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Organization Profile
The Department of History holds that awareness of the past is essential to understanding the present and that all knowledge has historical roots. Such an approach helps students learn from the past and apply this knowledge to the present and future in a critical and constructive fashion. We argue that History is a useful subject that enables learners to understand and capture the salient features of humanity's shared past. Studying history equips students to face the challenges ahead. As such, the Department aims to cultivate our students' appreciation of history and to sharpen their critical and analytical abilities.
The Department is composed of a team of energetic scholars and dedicated teachers from diverse backgrounds and with varied areas of expertise. Courses reflect our efforts to conduct research-led teaching. For instance, faculty members' research strengths in archaeology, architecture, art, business, childhood, colonialism, diseases, environment, ethnicity, historical anthropology, historical GIS, historiography, gender, law, leisure, material cultures, maritime defense, migration, military, medicine, multiculturalism, museum studies politics, religions, science, and urbanism, have all formed courses in these areas. Geographically speaking, faculty members work on East, South, and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, America, Oceania, and Africa. To maximize our expertise, the Department offers courses on the history of all these regions and continents. On chronological coverage, faculty members work on topics stretching from antiquity to the contemporary world. Our projects are funded by a wide variety of agencies and institutions, which reveals the extensive recognition for our staff's achievements. All the faculty members of the Department have demonstrated excellence in historical research and have published widely in academic journals, books, and edited volumes.
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Scholars
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Po Yin CHUNG, Prof
- Department of History - Professor, Acting Head
- Modern History Research Centre - Director
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Rewriting Japanese History through the Renaissance: Studies of Japanese Intellectual Discourses in the Mid-Twentieth Century
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research project
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Mobile subjects: British nationality and consular protection on the edges of empire, c. 1900-1950
1/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project
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A Bowl of Good Tea in the Northern Song Dynasty: Using Modern Examples to Understand the Daguan chalun 大觀茶論
Li, K. S., May 2022, In: East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine. 54, 1, p. 3–41 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Attaining Accuracy and Precision of Measuring Containers during the Qin Dynasty
LI, K. S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Chinese History. 6, 1, p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hong Kongers in the British Armed Forces, 1860-1997
KWONG, C. M., 10 Feb 2022, Oxford University Press. 288 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
Prizes
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Au Yeung Lun Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies
TAM, Ka Chai (Recipient), 1997
Prize: Other distinction
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Best DH Data Visualization in Digital Humanities Awards 2021
KWONG, Chi Man (Recipient), 31 Mar 2022
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Activities
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History Department Works-in-Progress Seminar
Rebecca Anne ROBINSON (Participant) & Catherine Frances LADDS (Organiser)
17 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in/organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Lectures on History of Religion in Hong Kong (5) A Survey of the History of the Early Christian Church in Hong Kong 香港宗教史系列講座(5)香港早期基督教會發展史巡覽
Po Yin CHUNG (Organiser) & Kam Keung LEE (Organiser)
28 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in/organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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HIST 3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong and China - Legend of Shek Pik 石壁故事
Po Yin CHUNG (Organiser) & Kam Chau KWOK (Organiser)
12 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in/organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Student theses
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A bilingual British "barbarian": a study of John Robert Morrison (1814-1843) as the translator and interpreter for the British plenipotentiaries in China between 1839 and 1843
Author: Leung, C. Y., 2001Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Alliance en garde: the United States of America and West Germany, 1977-1985
Author: Chan, C. S., 2011Supervisor: MAK, K. S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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