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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear CHERN member, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are kicking of the new year with the online event organized by Working Group 5: ‘</span>Exploring China’s Transformations through a Video Camera Lens<span lang="EN-US">’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In this online discussion, three well-known scholars of China reflect on their engagement with audio-visual research methods and explore the above questions through their recent visual works. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In a world saturated with visual data, how can cameras—whether professional or on our phones—illuminate China’s ongoing socio-economic transformations? What unique insights can audio-visual approaches offer that conventional methods cannot?
What ethical dilemmas and methodological challenges do they introduce, and how might researchers begin to experiment with them?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The discussion will address these and related questions, drawing on the speakers’ recent visual outputs:
<b>Willy Sier’s </b><i>Baby Stress</i>, <b>Ke Ma’s </b><i>Shanghai Lockdown</i> and
<b>Elena Barabantseva’s </b><i>Group Wedding</i>. The event will be moderated by <b>
Martina Bofulin</b>, CHERN Labour and Migration Working Group leader.<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">8 January 2026, 12:00 CET</span></b><span lang="EN-US">,
</span><span lang="NL"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/vu-live.zoom.us/meeting/register/1KpPUzaiQOmltKhCy0vvtg__;!!PDiH4ENfjr2_Jw!Eld9HhZbtK73ik0DDgRIxTBs79WglpaKgmlPa9o_deRDR_zShOEC0XC6N180MsIgoJ97-l8nllkUPP_5GBKL3LZjJ5ZtiQZDKSI6cwokTUAG$"><span lang="EN-US">Online
via Zoom</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">More information, registration and links to
</span>watch the films beforehand: <a href="https://china-in-europe.net/chern-wg5-event-exploring-chinas-transformations-through-a-video-camera-lens/">
https://china-in-europe.net/chern-wg5-event-exploring-chinas-transformations-through-a-video-camera-lens/</a><span lang="en-NL">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL">On behalf of Martina and Elena, all the best,
</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL">Alexandra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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