To enhance cultural exchange and academic research, the “Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History” has been organised since 2007. This year, we are honoured to have invited Professor Dorothy Ko, Professor of History, Barnard College, Columbia University, to deliver the following two lectures in November:

1st Lecture

The Story of the Swordsmith Couple Ganjiang-Moye and Gender Politics in Confucian Ethics

Moderator: Professor He Xi, Associate Professor, Department of History, CUHK

Date: 9 November 2024 (Saturday)

Time: 3:00 p.m.

Language: Cantonese

Venue: Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History

Seats: 139 seats, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Audience will be admitted 15 minutes before the lecture starts.

2nd Lecture

The Commercial Ethic and Spirit of Artisans in Early Modern and Modern China

Moderator: Professor David Faure, Emeritus Professor, Department of History, CUHK

Date: 12 November 2024 (Tuesday)

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Language: English

Venue: Cho Yiu Conference Hall, G/F, University Administration Building, CUHK

Participation in person or online via Zoom is welcome.