Department News
Second Round Application for the Leung Hung Kee Scholarships for Distinguished History Undergraduate Students to Undertake Research Work
The Leung Hung Kee Scholarships for Distinguished History Undergraduate Students to Undertake Research Work now invite Second Round Applications. The deadline is 30 April 2016. For scholarship details and application form, please download at:
Should you have any questions, please contact us at 3943 7117 or history@cuhk.edu.hk.
Personalia
Acting Appointment
Prof. POO Mu-chou, Division Head, will be on academic leave between 5 and 11 April 2016. During his absence, Prof. LAI Ming Chiu (5–10 April) and Prof. YIP Hon Ming (11 April) will serve as the Acting Division Head.
Academic Activities
Recapping “A Conversation with Prof. Evelyn Hu-DeHart on the Philippines and the Chinese Diaspora” held on 29 March 2016
Prof. Evelyn HU-DEHART of the Department of History, Brown University, was invited by the Department to talk with faculty members and students. Participants greatly enjoyed their conversations and interactions with Prof. HU-DEHART in relation to the Philippines and the Chinese diaspora.
Upcoming Events
Workshops for First-Year & Final-Year RPG Students with Visiting Scholars 2015–16
Time: 9:30am–12:30pm
Venue: Room 101, 1/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Moderator: CHAN Sai Leong
| Speaker | Topic | Medium |
| HUANG Yawen | 明清江南地區順庄法研究綜述 | Putonghua |
| LING Yan | 從會通河到山東運河：明清兩代運河管理體系之變 | Putonghua |
| LIU Yichen | 一條鞭法的歷史三調 | Putonghua |
| REN Yaxuan | 明清山東中部的社會結構 | Putonghua |
| TSE Hiu Tung | Representation and Advocation of Respectable Culture in Late Victorian Advice Literature | English |
| LIN Qiuyun (Visiting Scholar) |
“消費”男伶與清代的梨園花譜熱 | Putonghua |
Time: 2:30pm–5:30pm
Venue: Room 101, 1/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Moderator: LIU Yichen
| Speaker | Topic | Medium |
| MAO Di | 危機下的華人社會：近代澳門的慈善、商業與死亡（1850–1950） | Putonghua |
| WANG Hui | 移民、家鄉與國家：潮汕僑鄉的社會轉變，1949–1958 | Putonghua |
| TIAN Fang | 侯庄的故事──山西高平侯庄村田野及碑文略述 | Putonghua |
| WANG Jiayao | 萬曆四年羅旁之役與兩廣銷鹽制度 | Putonghua |
| WANG Zhe (Visiting Scholar) |
抗戰時期流亡學生研究 | Putonghua |
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Venue: Room 101, 1/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Moderator: PENG Yongchang
| Speaker | Topic | Medium |
| CHAI Xiuli | 晚期帝制中國的福州水上天主教徒 | Putonghua |
| CHEN Haili | 十六至十八世紀杭州的商業與社會 | Putonghua |
| WANG Hongmei | 十六至十七世紀江西地區的講學 | Putonghua |
| CHEUNG Tung | Art and Trade: Export Painting of Hong Kong in the Late Nineteenth Century | English |
| CHAN Sai Leong | 英殖時期新界氏族政治力量的消長和轉型 | Putonghua |
| LO Ka Fai | 香港漁業發展的西線和珊瑚線 | Putonghua |
| LOU Min (Visiting Scholar) |
產權之分化與制約：私人破產案的審理及《破產律》的實踐 | Putonghua |
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Venue: Room 101, 1/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Moderator: CHAN Sai Leong
| Speaker | Topic | Medium |
| CHEN Jing | 信仰、民族與權力：多元民族社區下的基督教歷史敘事 | Putonghua |
| XU Shibo | 從學政試士看清末地方的學務改革──以江蘇省、松江府和上海縣為中心 | Putonghua |
| LEE Kai Chun Katon | 香港史的性別維度：婦女繼承權問題（1948–1994） | Cantonese |
| NG Yee Ka | Gender Role in Ancient Egyptian Literature | English |
| LI Hua | 六朝行旅鬼故事的性別詮釋與文化脈絡 | Putonghua |
| CHIU Chung Wai Vito | 漢初儒學──由區域分散至帝國一體的空間變異 | Cantonese |
| SUN Zixin (Visiting Scholar) |
論漢代的典客與大行 | Putonghua |
For enquiry, please call 3943 8541.
Lecture Series of Distinguished Scholar Scheme
Prof. GE Zhaoguang of the National Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies and the Department of History, Fudan University, has been invited by the Faculty of Arts and the Department of History to give the following two lectures:
| Date : | 12 April 2016 (Tuesday) |
| Time : | 4:30pm–6:00pm |
| Venue: | Room 220, 2/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic : | 從宗教史、思想史到東亞史──大陸1980年代以來的學術變遷 |
| Moderator: | Prof. LEUNG Yuen Sang Dean, Faculty of Arts, CUHK |
| Date : | 14 April 2016 (Thursday) |
| Time : | 4:30pm-6:00pm |
| Venue: | LT5, 2/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK |
| Topic: | 不在場的在場者：從朝鮮通信使文獻看近世東亞文化史 |
| Moderator : | Prof. YIP Hon Ming Department Chair, Department of History, CUHK |
The lectures will be conducted in Putonghua.
Reservation is required. To reserve a seat, please register online at
www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/Event/ge_zg2016
For enquiries, please call 3943 7119.
Organisers: Faculty of Arts, CUHK; Department of History, CUHK
| Date : | 13 April 2016 (Wednesday) |
| Time : | 4:30pm–6:00pm |
| Venue : | Room 220, 2/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic : | 征帆一片繞蓬壺──《三國志．倭人傳》的意義 |
| Speaker : | Prof. DAI Yan Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Fudan University |
| Moderator : | Prof. ZHOU Jianyu Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK |
| Language : | Putonghua |
| Enquiry : | 3943 7119 |
Organisers: Department of History, CUHK; Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK
Lecture Series by Distinguished Visiting Professor Marie-Claire BERGÈRE
Prof. Marie-Claire BERGÈRE of the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales and the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France, has been invited by the Department and the Leung Po Chuen Research Centre for Hong Kong History and Humanities to give the following two lectures:
| Date : | 20 April 2016 (Wednesday) |
| Time : | 5:00pm–6:30pm |
| Venue: | Room 220, 2/F, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic : | Brainstorming Workshop on “The Role of State-owned Enterprises in the Industrialization of China (19th–21st Centuries)” |
| Date : | 27 April 2016 (Wednesday) |
| Time : | 5:00pm-6:30pm |
| Venue: | LT8, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK |
| Topic: | Distinguished Lecture on “The Influence of the Hong Kong Connection on Sun Yat-sen’s Early Political Career (1894–1911)” |
The lectures will be conducted in English. For enquiries, please call 3943 7119 or 3943 5797.
Organiser: Department of History, CUHK
Co-organiser: Leung Po Chuen Research Centre for Hong Kong History and Humanities, Research Institute for the Humanities, CUHK
For teachers and students who have information to share with the Department,
please email your articles in both Chinese and English to chanfiona@cuhk.edu.hk by 4:00pm every Tuesday.