BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IHSS - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IHSS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ihss.hku.hk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IHSS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:HKT DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210223T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210223T120000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T181748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103337Z UID:85810-1614078000-1614081600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Of Faith and Fortune: Perpetual Trusts and the Muktad Ceremonies DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/of-faith-and-fortune-perpetual-trusts-and-the-muktad-ceremonies/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210209T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210209T140000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 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:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210204T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210204T173000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 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:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/electric-china-a-history-of-the-chinese-electrical-and-electronics-industries-1870-1937/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-dr-ghassan-moazzin-20200204-1920x615-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210126T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210126T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 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:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. 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:20261101T165539 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:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/commodifying-development-the-meaning-consequences-and-politics-of-inclusive-innovation-in-india/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-prof-shobita-parthasarathy-20210308-1440x810-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201215T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201215T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 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:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201201T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201201T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T215333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103340Z UID:85895-1606824000-1606827600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Ritual Time\, Secular Democracy: On Literary Depictions of Chinese and Indian Popular Religions in Malaysia DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/ritual-time-secular-democracy-on-literary-depictions-of-chinese-and-indian-popular-religions-in-malaysia/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201126T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201126T173000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T220448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103340Z UID:85900-1606406400-1606411800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Lager\, or The Doublet of History: Ten Centuries of Asian Influence in Europe DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/lager-or-the-doublet-of-history-ten-centuries-of-asian-influence-in-europe/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-dr-jenny-l-smith-20201126-1920x1080-1-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201117T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201117T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T222310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103341Z UID:85916-1605614400-1605618000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Debt at a Distance: China’s Debt Collection Callers during Covid-19 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/debt-at-a-distance-chinas-debt-collection-callers-during-covid-19/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201103T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201103T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T224247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103342Z UID:85938-1604404800-1604408400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Nature and Nation: Ethnicity in Chinese Ecocinema DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/nature-and-nation-ethnicity-in-chinese-ecocinema/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201020T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201020T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T225310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103342Z UID:85945-1603195200-1603198800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Interactive Relations between Daoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Through a Comprehensive Study of the Theory of the Heart in Wenzi and Huangdi Neijing DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-interactive-relations-between-daoism-and-traditional-chinese-medicine-through-a-comprehensive-study-of-the-theory-of-the-heart-in-wenzi-and-huangdi-neijing/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201006T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201006T140000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T225820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102347Z UID:85951-1601987400-1601992800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:A Blurry Boundary: British Cochin and the Princely States of Malabar 1911 – 1920 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/a-blurry-boundary-british-cochin-and-the-princely-states-of-malabar-1911-1920/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200922T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200922T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T230813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102348Z UID:85969-1600776000-1600779600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Legal Complicity in an Age of Resurgent Authoritarianism DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/legal-complicity-in-an-age-of-resurgent-authoritarianism/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200908T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200908T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T231912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102348Z UID:85976-1599566400-1599570000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Dark Side of Moral Development in a Taiwanese Village: Re-analyzing Arthur P. Wolf’s 1958 – 1960 Field-notes in a New Framework DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-dark-side-of-moral-development-in-a-taiwanese-village-re-analyzing-arthur-p-wolfs-1958-1960-field-notes-in-a-new-framework/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200825T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200825T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T233502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102349Z UID:85984-1598356800-1598360400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Historicities and Temporalities in Jin Yong’s Fiction DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/historicities-and-temporalities-in-jin-yongs-fiction/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200110 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240723T234902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102349Z UID:85992-1578528000-1578614399@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:China’s Domestic Infrastructures DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/chinas-domestic-infrastructures/ LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191112T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191112T180000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20260311T065606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102830Z UID:101984-1573576200-1573581600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Rise (and Fall) of the Food-Drug Line: Classification\, Gatekeepers\, and Spatial Mediation in Food and Health Markets DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-food-drug-line-classification-gatekeepers-and-spatial-mediation-in-food-and-health-markets/ LOCATION:G01\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mmea-lecture-by-dr-xaq-frohlich-20190729-960x1358-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191105T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191105T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T001544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102349Z UID:86003-1572955200-1572958800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Making of Scenic Sites: Tourism and Visual Representations of Scenic Landscape in Republican China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-making-of-scenic-sites-tourism-and-visual-representations-of-scenic-landscape-in-republican-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191104T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191104T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T002535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102349Z UID:86011-1572868800-1572872400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Eat Good\, Be Healthy (好好吃飯) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/eat-good-be-healthy-%e5%a5%bd%e5%a5%bd%e5%90%83%e9%a3%af/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screening-of-eat-good-be-healthy-20191104-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191022T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T004113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102350Z UID:86031-1571745600-1571749200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Old Wine in Old Bottles? 