October 15, 11:AM, virtual conference Dr. Scott Trigg Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Faculty of Arts, HKU Visualizing the Configuration (hay'a): On the Role of Manuscript Images in two 15th c. Astronomical Commentaries Scott Trigg organized a panel at the recent Middle East Studies Association 2020 Annual Meeting (October 5-17), on the topic “New... Continue Reading →
November 12: Nicholas Y. H. Wong – Writing the Working Class in Hong Kong Literature
November 12, 7:30-9PM, Bleak House Books, 27/F, Unit 05, 7-9 Pat Tat Street, Well Tech Centre, San Po Kong, HK / Zoom Dr. Nicholas Y. H. WongSociety of Fellows in the Humanities, Faculty of Arts, HKU Writing the Working Class in Hong Kong Literature Co-organized by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal & One City One... Continue Reading →
October 24: Nicholas Y. H. Wong – Left-wing South–A Workshop
October 24, 9-11PM (HK Time), online workshop, please register here. Co-hostsDavid Wang (Harvard University) Letty Chen (Washington University in St. Louis)Special GuestsWang Anyi (Fudan University) Ng Kim Chew (National Chi Nan University)PresentersTu Hang (Harvard University)Jessica Tan (Harvard University)Kang Ling (Fudan University)Nicholas Y. H. Wong (HKU)Po-hsi Chen (Yale University)Chung Chih-wei (National Taiwan University) Information of the... Continue Reading →
April 19: Scott Trigg – Physical Problems and Philosophical Questions in Islamic Astronomy
April 19, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 清華大學, 蒙民伟科技大楼南楼212, 科学史系系厅 (S212, Meng Min-wei Science Technology Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China) Please visit http://www.dhs.tsinghua.edu.cn/2019/04/14/3425/ for more details. Scott Trigg Physical Problems and Philosophical Questions in Islamic Astronomy
March 25: Robert Kramm – Sex and Power in Occupied Japan
March 25, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Registration: https://uoft.me/SexPowerOccupiedJapan Robert Kramm Sex and Power in Occupied Japan