Recapping the “Online Information Sessions for Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme” on 15 October 2021

Two online information sessions for Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme were held on 15 October, hosted by Prof. Ian MORLEY and Prof. Noah SHUSTERMAN respectively, giving prospective students a brief overview of our PhD programme, admissions requirements and application procedures. Attendees took the opportunity to chat with the hosts and ask questions.

Recapping the “Academic Writing Workshop” conducted by Prof. HE Xi on 15 October 2021

Prof. HE Xi, Programme Director of M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, held the Academic Writing Workshop on 15 October, which was attended by nearly 40 students.

Prof. HE shared the skills of drafting research paper title, searching for historical materials, and using methodology for writing a research paper. Prof. David FAURE, Emeritus Professor of Department of History, was also invited to share his writing experience.

Recapping the Academic Seminar “探尋古代中國的暴力世界——求學路上的一些反思與分享” conducted by Prof. TSE Wai Kit Wicky on 15 October 2021

In the Graduate Seminar on 15 October, Prof. Wicky TSE shared with our postgraduate students his research experience in his lecture titled “In Search of the History of Violence in Early and Early Medieval China: A Sharing of my Intellectual Pursuit.” Through studying the Eastern Han dynasty’s empire, frontier, violence and warfare, he was able to investigate ancient China’s political culture and social history. He traced the relationship between the Han imperial centre and Liangzhou, its northwestern frontier, and examined how this frontier region developed its own militarised cultural identity and fabricated its legitimacy to establish itself as a political centre. Through this study on the imperial centre and regional frontiers, he found that regional cultures and identities are often hidden under the facade of a unified empire. On violence and warfare, he introduced the ancient Chinese view of the “four greatest evils” of “war”, “plague”, “flood” and “fire.” Although war was seen as evil, it was perceived as a necessary evil, albeit one that had to be contained. Through his research on this topic, Prof. TSE investigates the impact and consequence of war on social history, and how war affected ordinary people’s lives and the interactive relationship between war, state and society.

Recapping the “CUHK Virtual Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2021” held on 16 October 2021

The “CUHK Virtual Information Day 2021” took place on an online platform on 16 October 2021. The event offered a great opportunity for secondary students, teachers and parents to understand more about CUHK and the Department. Latest information on the Department’s B.A. programme such as admission criteria, curriculum, learning experience and university life were diversely presented through live admission talks and online chats.

Lecture Series on History of the New Territories

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 Monday.