Every week, all around Hong Kong, there are many fascinating talks and lectures happening, on a variety of topics. You can easily find them online by looking at the websites of our universities, societies, and libraries. We've chosen ten for you to lis...
Oct 21, 2023
27 min
Every week, all around Hong Kong, there are many fascinating talks and lectures happening, on a variety of topics. You can easily find them online by looking at the websites of our universities, societies, and libraries. We've chosen ten for you to lis...
Oct 14, 2023
29 min
Professor Parks Coble - The Collapse of Nationalist China: How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil Wa
In this week's episode, we will learn about the failure of the Nationalist China in the early 20th century. Professor Parks Coble from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US has recently written a book, revealing the critical weaknesses of its st...
Oct 7, 2023
28 min
In this week's episode, we will find out about digital humanities (DH). They are increasingly engaging with artefacts and performances that go well beyond much of the field's origin in written texts, but many of the theories and practices common in the...
Sep 30, 2023
28 min
In this week's episode, we will study the old Chinese Gazette, which was used as a publicly available government publication that was distributed in various formats since the 12th century. Professor Nicolas Standaert from the University of Leuven in Be...
Sep 23, 2023
29 min
In this week's episode of Mind Matters, we will delve into the era of Hong Kong's industrial diversification during the 1970s and 1980s. Dr. Macabe Keliher from Southern Methodist University will focus on Meyer Aluminum of Hong Kong. He was invited by ...
Sep 16, 2023
28 min
In this week's Mind Matters, we will look at one of the world’s top ten leading causes of death among all diseases, and one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people - dementia. Professor Huali Wang from Peking University will...
Sep 9, 2023
29 min
In this week's episode, we explore different perspectives on institutions, behaviour, and governance. Professor Tang Shui Yan guides us in comprehending the enduring difficulties involved in establishing and maintaining effective governance in China, t...
Sep 2, 2023
29 min
In this week's episode, we'll learn about the little-known nation of East Timor. Located between Australia and Indonesia, it houses vast, unexplored rainforests. Professor Hinrich Kaiser of Victor Valley College recently shared his experiences of trek...
Aug 26, 2023
28 min
In this week's episode, Dr. Peter Thilly from the University of Mississippi will talk about how the opium trade had a profound impact on the Chinese political economy from the 1830s to the 1930s. Dr. Thilly has been invited by Hong Kong University to d...
Aug 19, 2023
29 min
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