Speaker: Dr. Nora Elizabeth (Stanford University) Respondent: Dr. Elvan Cobb (Hong Kong Baptist University) 16 November 2023 (12-1:30 pm) In the late nineteenth century, the Ottoman government sought to fill […]
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, […]
The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge with Dr. Joshua Ehrlich Respondent: Prof. James Fichter The East India Company is remembered as the world's most powerful, not to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]