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Organization Profile
Organisation 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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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[Book Review] Alexander Chow and Easten Law (eds). 2021. Ecclesial Diversity in Chinese Christianity
Sim, J. D. W., Mar 2023, In: Studies in World Christianity. 29, 1, p. 109-110 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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[Book Review] Religion in Sixteenth-Century Mexico: A Guide to Aztec and Catholic Beliefs and Practices
Sorensen, P. C. B., Feb 2023, In: HAHR - Hispanic American Historical Review. 103, 1, p. 159-161 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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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 › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
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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Activities
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"Seminar Series on Politics and Current Situation in the Early Republican China"(「民初政治與時局」講座系列): Lecture 4(New: CDI020231113), topic: "Warlords' Politics and Diplomacy in Republican China"(《民國時期的軍閥政治與對外關係》)
Wing Chung FAN (Speaker)
27 Jun 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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“Seminar Series on Politics and Current Situation in the Early Republican China”(「民初政治與時局」講座系列): Lecture 1 (New: CDI020231110), topic: “The May Fourth Movement: An International Perspective”(《國際視野下的五四運動》)
Wing Chung FAN (Speaker)
5 May 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Nagata Shigeshi's Thought on Transpacific Migration and Japanese Imperial Formation
Noriaki HOSHINO (Speaker)
2 Jun 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Student theses
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1842年至1937年間政府醫療政策與西醫體制在香港的發展
Author: 羅婉嫻 , 2003Supervisor: WONG, M. K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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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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