The chair Biography and publications Public lectures Guest lecturers Annual summaries Team and contact Audios and videos News Upcoming Previous Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (1) Anne Cheng Lecture 12 Nov 2026 11:00 to 12:00 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (2) Anne Cheng Lecture 19 Nov 2026 11:00 to 12:00 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (3) Anne Cheng Lecture 26 Nov 2026 11:00 to 12:00 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (4) Anne Cheng Lecture 3 Dec 2026 11:00 to 12:00 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (5) Anne Cheng Lecture 10 Dec 2026 11:00 to 12:00 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (6) Anne Cheng Lecture 17 Dec 2026 11:00 to 12:00 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (7) Anne Cheng Lecture 7 Jan 2027 11:00 to 12:00 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (8) Anne Cheng Lecture 14 Jan 2027 14:30 to 15:30 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (9) Anne Cheng Lecture 21 Jan 2027 11:00 to 12:00 On Authenticity: Text Analyses (1) Anne Cheng Seminar 27 May 2027 14:00 to 17:00 On Authenticity: Text Analyses (2) Anne Cheng Seminar 3 Jun 2027 14:00 to 17:00 On Authenticity: Text Analyses (3) Anne Cheng Seminar 10 Jun 2027 14:00 to 17:00 China, United States: The Age of Techno-Futurism? Anne Cheng Symposium 18 Jun 2027 09:00 to 18:00 Next 19 series Filters Event type Event type (-) Lecture (19) Seminar (18) Symposium (13) Opening lecture (1) Academic year Academic year 2026 - 2027 (1) 2025 - 2026 (1) 2024 - 2025 (1) 2023 - 2024 (1) 2022 - 2023 (1) 2021 - 2022 (1) 2020 - 2021 (1) 2019 - 2020 (1) 2018 - 2019 (1) 2017 - 2018 (1) 2016 - 2017 (1) 2015 - 2016 (1) 2014 - 2015 (1) 2013 - 2014 (1) 2012 - 2013 (1) 2011 - 2012 (1) 2010 - 2011 (1) 2009 - 2010 (1) 2008 - 2009 (1) Active filters Lecture 2026 - 2027 Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination Anne Cheng 12 Nov 2026 → 21 Jan 2027 Lecture 12 Nov 2026 → 21 Jan 2027 2025 - 2026 " Today's Chinese citizens can only endure autocracy, they don't know how to enjoy freedom " (Liang Qichao, 1903) Anne Cheng 20 Nov 2025 → 29 Jan 2026 Lecture 20 Nov 2025 → 29 Jan 2026 2024 - 2025 " There cannot be two suns in the sky, nor two princes for one country " : despotism and monism in China Anne Cheng 14 Nov 2024 → 23 Jan 2025 Lecture 14 Nov 2024 → 23 Jan 2025 2023 - 2024 " China is therefore a despotic state, whose principle is fear " Anne Cheng 23 Nov 2023 → 01 Feb 2024 Lecture 23 Nov 2023 → 01 Feb 2024 2022 - 2023 Is China (still) a civilization ? (continued) Anne Cheng 17 Nov 2022 → 26 Jan 2023 Lecture 17 Nov 2022 → 26 Jan 2023 2021 - 2022 Is China (still) a civilization ? (continued) Anne Cheng 18 Nov 2021 → 27 Jan 2022 Lecture 18 Nov 2021 → 27 Jan 2022 2020 - 2021 Is China (still) a civilization? Anne Cheng 19 Nov 2020 → 28 Jan 2021 Lecture 19 Nov 2020 → 28 Jan 2021 2019 - 2020 No lectures this year Anne Cheng 01 Sep 2019 Lecture 01 Sep 2019 2018 - 2019 Universality, globality, cosmopolitanism (China, Japan, India) (continued) Anne Cheng 22 Nov 2018 → 31 Jan 2019 Lecture 22 Nov 2018 → 31 Jan 2019 2017 - 2018 Universality, globality, cosmopolitanism (China, Japan, India) (continued) Anne Cheng 16 Nov 2017 → 25 Jan 2018 Lecture 16 Nov 2017 → 25 Jan 2018 2016 - 2017 Universality, globality, cosmopolitanism (China, Japan, India) (continued) Anne Cheng 01 Dec 2016 → 09 Feb 2017 Lecture 01 Dec 2016 → 09 Feb 2017 2015 - 2016 Universality, globality, cosmopolitanism (China, Japan, India) Anne Cheng 10 Dec 2015 → 11 Feb 2016 Lecture 10 Dec 2015 → 11 Feb 2016 2014 - 2015 Humanism and ritualism in ancient and contemporary China Anne Cheng 04 Dec 2014 → 12 Feb 2015 Lecture 04 Dec 2014 → 12 Feb 2015 2013 - 2014 Is Confucianism a humanism ? Anne Cheng 05 Dec 2013 → 13 Feb 2014 Lecture 05 Dec 2013 → 13 Feb 2014 2012 - 2013 Confucius resurrected ? A few hypotheses Anne Cheng 06 Dec 2012 → 14 Feb 2013 Lecture 06 Dec 2012 → 14 Feb 2013 2011 - 2012 Confucius revisited : old texts, new speeches (continued) Anne Cheng 01 Dec 2011 → 09 Feb 2012 Lecture 01 Dec 2011 → 09 Feb 2012 2010 - 2011 Confucius revisited : old texts, new speeches (continued) Anne Cheng 02 Dec 2010 → 10 Feb 2011 Lecture 02 Dec 2010 → 10 Feb 2011 2009 - 2010 Confucius revisited : old texts, new speeches Anne Cheng 03 Dec 2009 → 11 Feb 2010 Lecture 03 Dec 2009 → 11 Feb 2010 2008 - 2009 Confucius revisited : old texts, new speeches Anne Cheng 14 Jan 2009 → 01 Apr 2009 Lecture 14 Jan 2009 → 01 Apr 2009
