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:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230221T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230221T133000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101609 CREATED:20240612T013530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103249Z UID:83739-1676982600-1676986200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:War and the Origins of Chinese Civilization DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/war-and-the-origins-of-chinese-civilization-2/ LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230209T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230209T160000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240612T174810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103250Z UID:83752-1675958400-1675958400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:How Fangyan became Dialects: Language Politics\, Identity and Power in China\, 1900-Today DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/how-fangyan-became-dialects-language-politics-identity-and-power-in-china-1900-today/ LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230202T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230202T140000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240612T175440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103250Z UID:83759-1675341000-1675346400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Fairchildren and Factory Girls: Gender\, Family\, and Space in the Singapore Electronics Industry DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/fairchildren-and-factory-girls-gender-family-and-space-in-the-singapore-electronics-industry/ LOCATION:G01\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/MMEA-L2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221215T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221215T100000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240613T001158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103251Z UID:83801-1671098400-1671098400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The 123 Incident: Macau\, the Cultural Revolution\, and the 1960s World DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-123-incident-macau-the-cultural-revolution-and-the-1960s-world/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221206T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221206T133000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240613T175812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103252Z UID:83857-1670329800-1670333400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Negotiating Chinese Christianity: South China Anglicans\, 1849 – 1951 DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/negotiating-chinese-christianity-south-china-anglicans-1849-1951/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221124T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221124T090000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240613T185210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103252Z UID:83879-1669280400-1669280400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:ORENCO and Chinese Small Hydropower in the United States DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/orenco-and-chinese-small-hydropower-in-the-united-states/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221122T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221122T160000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240613T185845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103253Z UID:83887-1669132800-1669132800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Foreign Banks and Global Finance in Modern China: Banking on the Chinese Frontier\, 1870 – 1919 by Dr. Ghassan Moazzin Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub\, 1930s – 1998 by Dr. John D. Wong DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/foreign-banks-and-global-finance-in-modern-china-banking-on-the-chinese-frontier-1870-1919-by-dr-ghassan-moazzin-hong-kong-takes-flight-commercial-aviation-and-the-making-of-a-global-hub/ LOCATION:G01\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221122T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221122T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240613T193737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103253Z UID:83897-1669118400-1669122000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:1619: The Iberian and Global Origins of Anglo-American Slavery DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/1619-the-iberian-and-global-origins-of-anglo-american-slavery/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221025T143000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221025T143000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240613T222010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103304Z UID:83943-1666708200-1666708200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Between Hierarchy and Patriarchy: The Duality of Chinese Bureaucracy in History DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/between-hierarchy-and-patriarchy-the-duality-of-chinese-bureaucracy-in-history/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221011T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221011T133000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240613T224944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103305Z UID:83958-1665491400-1665495000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Classical Worship and Modern Growth: The Shadow of the Sages DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/classical-worship-and-modern-growth-the-shadow-of-the-sages/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220920T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220920T133000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240613T231308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103306Z UID:83989-1663677000-1663680600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:‘The Most Expensive Item in the World’ Online Marketing and the E-commercialisation of Charitable Projects in Contemporary China DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-most-expensive-item-in-the-world-online-marketing-and-the-e-commercialisation-of-charitable-projects-in-contemporary-china/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220504T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220504T140000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T001600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z UID:84040-1651667400-1651672800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Oysterman and Refugee: Hong Kong and China Between the Tides\, 1949 – 1997 DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/oysterman-and-refugee-hong-kong-and-china-between-the-tides-1949-1997/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220428T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220428T160000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T002009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z UID:84047-1651161600-1651161600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Mass Timber: Engineered Wood and Material Modernity in the People’s Republic of China DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/mass-timber-engineered-wood-and-material-modernity-in-the-peoples-republic-of-china/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mmea-lecture-by-dr-jennifer-altehenger-20220428-1080.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220426T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220426T133000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T002837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z UID:84062-1650976200-1650979800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Queer Feminist Theory: Language\, Pedagogy\, and Becoming in Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/queer-feminist-theory-language-pedagogy-and-becoming-in-hong-kong/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220412T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220412T133000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T003205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103308Z UID:84072-1649766600-1649770200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Death\, Ritual\, and Redemption: A Study of Ghost Opera from a Socio-religious Perspective DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/death-ritual-and-redemption-a-study-of-ghost-opera-from-a-socio-religious-perspective/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220324T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220324T140000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T004833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103317Z UID:84094-1648125000-1648130400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:U-turn to the Future: Sustainable Urban Mobility since 1850 DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/u-turn-to-the-future-sustainable-urban-mobility-since-1850/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mmea-lecture-by-professor-ruth-oldenziel-20220324-1080.