Sinological seminar

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The Sinological Institute of the University of Bonn , the University of Freiburg , the University of Heidelberg and the University of Kiel call themselves the Sinological Seminar or Institute for Sinology .

Sinological seminar at the University of Bonn

Geographer Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (1833–1905) taught at the University of Bonn , who emerged with a number of geographical works on China. A chair for Sinology was created under the influence of the orientalist Paul Kahle (1875–1964). In 1913 the Oriental Seminary was established. In the university chronicles from 1914 to 1926, however, there is no information about sinological lectures. Not until 1926/27 was it possible to set up a Chinese department at the Oriental Seminary and to hire the sinologist Erich Schmitt (1893–1955) as a professor. Together with Dr. Lou You published a German textbook in Shanghai in 1939 as an introduction to modern standard Chinese . The course itself met with great interest in its first year with 14 students. For the years 1938/39 the number of students in the summer semester 1938 was only 6, in the winter semester 1938/39 only 2 students. Werner Eichhorn (1899–1990) completed his habilitation in Bonn in 1937 as one of the first sinologists to gain importance in the post-war period . Eichhorn later taught in Göttingen and Frankfurt and made a name for himself during his professorship in Tübingen with works such as the Cultural History of China (1964), The Religions of China (1973) and The Ancient Chinese Religion and State Cults (1976). Professor Schmitt died in 1955. His successor was Peter Olbricht (born 1909–2001) in 1956 . In 1963, an independent sinological seminar was founded at the University of Bonn, the first holder of the chair was Professor Olbricht. The cooperation with the seminar for oriental languages, which was re-established a few years earlier in the immediate vicinity, led to the fact that the lecturers Dr. Liu Mau-Tsai (1914–2007) and Dr. Otto Ladstätter (born 1933) held exercises on classical Chinese prose, Buddhist and Confucian writings and novels of the 17th and 18th centuries in Sinology in the academic year 1963/64 . After Professor Olbricht's retirement in 1975, the chair for Sinology was filled with Rolf Trauschein, who had previously headed the Sinology Seminar at the University of Göttingen for several years since 1972. Professor Trauschein gained notoriety beyond Sinology when he presented The Chinese Empire in 1968 together with Herbert Franke .

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Institute for Sinology at the University of Freiburg

Freiburg Sinology is shaped by historical and social science and combines interdisciplinary research into the subject of China with training in the Chinese language. Strong contemporary and practical relevance are among the outstanding features of Sinology in Freiburg. Sinology can be studied in Freiburg as a BA as a major and minor. An MA course in cooperation with Nanjing University started in 2013. The main focus of research and teaching is modern China of the 20th and 21st centuries. The BA course combines intensive language studies with a structured overview of core topics in Chinese politics, history, economy, culture and society. A specialty of Freiburg Sinology is the possibility to choose between the main subjects “Chinese language and professional competence China” as well as “Professional competence China”. The "Expertise China" focus is aimed at humanities and social scientists who would like to acquire a differentiated approach to China-related issues without having to acquire a language.

Professors:

  • 1980-2005: Peter Greiner
  • 1989–2009: Harro von Senger
  • since 2010: Nicola Spakowski
  • since 2011: Daniel Leese

Institute for Sinology at the University of Heidelberg

At the Institute for Sinology at Heidelberg University , which was founded in 1962, China is treated in a variety and thematic breadth that is unique in Germany. Scientists at five different chairs research China in historical depth and from different perspectives. As part of the Center for East Asian Studies (ZO), which is superordinate to the Center for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS), the embedding of China in the world and the associated, diverse exchange processes are given special consideration. The institute owns one of the largest Asian libraries in Germany.

A bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies with a focus on Sinology (BA, with teacher training option) and a Master's degree in Chinese Studies (MA + M.Ed.) are offered. There is also the option of doing a doctorate.

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Sinological seminar at the University of Kiel

The Sinology of the University of Kiel had the following main research areas: social history of modern and premodern China and “gender studies”. The sinological seminar at the University of Kiel was closed in 2008.

Professor:

  • since 1990: Gudula Linck

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