Archaeology Webinar Series Spring Semester 2025
Via ZoomLanguage: English Via Zoom 2025 Spring ihss@hku.hk
Language: English Via Zoom 2025 Spring ihss@hku.hk
Title: Cultivating diversity at the onset of agriculture: insights from the Yangtze valley in the 10th millennium BPSpeaker: Dr. Ting An (Associate Professor, Department of Art and Archaeology, Zhejiang University)Date/Time: March 5 2025 (Wed) 09:00-10:30 HKTLanguage: EnglishVenue: Via ZoomEnquiry: (Email) ihss@hku.hkRegister Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x8alkmyiRyu4IBiwg4I3XAAbstractThe Middle and Lower Yangtze valley is recognized as the earliest centre of rice […]
Title: 納稅人” 研究：中國天主教史一個被忽視的維度 The Taxpayer: A Neglected Dimension of Chinese Catholic HistorySpeaker: 康志杰教授 Prof. KANG ZhijieDate/Time: February 28, 2025 (Fri) 11:00 – 12:00 HKTVenue: Room 201, 2/F, May Hall, The University of Hong KongLanguage: Mandarin ChineseEnquiry: (Email) faithful@hku.hkRegister Now: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_07XPvwvJv1XDM8KAbstract天主教是制度型宗教中最為嚴格的一個類型，過往的相關研究多偏重宗教傳播，經濟活動則被忽略。將天主教的身份定位于“納稅人”並進行分析討論，對於廓清宗教與國家，宗教與族群之間的複雜關係，理解傳統的中國財政體制變化，解析棘手的政教關係，具有重要的價值與意義。Catholicism is the strictest type of institutional religion. Previous studies have mostly focused on religious transmission, […]
Title: Adventurers or Scientists? Historical Episodes from the Archaeological Exploration of the Middle EastSpeaker: Dr. Elvan Cobb (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University)Date/Time: February 21, 2025 (Friday) 14:30-15:30 (HKT)Language: EnglishVenue: Room 201, May Hall, HKU & ZoomEnquiry: (Email) ihss@hku.hkRegister Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A3a8uo4fSKa0rOnpzYm7OQ#/registrationAbstractThe railway engineer who convinced a pair of empires to let him […]
Title: Inheritance and Inequality in a Pre-Modern EconomySpeaker: Felix Schaff (Max Weber Fellow, Department of Economics, European University Institute)Date/Time: February 20, 2025 16:00 - 17:3009:00 Florence | 16:00 (Hong Kong/Beijing/Singapore) | 03:00 (New York) | 00:00 (Los Angeles) | 08:00 (London) | 17:00 (Tokyo) | 19:00 (Sydney)Venue: Via ZoomLanguage: EnglishEnquiry: cqhmail@hku.hkRegister Now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/5817326069296/WN_269qJz9qRKu7fVOD6dl1pg#/registrationDescription How do inheritance […]
World Religion Day 2025 Faith and True Wealth 信仰與真財富 What is true wealth? Is it money, or more than money? What is spiritual wealth? What is the relationship between spiritual and material wealth? Does religion want us to be rich or poor? Can we be spiritual in a financial capital like Hong Kong? The Spiritual […]
Title: Brokering Capitalism in Maoist China Speaker: Dr. Adam Frost (Copenhagen Business School) Date/Time: February 14, 2025 (Fri) 21:00-22:00 HKT (Feb 14, 2025 | 14:00-15:00 CET) Venue: Via Zoom Language: English Enquiry:ihss@hku.hk REGISTER NOW Abstract This talk examines the persistent of capitalistic organization in Maoist China through the lens of informal labor brokering. Drawing on […]
GOD and AI: WHO’s in CONTROL Professor Ruth OkedijiJeremiah Smith Jr. ProfessorHarvard Law SchoolDate: 12 February 2025 (Wed)Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pmVenue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKURegister: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mMDG3fxDaFH1pIDetails: https://faith.hku.hk/event/god-and-aiAbstractArtificial Intelligence (AI) will increasingly outperform human beings in a growing number and variety of routine and complex tasks. And yet, intelligence alone may not be adequate for a […]
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Language: English Philip K.H. Wong Theatre, 2/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU 5 December 2024 (Thur), 7:00pm – 8:30pm ihss@hku.hk Register Now /*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 var(--divider-element-spacing);flex-shrink:0}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-icon{font-size:var(--divider-icon-size)}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider-separator{display:flex;margin:0;direction:ltr}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text […]
/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Language: English & Mandarin (with translation) Lecture Hall, G/F, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong (Map), or Via ZOOM (Registration is required.) Dec 2, 2024 (Mon), 12:00 – 13:30 (HKT) asiar@hku.hk Register for In-person participation Register for online participation /*! elementor - […]
Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts.
/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Language: English Room 201, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong (Map), or Via Zoom November 15, 2024 (Friday) 14:30-15:30 (HKT) ihss@hku.hk /*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 var(--divider-element-spacing);flex-shrink:0}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-icon{font-size:var(--divider-icon-size)}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider-separator{display:flex;margin:0;direction:ltr}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:before{display:block;content:"";border-block-end:0;flex-grow:1;border-block-start:var(--divider-border-width) var(--divider-border-style) […]
This paper examines the transregional thinking that conceptualized the British imperial interests and expansion in Asia from the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 to the Opium War or “First China War” (1840–1842).
Madmen in Shanghai: A Social History of Advertising in Modern China (1914–1956) provides a novel perspective on the emergence of Chinese consumer society through an extensive historical investigation of the advertising industry in pre-Communist China.
It has been reported that Chinese societies (including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore) have high levels of religious diversity. It is imperative to locate Christianity in this diverse religious context in order to reexamine the role of Christianity in Chinese societies.
Language: English Via Zoom November 12, 2024 (Tue) 12:30 – 13:30 HKT (Nov 11 | 20:30 – 21:30 PST) ihss@hku.hk Register Now /*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 var(--divider-element-spacing);flex-shrink:0}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-icon{font-size:var(--divider-icon-size)}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider-separator{display:flex;margin:0;direction:ltr}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:before{display:block;content:"";border-block-end:0;flex-grow:1;border-block-start:var(--divider-border-width) var(--divider-border-style) var(--divider-color)}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:first-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider-separator:before{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider__element{margin-left:0}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:last-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider-separator:after{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider__element{margin-right:0}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-start .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:first-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-start .elementor-divider-separator:before{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-start […]
