Recapping the World History Seminar “Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia's Quest for World Power” Conducted by Prof. Gregory AFINOGENOV on 4 October 2023

Prof. Gregory AFINOGENOV from the Department of History, Georgetown University, was invited by the Centre for Comparative and Public History to deliver a lecture entitled “Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia’s Quest for World Power” on 4 October 2023. This talk started with posting three research questions regarding the nexus between knowledge and state power within the Sino-Russian context, the reasons behind the vastly forgotten archives of Russian intelligence on China, and the elements fueling the disciplinary formation of sinology in the setting of Russian imperial expansion. By scrutinizing the traditional models of knowledge and their associated networks, the speaker made a clear distinction between intelligence and traditional knowledge production. Further, he explored how Russo-Chinese dynamics interplayed in the broader global context, particularly against the backdrop of Russia’s longstanding imperial rivalry with Great Britain. Overall, the discussion underscored the importance of understanding the ways Russia generated and utilized varied knowledge forms to truly grasp its global power ambitions.

 

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Recapping the Academic Writing Workshop conducted by Prof. HE Xi on 6 October 2023

Prof. HE Xi, Programme Director of the M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, hosted the Academic Writing Workshop on 6 October 2023, which was attended by approximately 60 students. Prof. HE shared the skills of drafting research paper title, searching for historical materials, and using methodology for writing a research paper.

 

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New Book Talk Series

Organiser: M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK
Enquiry: 3943 8659

 

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Interdisciplinary Reading Group on Changsha Wuyi Square Documents

Thanks for the generous sponsorship from the Research Institute for the Humanities at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a group of doctoral and master’s students from the Departments of History, and Chinese Language and Literature have formed the “Interdisciplinary Reading Group on Changsha Wuyi Square Documents”. They will organise a series of reading sessions throughout the 2023-24 academic year. Each session will invite scholars from around the world who are engaged in the study of excavated documents to share their research insights, aiming to broaden the research perspectives of the reading group members. The details of upcoming sessions are as follows:

For any inquiries, please contact the organisers, Mr. CHAN Wai (wchan@link.cuhk.edu.hk) or Mr. HO Kwok Shing (hokwokshing@link.cuhk.edu.hk).
For more information on the reading group and its schedule, please visit http://bit.ly/44D1TXM.

 

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World History Seminar (2023-24)

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

 

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Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History 2023/24

To enhance academic and cultural exchange, Chung Chi College, New Asia College and the Department of History of the University joined hands in 2007 to establish the “Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History”. This year, Professor Michael PUETT, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, Harvard University, has been invited as the guest speaker of the following two public lectures:

All lectures will be conducted in English. Participation in person or online via ZOOM is welcome.
For registration, please complete the online registration form on or before 27 October 2023.
For enquiries, please call at 3943 1585.

 

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CUHK History Day 2023

Please click here for details and online registration.
For enquiries, please call at 3943 5488.

 

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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.