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Academic Activities

Recapping the “Good Writing is Rewriting - Workshop on Academic Writing” conducted by Prof. PUK Wing Kin on 23 October 2020

Prof. PUK Wing Kin, Programme Director of M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, held the Academic Writing Workshop on 23 October 2020, which was attended by nearly 40 students.

Prof. PUK illustrated the skills of drafting essay subtitles, using historical materials, and footnote citation.  Students were keen to take the opportunity to discuss their writing experience and difficulties with Prof. PUK.

 


Recapping the Academic Seminar “From Ancestors (zuxian 祖先) to Forefathers (xianren 先人): Afterlife Care and Grand Salvation Ritual in Singapore” conducted by Prof. CHOI Chi Cheung on 23 October 2020

 


Upcoming Events

6 November 2020 (Friday)
Academic Seminar
Comparing Colonial Legalities – British India and Mandate Palestine
Date: 6 November 2020 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm-6:15pm
Venue: Conducted online via Zoom
Topic: Comparing Colonial Legalities – British India and Mandate Palestine
Speaker: Dr. Amrita SHODHAN
Language: English
Registration: Pre-registration is required, please email to hisdiv@cuhk.edu.hk
Enquiry: 3943 8541

Orgainsers: Department of History, CUHK; M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK

 


13 November 2020 (Friday)
Academic Seminar
Militias in Eighteenth-Century France and America: The Paradoxes of Relying on Citizen-Soldiers
Date: 13 November 2020 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm-6:15pm
Venue: Conducted online via Zoom
Topic: Militias in Eighteenth-Century France and America: The Paradoxes of Relying on Citizen-Soldiers
Speaker: Prof. Noah SHUSTERMAN
Language: English
Registration: Pre-registration is required, please email to hisdiv@cuhk.edu.hk
Enquiry: 3943 8541

Orgainsers: Department of History, CUHK; M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK

 


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