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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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Eating Tradition: Towards a Social History of Donkey Hide Gelatin (ejiao 阿膠)
KÖHLE, N. C.
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research project
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How to Transform One’s Time: Japanese Marxist Intellectuals’ Discussions on Utopia during the Mid-Twentieth Century
1/01/23 → …
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 History of Heat Health Management Policies in the Singapore Military
Sim, J. D. W. & Lee, J. K. W., 2 Jan 2023, In: Healthcare (Switzerland). 11, 2, 26 p., 211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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[Book Review] American Lucifers: The Dark History of Artificial Light, 1750-1865, by Jeremy Zallen
Schley, D., Mar 2022, In: Journal of American History. 108, 4, p. 823-824 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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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
Prizes
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2021-2022 Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship 二零二一至二零二二年度人文學及社會科學傑出學者獎
HO, Clara Wing-chung (Recipient), 11 Nov 2021
Prize: Other distinction
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Au Yeung Lun Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies
TAM, Ka Chai (Recipient), 1997
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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性別視角下 「暖老」 一例: 清代男女筆下的 「湯婆子」
Clara Wing-chung HO (Organiser)
14 Jan 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Medical History (Journal)
Man Kong WONG (Regional/area/co-editor) & Tara Alberts (Regional/area/co-editor)
1 Jan 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Intangible Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee (External organisation)
Man Kong WONG (Committee/panel/advisory board member), Ka Chai TAM (Committee/panel/advisory board member) & Po Yin CHUNG (Committee/panel/advisory board member)
1 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of board/committee/council
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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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