Institutional and International Research in the School of Humanities and Social Science
Research is an important part of the work of the School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS). Research-informed teaching, especially at the postgraduate level, brings students to the forefronts of knowledge in the ever-changing world. Learning of research skills provides students with a solid foundation for life-long learning. We see research as creative processes that will allow us to fulfil the role of knowledge creation in a university.
Over the past decade, SHSS has evolved to a school of learning committed to research-informed teaching. The following are research facilities and international collaborations established in recent years.
Research Clusters in SHSS
- Digital Humanities (Coordinators: LIE Kin Pou, Leo, and KWOK Sze-wing)
- Identity Studies (Coordinators: CHAU Tsz Yan, Emily, and WONG Yuen Wing, Catherine)
- Transnationalism (Coordinators: NGAN Lok Sun, Lucille, and Jay Thomas PARKER)
International Research Collaborations
- International Ibsen Committee, University of Oslo (Norway); Head (2012–18) and Member: Kwok-kan TAM
- An international partner of AusStage (Australia): Kwok-kan TAM.
- International Consortium for Research in the Humanities, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nurnberg (Germany); Visiting Fellow: Kwok-kan TAM.
- Shanghai Museum (China); Advisor: Alex CHEUNG Kwong-yue
- UNESCO and British Council; Advisor on Cultural and Creative Industries: Desmond HUI Cheuk Kuen
Research Centre in SHSS
The Centre for Greater China Studies (CGCS, https://cgcs.hsu.edu.hk/) is a research facility established in 2018 with funding support (Project No. UGC/IDS14/17) provided by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. PI: KAO Lang. The Centre has been active in organizing conferences and seminars to promote China studies. The following is a select list of research activities.
International Conferences Organized by CGCS
- International Conference on “Creative Transformation of Chinese Tradition: An International Conference of Chinese Literature” (中國傳統的創造性轉化：中國文學國際研討會) (on-site)
Date: 10–11 November 2018
Speaker: Well-known scholars and experts from different institutions and organizations, including American Academy of Arts and Sciences (USA), University of Washington (USA), Academia Sinica (Taiwan), Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- International Conference on “Digital Representation and Research in Art, Humanities and Culture” (mixed-mode)
Date: 6–7 May 2021
Moderators: Academic staff from HSUHK
Speakers: Top scholars on this subject from Australia, Austria, Croatia, France, India, Israel, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, USA, UK, Hong Kong and China.
Seminars and Workshops organized by CGCS
- Workshop: Inclusive Development Workshop: Greater China and Beyond (on-site)
Date: 10–11 August 2018 (Friday & Saturday)
Speakers: Top scholars on this subject from India, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
- Seminar: Researching Global Data on Culture and Innovation (on-site)
Date: 19 September 2018 (Wednesday)
Speaker: José PESSOA, Culture and Communication Statistics of UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Canada)
- Seminar: Innovation in Political Methodology and China Studies (on-site)
Date: 4 October 2018 (Thursday)
Speakers (all from HSUHK): CHANG Chih-Yu; HU Hsin Li; Desmond HUI; Eva HUNG Po-wah; KAO Lang; SIU Yuk Tai; WONG Muk Yan
- Seminar: China Studies and Representation of Chinese Culture in Germany and the Nordic Countries (on-site)
Date: 7 December 2018 (Friday)
Speaker: Irmy Schweiger, Stockholm University (Sweden)
- Seminar: Making Sense of the Greater Bay Area: Scalar Politics in Perspective (on-site)
Date: 9 May 2019 (Thursday)
Speaker: NGO Tak-Wing, University of Macau (Macau)
- Workshop: Religious Legacies in China Studies: Politics, Nation State, and Intellectual History (A Preliminary Workshop) (on-site)
Date: 30–31 May 2019 (Thursday & Friday)
Speakers: Top scholars on this subject from Russia, Turkey, Israel, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China.
- Seminar: Research Seminar-IbsenStage and Digital Humanities (mixed-mode)
Date: 3 December 2020 (Thursday)
Speakers (All from HSUHK): Kwok-kan TAM; Desmond HUI; Paul FUNG; Emily CHAU; Charmaine HUI; KWOK Sze Wing; Leo LIE; Catherine WONG
- Seminar: Identity Politics and the Evolution of Happiness in Taiwan, 1999-2019 (online)
Date: 15 December 2020 (Tuesday)
Speaker: CHANG Ly Yun, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
- Seminar: Distinguished Speakers on Contemporary Greater China Series: Performing the Socialist State (mixed mode)
Date: 17 May 2021 (Monday)
Moderator: Kwok-kan TAM, HSUHK
Speaker: Xiaomei CHEN, University of California, Davis (USA)
- Seminar: Distinguished Speakers on Contemporary Greater China Series: Our Century–100 Snapshots of 20th-Century Taiwan Literature (mixed-mode)
Date: 27 May 2021 (Thursday)
Moderator: Kwok-kan TAM, HSUHK
Speaker: Irmy SCHWEIGER, Stockholm University (Sweden)
- Seminar: Distinguished Speakers on Contemporary Greater China Series: Prognostication in Chinese Culture (mixed-mode)
Date: 28 May 2021 (Friday)
Moderator: Kwok-kan Tam, HSUHK
Speaker: Michael LACKNER, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nurnberg (Germany)
Inter-Institutional Research Development Projects
- “Shadow Silk Road: Non-state Flow of Commodity, Capital, and People across Eurasia”, 2017. Research Grants Council – Inter-institutional Development Scheme (UGC/IIDS14/H01/16). PI: Eva HUNG Po-wah.
- “Heritage Conservation along the Belt and Road Zones: Between Politics and Professionalism”, 2020–21. Research Grants Council – Inter-institutional Development Scheme (UGC/IIDS14/H03/19). PI: Victor CHAN; Co-PI: Desmond HUI Cheuk Kuen.
- “Innovative Data Approaches to Populism in the Asia-Pacific Region”, 2021–22. Research Grants Council – Inter-institutional Development Scheme (UGC/IIDS14/H01/20). PI: WANG Shiru; Co-PI: KAO Lang; Co-I: CHAN Chi Kit.
Research Outputs of the Centre for Greater China Studies*
- Papers presented in the workshop on “Inclusive Development” were published in a special in Filosofia Theoretica Journal 1 (2019).
- Papers selected from the workshop on “Religious Legacies in China Studies: Politics, Nation State, and Intellectual History” were published in a special issue “Religious Lens: Engagement, Self-fulfillment, and Scholarship”, International Journal of China Studies 2 (December 2020).
- Papers selected from the international conference on “Digital Representation and Research in Art, Humanities and Culture” will be published in the following volumes:
- Performance Arts: Research in the Age of Digital Revolution, edited by Kwok-kan Tam. Springer. Forthcoming in 2023.
- Site as Sight in the Digital Age: Art, the Museum, and Representation, edited by Kwok-kan Tam. Springer. Forthcoming in 2024.
* For individual faculty research, grants and outputs, please see Departmental websites for information.