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220322T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220322T133000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T011550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103318Z UID:84106-1647952200-1647955800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Cabo Verde-China Relations: How Can a Small State Navigate between Great Powers DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/cabo-verde-china-relations-how-can-a-small-state-navigate-between-great-powers/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220318T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220318T163000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T011919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103318Z UID:84113-1647621000-1647621000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Funny Money Circulation and Fabric Exports From China to Dubai Through Indian Trading Networks DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/funny-money-circulation-and-fabric-exports-from-china-to-dubai-through-indian-trading-networks/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220308T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220308T133000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T012335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103318Z UID:84120-1646742600-1646746200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Centralising Africa — The Importance of Decolonising DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/centralising-africa-the-importance-of-decolonising/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220224T173000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220224T173000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240614T020515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103319Z UID:84141-1645723800-1645723800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Sailing from Canton to Macao: A Map of the Waterways between the Two Cities DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/sailing-from-canton-to-macao-a-map-of-the-waterways-between-the-two-cities/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211209T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211209T140000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240616T181506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103321Z UID:84180-1639053000-1639058400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Cross-border Integration from a Geographical Perspective DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/cross-border-integration-from-a-geographical-perspective/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211202T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211202T170000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240616T182810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103321Z UID:84190-1638464400-1638464400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Before Localization: The Story of the Electric Rice Cooker in South Korea DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/before-localization-the-story-of-the-electric-rice-cooker-in-south-korea/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mmea-lecture-by-dr-hyungsub-choi-20211204-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211130T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211130T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240616T183434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103321Z UID:84198-1638273600-1638277200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Military Bounties in Early Imperial China DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/military-bounties-in-early-imperial-china/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211125T210000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211126T210000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240722T182604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103323Z UID:85414-1637874000-1637960400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Chaozhou\, Canton\, and Hong Kong: The Rise and Fall of Chaozhou Pewter Workshops in Qing China DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/chaozhou-canton-and-hong-kong-the-rise-and-fall-of-chaozhou-pewter-workshops-in-qing-china-2/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211116T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211116T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240722T184027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103324Z UID:85432-1637064000-1637067600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Crane Diplomacy: Auspicious Gifts of a Species on the Brink of Extinction DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/crane-diplomacy-auspicious-gifts-of-a-species-on-the-brink-of-extinction/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211104T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211104T163000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240722T190342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103325Z UID:85448-1636043400-1636043400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Situating Space through Verse: A Study of the Ten Verses of Hà Tiên by Mo Tianci (Mạc Thiên Tứ) DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/situating-space-through-verse-a-study-of-the-ten-verses-of-ha-tien-by-mo-tianci-mac-thien-tu/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211102T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211102T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240722T192554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103325Z UID:85455-1635854400-1635858000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Crafting Utopias for Spiritual Nationalism: Heterodoxy and Patriotism in Indian Guru Worship in China DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/crafting-utopias-for-spiritual-nationalism-heterodoxy-and-patriotism-in-indian-guru-worship-in-china/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211021T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211021T163000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240722T215754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103326Z UID:85540-1634833800-1634833800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Pearl River Delta Migration and the Changing Resource Frontier in the Australasia Colonies DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/pearl-river-delta-migration-and-the-changing-resource-frontier-in-the-australasia-colonies/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211019T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211019T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240722T220128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103326Z UID:85547-1634644800-1634648400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Extralegal Governance: Private Orderings in China’s Illegal Markets DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/extralegal-governance-private-orderings-in-chinas-illegal-markets/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210930T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210930T163000 DTSTAMP:20261101T101610 CREATED:20240722T221534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103327Z UID:85573-1633019400-1633019400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Global Networks of Malaria: Tropical Medicine in Modern China DESCRIPTION:Abstract \n \n \n \n One of the two doctrinal pillars of Sun Yat-sen’s Principal of the People’s Livelihood was to “contain the capital\,” which was never clearly defined and invited conflicting readings over the years. Following the consolidation of the Nanjing regime in 1928\, many new laws were enacted replacing the former ones under the Beiyang government. The 1929 Company Law was among those enacted with urgency to vitalize the national economy\, thereby generating urgently needed revenue\, through promotion of the most advanced capitalist corporate practice to the Chinese business community. By examining  the law’s original intent in the contexts of legislative process and statutory language\, we investigate how this pro-business legislation was reconciled with the perceived anti-capitalist party doctrine and present a more entangled legal reality beneath the crude political rhetoric. \n \n \n \n About the Speaker \n \n \n \n Billy K. L. So is Fellow and Visiting Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. He formerly taught at National University of Singapore\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology\, and The University of Macau. Collaborating with Sufumi So\, his recent research is focused on legal and business history in comparative perspective. Their latest co-authored Chinese books are Morality\, Rationality\, and Legality of Modern Corporation: Tōkyō Kinkōdō and Shanghai Commercial Press (1875-1930) (2024) and Law Without Heaven: Darwinian Constitutionalism from Katō Hiroyuki and Justice Oliver Holmes to John C. H. Wu (2023). Sufumi So is Honorary Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences\, HKU. She formerly taught at Carnegie Mellon University and George Mason University\, among others. \n \n \n \n About the Series \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk). URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/global-networks-of-malaria-tropical-medicine-in-modern-china/ CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR