Exciting news from the symposium! The AM session of our Day 1 was a huge success, with a full house of engaged and enthusiastic attendees in May Hall The University of Hong Kong. We can't wait to see what the rest of the event. Stay tuned for more updates. HKIHSS 香港人文社會研究所 History HKU #chinesehistory

Great article by by Matthew Lowenstein in businesshistory. I have been waiting for a good analysis of this enduring Chinese financial institution since a class discussion in my investment course Stanford Graduate School of Business. #OpenAccess

My first monograph, Covert Colonialism: Governance, Surveillance and Political Culture in British Hong Kong, c. 1966-97, is coming out on 4 July! If you are interested in getting it at a discount rate, please sign up to the newsletter of Manchester University Press : manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/e-newsletterfo…

Just published: a guest blog introducing her new book from Cardiff Uni History, Archaeology and Religion's Helena Lopes visualisingchina.net/blog/2023/07/0…

The National Humanities Center will offer up to 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities for the 2024-25 academic year. Help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity. The deadline to apply is October 5, 2023. bit.ly/nhc-fellowships

Book talk at the HK Book Fair on July 23. Looking forward to the discussion with @VincentLeungHK. form.hktdc.com/UI_Registratio…

In defence of presentism, with thanks to Royal Historical Society for generously hosting

Looking forward to this event!

You can now watch Prof. Parks Coble's (Parks Coble) HKIHSS 香港人文社會研究所 talk on his new book *The Collapse of Nationalist China: How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil War* online: youtu.be/81CJYSzI0-U?si…

I am very excited that we'll be hosting a hybrid workshop on "Innovating Chinese Business History" HKIHSS 香港人文社會研究所 (co-sponsored by Faculty of Arts) on 18/19th October 2023 with such a stellar lineup and a keynote delivered by Prof. Elisabeth Köll You can register here: hkihss.hku.hk/en/events/inno…

Group photo from our workshop on *Innovating Chinese Business History* held HKIHSS 香港人文社會研究所 (and supported by HKIHSS 香港人文社會研究所 and the Faculty of Arts) on 18/19 October. What a wonderful workshop it was! John Wong Adam Frost Ji Li

We are inviting applications for our postgraduate programmes, including MPhil and PhD, specifically designed to foster cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in the fields of humanities and social sciences More information: hkihss.hku.hk Main Round Deadline: Dec 1 2023

Would you like to visit the #HongKong History Centre for a few months as a visiting Research Associate or visiting Post Graduate Student? Check out our new Visiting Scholar Scheme tinyurl.com/29pr2u34 Application deadline 15.01.24

Come check out this wonderful opportunity!

The Business History Society of Japan will hold its annual conference in Tokyo on October 26-27, 2024, with international sessions in English. Call for papers open until May 15. Keynote speakers: @Deckersteph and Marcelo Bucheli bhsj.smoosy.atlas.jp/en/congresses

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🌟Exciting opportunities await! Join our innovative #postgraduate programs, featuring #MPhil and #PhD options tailored for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in #humanities and #socialsciences! 📚✨ Find out more: hkihss.hku.hk/en/teaching/ph… Main Round Deadline: December 1, 2024

We are very happy to announce the 2025 spring program of the Chinese Business History Webinar HKIHSS 香港人文社會研究所 If you would like to receive details and updates about these talks, you can sign up to our email list: hkihss.hku.hk/en/news_and_ev…

Great opportunity! The Chair in Business History at the University of Glasgow is currently being advertised: jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/professor-… Deadline is 25th February. Informal enquiries to Neil Rollings.