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:20160101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170329T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170329T180000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T194551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102847Z UID:87326-1490805000-1490810400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Happy Town: Biopolitical Urbanism and Cultural Governance in China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/happy-town-biopolitical-urbanism-and-cultural-governance-in-china/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170328T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170328T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T220434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102847Z UID:87341-1490702400-1490706000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Architectural Experimentation in China’s Early Reform Era (1978 – 1989) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/architectural-experimentation-in-chinas-early-reform-era-1978-1989/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170322T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170322T163000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T221021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102848Z UID:87348-1490200200-1490200200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Blood Lake Complex: History and Present DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-blood-lake-complex-history-and-present/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170310T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170310T173000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T222427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102848Z UID:87372-1489161600-1489167000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Early Modern Globalization Through a Jesuit Prism: Intercultural Encounters in Japan\, China\, India\, and Tibet DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/early-modern-globalization-through-a-jesuit-prism-intercultural-encounters-in-japan-china-india-and-tibet/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170302T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170302T173000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T224530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102849Z UID:87379-1488470400-1488475800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Haunted Archives: Tracing Diasporic Deaths Across Britain’s Indian Ocean Empire DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/haunted-archives-tracing-diasporic-deaths-across-britains-indian-ocean-empire/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170228T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170228T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T225054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102850Z UID:87388-1488283200-1488286800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Soviet Gifts and Chinese Roads: Past Modernity and Future Aspirations in the Tajikistan-China Borderland DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/soviet-gifts-and-chinese-roads-past-modernity-and-future-aspirations-in-the-tajikistan-china-borderland/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170221T140000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170221T173000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T225902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102850Z UID:87402-1487685600-1487698200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Past\, Present\, and Future of Radiation and Everyday Technology in Japan and US in the 20th and 21st Centuries DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-past-present-and-future-of-radiation-and-everyday-technology-in-japan-and-us-in-the-20th-and-21st-centuries/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170221T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170221T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T225427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102850Z UID:87395-1487678400-1487682000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Troubled Escape from China’s Lysenko: Sino-America Split of “Pseudosciences” and Migrating Biologists\, 1950s and 1980s DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-troubled-escape-from-chinas-lysenko-sino-america-split-of-pseudosciences-and-migrating-biologists-1950s-and-1980s/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170217T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170217T180000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T231449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102850Z UID:87413-1487347200-1487354400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Of Shadows (影) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/of-shadows-%e5%bd%b1/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170217T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170217T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T235346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102852Z UID:87456-1487332800-1487336400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Spirit Cults and Surrogate Rural Subjectivity in Yan’an\, China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/spirit-cults-and-surrogate-rural-subjectivity-in-yanan-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170126T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170126T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T231905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102851Z UID:87422-1485432000-1485435600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Using Transdisciplinary Tools to Address Controversial Issues in History of Religion: the Case of Early Christianity DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/using-transdisciplinary-tools-to-address-controversial-issues-in-history-of-religion-the-case-of-early-christianity/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170125T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170125T183000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T232404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102851Z UID:87431-1485363600-1485369000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Understanding the Sexual in Chinese Sociology: Homosexuality Studies in Contemporary China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/understanding-the-sexual-in-chinese-sociology-homosexuality-studies-in-contemporary-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170124T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170124T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T232655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102852Z UID:87438-1485259200-1485262800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:My Journey as a Historian of China: A Memoir DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/my-journey-as-a-historian-of-china-a-memoir/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170117T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20170117T173000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240728T232959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102832Z UID:87444-1484668800-1484674200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Childcare Techniques\, Cosmology\, and Social Support in Southwest China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/childcare-techniques-cosmology-and-social-support-in-southwest-china/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS,IHSS Public Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161203T150000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161203T180000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240729T001800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102852Z UID:87466-1480777200-1480788000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Talk Series on Ebb and Flow: The Development of Family Business DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/talk-series-on-ebb-and-flow-the-development-of-family-business/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161129T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161129T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240729T002204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102853Z UID:87472-1480420800-1480424400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The South-South Conundrum: The China-Ecuador Resource Development Nexus and the Elusive Promise of National Development DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-south-south-conundrum-the-china-ecuador-resource-development-nexus-and-the-elusive-promise-of-national-development/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161126T150000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161126T180000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240729T002729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102853Z