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SUMMARY:Crane Diplomacy: Auspicious Gifts of a Species on the Brink of Extinction
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/crane-diplomacy-auspicious-gifts-of-a-species-on-the-brink-of-extinction/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211104T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211104T163000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T190342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103325Z
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SUMMARY:Situating Space through Verse: A Study of the Ten Verses of Hà Tiên by Mo Tianci (Mạc Thiên Tứ)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
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
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211102T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211102T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
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:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/crafting-utopias-for-spiritual-nationalism-heterodoxy-and-patriotism-in-indian-guru-worship-in-china/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211021T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211021T163000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
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:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/pearl-river-delta-migration-and-the-changing-resource-frontier-in-the-australasia-colonies/
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211019T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20211019T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T220128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103326Z
UID:85547-1634644800-1634648400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Extralegal Governance: Private Orderings in China’s Illegal Markets
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
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:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T221534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103327Z
UID:85573-1633019400-1633019400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Global Networks of Malaria: Tropical Medicine in Modern China
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/global-networks-of-malaria-tropical-medicine-in-modern-china/
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210921T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210921T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T224023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103328Z
UID:85597-1632225600-1632229200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“Reason’s Sympathy”: Kant’s Novel Account of Sympathy and Its 18th Century Precedents
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/reasons-sympathy-kants-novel-account-of-sympathy-and-its-18th-century-precedents/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210914T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210914T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T224427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103328Z
UID:85604-1631620800-1631624400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“I am not an expat\, I am brown”: Racialized Subjectivities of High-earning Mobile Professionals from India in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/i-am-not-an-expat-i-am-brown-racialized-subjectivities-of-high-earning-mobile-professionals-from-india-in-hong-kong/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210907T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210907T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T225623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103328Z
UID:85612-1631016000-1631019600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Why Explainable AI Needs Feminist Philosophy: Epistemic Injustice\, Situated Knowledge\, and the Amelioration of Algorithmic Bias
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/why-explainable-ai-needs-feminist-philosophy-epistemic-injustice-situated-knowledge-and-the-amelioration-of-algorithmic-bias/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210812T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210812T080000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T231149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103329Z
UID:85627-1628755200-1628755200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Academic Jobs Outside the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/academic-jobs-outside-the-u-s/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210719T073000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210719T140000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T230144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103328Z
UID:85620-1626679800-1626703200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Archives\, Libraries\, and Databases in Taiwan
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/archives-libraries-and-databases-in-taiwan/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210628T073000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210628T073000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T233827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103329Z
UID:85641-1624865400-1624865400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Pivoting to a New Research Topic
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/pivoting-to-a-new-research-topic/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210624T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210624T140000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240722T235003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103330Z
UID:85648-1624537800-1624543200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Tropical Enlightenment: Chinese Sugar\, Creole Dutch\, and the First European Learned Society in Asia\, 1778 – 1800
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/tropical-enlightenment-chinese-sugar-creole-dutch-and-the-first-european-learned-society-in-asia-1778-1800/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Others
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210520T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210520T140000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T004050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103330Z
UID:85669-1621513800-1621519200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Fueling Imperial Anxieties: Energy and Empire in Interwar and Wartime Japan
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/fueling-imperial-anxieties-energy-and-empire-in-interwar-and-wartime-japan/
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210519T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210519T090000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T004544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103332Z
UID:85677-1621414800-1621414800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“Use Hong Kong to Construct Bao’an”: Shenzhen during the Mao Era and the Origins of China’s Reform and Opening
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/use-hong-kong-to-construct-baoan-shenzhen-during-the-mao-era-and-the-origins-of-chinas-reform-and-opening/
CATEGORIES:Others
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210518T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210518T140000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T005635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103332Z
UID:85684-1621341000-1621346400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:On Aliveness: Viruses\, Evolution\, Life
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/on-aliveness-viruses-evolution-life/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210504T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210504T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T010436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103333Z
UID:85705-1620129600-1620133200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Daoist-Marxist Monk of Iraq: On the Life and Thought of Hadi al-‘Alawi
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-daoist-marxist-monk-of-iraq-on-the-life-and-thought-of-hadi-al-alawi/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210427T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210427T140000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T013647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103333Z
UID:85720-1619526600-1619532000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Visualizing the Configuration (hay’a): Thinking with Images in Islamic Astronomical Manuscripts
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/visualizing-the-configuration-haya-thinking-with-images-in-islamic-astronomical-manuscripts/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210421T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210421T120000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T014335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103333Z
UID:85727-1619001000-1619006400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“Home Is Not Here” & “Home Is Where We Are”
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/home-is-not-here-home-is-where-we-are/
