Debating Societies in China

Sinica: Debating Societies in China

This week on Sinica, we're happy to welcome back Jeremy Goldkorn in conversation with David Weeks, founder and president of the National High School Debate League of China, a debating society currently established in twenty-seven cities throughout China. Join us as we discuss the history and current state of debate activities here in China and look into the role that these kind of groups play in promoting critical thinking in the Chinese education system.

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July 19, 2014

Mentions

1. Go Kunming

http://www.gokunming.com/en/

2. 中国高中生美式辩论联赛 (National High School Debate League of China )

http://www.nhsdlc.com/

3. British Parliamentary Style debate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Parliamentary_Style

4. Toastmasters International

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toastmasters_International

5. Marco Polo Bridge (Incident)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo_Bridge_Incident

6. Term: Wanzixi 晚自习 (v) - late-night solo studying

7. Hegelian dialectic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectic#Hegelian_dialectic

Recommendations

Jeremy:

Late Night Live Podcast: Airport conundrums, with Phillip Adams

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/airports/5587926

Kaiser:

Intelligence Squared Debate: The Internet Is Making Us Stupid, with Jimmy Wales, Kaiser Kuo, Jeremy O’Grady and Thomas Crompton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhgcmyyE1I

David:

1. Resolved, the 2007 documentary on debate in the US

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolved_(film)

2. Online magazine The New Bloom

http://newbloommag.wordpress.com

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