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Gerda Wielander

@gerdawielander.bsky.social

Professor of Chinese studies; walls, religion, politics, society and happiness in contemporary China.

144 Followers  |  160 Following  |  14 Posts  |  Joined: 19.11.2024
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Join me as I ask this only slightly provocative question! Looking forward to a healthy debate next week!

24.02.2026 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Why Beijing is looking to exert tighter control over Chinese Christians China’s relationship with Christianity has always been complex, marked by periods of tolerance and persecution.

Short piece for The Conversation theconversation.com/why-beijing-...

24.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join our own @gerdawielander.bsky.social in conversation with Joshua Jiang and curators Ying Kwok and Iris Long for a discussion of Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 (Tai Kwun Hong Kong) on 15 October @uniwest. buff.ly/pEiruwn

09.10.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic event in our Regent Street building. Join @gerdawielander.bsky.social, Joshua Jiang and curator Ying Kwok for a discussion of Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008, an exhibition now on view at Tai Kwun Hong Kong

buytickets.at/universityof...

26.09.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Do Individuals Identify with their Nation-State?

Another CCC event at Westminster - join us in person on 1 October at 4:30pm www.westminster.ac.uk/events/how-d...

22.09.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A great new event - do join us in person in Regent Street on Tuesday 30 September for a fabulous talk with the fabulous @queercomrades.bsky.social

17.09.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Honoured to be the new president of the British Association for Chinese Studies @chinesestudies.bsky.social
An important role for an important organisation. Looking forward to raising the profile of BACS and Chinese studies in the UK.

17.09.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Select tickets – Hidden Heritage and Marginal Voices in Chinese Diasporas: Opera, Food and Water – Zoom Join us for an exciting event jointly organised by Hub on Migration, Exile, Languages and Space (HOMELandS) Research Centre and...

Another new event in the CCC on 3 April www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

28.03.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Chinese Migrants (Xinyimin ζ–°η§»ζ°‘) in Southeast Asia: Partnerships, Engagement and Faultlines

And did I mention this one? Some tickets still available for New Chinese Migrants on 26 March!

www.westminster.ac.uk/events/new-c...

15.03.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join us for another great event on Chinese diasporas
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15.03.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting event coming up! The Untold British Chinese History

10.02.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Untold British Chinese History: Agency, Grassroots Activism, and State Intervention in the 20th Century

Online event on 5 March - join us at the @conchincenuow.bsky.social
www.westminster.ac.uk/events/the-u....

10.02.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Shame! we always put the event on during the day (and online) to be able to get an international audience. Next time!

10.02.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Untold British Chinese History: Agency, Grassroots Activism, and State Intervention in the 20th Century

Online event on 5 March - join us at the @conchincenuow.bsky.social
www.westminster.ac.uk/events/the-u....

10.02.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Interesting event coming up! The Untold British Chinese History

10.02.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sheffield Uni Needs East Asian Studies! The University of Sheffield has been a global leader in East Asian Studies since its inception as the national centre for modern Japanese Studies in 1963. Korean Studies was introduced in 1979 and mai...

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www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sh...

27.01.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder of this event next week. Should be good. Do join us!

06.12.2024 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Select tickets – The Xi Jinping Effect – Zoom Hosted by the Contemporary China Centre, University of Westminster Panel Description Without a political successor in sight, Ch...

Event at @conchincenuow.bsky.social on 12 December
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Join us for an online panel to discuss The Xi Jinping Effect
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19.11.2024 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1