FAH scholar receives Imago Mundi Prize
Mario Cams receives the Imago Mundi Prize 2019 Mario Cams, an assistant professor from the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau (UM), received the Imago Mundi Prize 2019 at the International Conference for the History of Cartography in Amsterdam, the Netherlands ...
UM holds first forum on literature and history
Vice Rector Billy So chairs the forum The University of Macau (UM) recently held the First UM Forum on Literature and History. During the event, experts and scholars had an in-depth discussion on the interaction between traditional Chinese culture and new cultures and the relationships between Chines ...
UM Department of History professor wins Lu Liang Literature Award
Distinguished Professor Wang Di receives the Lu Liang Literature Award Wang Di, a distinguished professor from the University of Macau (UM) Department of History, recently received the Lu Liang Literature Award in the ‘Non-fiction Work of the Year Award’ category at the first Lu Liang Literature Seas ...
【MYUM Interview】Joshua Ehrlich: An Adventurous History Scholar
Joshua Ehrlich, an assistant professor in the Department of History, is passionate about his research. But despite his busy work schedule, he loves to travel to different cities and walk along old streets and lanes to look for historical monuments and feel the atmosphere of local cultures. During a t ...
Workshop proposed by UM FAH scholar receives grant from Harvard-Yenching Institute
A workshop proposed by a UM scholar has received a grant from Harvard-Yenching Institute An international workshop titled ‘The (Un)Making of China: A Frontier Approach’, jointly proposed by Associate Professor Yang Bin from the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Maca ...
UM professor discovers letters that provide new evidence for studies of British India history
Joshua Ehrlich, an assistant professor from the University of Macau (UM) Department of History, recently discovered three historically important letters in a London archive. The letters provide new evidence that in 18th century British India, politics and scholarship were intertwined. The author of t ...
UM professor’s new book receives Academic Excellence Award and Best Book Award
A book written by Distinguished Professor Wang Di from the University of Macau (UM) Department of History, namely Violence and Order on the Chengdu Plain: The Story of a Secret Brotherhood in Rural China, 1939-1949, recently received the Academic Excellence Award from the Chinese Historians in the Un ...
UM scholar receives first prize from Xiling Seal Art Society
A paper on art history, written by Associate Professor Yang Bin from the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM), received the first prize at an international forum on images, seals, and sealings organised by the Xiling Seal Art Society. This is the third consecuti ...
UM scholar’s history book awarded publication grant by Harvard-Yenching Institute
Associate Professor Yang Bin from the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM), received a publication grant from the Harvard Yenching Institute for his book titled ‘Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money: A Global History’. The book will be published this December by the a ...
UM houses complete edition of Twenty-four Histories published by five provincial publishing houses
The University of Macau (UM) Wu Yee Sun Library currently houses a copy of the Twenty-four Histories published around the time of Tongzhi Emperor and Guangxu Emperor during Qing dynasty, by the five provincial publishing houses in Nanjing, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangsu, and Huainan. The copy was discovere ...