BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/easting-the-west-th eorizing-the-postliberal-conjuncture-from-china/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5d57a5a2-2d1a-4d4b-84a5-4346b8d7f5cb SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261020T103935 DTSTART:20261021T171500 DTEND:20261021T183000 SUMMARY:Easting the west: theorizing the postliberal conjuncture from Chin a LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (MAR 2.08\, Ma rshall Building) DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 21 October 2026 6.15pm - 7.30pmSpeakerDr Chenchen Zh angDiscussantsProfessor Shakuntala BanajiDr Karin NaritaDr Christian Sorac eChairDr Jasmine K GaniJoin us for a fireside chat that introduces the new book by Chenchen Zhang\, Easting the West: Theorizing the Postliberal Con juncture from China.The rise of the global right has led observers to spea k of the end of the liberal international order. What does it mean to theo rise the postliberal conjuncture from China\, and what does it mean to tra ce the idea of “the West” from without?Easting the West: Theorizing th e Postliberal Conjuncture from China explores how ideas of “the West” and articulations of China/West difference are produced and mobilised in C hinese political discourse. Drawing on the dazzling\, chaotic\, and jargon -laden world of social media\, the author will discuss the book which exam ines reactionary formations in digital China as a constitutive site of ide ological production in the postliberal moment. It shows how political sens ibilities can converge across conventional geopolitical and ideological fa ult lines\, and how critiques of liberal contradictions and imperialism ca n be repurposed for authoritarian and ethno-nationalist projects.Meet our speakerChenchen Zhang is an Associate Professor in International Relations at Durham University. Her current research interests span postcolonial na tionalism\, cultural politics\, and transnational solidarity. She is a co- host of the Shicha podcast.DiscussantsShakuntala Banaji is Professor of Me dia\, Culture and Social Change in the Department of Media and Communicati ons at LSE. Professor Banaji's research addresses the intersection between socio-political contexts\, media\, identities\, social justice and social change.Karin Narita is a Research Associate on the Right Worlds project a t Queen Mary University of London. Prior to this\, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield and has previously taught at QMU L and King's College London. Her research lies at the intersection of inte rnational relations and right-wing ideologies with a focus on Japan and Ea st Asia. Her monograph Culture Must Be Defended: Japanese Conservatism and International Relations is forthcoming.Christian Sorace is an Associate P rofessor of Global China at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Co rpus Christi College. His work explores political concepts and practices i n China and Mongolia\, spanning the study of ideology\, discourse\, urban planning\, air pollution\, and aesthetics.ChairJasmine K Gani is an Assist ant Professor of International Relations in the Department of Internationa l Relations at LSE.More about this eventThe Department of International Re lations at LSE is now in it's 99th year - one of the oldest as well as lar gest IR departments in the world\, with a truly international reputation. Throughout 2027 we will celebrate our centenary with a series of events an d initiatives involving faculty\, students\, alumni and the public. 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