[Edinburgh Screening] "In the Name of Confucius", Followed by Q&A Panel
Event Information
Description
Hosted by Cllr Cameron Rose, the screening of the award-winning documentary "In the Name of Confucius" will be followed by a panel discussion on Confucius Institutes.
“In the Name of Confucius” is a new documentary discussing the global controversies surrounding the Confucius Institutes, which have been accused of spreading Chinese propaganda in the West.
UK has 29 Confucius Institutes & 148 Confucius Classrooms.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the director of the film, Doris Liu.
Light refreshments will be provided after the discussion following the film.
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Programme:
5.45 pm - 6.00 pm Registration
6.00 pm - 7.00 pm Film screening: 'In the Name of Confucius'
7.00 pm - 8:00 pm Panel discussion with the Film's Director Doris Liu
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More about "In the Name of Confucius":
“In the Name of Confucius” is the first documentary exposé of the Chinese government’s multi-billion dollar Confucius Institute (CI), a Chinese language program now found in over 1,600 universities and schools world wide, and the growing global controversies surrounding it—loss of academic integrity, violations to human rights codes, foreign influence, and even potential infringements on national security.
The film has won a number of international awards and saw highly successful screenings in America, Canada, Taiwan, Poland, Germany, Spain, and South Africa.
Further reading:
BBC: Confucius institute: The hard side of China's soft power
Times Higher Education: Confucius Institute crackdown predicted as global inquiries mount
Learn more about the film: inthenameofconfuciusmovie.com
About the speaker:
Doris Liu is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist based in Toronto, Canada. As a Chinese immigrant, her passion is to tell compelling China stories that are rarely seen, yet essential for the world to understand its relationship with China. A former TV reporter, Doris won the award for the Best Multicultural TV Story for her insightful coverage of high-profile hate crimes against Asian anglers.
Light refreshments will be provided after the discussion following the film.