1980s Hong Kong Crime Films Revisited DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/old-wine-in-old-bottles-1980s-hong-kong-crime-films-revisited/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191008T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191008T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T004517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102350Z UID:86039-1570536000-1570539600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Champion Boxers and World-Famous Dancers: Law\, Culture and Politics in the British Empire DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/champion-boxers-and-world-famous-dancers-law-culture-and-politics-in-the-british-empire/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190924T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190924T140000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T005558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102402Z UID:86053-1569328200-1569333600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements of Chinese Animation 1940s – 1970s DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/animated-encounters-transnational-movements-of-chinese-animation-1940s-1970s/ LOCATION:Room G12\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190919T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190919T173000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T010654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102402Z UID:86070-1568908800-1568914200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Written in the Stars: Digitising an Astrological Archive DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/written-in-the-stars-digitising-an-astrological-archive/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-lauren-kassell-20190919-1920x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190910T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190910T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T173724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102403Z UID:86094-1568116800-1568120400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Becoming Patients of the State? Addiction Treatment in China’s People’s War on Drugs DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/becoming-patients-of-the-state-addiction-treatment-in-chinas-peoples-war-on-drugs/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190618T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190618T173000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T174235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102403Z UID:86101-1560873600-1560879000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Medicines Across Eurasia: A Digital Humanities Experiment DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/medicines-across-eurasia-a-digital-humanities-experiment/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190530T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190530T183000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T175355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102403Z UID:86115-1559235600-1559241000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Popularizing Potatoes: Technology and Tradition in the Creation of a National Chinese Staple DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/popularizing-potatoes-technology-and-tradition-in-the-creation-of-a-national-chinese-staple/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-dr-jakob-klein-20190530-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190531 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T180156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102404Z UID:86139-1559174400-1559260799@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Making East Asian Foods: Technologies and Values\, 19th to 21st Centuries DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/making-east-asian-foods-technologies-and-values-19th-to-21st-centuries/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-sub-project-workshop-20190530-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190529T153000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190529T170000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T180918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102404Z UID:86162-1559143800-1559149200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Micropolitics and the Reproduction of Tin Hau Communitas in Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/micropolitics-and-the-reproduction-of-tin-hau-communitas-in-hong-kong/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190521T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190521T130000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T181313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102404Z UID:86170-1558440000-1558443600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Assembling the Dai Pai Dong: Living and Occupying the Street in Hong Kong\, 1950s to the present DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/assembling-the-dai-pai-dong-living-and-occupying-the-street-in-hong-kong-1950s-to-the-present/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190518T150000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190518T173000 DTSTAMP:20261101T165539 CREATED:20240724T181706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102405Z UID:86177-1558191600-1558200600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Project Citizens Forum: The Voice of Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n September 14\, 2024 (Saturday) 09:00– 17:35HKT\n \n \n \n\n \n \n candytse@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The symposium brings together a group of urban and planning historians and urban studiesscholars from Asia and other regions to the University of Hong Kong to explore the issues ofurban resilience and crisis management of historical and contemporary cities and urbanregions in Asia and other part of the world during periods of public health emergencies\,natural and climate-related disasters\, social and cultural crises\, economic uncertainties\, andwar and international conflicts. Speakers will approach the theme from the perspectives ofurban planning and design\, urban governance and policy\, and daily operations\, and analysesuccesses and failures in how cities have prepared for and handled crises\, orchestratedpost-crises restoration\, and initiated systemic and structural changes. We hope that thissymposium will contribute to a broader and deeper understanding of how historical andcontemporary cities and urban regions have learned to develop systems\, structures\, strategies\,and capacity through multilevel and cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration forimproving risk-assessment\, disaster-prevention\, and emergency-preparedness to moreeffectively pre-empt\, manage\, and recover from a wide range of crises. We also hope that thesymposium will contribute to reflections on planning and design\, governance and policy\, anddifferent functions of cities to achieve better urban institutional\, public health\,social-economic\, cultural\, and environmental and climate resilience and sustainability. \n \n \n \n SYMPOSIUM ORGANISERS \n \n \n \n Yi Samuel Chen\, Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) & Departmentof History\, University of Hong Kong Ji Li\, IHSS & School of Modern Languages and Cultures (China Studies)\, University ofHong Kong   Due to the limited seats available\, registration is taken on a first-come-first-served basis. URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/project-citizens-forum-the-voice-of-hong-kong/ LOCATION:Meeting Room S221\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/forum-on-the-voice-of-hong-kong-20190518-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR