反华主义氛围下的

中非关系及儒家的意义

Confucianism in an Era of Rising Anti-sinicism:

A Case Study within Africa – China Relations

Adams Bodomo

University of Vienna, Austria

时  间       2019年12月3日（周二） 16:00-17:30

TIME    Tuesday, December 3^rd , 2019

地  点    苏世民书院 达理礼堂

VENUE    Dalio Audiorium, Schwarzman College

主   办    清华大学苏世民书院 清华大学新雅书院

SPONSOR Schwarzman College, Xinya College, Tsinghua University

讲座简介Abstract

Anti-sinicism or sino-phobia deals with the fear, mistrust, or even hatred of Chinese people, Chinese institutions, and Chinese influences in specific geographical settings. Anti-sinicism, as an academic research topic, has mainly been studied among populations in South East Asia (e.g. Weightman 1967, Tan 1968, Shiraishi 1997) but also other parts of the world (Harris 2010, Franck 2014, Tsolidis 2018). In this paper I shall survey and document cases of anti-sinicism in the 21st Century, particularly within Africa-China relations, and then attempt to show how the teaching and propagation of Confucianism in anti-sinicist environments may help diffuse the tensions (Wang 2011, Bell 2009, Deng and Smith 2018). I will argue that since Confucianism has a role in helping promote our shared human values, it can certainly be an important tool to help diffuse sino-phobia and other negative reactions towards the increasing presence of Chinese in Africa and other parts of the world.

演讲人简介About the Speaker

Prof. Dr. Adams Bodomo, a native of Ghana, is professor of African studies (holding the Chair of African Linguistics and Literatures) at the University of Vienna, Austria. He specializes in formal theoretical linguistics, cross-cultural communication, digital humanities (languages and literatures in new media), Computer-Mediated Communication for Linguistics and Literacy, and international studies involving Africa and Asia. He is the author of over 10 books and over a 100 journal articles and book chapters. Two of his recent book publications are Africans in China (Cambria Press, 2012) and The Globalization of Foreign Investment in Africa: The Role of Europe, China and India (Emerald Publishing, 2017). He is a member of the International Confucius Association (ICA) and Vice President of UNESCO’s academic body, the Federation Internationale des Langues et Litteratures Modernes (FILLM).