Application for the Scholarship for History Undergraduate Students to Undertake Research Work of Eminence History Department Fund

The scholarship is now open for applications. The application deadline is 31 March 2023. Late or incomplete applications will NOT be considered. For details of the Scholarships and the application form, please click here to download.

Should you have any questions, please call at 3943 7117 or email to vickitsang@cuhk.edu.hk.

 

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Recapping the World History Seminar “Byzantine Alchemy and the History of Science” conducted by Prof. Alexandre M. ROBERTS on 2 March 2023

Prof. Alexandre M. ROBERTS from the Department of Classics, University of Southern California, was invited by the Centre for Comparative and Public History to deliver a lecture entitled “Byzantine Alchemy and the History of Science” on 2 March 2023. He thoroughly reviewed the concept of “alchemy” and comprehensively investigated the evolution of conventional narratives on the history of science, tracing their trajectory from Greece to the Arab and European world. He pointed out the near-complete exclusion of the Byzantine Empire from prevailing historiographical accounts. He then sought to remedy this neglect by drawing upon a diverse array of sources pertinent to Greek alchemy and undertaking a revision of these accounts. To gain a more nuanced understanding of the subject, he engaged in a close reading of Byzantine alchemical texts and subjects them to analytical scrutiny through the lenses of anthropologists and historians of science in the last century. Based on this investigation, Prof. ROBERTS concluded that these texts were robust evidence of a paradigm shift in Byzantine attitudes towards alchemy. Overall, Professor Roberts’ critical examination of these sources provides us with deep insights on the formation of historical narratives on the history of science in Eurasia from antiquity to the contemporary era.

 

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The 34th Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture

To enhance academic and cultural exchange, New Asia College of the University established the “The Ch’ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture” since 1978. This year, Prof. Nicolas STANDAERT, Professor of Sinology of the University of Leuven, Belgium, has been invited as the guest speaker of the following three public lectures:

All lectures will be conducted in English. Participation in person or via ZOOM online is welcome.
Online registration: Click here
For enquiries, please call at 3943 7609.

 

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World History Seminar (2022-23)

Organisers: Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK
Enquiry: 3943 8541

 

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CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference on Hong Kong Studies from Cross-disciplinary Perspective

The Business, Economic and Public Policy Research Centre of Hong Kong Shue Yan University and the Leung Po Chuen Research Centre for Hong Kong History and Humanities, Department of History of CUHK co-organise the “International Conference on Hong Kong Studies from Cross-disciplinary Perspective” in June 2023. The Organising Committee invites scholars and graduate students to present their research findings from all disciplines in Hong Kong history, culture, economy, and public policy.

Please fill in the submission form and along with paper title, abstract, name, affiliation, and contact details for registration. Abstracts can be in English or Chinese of up to 500 words.

Deadline for abstract submission: 20 March 2023 (Monday)
Date of result notification: 1 April 2023 (Saturday)
Deadline for paper submission: 30 May 2023 (Tuesday)
Dates of the conference: 23-24 June 2023 (Friday – Saturday)

Enquiry: intlcon.hkstudies.2023@gmail.com

 

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Exhibition

 

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For teachers and students who have information to share with the Department, please email your articles in both Chinese and English to chanfiona@cuhk.edu.hk by 4:00pm every Monday.