Lecture | Unveiling the Historical Rise and Fall of the Chinese Cuban Community

        On September 25th 2:00 PM, the T2-202 lecture hall held an in-depth lecture on the history of the Chinese Cuban community. The event, hosted by the Department of Communication, featured a special guest speaker, Dr. Louie Kin-Sheun, an honorary researcher at the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Louie, with his extensive background in political science ...

    2024-10-11

    Lecture | Exploring Platform Re-mediation and Labor Agency within the Digital Labor Framework

    An enlightening lecture opened on time at T2-102 on September 11, 2024. This lecture hosted by the Department of Communication, invited Dr. Xia Bingqing, Associate Professor from the School of Communication at East China Normal University. Dr. Xia has a deep research background in the field of digital labor, the lecture covered her unique insights on digital labor and platform re-intermediation...

    2024-09-18

    DCom Peer Tutor Program: A Successful Start and Recognition of Outstanding Tutors

    On June 5, the Department of Communication (DCom) held an award ceremony to honor the outstanding contributions to the DCom Peer Tutor Program. The ceremony was presided over by the Dean of FHSS, Prof. Tze-ki Hon, and the Head of DCom, Dr. Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman, who presented the students with certificates of achievement.Prof. Hon (on the right) and Dr. Jesse (on the left) awarded Deng Kai...

    2024-06-11

    Beyond the Classroom: Students Conduct Real-World Interviews at Huitong Village

    On April 26, 2024, a research activity was conducted for the Year-3 students majoring in Chinese Culture and Global Communication (CCGC) program from the Department of Communication. This research activity served as part of the capstone course on "GCAP 3263: Special Topics in Communication and Chinese Culture." Dr. Wei Chin Wong, who is the course instructor and the convenor of the Final Year Project ...

    2024-05-31

    FHSS Roundtable Discussion: “Teaching and Learning History in China”

        On April 25, 2024, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) organized a roundtable discussion on the topic of “Teaching and Learning History in China”. Four esteemed experts, including Paul A. Van Dyke, who is the One-Hundred Talents Project Fellow and a Retired Professor from the History Department of Sun Yat-sen University; Chao Huang, a Professor from the Academy of Cultura...

    2024-05-27

    Understanding the French-Leased Territory in China: Guangzhouwan (Kouang-Tchéou-Wan)

            On March 4, 2024, Mr. Wu Ziqi from École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) of Paris, France, delivered a speech about his studies on the dynamic interactions among China, France, and Vietnam during the period spanning the 1880s to the 1940s. Mr. Wu began the speech by sharing his personal experiences from his native hometown, Zhanjiang, and then the Chinese University of Ho...

    2024-03-22

    Dr. Jianing Chen Participated in the International Symposium on Chinese Palaeography and Old Chinese Phonology

    The International Symposium on the Integration of Chinese palaeography and old Chinese phonology, celebrating the 75th birthday of Prof. William H. Baxter, was held on March 9-10 at Westlake University in Hangzhou. Dr. Jianing Chen participated it and presented a paper titled “Scientific and Historical Limitations of the Qing Scholars’ Research on Old Chinese Phonology”. The paper reviewed t...

    2024-03-13

    A Window to the Past: UIC Students Experience Macau’s Rich Culture

    On December 17, 24 year-3 students from the Chinese Culture and Global Communication (CCGC) major and two exchange students under the leadership of Dr. Wei Chin Wong and Miss Connie Li traveled to Macau- a well-conserved region with more than four centuries of East-West cultural exchanges and assimilation. The group visited several historic sites and a museum to gain a firsthand glimpse at Maca...

    2023-12-26