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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140519T163000
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UID:88819-1400517000-1400524200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:A Study on the Cult of Nong Zhigao among the Zhuang Ethnic Group in the Sino-Vietnamese Borderlands (中越邊境壯族人群的儂智高崇拜之研究)
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/a-study-on-the-cult-of-nong-zhigao-among-the-zhuang-ethnic-group-in-the-sino-vietnamese-borderlands-%e4%b8%ad%e8%b6%8a%e9%82%8a%e5%a2%83%e5%a3%af%e6%97%8f%e4%ba%ba%e7%be%a4%e7%9a%84%e5%84%82%e6%99%ba/
LOCATION:Multimedia Room\, 3/F\, Yongfang Hall
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140507T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140507T160000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240802T001605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102939Z
UID:88834-1399478400-1399478400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Life in North Korea from Two Perspectives: for Ordinary North Koreans and for Expatriates Working There
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/life-in-north-korea-from-two-perspectives-for-ordinary-north-koreans-and-for-expatriates-working-there/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140429T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140429T130000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240802T002301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102939Z
UID:88841-1398772800-1398776400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Do Flush Toilets Have Politics?
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/do-flush-toilets-have-politics/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140425T000000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140425T000000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240802T003210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102940Z
UID:88848-1398384000-1398384000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Freedom and Fear in Hong Kong Media
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/freedom-and-fear-in-hong-kong-media/
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140415T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140415T130000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240802T004756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102940Z
UID:88860-1397563200-1397566800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“Ride the Wind” with Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony: Music\, Aesthetics\, and the Sublime in Chinese Modernity
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/ride-the-wind-with-mozarts-jupiter-symphony-music-aesthetics-and-the-sublime-in-chinese-modernity/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140409T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140409T160000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240802T005348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102940Z
UID:88867-1397059200-1397059200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Driving toward Modernity: The Making of Urban Middle Class in the Age of Automobility in South China
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/driving-toward-modernity-the-making-of-urban-middle-class-in-the-age-of-automobility-in-south-china/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140401T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140401T130000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240804T173955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102941Z
UID:88875-1396353600-1396357200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Pen is as Mighty as the Sword: Documentary and Literary Views of Hailanča
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-pen-is-as-mighty-as-the-sword-documentary-and-literary-views-of-hailanca/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140318T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140318T130000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240804T174352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102941Z
UID:88880-1395144000-1395147600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Great Retreat and Its Discontents: Reexamining Cultural Revolution Mass Politics in South-Central China
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-great-retreat-and-its-discontents-reexamining-cultural-revolution-mass-politics-in-south-central-china/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140304T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140304T163000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240804T174806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102941Z
UID:88887-1393950600-1393950600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Star Wars vs. Seopyeonje: The Images of Science and Technology in South Korea
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/star-wars-vs-seopyeonje-the-images-of-science-and-technology-in-south-korea/
LOCATION:Social Sciences Chamber\, 11/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140225T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140225T130000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240804T175248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102943Z
UID:88897-1393329600-1393333200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Innovator\, Visionary\, Maverick: Locating Mr. Ho Amei (1838 – 1901) in Modern Chinese History
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/innovator-visionary-maverick-locating-mr-ho-amei-1838-1901-in-modern-chinese-history/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140219T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140219T160000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240804T180619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102943Z
UID:88904-1392825600-1392825600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Antisyphilitic Mercury Drugs as Objects of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/antisyphilitic-mercury-drugs-as-objects-of-knowledge-in-early-modern-japan/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140211T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140211T130000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240804T181151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102943Z
UID:88911-1392120000-1392123600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Biobanking in Taiwan: Law\, Ethics\, and Biocapitalism
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/biobanking-in-taiwan-law-ethics-and-biocapitalism/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140128T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20140128T130000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20240804T181515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102944Z
UID:88917-1390910400-1390914000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Towards a Common Civilization: G. Lowes Dickinson\, China\, and Global Humanism
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/towards-a-common-civilization-g-lowes-dickinson-china-and-global-humanism/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20130508T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20130508T173000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20260310T084720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T052849Z
UID:101764-1368028800-1368034200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Growth of Chinese Civilisation: An Archaeo-metallurgical Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-growth-of-chinese-civilisation-an-archaeo-metallurgical-perspective/
LOCATION:T6\, 1/F\, Meng Wah Complex\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120719
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20260310T103024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T052827Z
UID:101855-1341619200-1342655999@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“China Africa Diasporas” in Tanzania
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/china-africa-diasporas-in-tanzania/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120310
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20250103T004559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T052751Z
UID:91046-1331251200-1331337599@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Making of “Asia”: Heath and Gender
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-making-of-asia-heath-and-gender/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120107
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20260310T101416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T052730Z
UID:101811-1325808000-1325894399@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Recent Works in the History of Science\, Technology and Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-recent-works-in-the-history-of-science-technology-and-medicine/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111222
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20260310T073259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T052647Z
UID:101715-1324339200-1324511999@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Asia Inside-Out: Period
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/asia-inside-out-period/
LOCATION:Kong Siu Luey Lounge\, Robert Black College\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111218
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20260310T071236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T052625Z
UID:101711-1323648000-1324166399@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Asia Inside Out: Place
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/asia-inside-out-place/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20111019T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20111019T170000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20110310T090742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T063256Z
UID:101772-1319040000-1319043600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Healing and Heritage: Sorting Out Ethnic Traditional Medicine in Southwest China
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/healing-and-heritage-sorting-out-ethnic-traditional-medicine-in-southwest-china/
LOCATION:T6\, 1/F\, Meng Wah Complex\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20110314T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20110314T190000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20260310T091849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T102455Z
UID:101776-1300125600-1300129200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Beriberi/jiaoqi (腳氣) Pandemic in Colonial Asia (ca.1840 – 1940): Meanings and Significance
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-beriberi-jiaoqi-%e8%85%b3%e6%b0%a3-pandemic-in-colonial-asia-ca-1840-1940-meanings-and-significance/
LOCATION:T6\, 1/F\, Meng Wah Complex\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20110114T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20110114T173000
DTSTAMP:20261031T215110
CREATED:20110114T093445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T093848Z
UID:101794-1295020800-1295026200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Stand Up Straight: Posture and the Meanings Attributed to the Upright Body
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Room 201\, 2/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										March 15\, 2016 12:00 nn – 1:00 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									In recent years Vietnam has developed a political public sphere. The effects have been tangible. While Vietnam’s formal political institutions remain solidly Leninist\, its real politics are animated by an increasingly pluralistic and\, in respects\, democratic\, political culture. The relation between Vietnam’s incipient political public sphere and the country’s state apparatus are decidedly blurry. Segments of the state tasked with defending ‘Party security’ and ideological purity regard ‘undisciplined’ political speech and illegal assembly as national security threats\, whereas scores of cadres and Party members from other parts of the state are\, along with increasing numbers of citizens outside the state\, active participants in public discussions about the state. The most striking manifestations of this political public sphere appear online\, and are a focus of this paper. Though the expansion and pluralization of political expression has not been limited to the virtual sphere. Nor does manifest only in the politics of oppositional protest. Comparatively\, what has occurred in Vietnam might not appear especially noteworthy\, as the expansion of political space (especially online) has parallels in other authoritarian polities. Yet this does not negate its significance in the Vietnamese context\, where independent political expression of any kind was only recently broadly absent.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/stand-up-straight-posture-and-the-meanings-attributed-to-the-upright-body/
LOCATION:Room 150\, Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong
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