The Institute is glad to co-organize a distinguished scholar lecture with the Department of History and the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University on 19 September 2018. Professor David Der-wei Wang, Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, and Member of Academia Sinica, was invited to speak at HKBU, and attracted over 350 audiences of HKBU faculties and students and scholars from other institutions.
Date: 19 September 2018
Speaker: Prof. David Der-wei Wang (Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University)
Speech title: Sinophone/Xinophone Studies: New Horizons of Chinese Studies (華夷之變：中國研究的新視野)
Language: Mandarin
Summary: Prof. Wang shared his insights on the topic “Sinophone/Xinophone Studies: New Horizons of Chinese Studies”. In contrast to some scholars in the field of Sinophone studies who are more inclined to apply theories of post-colonialism and and post-imperialism, Prof. Wang advocates the importance of historical perspectives in order to yield more fruitful research.
(Extract from page 17-20, the HKBU History Department Newsletter 41 [2018.9])