UID:87485-1480172400-1480183200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Talk Series on Ebb and Flow: The Development of Family Business DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/talk-series-on-ebb-and-flow-the-development-of-family-business-2/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161125T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161125T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021642 CREATED:20240729T003119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102853Z UID:87491-1480075200-1480078800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Belief in Meaninglessness\, Belief in Literature — Religious Imaginations in the Contemporary Chinese Fiction DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/belief-in-meaninglessness-belief-in-literature-religious-imaginations-in-the-contemporary-chinese-fiction/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161122T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161122T180000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T003616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102843Z UID:87500-1479832200-1479837600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Michurinist Biology and Its Recent Attempted Revival in Russia\, China\, Japan\, and Korea DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/michurinist-biology-and-its-recent-attempted-revival-in-russia-china-japan-and-korea/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161119T150000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161119T180000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T004457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102854Z UID:87514-1479567600-1479578400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Talk Series on Ebb and Flow: The Development of Family Business DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/talk-series-on-ebb-and-flow-the-development-of-family-business-3/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161116T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161116T160000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T004818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102854Z UID:87521-1479312000-1479312000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Making Space for Engineering Education: the South China Institute of Engineering DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/making-space-for-engineering-education-the-south-china-institute-of-engineering/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161115T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161115T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T005200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102854Z UID:87528-1479211200-1479214800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Energy Futures and City Life DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/energy-futures-and-city-life/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161101T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161101T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T010212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102855Z UID:87543-1478001600-1478005200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Let There Be Light: China Light & Power and the Manufacture of “Modern” Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/let-there-be-light-china-light-power-and-the-manufacture-of-modern-hong-kong/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161025T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161025T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T011919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102855Z UID:87549-1477396800-1477400400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Religion and Pluralism: Modes of Religious Authority and Political Contestation in Urban Shanghai Funerals DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/religion-and-pluralism-modes-of-religious-authority-and-political-contestation-in-urban-shanghai-funerals/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161020T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161020T173000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T012253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102856Z UID:87555-1476979200-1476984600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:To Live for Food (食為天) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/to-live-for-food-%e9%a3%9f%e7%82%ba%e5%a4%a9/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161012T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161012T160000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T175829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102857Z UID:87584-1476288000-1476288000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Paradox of Moving Labor: Workers in the Films of Jia Zhangke DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-paradox-of-moving-labor-workers-in-the-films-of-jia-zhangke/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161011T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161011T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T014259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102857Z UID:87564-1476187200-1476190800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Monumentality of Linear Landscape DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-monumentality-of-linear-landscape/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161006T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20161006T180000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T175150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102857Z UID:87570-1475771400-1475776800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Sinophiles and Sinophobes: Medical Debates and Medical Philology in Tokugawa Japan DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/sinophiles-and-sinophobes-medical-debates-and-medical-philology-in-tokugawa-japan/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lecture-by-professor-benjamin-a-elman-20161006-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20160927T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20160927T130000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T180259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102858Z UID:87593-1474977600-1474981200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Trusting Big Data? A Critique from Confucian Trust DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/trusting-big-data-a-critique-from-confucian-trust/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20160922T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20160922T173000 DTSTAMP:20261030T021643 CREATED:20240729T180714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102858Z UID:87599-1474560000-1474565400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Planting for Life (種植人生) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, The Jockey Club Tower\, The University of Hong Kong\n \n \n \n \n December 9\, 2014 4:30 pm\n \n \n \n \n (Tel) (852) 3917-5772\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Enquiry: ihss@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 Professor Francesca Bray will discuss the implications of the classic Chinese saying “men plough\, women weave” in terms of Dr. Joseph Needham’s concepts of femininity-masculinity in his own expounding of the history of science in China. She will then discuss how feminism has changed the history of STM (Science\, Technology and Medicine) in China since Dr. Needham was working on the Science and Civilization in China series. Professor Bray will cite examples from her own and others’ work on gender\, technology and science in imperial China to suggest what we can learn by taking gender seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Francesca Bray worked with Joseph Needham at the East Asia History of Science Library (later renamed the Needham Research Institute) in Cambridge from 1973 to 1984. She is the author of the volume on agriculture in Needham’s monumental series Science and Civilisation in China\, which appeared in 1984. Her other books include The Rice Economies: Technology and Development in Asian Societies (1986); Technology and Gender: Fabrics of Power in Late Imperial China (1997); Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft (2007); Technology\, Gender and History in Imperial China: Great Transformations Reconsidered (2013)\, and Rice: Global Networks and New Histories (2015). After almost 20 years teaching at the University of California\, Professor Bray now holds the Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Science East Asian History of Science Foundation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Previous\n \n \n Next URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/planting-for-life-%e7%a8%ae%e6%a4%8d%e4%ba%ba%e7%94%9f/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR