Faculty of Arts and Humanities | University of Macau

Graduation Ceremony of the UM Confucius Institute for the 2nd Semester of Academic Year 2024/2025
2025-05-16 07:30 - 21:00 UTC | E31-G001

Museum Development Conference in Greater Bay Area - 大灣區博物館發展交流會
2025-05-23 09:30 - 17:00 | E2-G012

Regarding Books - 看·書
2025-05-23 10:00 - 2025-08-31 19:00 | Museum of Art, University of Macau Wu Yee Sun Library (E2)1F, Museum of Art, University of Macau Wu Yee Sun Library (E2)1F

Creating the Opium War: British Imperial Attitudes towards China, 1792-1840
2025-05-23 14:00 - 16:00 | E21-3118

"The Sixth Workshop on Sentence-final Particles"
2025-05-24 08:00 - 2025-05-25 18:00 | E21-3118

Radio and the British Raj: The BBC & India during the Second World War
2025-05-26 13:00 - 14:30 | E21-3118

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: “音義書和韻書—玄應《一切經音義》和漢譯佛經” – 平田昌司先生
2025-06-04 10:00 - 11:30 | E21-3118

人文學院中國語言文學系研討會：「2025韻律與文體國際學術研討會」 FAH-DCLL Conference: “International Conference on Prosody and Genres 2025”
2025-06-05 09:00 - 2025-06-06 18:00 | E21-3118

The Farewell Waltz Nine Leaves of Art in Macao - 為了告別的聚會——邂逅在澳門的九片藝術的樹葉
2025-07-19 10:00 - 2025-08-04 17:00 | W32-G043

528 Hz Re —— Sonate - 528赫兹 —— 奏鳴曲
2025-07-19 11:00 - 2025-08-02 18:00 | E34-G016

FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar - "Collaborating on Interdisciplinary Research: A Case Study in Philosophy & Neurolinguistics" by Mr. Kun Chan Wa
2025-08-20 17:30 - 19:00 | E21a-3121
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/hk0d76q5

Abstract
This presentation is based on a co-authored paper developed through collaboration between philosophers and neurolinguists, exploring the “pursuitworthiness” of experiments in neurolinguistics. The paper investigates whether criteria for pursuitworthiness can be established for experiments in this field and, if so, which factors are most relevant. Drawing on a detailed analysis of research practices and case studies, we propose that pursuitworthiness in this domain should be evaluated along two dimensions: methodological and pragmatic.

In my talk, I will briefly outline the paper’s main argument and, more importantly, reflect on my own role in the project and on the collaborative process. I will discuss how I became involved, the specific contributions I made, and what I learned from working across disciplinary boundaries. By sharing both the substantive outcomes and the behind-the-scenes experience, I aim to show how doctoral students in philosophy can participate in and benefit from collaborative, interdisciplinary research.

Bio
Kun Chan Wa (Kun) is a PHD student in the Department of Philosophy and Religions Studies at the University of Macau. He graduated from University of Saint Joseph with a master’s degree in philosophy, and his research area was on the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Currently, he is researching the philosophy of causation and philosophy of medicine under the supervision of Professor Nevia Dolcini.

FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: "Teaching-based Research in Translation and Interpreting Education"
2025-08-22 16:00 - 17:00 | E21-1042
Abstract:
Teaching-based research is highly applicable in translation and interpreting (T&I) education, addressing context-specific pedagogical challenges through practice-focused inquiry. T&I classrooms face unique issues like cultural expression gaps, real-time performance hurdles, and specialized terminology mastery—problems requiring tailored solutions.
Action research enables instructors to refine strategies via iterative plan-do-study-act cycles, using classroom feedback to adjust teaching methods. Mixed-methods approaches combine quantitative data (e.g., performance metrics) with qualitative insights (e.g., learner reflections) for comprehensive outcome analysis.
Case studies of student work in simulated T&I scenarios highlight curriculum needs. By anchoring research in classroom realities, educators develop targeted interventions, bridging theory and practice to better prepare students for professional T&I contexts.
Biography:
Professor Li Shuying holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education from the University of Alberta, Canada. Currently, he is a Distinguished Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Faculty of Education at Shenzhen University. Professor Li is an awardee of the National High-Level Talent Program from the Ministry of Education.
He holds several concurrent positions, including Visiting Professor at Edge Hill University (UK) and selected expert for the “Program for the High-Level Overseas Cultural and Educational Experts” of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA), Ministry of Science and Technology, hosted at Renmin University of China.
Additionally, he serves as a Specialist for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ), Honorary President of The Belt and Road National Education Promotion Macao Association, and Vice President of the Guoxue (國學) Education Research Society, under the China Confucius Studies Association.
Professor Li has extensive experience, having held teaching, research, and mid-to-senior level university management positions in numerous public and private higher education institutions across Canada, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, and in various cities in Mainland China, including in Guangdong province, Changsha (Hunan), and Nanjing (Jiangsu).

FAH-DAD Lecture: "Colour as a recipe - Cooking with Meaning in Visual Communication : A Semiotic and Practical Guide To Mixing Color With Purpose"
2025-08-26 10:00 - 16:00 | E34-1016
“Colour as a recipe – Cooking with Meaning in Visual Communication : A Semiotic and Practical Guide To Mixing Color With Purpose”
This lecture explores the metaphor of colour as a recipe, where hues, tones, and contrasts become ingredients in the visual kitchen of communication. Drawing on semiotic theory, it examines how colours carry cultural, emotional, and contextual meanings, and how these meanings can be intentionally “mixed” to enhance clarity, evoke emotion, and convey complex narratives. Through a blend of theory and practice, participants will learn to approach colour not merely as a decorative element, but as a purposeful tool—crafted with precision, like a chef balancing flavour—to communicate with depth and resonance in visual design.

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Immortality and Human Enhancements From Zhu Xi’s 朱熹 Perspective" by Prof. Jenny Hung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
2025-08-27 17:30 - 19:00 | E21A-G049
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7pucrfsx

Abstract
The questions of the value of life and the pursuit of immortality have long intrigued philosophers. Recently, with advancements in technology aimed at enhancing human life expectancy, immortality has emerged as a significant topic of discussion. Central to transhumanist philosophy, it represents a radical transformation of human existence driven by scientific and technological progress. Human enhancements—biomedical interventions designed to improve human functioning beyond mere health restoration—are seen as powerful tools for achieving longevity. These enhancements involve biological alterations through pharmaceutical, surgical, or genetic methods.
In this paper, I explore how ZHU Xi 朱熹 (1130–1200), a prominent figure in Neo-Confucianism, would approach the concepts of immortality and human enhancements. I argue that Zhu would likely endorse the pursuit of immortality, provided that such enhancements maintain, or enhance, our ability to act in accordance with moral principles. This analysis seeks to bridge traditional philosophical perspectives with contemporary discussions on the implications of human enhancement technologies.

Bio
Jenny Hung is an assistant professor of philosophy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She has two PhDs, one in philosophy, another in nanophysics. She investigates the nature of the self from both the Western and Eastern perspectives, aiming to answer the most fundamental questions of human existence, such as: “What are we?” “How do we persist?” She published in Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Mind, Philosophical Psychology, Philosophy East and West, Dao, Asian Philosophy, History of Philosophy and Logic, etc. She is now working on two books: Between Buddha-nature and Emptiness: The Peak Era of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy (Oxford University Press) and What am I? Personal Ontology in Chinese Philosophy (under review).

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: “美國圖書館早年中文典藏的來源” – 陳毓賢女士 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “The Sources of Early Chinese Collections in American Libraries” by Mrs. Susan Chan Egan
2025-09-02 14:30 - 16:00 | E21-3118

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: “論體傳統的現代轉化—文科學術論文撰寫的方法論繼承與創新” – 張慕華博士 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “The Modern Transformation of Traditional Literary Forms: Methodological Inheritance and Innovation in the Writing of Humanities Academic Papers” by Dr. Zhang Muhua
2025-09-03 11:00 - 12:30 | E21-2100

FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar - "Self-Misidentification in Higher-Order Theories" by Mr. Chu Kin Lok
2025-09-03 17:30 - 19:00 | E21A-3118
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/eab6bban

Abstract
Higher-order (HO) theories of consciousness aim to resolve the “hard problem of consciousness,” arguing that what renders a mental state phenomenally conscious is that it is, or is disposed to be, the object of a HO mental state. While various versions of HO theories of consciousness are widely discussed, some HO theories have been expanded to explain the first-personal and reflexive nature of self-consciousness and its psychopathology, yet these explanations have received little attention. This is unfortunate, since a theory of self-consciousness is essential for a theory of consciousness. In this talk, I mainly discuss Rosenthal’s higher-order thought (HOT) theory of self-consciousness. I argue that his HOT theory fails to explain alleged which-object self-misidentification, a form of misidentification defined by James Pryor as distinct from de re self-misidentification. As a result, his theory fails to explain thought insertion, a pathological condition characterized by which-object self-misidentification. Finally, I extend these arguments to all two-state HO theories, arguing that they, in principle, fail to explain which-object self-misidentification and thought insertion.

Bio
Chu Kin-Lok (Gary) is a PhD student under the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Macau. While continuing his master’s research on self-consciousness and self-disorders in schizophrenia from the perspective of contemporary phenomenology, his PhD project concentrates on various theories of self-consciousness and self-oriented delusions. He is under the supervision of Professor Nevia Dolcini and co-supervision of Professor Benjamin Winokur.

Doing Art, Do What? - 做藝術是在做什麼？
2025-09-08 18:00 - 20:00 | E31-G001 學生活動中心劇場

Workshop on Preparation for the CELPE-Bras Exams
2025-09-10 - 2025-09-17 | E34-1002
At the end of this course, the students will be able to:

Identify the five tasks of the CELPE-Bras exam and understand what to expect;
Explain the organization of each part of the exam and its fundamental theoretical principles;
Complete the four tasks of the written and listening sections of the exam, as well as the interview;
Develop practical skills to approach the exam with confidence.

Registration link (Deadline 08/09/2025): https://forms.gle/442ivZs2BNhGjk3k7

The 3rd Short Video Shooting Contest of Higher Education Institutions in China
2025-09-10 - 2025-11-20
Please visit the Contest’s webpage at https://cpc.fah.um.edu.mo/the-3rd-short-video-shooting-contest-of-higher-education-institutions-in-china/ for details.
The application form can be download from the following link: https://www.wjx.top/vm/r3BsZnT.aspx#

[Macao Humanities Forum] A Forgotten Literary Colloquy: Qian Zhongshu, Su Dongpo, and Cyril Drummond Le Gros Clark, Sarawak’s Chief Secretary in 1935 by Prof. Ronald Egan from Stanford University (10 Sept, E21A-G035)
2025-09-10 11:00 - 12:30 | E21A
We are very pleased to announce that the 21st Lecture of the FAH Macao Humanities Forum (the 1st in the 2025/2026 academic year) will be held on 10 September 2025. The forum aims to provide a platform for world-renowned scholars from diverse humanities fields to share their research with the FAH community and other UM scholars. All members of the UM community are cordially invited to this splendid event.

In this upcoming forum, we are honored to have Prof. Ronald Egan as our guest speaker to deliver a lecture on the topic “A Forgotten Literary Colloquy: Qian Zhongshu, Su Dongpo, and Cyril Drummond Le Gros Clark, Sarawak’s Chief Secretary in 1935.” Prof. Egan is the Stanford W. Ascherman, M.D. Professor and Confucius Institute Professor of Sinology of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University, specializing in classical Chinese literature with a particular focus on the poetry and aesthetics of the Tang and Song dynasties (7th–13th centuries). A renowned scholar in the field, he has published extensively on major Chinese literary figures such as Ouyang Xiu, Li Qingzhao and Su Shi (i.e., Su Dongpo), and produced an acclaimed selected translation of the essays written by the prominent Chinese literary critic Qian Zhongshu. His recent work includes a complete translation of the works of the Song dynasty female poet Li Qingzhao, The Burden of Female Talent: The Poet Li Qingzhao and Her History in China (Harvard University Press, 2013). Prof. Egan is currently leading a new research project on Su Shi, tentatively titled “Exile and Invention in the Prose Writings of Su Shi.”

Details of the forum are as follows:
Speaker: Prof. Ronald Egan
Topic: A Forgotten Literary Colloquy: Qian Zhongshu, Su Dongpo, and Cyril Drummond Le Gros Clark, Sarawak’s Chief Secretary in 1935
Date: 10 Sept 2025 (Wed)
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30pm*
Venue: E21A-G035
Language: English (with onsite simultaneous interpretation into Mandarin)
*Light refreshments will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please register for the forum by 8 Sept 2025 (Mon) via https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9n0h2HJ9poso62O

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Problems of certainty in public life" by Dr. Drew Johnson, University of Oslo, Norway
2025-09-10 17:30 - 19:00 | E21A-G049
Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/5lvjfwfl

Abstract
There is a crisis of certainty in public life. Epistemic arrogance, closed mindedness, and deep disagreement have a close relationship to certainty, and are especially challenging online due to epistemic bubbles and echo chambers. In order to address these problems, we need to understand how it is rational to relate to certainty. When is it reasonable to be certain, and when not? Is certainty only a danger in public life, or can it be a value? This project addresses these questions by proposing and applying a theory of certainty. This theory is based on recent developments in ‘hinge epistemology’, which holds that belief, doubt, and inquiry are only possible given that we hold some core certainties fixed, despite the fact that those certainties lack rational support. I propose an account, Perspectival Hinge Epistemology, according to which core certainties are determined by individuals’ epistemic perspectives. I identify a form of intellectual humility that is rationally fitting for core certainties. Being intellectually humble about one’s core certainties is recognizing and taking responsibility for the rational groundlessness of that certainty. I argue that cultivating this form of intellectual humility can help address problems of deep disagreement, epistemic arrogance, and closed mindedness.

Bio
Drew Johnson is a philosopher affiliated with the GoodAttention research group at the University of Oslo, where he was a postdoctoral researcher (2022-2024). Before that, he received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Connecticut (2022), and an MA from Northern Illinois University (2015). Drew specializes in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and metaethics. He is currently working on a book about the epistemology of certainty and how to cultivate intellectual humility in order to address problems of certainty in public life. Other research interests include the functions of attention, the epistemology of self-knowledge, and teleosemantic theories of mental content.

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: “融通古今，化合中西——晚清民國京劇的現代化” – 劉汭嶼教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “Bridging the Ancient and Modern, Integrating East and West: The Modernization of Peking Opera in the Late Qing and Republican Era” by Prof. Liu Ruiyu
2025-09-11 19:00 - 20:30 | E21-G012

人文學院中國語言文學系研討會：「東亞人文國際學術研討會暨東方詩話學會第十四屆年會」 FAH-DCLL Conference: “International Symposium on East Asian Humanities and the 14th Biennial Conference of the Society for Oriental Poetry Talks”
2025-09-12 09:00 - 2025-09-13 18:30 | E34 Cultural Building

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: “The Political Background to the Debates on Salt and Iron and its Later Reconstruction as a Literary Work” – 李安敦教授 Prof. Anthony Barbieri
2025-09-15 17:30 - 19:00 | E21-1031

Intersections of Plurilingual Education and Learning Sciences in the Age of Generative AI
2025-09-16 15:00 - 17:30 | E21-3118

ELC-Fall 2025 i-Learner English for Universities Marathon Competition
2025-09-17 - 2025-11-17
This semester, the ELC is thrilled to present the i-Learner English Marathon Competition! Dive into as many lessons as you can by November 17, 2025.
To join the contest, students have to complete a minimum of 35 lessons with a score of 70% or above. The ELC will select one champion who achieves the highest completion regardless of the level. The champion will be awarded a grand prize worth up to MOP 1,000. Meanwhile, the top students at each level who have completed the most will also be awarded amazing prizes for their outstanding efforts.
The ELC is also hosting a writing competition for UE 1-3 students. Students should complete the course required lessons (25 lessons for UE1/2, 12 lessons for UE3), and submit the writing assignment for the last lesson. Students with the highest writing scores at their levels will be awarded.
All winners will receive a certificate from the ELC.
All students enrolled in ELC courses in 2025/26 are automatically registered as i-Learner users. Follow the steps below to explore new lessons:

Log into https://um.i-learner.com.hk/ with your UM account information.
Lessons in both the “University English” and “English Marathon” sections are counted in the competition.
Choose the topics at your current ELC levels.
Complete as many lessons as you can with a score 70% or above to qualify!

*Notes:

Scores will be valid only if you complete the i-Learner lessons at your current ELC course level, e.g. students in EELC1011 should complete UE1 lessons
UE1 lessons are open to EELC1011 students; UE2 lessons are open to EELC1012 students; UE3 lessons are open to EELC1013 students.

For inquiries, contact us at fah_elc_ells@um.edu.mo / ewcc@um.edu.mo.
Best regards,
English Language Centre
澳門大學英語中心（ELC）將在本學期繼續舉辦i-Learner英語馬拉松競賽。競賽截止日期為2025年11月17日。
同學們僅需要在截止日期前盡可能完成最多的課節 (至少完成35課節，並獲得70%或以上的分數，方被納入參賽考量成績)。在眾多級別中表現最佳的總冠軍將獲得價值澳門幣1,000元的獎品。與此同時，在各自級別前三名的同學們均能獲得精美獎品。
另外英語中心也會繼續舉辦UE 1-3寫作比賽。同學們須完成課程要求的寫作練習節數（UE1/2需25課節，UE3需12課節），並提交最後一節課的寫作作品，，各自級別最高分數的同學將獲頒獎品。
所有得獎者將獲得英語中心頒發的優秀證書。
所有在2025/26學年註冊ELC課程的學生都自動註冊為i-Learner用戶。按照以下步驟探索新課程：

使用您的澳門大學帳戶信息登錄https://um.i-learner.com.hk/
“大學英語”和“英語馬拉松”部分的課程都計入比賽
選擇與您當前ELC課程級別相符的主題
完成盡可能多的課程，並且確保分數超過70%

*注意事項：

只有在您當前ELC課程級別完成的i-Learner課程分數才有效，例如EELC1011的學生應完成UE1課程
UE1課程開放給EELC1011學生；UE2課程開放給EELC1012學生；UE3課程開放給EELC1013學生

如有任何疑問，請通過fah_elc_ells@um.edu.mo / ewcc@um.edu.mo 與我們聯繫。
澳門大學人文學院英語中心謹啟

Department of Japanese: The Power of Language: How Should We Live in the Age of AI?
2025-09-17 10:00 - 11:30 | E4-1061

ELC- ECAC: "Improve your English with apps" workshop
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:30 | E6-2112
This workshop aims to make students aware of their digital usage and share informal digital ways to enhance their English language learning outside the classroom. Students will develop greater awareness of different digital tools of learning English, and learn how learning apps like Busuu, Plastic Free Future, Beat the Microbead, and NGSL Builder are used. Through the activities designed, students will practice using these digital tools and share ideas on learning on their own outside of class.

Date: 17 September 2025
Time :11:00 – 12:30
Venue: E6-2112

​​​​​​​Scan the QR code on the poster to register now!
Should you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact us at ECAC_ELC@um.edu.mo
Best Regards,
English Co-Curricular Activities Committee (ECAC)
English Language Centre
Faculty of Arts and Humanities

UM-FAH-DPORT: Seminar by UMDVS Professor K.K. Luke on “What is language and how does it work? – A View from Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis”
2025-09-17 15:30 - 17:00 | E21A-3118
Dear Professors and Students,
We are most pleased to invite all to attend the following Seminar by UM Distinguished Visiting Scholar Professor K.K. Luke, Emeritus Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, on “What is language and how does it work? – A View from Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis”, on Wednesday, 17/09/2025, at 3:30pm in room E21a-3118.
BIO
Professor K.K. Luke
Emeritus Professor
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
K.K. Luke is Emeritus Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Prior to joining NTU in 2009, he was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Luke’s research is in talk and interaction using data from a variety of settings in Singapore, China and Hong Kong. His research explores the ways in which joint actions are achieved through talk and ‘body language’, and is driven by the question of what makes communication and joint action possible. How are intersubjective understandings achieved in interaction and what role do linguistic and embodied practices play in that process.

ABSTRACT
What is language and how does it work? – A View from Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
Not only is language a universal possession of civilizations, it is also a defining hallmark of the human species. As Aristotle says, “Man alone among the animals has speech.” How did human language originate and evolve? How does language work to make possible the exchange of ideas and emotions and the coordination of joint actions? These fundamental questions have engaged many philosophers, psychologists, sociologists and linguists through the ages. In this lecture, I will introduce some of eye-opening insights proffered by preeminent thinkers like Wittgenstein, Austin, Merleau-Ponty, Gurwitsch and others on the nature and workings of language. Following Garfinkel and Sacks, I will then show how Ethnomethodological Conversation Analysis offers a new and interdisciplinary way of studying social interaction and through that, achieving a new understanding of the fascinating human invention called ‘language’.
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
