Monthly History Colloquium

The monthly history colloquium, initiated in 2023, brings together a community of historians from various departments at HKU and beyond. The colloquium provides a space to share works in progress, give and receive feedback on new writing, and discuss influential works by established scholars. Each session is led by one or two members, and most sessions take the form of reading groups or manuscript workshops. However, session leaders are welcome to develop their own formats as long as group discussion and collaboration remain at the forefront.

The colloquium welcomes postgraduate students and faculty members who use historical methods in their research regardless of discipline. If you are interested in joining or would like to lead a future session, please get in touch with FANG Yi at histcoll@hku.hk

Fall 2025 Schedule

[RESCHEDULED] 2 October 2025

Måns AHLSTEDT ÅBERG: Manuscript Workshop

23 October 2025

Nicole VAUGHAN: Manuscript Workshop

20 November 2025

MA Linquan: Manuscript Workshop

11 December 2025

To be confirmed.

Previous Sessions

23 January 2025

Ailin Li

Spatial Transition and Power Dynamics: Child Labor in Republican Shanghai

20 February 2025

Sarah Jessi Bramao-Ramos

Readers in and on Manchu books

20 March 2025

Peng Jin

Manuscript Workshop: Transporting Tea by “Warships”: The “Odessa-Hankow-Vladivostok” Route and the Sino-Russian Maritime Trade in the Late 19th Century

24 April 2025

Iris Lei

Proposal Workshop

22 May 2025

Alicia Le

Reading Group