May 24 - Evolution and Integration of Asian Civilizations

Kalpaka boulevard 4, Room 215: 09:00-18:00

 

First panel 9:30-12:00

Moderator: prof. Kaspars Kļaviņš

9:30-10:00

Andrew Eungi Kim (Korea University)

Soka Gakkai International as a New Religious Movement of Korea:

Focusing on Daisaku Ikeda’s Religious Thoughts

10:00-10:30

Ain ul Khair (Central European University)

Colonial Body: Historicizing the Becoming of the Kashmiri Body

10:30-11:00

Li Yang (Ghent University)     

The Change of Diplomatic Ideas in the Late Qing Dynasty (1840-1914): A Literature Review

11:00-11:30

Jiang Yingyao (Renmin University)   

The Capital Issue and Socialist Market Economy in the New Era

11:30-12:00

Zhou Xiaolan (South China Normal University)    

The Making of the Entrepreneurial Identity: A Comparative Sino-French Study on Long-Lasting Family Businesses

 

12:00-13:00 Break

 

Second Section 13:00-15:00

Moderator: prof. Jānis Priede

13:00-13:30

Jacek Skup (Jagiellonian University)

A Temple of National Consciousness: The Ram Mandir of Ayodhya and the Realization of a Political Myth

13:30-14:00

Yang Ting (South China Normal University)

The Historical Changes and Contemporary Wisdom of Ancient Chinese Role Model Culture

14:00-14:30

Valdis Pīrāgs (University of Latvia)

The Latvian Translation of Ashtanga Hridaya Sutrasthan – Experiences and Realisations

 

14:30 Presentation by foreign students about their intercultural experiences

 

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break, Room 108

 

Third Section 15:30-18:00

Moderator: Dr. Aleksandrs Simons

15:30-16:00

Aleksandrs Simons (National Library of Latvia)

The Daoist Notion of the “Interconnectedness of Man and Nature” in the Literature of Shen Congwen – The Case of “Ecosophy WH”

16:00-16:30

Xiao Yangyu (Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University)      

Technology Risk Crimes and Legislative Response in China

16:30-17:00

Alīna Nidagundi (Riga Technical University and University of Latvia)

Mapping Berlin in Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri

17:00-17:30

Janka Farkas (Eötvös Loránd University)

Age of the Eco-Dharma: Taiwanese Humanistic Buddhism as Environmental Activism