As part of the golden jubilee celebrations for the Tanzania–Zambia Railway, the documentary film TAZARA stories is screening on 9 July 2026. The film examines the collaboration between the two African countries and China from the perspective of the workers who built it.
Our series of lunchtime talks is finished for the moment, but it will return in the autumn with talks from a selection of experts from our network. Here’s what we’re planning.
Our stand at this year’s Long Night of the Sciences focused on the changing textiles and identities in East Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pamir region, and Rotterdam. The lively stations attracted visitors of all ages.
Feng Schöneweiß (MPIWG) will examine the recent acquisition of lunar samples from the Moon and trace China’s galactic ambitions. Register now to attend on 18 June 2026.
An evening of film screenings followed by a discussion with Vindhya Buthpitiya (University of St Andrews) and Reyazul Haque, M.Phil. (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). It will take place on 29 May at Sinema Transtopia.
Jamie Monson, professor at Michigan State University and member of the De:link//Re:link advisory board, will talk about a chapter of a book she is currently writing in a lunchtime talk on 21 May 2026. Register now to attend online.
Trym Eiterjord (University of British Columbia) will explore how Chinese research in the Arctic has been swept up in – and contributed to – the past decade of deteriorating US-Chinese relations.
The De:link//Re:link podcast explores the backgrounds of our researchers: How did they choose their themes? What drives their work? Which challenges have they faced? In the second episode, we speak with Julia Langbein.
Our new advisory board member Han Cheng will give us a short introduction to his work in a lunchtime talk on 16 April 2026. Register now to attend online.
In the summer of 2016, a mountainous district of Pakistan experienced a surge of domestic tourists. Nadia Ali and Conrad Schetter’s article explores the effects on the contested region through extensive qualitative field research.
