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[SOAS China Institute] Upcoming Monday Forum: The Return of Happiness in Chinese Socialist Discourse – Ideology’s ‘spiritual turn’, Dr Gerda Wielander, Mon 19 Jan @5pm, G3 Abstract This seminar takes a historical perspective on the use of ‘happiness’ in Chinese and socialist political discourse and argues that this renewed emphasis on happiness in Chinese political discourse ties in with the renewed emphasis on socialist values and marks a ‘spiritual turn’ in the ideological project. Biography Gerda Wielander is Head of Modern Languages and Cultures and Reader in Chinese Studies at the University of Westminster. She specialises in contemporary Chinese politics and culture with a focus on the link between the personal and spiritual to wider social and political developments. Further details: soas.ac.uk/sci/events/seminars/19jan2015-the-return-of-happiness-in-chinese-socialist-discourse--ideologys-spiritual-turn.html
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:28:03 +0000

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