Academic Activities
Recapping the Lecture Series on Historical Research “我與中朝蘇關係史研究” on 12 March 2024
At the invitation of M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Prof. SHEN Zhihua of East China Normal University gave a wonderful lecture titled “我與中朝蘇關係史研究” on 12 March 2024, attracting nearly 50 participants.
From enlistment to military discharge, and from business to academic research, Prof. SHEN reviewed the ups and downs along his research journey. He also mentioned the current situation of academic research and suggested paying more attention to the history of relations between China and neighboring countries and Chinese economic reform, which were less discussed.
Recapping the Lecture Series on Historical Research “我與冷戰史研究” on 12 March 2024
At the invitation of M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Prof. LI Danhui from the Institute of Socialist History and Literature, East China Normal University gave a wonderful lecture titled “我與冷戰史研究” on 12 March 2024, attracting nearly 30 participants.
By recalling her experience in gathering Cold War original sources in China, Russia, the United States, Prof. LI elicited the difficulties that historians face in primary research and shared her historical view.
Recapping the Lecture Series on Historical Research “我與中美關係史研究” on 14 March 2024
At the invitation of M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Prof. NIU Jun of Shanghai International Studies University gave a wonderful lecture titled “我與中美關係史研究” on 14 March 2024, attracting nearly 35 participants.
Being the first-wave scholar of Sino-US relations history after Chinese economic reform, Prof. NIU shared how he influenced and his research experience. He also highlighted several major research directions, emphasizing Sino-US relations history has evolved over time.
Recapping the World History Seminar “From the Japanese Empire to the Moon: Psychical Research and Circulatory Imaginary in Interwar and Wartime Japan” on 14 March 2024
Prof. HSIUNG Hansun from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University, was invited by the Centre for Comparative and Public History to deliver a lecture entitled “From the Japanese Empire to the Moon: Psychical Research and Circulatory Imaginary in Interwar and Wartime Japan” on 14 March 2024. The speaker adopted a fresh lens called “circulatory imaginary” to revisit the topical concept “circulation” in global history. “Circulatory imaginary” refers to the various ways in which historical individuals or groups have given meaning to the connections between and movements across spatial and temporal contexts. This talk used psychical research that emerged in Japan in the 1910s as a case because it conceived that the spatio-temporal distance could be annihilated by mental power through methods such as tōshi (clairvoyance) and nensha (thoughtography). By tracing the collaboration between the psychologist Fukurai Tomokichi (1869–1952) and the medium Mita Kōichi (1883–1943), Prof. HSIUNG emphasized the contribution of psychical research to the Japan’s imperial project by theorizing a Japan-create “cosmic empire” that transcends the mundane “world” based on “mental travel”.
Recapping the Academic Seminar “Sons of Heaven: Persianate Visions of East and Southeast Asia, ca. 1250-1750” on 15 March 2024
Dr. Francesco CALZOLAIO from the University of Hong Kong delivered a talk on 15 March 2024, exploring the intricate Persianate visions of East and Southeast Asia between 1250 and 1750.
Diving into the rich materials of the Persianate world, which is a cultural sphere where Persian language and culture are common currency, Dr. CALZOLAIO’s research challenged prevailing myths and underscored the Persianate intellectuals’ active engagement with early modern globalization. Through a meticulous examination of the works written by Rashid al-Din Hamadani, ‘Ali Akbar Khata’i, and the Safavids, the speaker unveiled a mosaic of diverse voices and experiences that shaped the contours of intellectual discourse and cultural exchange.
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Recapping the Briefing Session for the Summer Internship Programme 2024 held on 15 March 2024
During the briefing session, Dr. Jessie WOO introduced the objectives of the internship programme and provided information regarding the internship institutions, giving students more understanding about the internship programme.
Upcoming Events
Workshops for the First-Year RPg Students 2023-24
Session 1: 9:15am-1:00pm
| Presenter | Topic | Language |
| WANG Guanqi | 吳興郡與陳代政治 | Putonghua |
| HO Wing Yan | 魏晉南北朝時期的流民救濟措施 | Putonghua |
| GAN Lin | Emigration and Political Credibility: Overseas Trafficking of Women and Children in Qing Official Views | English |
| GUIANG Francisco Jayme Paolo | Pensionados in the University of the Philippines: Medicine and Public Heath in the Context of Filipinization (1916-1935) | English |
| TICAO Mar Lorence Gamboa | Tondo Through the Lens of the Colonizers: Representations of the Densest District of Manila in Newspapers during the American Colonial Era (1898-1946) | English |
| WANG Shu | Building the Modern Capital: Henry Murphy and the Urban Planning of Nanjing in the Republican Era (1927-1948) | English |
Session 2: 2:30pm-5:30pm
| Presenter | Topic | Language |
| HUANG Xiadong | Americans in Early 19th-Century Southwest Indian Ocean | English |
| YANG Yunfei | 真偽復誰知：秦檜專權前形象探研 | Putonghua |
| HOU Menglun | 寺與產：以山東濟南靈岩寺《泰安州申准執照之碑》為中心 | Putonghua |
| PEI Xiaoshan | 康熙朝捐駝事例探賾 | Putonghua |
| ZHANG Junlong | 浙江文革中的 “地縣問題” —— 一場 “反革命武裝叛亂” 的由來 | Putonghua |
For enquiry, please call 3943 7448.
World History Seminar (2023-24)
| Date: | 5 April 2024 (Friday) |
| Time: | 7:00pm-8:30pm |
| Venue: | Conducted online via ZOOM (Meeting ID: 990 8868 4183) |
| Topic: | Sudan and Anglo-Egyptian Relations: Postwar African Nationalism, the Cold War, and Western Foreign Policy |
| Speaker: | Prof. Joseph SNYDER Department of History and Anthropology, Southeast Missouri State University |
| Language: | English |
Organisers: Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, CUHK
Enquiry: 3943 8541
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.
