Mr. Simon Suen and Mrs. Mary Suen Sino-Humanitas Institute is very glad to jointly organise the “Sharing from Distinguished Scholars in History and Literature”, together with the Department of History and the Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology of Hong Kong Baptist University.
The four lectures of the “Sharing from Distinguished Scholars in History and Literature” were held on 26 June, and attracted nearly 400 participants at the venue and online. Please find below summary of one of the lectures:
Bathed in Spring Breeze: Study with Susan Mann
Speakers:
Weijing Lu (Professor, Department of History, University of California San Diego)
Guotong Li (Professor, Department of History, California State University Long Beach)
Yulian Wu (Associate Professor, Department of History, Michigan State University)
Date: 26 June 2023 (Monday)
Time: 2:45 – 4:15 pm
Venue: SWT 702, Level 7, Shaw Tower, Hong Kong Baptist University (no online broadcast available)
Language: Putonghua
Moderator: Clara Wing-chung Ho (Professor, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University)
The lecture was a heartwarming conversation hosted by the head of the Department of History, Prof. Clara Wing-chung Ho. Three of Prof. Susan Mann’s former students, Prof. Weijing Lu, Prof. Guotong Li, and Prof. Yulian Wu, shared their joyful memories of studying under Prof. Mann, a renowned scholar in Chinese gender history. There was also a toast to celebrate Prof. Mann’s upcoming 80th birthday.
