Date(s)June 23, 2023 - June 24, 2023
Lecture Hall, May Hall, HKU
Language(s)English
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s)
Chair of Finance
Cheng Yu-Tung Professor in Finance
Director, Centre for Quantitative History
Director, HK Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
HKU Business School
Professor of Economic History
Faculty of History
Fellow, All Souls College
University of Oxford
Professor of History
HKU Department of History
Description
The Symposium on New Frontiers and Directions in Chinese History 2023 is a two-day event on June 23 – 24, 2023, showcasing the latest research in Chinese history. Keynote speeches and discussions, convened by Professor Zhiwu Chen and Professor Guoqi Xu, will cover late imperial China, the old and new orders, Chinese business history, and conflict from within. The symposium will conclude with a closing keynote speech on archaeological data and Chinese history. Invitees can attend exclusive lunch and dinner events, providing great networking opportunities. The event is co-organized by the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS) and the HKU Department of History (HKU History), and co-sponsored by the Louis Cha Fund for Chinese Studies and East/West Studies, with the partnership of the Centre for Quantitative History of HKU Business School. It will take place at the historic May Hall on the HKU campus, making it a must-attend event for scholars, researchers, teachers, and students working in the field of Chinese history.
| Day 1 – June 23, 2023 (Fri) | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome Remarks by Zhiwu Chen (HKIHSS) |
| 9:10 – 9:30 | Opening Remarks by Guoqi Xu and Oscar Sanchez-Sibony (HKU History) |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Opening Keynote Speech
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Late Imperial China
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| 13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch (By Invitation Only) |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | The Old Order and The New
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| 18:00 | Dinner (By Invitation Only) |
| Day 2 – June 24, 2023 (Sat) | |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Chinese Business History
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| 12:30 – 14:30 | Lunch (By Invitation Only) |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Conflict from Within
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| 17:00 – 18:00 | Closing Keynote Speech
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The Symposium on New Frontiers and Directions in Chinese History 2023 is a two-day event on June 23 – 24, 2023, showcasing the latest research in Chinese history. Keynote speeches and discussions, convened by Professor Zhiwu Chen and Professor Guoqi Xu, will cover late imperial China, the old and new orders, Chinese business history, and conflict from within. The symposium will conclude with a closing keynote speech on archaeological data and Chinese history. Invitees can attend exclusive lunch and dinner events, providing great networking opportunities. The event is co-organized by the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS) and the HKU Department of History (HKU History), and co-sponsored by the Louis Cha Fund for Chinese Studies and East/West Studies, with the partnership of the Centre for Quantitative History of HKU Business School. It will take place at the historic May Hall on the HKU campus, making it a must-attend event for scholars, researchers, teachers, and students working in the field of Chinese history.
Full Programme Rundown
June 23, 2023 (Friday) – Day 1
9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome Remarks by Zhiwu Chen (HKIHSS)
9:10 – 9:30 | Opening Remarks by Guoqi Xu and Oscar Sanchez-Sibony (HKU History)
9:30 – 10:30 | Opening Keynote Speech
- The Chinese Century? The Revival and Rise of Chinese Universities by William Kirby (Harvard)
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 | Late Imperial China
- Staging Hong Kong (Studies) in Chinese History by John D. Wong (HKIHSS)
- Sports for National Rejuvenation or National Salvation: How Chinese and Americans Turned to Sports for National Developments at the Turn of the 20th Century by Guoqi Xu (HKU History)
13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch (By Invitation Only)
15:30 – 17:30 | The Old Order and The New
- Engendering Chinese History from Tianjin to Hong Kong by Elizabeth LaCouture (HKU History)
- Translating the Declaration of Independence: American Frontiers of Good Governance in the Era of Opium Wars by Kendall A. Johnson (HKU School of English)
18:00 | Dinner (By Invitation Only)
June 24, 2023 (Saturday) – Day 2
10:00 – 12:00 | Chinese Business History
- A Glimpse into the 1929 Corporate Performance in the Book Industry: A Comparative Analysis of Balance Sheets of Two Companies in New York and Shanghai by Billy K. L. So (HKIHSS)
- From Huasheng to Huawei: The Origins of the Chinese Electrical and Electronics Industries Before 1937 by Ghassan Moazzin (HKIHSS and HKU History)
12:30 – 14:30 | Lunch (By Invitation Only)
15:00 – 17:00 | Conflict from Within
- States and Wars: China’s Long March towards Unity and its Long-Term Consequences, 750 BC – 1911 AD by Debin Ma (Oxford)
- Rethinking China under Mao by Klaus Mühlhahn (Zeppelin)
17:00 – 18:00 | Closing Keynote Speech
- What Can Archaeological Data Tell Us About Chinese History? by Zhiwu Chen (HKIHSS)