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Part two in the History of Chinese Philosophy podcast series

In this second helping of Laszlo's overview of the history of Chinese philosophy, exclusive to the China Channel for a week before it goes up at the China History Podcast, the Great Sage himself is the center of focus. Arguably China's most famous citizen of all time, Confucius (and his disciples) created an ideology and political system that had incredible lasting power. Part two examines the stories surrounding Confucius's life growing up and operating in the State of Lu during the last decades of the Spring and Autumn period of the Zhou Dynasty. In addition to the trials and tribulations faced by Master Kong in his day, the basic tenets of Confucianism are introduced:

Little Red Podcast

Party Poopers

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 Louisa Lim

Can art bring down the government? – by Louisa Lim

In late July, after the death of Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, a ghostlike picture materialised on walls around the world in Melbourne, Sydney, Ottawa, New York City, Taiwan, Dublin, and even Beijing. It showed images of Liu Xiaobo floating skywards, hand in hand with his wife Liu Xia, with blank white expanses where their facial features should have been. This was the work of Badiucao, a radical Chinese artist who, like Banksy, hides behind a pseudonym. He keeps his identity secret out of caution: “If you’re spreading negative energy like me, drawing criminals of the state, you become a problem.”

China History Podcast

The History of Chinese Philosophy

November 1, 2017November 16, 2017 Laszlo Montgomery

The first in a new podcast series from Laszlo Montgomery

“Study the past if you would define the future,” said Confucius, the best known but certainly not the only – and arguably not even the most important – ancient Chinese philosopher. We take those words to heart, and to that end are delighted to bring you an new episode of the China History Podcast, exclusive to the China Channel for this week, kicking off a nine-part series on the history of Chinese philosophy. Hosted by Laszlo Montgomery, the series will take us from pre-Confucian times right through to the Ming dynasty.Read our Q&A with Laszlo below for more details, and keep scrolling down for Laszlo’s infographic poster, compressing the essentials of Chinese philosophy into one image.

In this first episode, Laszlo does the groundwork, introducing the topic and talking about the origins of Chinese philosophy in the Eastern Zhou dynasty:

Little Red Podcast

Muzzling the Academy

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 Louisa Lim

Censorship emboldened, at home and abroad – by Louisa Lim

For University of Melbourne doctoral candidate Dayton Lekner, it was supposed to be his last day of fieldwork interviewing elderly survivors of the Anti-Rightist movement. Instead, he found himself in a Shanghai police station undergoing a three-hour interrogation about his research. His experience in February 2017 illustrates the challenges faced by Western academics researching China, who are encountering increasing levels of intimidation both of themselves and their sources. Though recent headlines have focused on the controversy surrounding Beijing’s demands that at least two Cambridge University Press journals censor their archives inside China, it is clear that attempts to shut down academic inquiry go far deeper.