Dr. Ronald C. Po London School of Economics and Political Science China’s offshore islands played a unique and notable role as an interface between the mainland and the inner sea […]
Introducing international law to East Asia——The Formation of Wanguo Gongfa, the Chinese translation of Elements of International Law Yan Xingjian HKU This presentation examines how and why International Law as […]
Frances O’Shaughnessy University of Washington Historians who have recognized Black self-emancipatory actions during the U. S. Civil War often narrate from the site of production, or when Black people departed […]
Igor Fedyukin Associate Professor of History, ShanghaiTech University The Enlightenment on the Margins? Russia's Libertine Century The public perception of eighteenth-century Russia is dominated by the imagery of sexual license […]
South Asia in the South China Sea In Pursuit of Royal Blue: Geographies of Relatedness in the Indian Ocean January 18, […]
Speaker: Dr. Kalyani Ramnath (University of Georgia) Respondent: Dr. Christopher Roberts (Chinese University of Hong Kong) 7 March 2024, 8:00 pm For more than century before World War II, traders, […]
South Asia in the South China Sea When Culture meets State Diplomacy: the Case of Cheena Bhavana March 21, 2024, Thursday | 6 pm IST- 7:30 pm IST | ZOOM […]
New format this semester! Sharpen your skills in reading and writing History with two hands-on sessions. Digging into primary sources (NEW TIME, NEW VENUE) 26 March, Tuesday, 4:00pm-5:00pm (Venue: […]
Family, Law, and Politics in Asian Legal History: Book Discussion Speakers: Saumya Saxena (O.P. Jindal Global University), Mara Yue Du (Cornell University) Respondent: Michael Ng, Alastair McClure Divorce and Democracy: […]
South Asia in the South China Sea Beyond Determinism? Rethinking the Asian Monsoon as a Connecting Force April 18, 2024, Thursday | 6 pm IST- 7:30 pm IST | ZOOM […]
Economic Warfare in East Asia and the Transformation of Hong Kong Industry, 1965-1988 In 1965 Taiwan set up a secret economic warfare unit inside the executive branch. For over two […]
Public Lecture “Bringing Emotions into the City: History and Heritage” Speaker: Dr Toby Lincoln, Associate Professor of Chinese Urban History, Centre for Urban History, University of Leicester Moderator: Professor Cole […]