
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm50-qualified-internship-asian-studies - 2026-05-13
The aim of the course is to enable students to critically analyse the problems and future prospects of human rights work in East and South-East Asia. Focus is placed on the cultural, social, economic and political factors that prevent or promote the protection for human rights in different societies in East and South-East Asia. Differences and similarities with regard to problems and policies conc
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm33-human-rights-east-and-south-east-asia - 2026-05-13
