Author name: Linda Ammann

Talk: The Power of Transcultural Politics Along China’s BRI

On June 15, 2023 Jamila Adeli and Linda Ammann gave a presentation at the University of Vienna. Under the title “The power of transcultural politics along China’s Belt and Road Initiative: The promise of culture in Sino-African relations” we introduced a decidedly (trans)cultural perspective on the BRI and its reciprocal relations in so-called new silk …

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Audio Feature: Mehr als Schienen und Straßen

We are happy to announce the release of our audio feature “Mehr als Schienen und Straßen: Kulturelle Begegnungen entlang Chinas Neuer Seidenstraße.” produced by Berlin based journalist Susanne Balthasar.   In this feature, we introduce our transcultural perspective of people-to people-connectivity (P2P) on China’s Belt and Road Initiative to the broader interested German public. The …

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De:link // Re:link Podcast: In Between Dreams

For this episode, we invited Ghanaian academic and professor for African Languages and Literatures, Adams Bodomo to talk about language and identity, Africa – China – Europe relations, narratives about the Belt and Road initiative and cultural diplomacy. This episode is hosted by Linda Ammann Gerlach in collaboration with John Njenga Karugia and Daniel Kossmann. …

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Academic Workshop: Translating the “Chinese Dream”

On October 21st 2022 we held a De:link // Re:link workshop entitled Translating the “Chinese Dream”: Narratives and Languages in New Silk Road Regions in Berlin.   China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, initiated 2013 under Xi Jinping) is a large transregional infrastructure project that not only aims to connect trade, politics and people. It …

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Kultur Macht Politik: A Podcast Series on China’s New Cultural Policies

Dr. Jamila Adeli presents the first episode of her mini-podcast series Kultur Macht Politik.  The series is based on her postdoc research and engages with China’s new cultural policies and various responses to it in so-called new silk road regions. Her first episode is titled “Chinas Neue Kulturpolitik” (in German) and sheds light on the …

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