BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IHSS - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IHSS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ihss.hku.hk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IHSS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:HKT DTSTART:20110101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211015T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211015T100000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021656 CREATED:20240722T220602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103326Z UID:85556-1634288400-1634292000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Timber and Forestry in Qing China: Sustaining the Market DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/timber-and-forestry-in-qing-china-sustaining-the-market/ CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210924T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210924T100000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240722T221935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103327Z UID:85580-1632474000-1632477600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Unending Capitalism: How Consumerism Negated China’s Communist Revolution DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/unending-capitalism-how-consumerism-negated-chinas-communist-revolution/ CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210618T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210618T100000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240722T235707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103330Z UID:85655-1624006800-1624010400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Factories and China’s Special Century: A Micro-History of Chinese Industrialization in the Long Twentieth Century DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/factories-and-chinas-special-century-a-micro-history-of-chinese-industrialization-in-the-long-twentieth-century/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210521T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210521T100000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240723T002840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103330Z UID:85662-1621587600-1621591200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Chinese Hinterland Capitalism and Shanxi Piaohao: Banking\, State\, and Family\, 1720 – 1910 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/chinese-hinterland-capitalism-and-shanxi-piaohao-banking-state-and-family-1720-1910/ CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210423T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210423T100000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240723T015427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103334Z UID:85735-1619168400-1619172000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Corporate Conquests: Business\, the State\, and the Origins of Ethnic Inequality in Southwest China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/corporate-conquests-business-the-state-and-the-origins-of-ethnic-inequality-in-southwest-china/ CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210326T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210326T100000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240723T173709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103334Z UID:85753-1616749200-1616752800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Industrial Craft: A Global History of Chinese Cotton Mills\, 1877 – 1937 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/industrial-craft-a-global-history-of-chinese-cotton-mills-1877-1937/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210226T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210226T140000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240723T180845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103336Z UID:85795-1614342600-1614348000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Vice City: Hong Kong in the Anglo-American War on Drugs\, 1970 – 1979 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/vice-city-hong-kong-in-the-anglo-american-war-on-drugs-1970-1979/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210129T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210129T103000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240723T185509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103338Z UID:85838-1611910800-1611916200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Milk from the Butterfly Spring: State and Enterprise in the Yunnan Dairy Industry DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/milk-from-the-butterfly-spring-state-and-enterprise-in-the-yunnan-dairy-industry/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201204T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201204T103000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240723T214309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103339Z UID:85881-1607072400-1607077800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Red Silk: Class\, Gender\, and Revolution in China’s Yangzi Delta Silk Industry DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/red-silk-class-gender-and-revolution-in-chinas-yangzi-delta-silk-industry/ CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201106T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201106T103000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20240723T222746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103341Z UID:85924-1604653200-1604658600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Pirates and Publishers: A Social History of Copyright in Modern China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/pirates-and-publishers-a-social-history-of-copyright-in-modern-china/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20111019T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20111019T170000 DTSTAMP:20261113T021657 CREATED:20110310T090742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T063256Z UID:101772-1319040000-1319043600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Healing and Heritage: Sorting Out Ethnic Traditional Medicine in Southwest China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n November 8\, 2024 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Nov 8\, 2024 | 14:00-15:00 CET)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China. Utilizing a diverse array of previously unexplored primary sources\, including professional literature\, newspapers\, photographs\, and municipal archives\, it charts the development and growing influence of the advertising profession\, fostered by professional organizations\, agencies\, and prominent practitioners. It underscores the crucial role of this hybrid and transnational profession in introducing an expanding array of consumer products and in shaping the enduring narrative of the “four hundred million customers.” This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in modern Chinese history\, urban and consumer studies\, media and mass communication\, and also for professionals engaged in the fields of advertising and marketing. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n A historian by training\, Cécile Armand is a postdoctoral researcher at École Normale Supérieure in Lyon (Lyons)\, France. Her past research has focused on the social history of professional advertising in early 20th-century China\, particularly emphasizing Shanghai and urban advertising. Her first monograph\, titled Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China\, stems from this research. Scheduled for publication with De Gruyter later this year\, the second volume of her research titled Between Public and Market: A Spatial History of Advertising in modern Shanghai\, will delve into the development of outdoor advertising in modern China\, exploring the material and spatial aspects of advertisements in both the press and the streets of Shanghai. She is the author of a dozen articles on advertising\, urban history\, and digital methods in the humanities and Chinese studies. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor John D. Wong  (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/healing-and-heritage-sorting-out-ethnic-traditional-medicine-in-southwest-china/ LOCATION:T6\, 1/F\, Meng Wah Complex\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lecture-by-professor-judith-farquhar-20111019-960x1358-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR