Academic Activities
Recapping the World History Seminar “lanuensis ergo mercator: Who was a Merchant in Medieval Genoa?” on 8 February 2024
Prof. Joel PATTISON from the Department of History, Williams College, was invited by the Centre for Comparative and Public History to deliver a lecture entitled “lanuensis ergo mercator: Who was a Merchant in Medieval Genoa” on 8 February 2024. The Latin proverb lanuensis ergo mercator means “a Genoese, therefore a merchant”. Genoa, a city of Italy, was renowned for being a city of merchants during the later Middle Ages. Prof. PATTISON employed primary sources such as the notarial documents kept in the city archives to examine the role in trade played by investors of all social classes, ranging from artisans, sailors, to legal professionals and further reveal the diffuse social nature of overseas commerce, complexity of merchants’ social ties, network, and connections, and the meaning of being a merchant in late medieval Genoa and medieval Mediterranean.
Upcoming Events
Academic Seminar
| Date: | 1 March 2024 (Friday) |
| Time: | 4:30pm-6:00pm |
| Venue: | Room 101, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK |
| Topic: | After Empire: The Japanese Right and its Relations with Asia |
| Speaker: | Prof. Reto HOFMANN School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University |
| Language: | English |
Organiser: M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK
Enquiry: 3943 7448
Public Lectures on History and Business in China 2023-24
Public Lectures on History and Business in China 2023-24 will be held in March 2024. Professor François GIPOULOUX, Director of Research (Emeritus) of the National Center for Scientific Research, has been invited as the guest speaker to deliver two public lectures.
| Date: | 6 March 2024 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00pm–8:30pm |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre G/F, Hong Kong Central Library 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
| Topic: | Maritime China in the 16th-18th Century: Economic and Geopolitical Stakes |
| Moderator: | Prof. PUK Wing Kin Vice Chairman and Associate Professor Department of History, CUHK |
| Date: | 7 March 2024 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 5:00pm-6:30pm |
| Venue: | Cho Yiu Conference Hall G/F, University Administrative Building, CUHK |
| Topic: | Elusive Capital: Financial Institutions and Investment Outcomes in Late Imperial China |
| Moderator: | Prof. David FAURE Emeritus Professor Department of History, CUHK |
Lectures will be conducted in English.
Admission is free; reservation is required. To reserve a seat, please
– Register online at www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/2024_HBC
– Call at 3943 8541
For more information, please visit www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/2024_HBC or www.hkpl.gov.hk
Organisers: Department of History, CUHK; Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK; M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK; Hong Kong Public Libraries, Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Sponsor: Eminence History Department Fund, CUHK
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.
