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SUMMARY:Fiscal Innovation and the Origins of Paper Currency in Song China (960-1276)
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/fiscal-innovation-and-the-origins-of-paper-currency-in-song-china-960-1276/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240206T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240206T153000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
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SUMMARY:Unveiling China's 'Muslim Diplomacy' in Indonesia: Strategies to Counter Criticism on Xinjiang
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/unveiling-chinas-muslim-diplomacy-in-indonesia-strategies-to-counter-criticism-on-xinjiang/
LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240130T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240130T180000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
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SUMMARY:Public Dialogue “The Future of Civilization: Where is Humanity going?”
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/public-dialogue-the-future-of-civilization-where-is-humanity-going/
LOCATION:Academic Conference Room\, 11/F\, Cheng Yu Tung Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240130T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240130T133000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
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SUMMARY:From Comrades to Enemies: Three Chinese Interpreters' Tangled Paths from the Pacific War to the Korean War and the Cold War
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/from-comrades-to-enemies-three-chinese-interpreters-tangled-paths-from-the-pacific-war-to-the-korean-war-and-the-cold-war/
LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240126T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240126T133000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
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SUMMARY:The BRI in National Peripheries: Gwadar and the Limits of Outsourced Development
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-bri-in-national-peripheries-gwadar-and-the-limits-of-outsourced-development/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240126T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240126T090000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
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SUMMARY:“Flourishing Cities: Past\, Present\, and Future” Reading Group & Research Workshop Session 4
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/flourishing-cities-past-present-and-future-reading-group-research-workshop-session-4/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240125T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240125T170000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103230Z
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SUMMARY:Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong\, 1910–45
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/multiracial-britishness-global-networks-in-hong-kong-1910-45/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231218T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231218T173000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240603T193203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T102143Z
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SUMMARY:Admissions Event - Webinar Replay on HKU's Master of Family Wealth Management Programme
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/admissions-event-webinar-replay-on-hkus-master-of-family-wealth-management-programme/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231212T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231212T133000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240603T193853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103230Z
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SUMMARY:Societal Conditions and Conditioning Associated with National Building Projects in Ancient Mesopotamia
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/societal-conditions-and-conditioning-associated-with-national-building-projects-in-ancient-mesopotamia/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231207T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231207T160000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240604T004000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103231Z
UID:81959-1701964800-1701964800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Glorious Revolution That Wasn’t: Rural Elite Conflict and Demand for Democratization
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-glorious-revolution-that-wasnt-rural-elite-conflict-and-demand-for-democratization/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231128T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231128T130000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240610T231023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103231Z
UID:83227-1701172800-1701176400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Marginalized Intellectuals in Hong Kong in the 1950s: A Study of the Democratic Socialists in the British Colony
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/marginalized-intellectuals-in-hong-kong-in-the-1950s-a-study-of-the-democratic-socialists-in-the-british-colony/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231124T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231124T100000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240610T231511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103232Z
UID:83235-1700816400-1700820000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Forgotten Pioneer: The On Tai Insurance Company Limited of Hong Kong (1877-1900)
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/forgotten-pioneer-the-on-tai-insurance-company-limited-of-hong-kong-1877-1900/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231123T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231123T153000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240610T231919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103232Z
UID:83244-1700748000-1700753400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Traces of the Way: Memory and Transformation in Daoist Jataka Tales 道跡：道教本生故事中的記憶與變化
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/traces-of-the-way-memory-and-transformation-in-daoist-jataka-tales-%e9%81%93%e8%b7%a1%ef%bc%9a%e9%81%93%e6%95%99%e6%9c%ac%e7%94%9f%e6%95%85%e4%ba%8b%e4%b8%ad%e7%9a%84%e8%a8%98%e6%86%b6%e8%88%87/
LOCATION:Room 730\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231117T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231117T100000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240610T232503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103233Z
UID:83255-1700211600-1700215200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:New Perspectives on the Qing: Using Popular Sources\, Data Analysis\, and Accounting to Reconstruct Traditional Economic Practices
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/new-perspectives-on-the-qing-using-popular-sources-data-analysis-and-accounting-to-reconstruct-traditional-economic-practices/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231116T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231116T140000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240610T233604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103234Z
UID:83265-1700136000-1700143200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Labor Coercion and Trade: Evidence from Colonial Indonesia
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/labor-coercion-and-trade-evidence-from-colonial-indonesia/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231031T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231031T160000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T000220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103234Z
UID:83280-1698768000-1698768000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:At the Frontier of God's Empire: A Missionary Odyssey in Modern China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/at-the-frontier-of-gods-empire-a-missionary-odyssey-in-modern-china/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231024T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231024T130000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240602T191443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103220Z
UID:81495-1698152400-1698152400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth\, Power\, and People
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/escaping-the-holocaust-the-mir-yeshiva-from-vilna-to-shanghai-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231018T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231018T180000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20231017T170012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T060440Z
UID:83301-1697623200-1697652000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Innovating Chinese Business History
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/innovating-chinese-business-history/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231018T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231018T180000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20231017T165938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T061907Z
UID:83311-1697623200-1697652000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Innovating Chinese Business History
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/innovating-chinese-business-history-2/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231010T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231010T193000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T003848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103236Z
UID:83313-1696960800-1696966200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Transnational Chinese Religion as Shadow Infrastructure along the ‘Maritime Silk Road’: The Case of West Kalimantan\, Indonesia.
