Invited by the School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) and the Centre for Greater China Studies (CGCS) of HSUHK, Professor Frode Helland, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Professor of Scandinavian Studies in the University of Oslo, visited SHSS and delivered a seminar on Distant Visions Using Digital Humanities Methods to Analyze the Global Success of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House on 16 September. The seminar examined how IbsenStage, a digital humanities database, contributes to the promotion of Henrik Ibsen’s plays, as well as discussed the future development of the database and its strengths.
Professor Kwok-kan Tam, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science, HSUHK, welcomed the guest, Professor Frode Helland and introduced his book, A Global Doll’s House, to the audience.
Professor Frode Helland demonstrated how the digital humanities database served as the tool for studying global performances of Henrik Ibsen’s plays.
Group photo of Professor Frode Helland, all participating academic staff of SHSS and students from HSUHK