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210413T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210413T140000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T015814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103334Z
UID:85743-1618317000-1618322400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Spreading the Word of God in Wartime China: The China Bible House in the Second Sino-Japanese War
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/spreading-the-word-of-god-in-wartime-china-the-china-bible-house-in-the-second-sino-japanese-war/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210323T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210323T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T174546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103335Z
UID:85761-1616500800-1616504400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Grammar of Leprosy: Temporal Politics and An Impossible Subject
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-grammar-of-leprosy-temporal-politics-and-an-impossible-subject/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210309T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210309T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T175248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103335Z
UID:85772-1615291200-1615294800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:A Source of Vernacular Knowledge or a Final Frontier for Globalized Science? American and Chinese Discourses on Science in the People’s Republic of China\, 1971 – 1978
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/a-source-of-vernacular-knowledge-or-a-final-frontier-for-globalized-science-american-and-chinese-discourses-on-science-in-the-peoples-republic-of-china-1971-1978/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210308T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210308T160000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T175805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103336Z
UID:85779-1615219200-1615219200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:From Medicine to a Staple Food — How Science and Tradition are Shaping the Milk Production and Consumption in Modern China
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/from-medicine-to-a-staple-food-how-science-and-tradition-are-shaping-the-milk-production-and-consumption-in-modern-china/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210303T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210303T200000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T180346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103336Z
UID:85787-1614801600-1614801600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots: A History of Systems Thinking in Chinese Agricultural Science and Politics
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/connecting-the-dots-a-history-of-systems-thinking-in-chinese-agricultural-science-and-politics/
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210223T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210223T120000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T181748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103337Z
UID:85810-1614078000-1614081600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Of Faith and Fortune: Perpetual Trusts and the Muktad Ceremonies
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/of-faith-and-fortune-perpetual-trusts-and-the-muktad-ceremonies/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210209T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210209T140000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T183521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103337Z
UID:85817-1612873800-1612879200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:From Edo to Sōseki: Emotion\, Desire\, and the Making of the Novel in Nineteenth-Century Japan
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/from-edo-to-soseki-emotion-desire-and-the-making-of-the-novel-in-nineteenth-century-japan/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210204T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210204T173000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T183947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103338Z
UID:85824-1612454400-1612459800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Electric China: A History of the Chinese Electrical and Electronics Industries\, 1870 – 1937
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/electric-china-a-history-of-the-chinese-electrical-and-electronics-industries-1870-1937/
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210126T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210126T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T184349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103338Z
UID:85831-1611662400-1611666000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Hybrid Regulatory Regime in Turbulent Times: The Role of the State in China’s Stock Market Crisis in 2015 – 2016
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/hybrid-regulatory-regime-in-turbulent-times-the-role-of-the-state-in-chinas-stock-market-crisis-in-2015-2016/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210118T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210118T203000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T191123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103339Z
UID:85852-1611001800-1611001800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Commodifying Development: The Meaning\, Consequences\, and Politics of Inclusive Innovation in India
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/commodifying-development-the-meaning-consequences-and-politics-of-inclusive-innovation-in-india/
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201215T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201215T130000
DTSTAMP:20261101T094446
CREATED:20240723T195009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103339Z
UID:85872-1608033600-1608037200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Reclaiming Recovery: Critical Reflections on the Use of the Recovery Approach in Mental Health and Suicide Prevention among Chinese Communities in the UK and Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rediscovering Ni Kwei Tseng and the Rise of the ‘Soong Dynasty’ in the Republican Era Speaker: Dr. Annie Hongping Nie (Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow) Date/Time: March 11\, 2025 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Mar 10 | 21:30 – 22:30 PDT) Venue: Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong & Via ZOOM Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk Register Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RoUcDL7wTXyO3TUJPk01TQ#/registration 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n									Abstract Even though her husband\, son\, and daughters as well as their husbands were significant personalities in Chinese modern history and heroines of many academic and popular books\, she hardly received any attention. The wife of Charlie Soong\, mother of T.V. Soong\, the ‘Soong Sisters’\, and mother-in-law of Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek and H.H. Kung\, Ni Kweu Tseng deserves a close examination. Based on archival materials including family diaries\, letters\, eulogies and interviews\, this study attempts to uncover the life story of Ni Kwei Tseng as a woman living in late nineteenth and early twentieth century China\, highlighting the radical social and cultural changes and its impact on the transformation of women’s roles and identity at the time.  Moreover\, born to a local pastor father and a mother who was a ninth-generation granddaughter of Xu Guangqi\, a Ming court official and disciple of Jesuit Matteo Ricci\, Ni’s story sheds light on the understanding of Chinese Christian heritage and how it helped shape marriage/family structure and social networks in the process of the making of modern China.   About the Speaker Before becoming Faith and Global Engagement Research Fellow\, Dr. Annie Hongping Nie was Teaching Associate at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies\, Research Associate at the University of Oxford China Centre\, and China Head at Oxford Analytica\, an Oxford-based consulting firm. She also served as Chair of Examiners at the Joint Programme of the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies and the MPhil in Modern China Studies operated by the Oxford School of Global and Areas Studies and the Faculty of Africa and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Oxford. She has been a core member of the Leverhulme programme of the Persistence of Conflict: China’s War with Japan and Its Impact\, Memory\, and Legacy: 1931 to the Present\, Faculty of History\, University of Oxford. She is the author of the award-winning book The Selden Map of China: A New Understanding of the Ming Dynasty (Bodleian Library\, 2019). Dr Nie’s current research focuses on the history of Christianity in China\, especially the role of Christian women and their contribution to modern Chinese society. About the Series This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/reclaiming-recovery-critical-reflections-on-the-use-of-the-recovery-approach-in-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-among-chinese-communities-in-the-uk-and-hong-kong/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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