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History in the Making – Americans(?) in Paris: Thomas Paine, Gouverneur Morris, and the Adventures of Nationalized Universalism (Dr. Noah Shusterman, Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Faculty of Arts Lounge (4.30, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower)

This talk will examine Thomas Paine’s imprisonment during the French Revolution, and the refusal of the United States Ambassador to France, Gouverneur Morris, to intervene on his behalf. The episode provides a chance to examine the French Revolution – and the Atlantic Revolutions more generally – from both an abstract perspective and a very personal […]

History in the Making – A History of Aging in Qing China: Self-Representations in Personal Narratives of the Elderly (Dr. Clara Wing-chung Ho, Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University)

Faculty of Arts Lounge (4.30, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower)

A History of Aging in Qing China examines the history of aging and old age during the Qing dynasty, a pivotal period marked by rapid demographic growth that resulted in the largest elderly population in imperial China. Drawing on previously overlooked first-person accounts from the extensive collections authored by Qing men and women, it offers […]

History in the Making – Electric China: The Origins of the Chinese Electrical and Electronics Industries, 1870-1937 (Dr. Ghassan Moazzin, Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong)

Faculty of Arts Lounge (4.30, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower)

My current research project aims to reconstruct the history of China’s electrical and electronics industries between the late 19th century and the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. Situated at the intersection of economic and business history, the history of technology and global history, this project traces the introduction and adaptation of electrical technology […]