Tag / Hong Kong
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William P. Floyd views of Hong Kong
This week’s blogpost is provided by Dr Angela Cheung (Research Fellow in photography at The National Archives). We are very grateful to her for not only initiating the work described in the…
Celebrating World Maritime Day
Today (24th September) is designated by the United Nations as World Maritime Day. This is an annual event occurring on the last Thursday in September which celebrates the professionalism and courage of…
Sinologists of yore: traces spotted during a few days in Hong Kong
I recently visited Hong Kong to participate in a conference, Crossing Borders: Sinology in Translation Studies, organized by the Department of Translation and Research Centre for Translation at the Chinese University of…
Dr Andrew Arsan talks on Beirut and Hong Kong
On Thursday 9th November, Dr Andrew Arsan, from the University of Cambridge, gave the next lecture in our RAS Lecture Series. His lecture was entitled “Beyond Formal and Informal Imperialism: Beirut, Hong…
Coromandel – books, plants and snakes
This week we hosted the launch of Charles Allen’s book, Coromandel: A personal history of Southern India. This latest publication focuses on southern India. Charles spoke to a very full lecture theatre, giving…
CANCELLED Dr Andrew Arsan (University of Cambridge). Beyond Formal and Informal Imperialism: Beirut, Hong Kong, and the Growth of European Power c.1830-1870
We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled
