Events
Edinburgh branch programme, 2015-2016
The 2015-2016 programme for meetings of the Edinburgh Branch of the SCA has now been confirmed and is given below. All SCA members and friends are very welcome, and we look forward to seeing you.
Events usually take place on the second Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise stated, at The Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL. Tea & biscuits will be served from 7pm (a voluntary donation is requested) and the talk will begin at 7:30pm. Anyone is welcome to attend our meetings free of charge.
In addition, 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the SCA's founding in 1966, and we are developing various special events and activities to celebrate this. More details will be provided on this website in due course.
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Shen Xiao Tong, East Asian Studies Librarian at the University of Edinburgh, will give a talk entitled “Early Chinese Students in Scotland”. The talk will provide a survey of early Chinese students who were the forerunners of the several thousand Chinese students in Scotland today, including Yan Baohang, a student at Edinburgh University in the 1920s, who passed vital intelligence to the Soviet Union about the precise date of the German attack in 1941 and about Japanese military deployments on the Sino–Russian border in 1944.
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Our annual Chinese New Year dinner. Further details and booking form available nearer the time.
Tuesday 8 March 2016
Julian Ward of the University of Edinburgh will give a talk entitled "On research of the Qing dynasty world map".
Tuesday 12 April 2016
Dan Alderson will give a talk entitled "Decoding the 推背图 (Tuibeitu) - A journey through China's past and future". The Tuibeitu is a purported Tang dynasty text made up of 60 pictures and accompanying cryptic predictions that describe key moments or turning points in Chinese history. Dan will take a light-hearted look at the text, figuring out the references in the pictures and predictions, and seeing if we can work out what the future holds for China !
Saturday 7 May 2016
This will be the Branch AGM. The business meeting will be followed by a talk by Edinburgh University Emeritus Professor Kenneth King, author of China's aid and soft power in Africa.
Saturday 11 June 2016
This will be the National AGM, including special events to celebrate our 50th anniversary. Details of this event will be announced nearer the time.
Please check this website regularly for updates and changes to the programme. You can also sign up for Yahoo mailings (see here) to be updated on events in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Edinburgh University seminars, 2015-2016
The 2015-2016 Chinese Studies seminar programme at the University of Edinburgh has been published, please see below. All are welcome to attend. Unless otherwise stated, the seminars take place at 3-5pm. Full details are on the university website.
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Dr Marjorie Dryburgh, Newcastle University, will speak on 'Visual histories of a northern city - in search of a people's past'. The venue will be confirmed nearer the time.
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Dr Sabrina Yu, Newcastle University, will speak on 'Going back to the hometown - a new root-searching movement in contemporary Chinese independent cinema'. The venue will be confirmed nearer the time.
Wednesday 16 March 2016
Dr Liang Hongling, University of Glasgow, will speak on 'The Enlightenment, Sino-French Institute and Tel Quel - looking at three moments in Sino-French knowledge dynamics'. The venue will be confirmed nearer the time.
For any enquiries, please contact Dr Mark McLeister by email.
Glasgow branch programme, 2015-2016
The 2015-2016 programme for meetings of the Glasgow Branch of the SCA has now been confirmed and is given below. All SCA members and friends are very welcome, and we look forward to seeing you.
Glasgow Branch meetings are usually held on the last Tuesday of each month in the Garnethill Multicultural Centre (GMC), 21 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RE. Doors open at 7.00pm, tea and biscuits are served from 7.15 pm (cost £1) with talks commencing at 7.30 pm. Events are free to SCA members and £1.50 (£1.00 concession) to non-members.
In addition, 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the SCA's founding in 1966, and we are developing various special events and activities to celebrate this. More details will be provided on this website in due course.
Tuesday 15 December 2015
For the Glasgow Branch December meeting you are invited to join us for a Chinese dinner. A booking has been made at 7 pm on Tuesday 15th December at the Sichuan House Restaurant, 345-349 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow for members and their guests. If you would like to attend please inform Robert Colvil by email by Sunday 13th December, so he can let the restaurant know final numbers. We hope you'll be able to join us for this end of year and seasonal celebration. The anticipated charge for dinner is expected to be about £20 per person, excluding wine or other alcoholic drinks.
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Details of this event will be announced nearer the time.
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Details of this event will be announced nearer the time.
Tuesday 29 March 2016
Details of this event will be announced nearer the time.
Tuesday 26 April 2016
This will be the Branch AGM, with musical entertainment.
Tuesday 31 May 2016
Roy Petrie, artist & painter and SCA member, will give a talk entitled 'Art in China', following his recent co-operation with Chinese artist both in Wuhan and in Scotland.
Tuesday 28 June 2016
Details of this event will be announced nearer the time.
All dates are subject to confirmation, so please check this website regularly for updates and changes to the programme. You can also sign up for Yahoo mailings (see here) to be updated on events in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
