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[Asian Legal History Seminar Series] Family, Law, and Politics in Asian Legal History: Book Discussion

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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: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India This book captures the Indian state's difficult dialogue with divorce, mediated largely through religion. By mapping the […]

[BOOK TALK] Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773-1776

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Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773-1776 Speaker: Professor James Fichter (HKU) Respondent: Dr. Noah Shusterman (CUHK) Chair: Dr. Staci Ford (HKU) In Tea, James R. Fichter reveals that despite the so-called Boston Tea Party in 1773, two large shipments of tea from the East India Company survived and were ultimately drunk in North America. Their survival shaped […]

13th Spring History Symposium: Making Modern Identities

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13th Spring History Symposium Making Modern Identities   The Department of History at the University of Hong Kong is pleased to host the 13th Spring History Symposium at HKU on 3 and 4 May 2024.   The theme of this year’s Symposium is Making Modern Identities. The modern era has given rise to myriad systems for […]

A Postgraduate Research Student Roundtable on Urban History (Display Area, May Hall, HKU)

Display Area, May Hall

A Postgraduate Research Student Roundtable on Urban History Date & Time: Friday 13 September, 10:30–12:00 Lecture (with Q & A)  Venue: Display Area, May Hall, HKU This roundtable provides a space to present and discuss your PhD topics. You will each be asked to do a short presentation (10 minutes) on either the main themes […]

Public Lecture: “Bringing Emotions into the City: History and Heritage” – Speaker: Dr Toby Lincol

Lecture Hall, May Hall

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 Roskam, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong Date & Time: Friday 13 September, 16:00–17:30 (with Q & A)  Venue: Lecture Hall, May Hall, HKU […]

International Symposium “Cities in Crisis: Planning and Design, Governance, and Daily Operations”

Lecture Hall, May Hall

International Symposium  “Cities in Crisis: Planning and Design, Governance, and Daily Operations”    Date & Time  Saturday 14 September 2024, 9:00–18:30 (in person)    Venue  Lecture Theatre, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong  The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studies scholars from Asia and other regions to […]

Workshop on International History and Lecture with Professor Erez Manela (Institute of Transnational History of China)

Faculty of Arts Conference Room, Run Run Shaw Tower 4/F 4.36, HKU 

Inaugural Events of the Institute of Transnational History of China We are excited to announce that the workshop on international history and the lecture with Professor Erez Manela will mark the inaugural events of the newly established Institute of Transnational History of China. Workshop on International History: A Conversation on the State of the Field […]

South Asia in the South China Sea Workshop

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Over the last few decades, scholars have explored South Asia’s longstanding and enduring connections with different parts of the world, with the Indian Ocean emerging as a particularly rich site for such studies. Placed just beyond the recognized limits of the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and its surroundings have occupied an ambiguous space […]

Doing History 101: Workshops for History Students

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Doing History 101 Workshops for History students   First time taking a History course? Finding the transition from secondary school to university challenging? Doing History 101 is here to guide you every step of the way. These workshops are designed to help students develop practical skills in historical research and writing. All students are welcome, […]

Lecture: Internationalism, Identity, and Ideology in the Shaping of Postwar China, and the Legacy for Today by Prof. Rana Mitter

Faculty of Arts Conference Room, Run Run Shaw Tower 4/F 4.36, HKU 

The Institute of Transnational History of China (ITHC), in collaboration with the Flourishing Cities: Past, Present, and Future Project (FGE), is delighted to invite you to a lecture by Professor Rana Mitter of Harvard University. Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Time: 4:00-6:00 PM Venue: Faculty of Arts Conference Room, Run Run Shaw Tower 4/F 4.36, The University […]