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/transnational-chinese-religion-as-shadow-infrastructure-along-the-maritime-silk-road-the-case-of-west-kalimantan-indonesia/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231010T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231010T123000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T004608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103237Z
UID:83332-1696941000-1696941000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Digital Humanities and the Energetics of Big Data
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/digital-humanities-and-the-energetics-of-big-data/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230929T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230929T090000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T182446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103239Z
UID:83456-1695978000-1695978000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:“Flourishing Cities: Past\, Present\, and Future” Reading Group & Research Workshop
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/flourishing-cities-past-present-and-future-reading-group-research-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230925T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230925T110000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T174758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103237Z
UID:83396-1695636000-1695639600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Hong Kong Media and Asia's Cold War Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/hong-kong-media-and-asias-cold-war-book-talk/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230922T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230922T100000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T175409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103237Z
UID:83413-1695373200-1695376800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Collapse of Nationalist China: How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil War
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-collapse-of-nationalist-china-how-chiang-kai-shek-lost-chinas-civil-war/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230914T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230914T160000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20260311T033716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102829Z
UID:101940-1694703600-1694707200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Dragon Lady Traders of the 1970s: How the US and China Rebuilt a Trade Relationship Through Textiles and Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/dragon-lady-traders-of-the-1970s-how-the-us-and-china-rebuilt-a-trade-relationship-through-textiles-and-hong-kong/
CATEGORIES:Others
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230914T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230914T120000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T180142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103238Z
UID:83429-1694692800-1694692800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:New Crops and Old States: Economic Productivity and State Capacity in Historical China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/new-crops-and-old-states-economic-productivity-and-state-capacity-in-historical-china/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230912T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230912T133000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T182803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103238Z
UID:83455-1694521800-1694525400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Dairying Dependence: Dairy Industrialization and Ecological Change during the Postwar Philippine Republic
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/dairying-dependence-dairy-industrialization-and-ecological-change-during-the-postwar-philippine-republic/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230907T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230907T100000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T181502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103238Z
UID:83430-1694080800-1694080800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Intergenerational Mobility of Daughters and Marital Sorting: New Evidence from Imperial China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/intergenerational-mobility-of-daughters-and-marital-sorting-new-evidence-from-imperial-china/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230624T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230624T090000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
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SUMMARY:Symposium on New Frontiers and Directions in Chinese History
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/symposium-on-new-frontiers-and-directions-in-chinese-history/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, May Hall\, HKU Campus\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230623T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230623T090000
DTSTAMP:20261029T152023
CREATED:20240611T190117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T090951Z
UID:83481-1687510800-1687510800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Symposium on New Frontiers and Directions in Chinese History
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTBeginning in late 2023 the notion of “nine purple li fire trend (jiuzi lihuo yun 九紫离火运)” started to emerge on various Chinese media platforms. The trend (yun 运) is a temporal unit of twenty years from 2024 to 2043 during which the Chinese world enters the final stage in the cosmic cycle of “Three Phases and Nine Trends (sanyuan jiuyun 三元九运)”. The popular articulation of “nine purple li fire” is closely tied to the predicted rising (jueqi 崛起)\, or awakening (juexing 觉醒)\, of middle women (zhongnü 中女) during these twenty years. According to the Book of Changes (Yijing 易经)\, the eight trigrams can be mapped onto a traditional household in which the li trigram is the “second daughter” (zhongnü\, same characters as “middle women” in Chinese). The category of zhongnü\, however\, has been widely interpreted as middle-aged women (zhongnian nüxing 中年女性) in their thirties\, who became increasingly visible in mediascape to advocate both spiritual and social empowerment. This proposed study engages in postcolonial feminist discussion by examining the social construct of “middle women” both on social media platforms and in offline spiritual/religious spaces. “Empowerment” in this case is not framed as a socio-political activism for gender equality but concrete ways in which female subjects make sense of their everyday experiences and life projects anchoring a cosmic pattern of rising femininity envisioned by the “nine purple li fire trend”.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERWang Yang is a PhD student in Anthropology in the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at The University of Hong Kong. His research interests encompass urban anthropology\, modern Buddhism\, gender studies\, and volunteerism. His previous works examine temple-centered urban redevelopments in mainland China. For his PhD project\, he studies with volunteer communities within Buddhist temples and tries to understand the intricate intersection between gendered experiences in a broader societal context and the religious practices of female volunteers at these temples.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  Light refreshments will be served for registered participants attending the seminar in person.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/symposium-on-new-frontiers-and-directions-in-chinese-history-2/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, May Hall\, HKU Campus\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Conference
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