Faculty of Arts and Humanities | University of Macau

FAH-DPORT: Lecture and Documentary by PROFESSOR ZHANG LONGXI (CUHK/ Hunan Normal University)
2023-12-06 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | E4-G053
Dear Professors and Students,
We would like to cordially invite you to attend the following Lecture and Documentary by PROFESSOR ZHANG LONGXI (CUHK/ Hunan Normal University).

PROFESSOR ZHANG LONGXI (CUHK/ Hunan Normal University)
Date: December 6, 2023
Time: 3:00pm
Venue: E4-G053 – University of Macau
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE: BETWEEN WORLDS
Comparative literature was established in 19th-century Europe with its disciplinary emphasis on the command of different languages and literatures beyond the limitations of nationalist tendencies and their correlative monolingualism. However, until recently, the languages and literatures in the purview of comparative literature were all European, making the discipline almost inevitably Eurocentric. It is in our time with an increasingly strong sense of globalization and the necessity of transcending Eurocentrism that comparative literature has gradually shifted its focus on non-European literary traditions, particularly in East-West comparative studies and studies of the Global South. As a comparatist deeply believing in the value of cross-cultural understanding of all literary and cultural traditions, I have been engaged in East-West studies and worked toward the cosmopolitan vision of treating the world’s literatures as all potentially making contributions to what we can proudly call human culture. The realization of such a vision is possible in our time and it is the task of all comparatists to make it happen, which will have important implications for the world we are living in today.

After the lecture by Professor ZHANG LONGXI, a 40-minute documentary about his work, directed by Prof. João Cezar de Castro Rocha (UERJ, UMDVS), will be shown, followed by a debate moderated by Prof. Castro Rocha.

Prof. ZHANG LONGXI has authored numerous books including World Literature as Discovery. Expanding the World Literary Canon (2024, Routledge), A History of Chinese Literature (2023, Routledge), From Comparison to World Literature (2015, State University of New York Press), Mighty Opposities: From Dichotomies to Differences in the Comparative Study of China (1998, Stanford),The Tao and the Logos: Literary Hermeneutics, East and West (1992, Duke). He was President of the International Comparative Literature Association for 2016-2019. With David Damrosch, Theo D’haen and Francesca Orsini, he serves as an Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Literature.

飞来峰造像与杨琏真迦及元代杭州藏传佛教臆度叙事
2023-12-08 16:00 - 17:00 | E21-3118

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座：“ChatGPT在漢語學習與教學中的應用”-蔡薇教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “The Application of ChatGPT in Chinese Language Learning and Teaching” by Prof. Cai Wei
2023-12-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom

Giulio Aleni’s Map Sheet: Exploring the Contents and Materiality of the Only Known Ming-era Print
2023-12-11 16:00 - 17:30 | E21-3118

FAH/DPHIL Conference – "Spiritual Exemplars in Philosophy, Theology, and Religion"
2023-12-13 - 2023-12-14 | E21A-3118

UM-FAH-DPORT: Seminar by Prof. Quintino Lopes on "PHONLAB project: Coimbra – Harvard. Rethinking 20th-century scientific centres and peripheries"
2023-12-14 15:00 - 17:00 | E21-G035
Dear Professors and Students,

We are most pleased to invite all to attend the following Seminar by Prof. Quintino Lopes, from the Instituto de História Contemporânea, Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Universidade de Évora / IN2PAST.

BIO
Professor Quintino Lopes is a Principal Investigator of the FCT-funded R&D team project: “Phonetics Laboratory: Coimbra – Harvard. Rethinking 20th-century scientific centres and peripheries” (2022.06811.PTDC). The value of this research, which brings scientific developments in the field of Experimental Phonetics during the 20th century into the mainstream of the History of Science, is demonstrated by the recognition granted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) with a one-day symposium entitled “Armando de Lacerda: a pioneer of Experimental Phonetics”. The guest speaker’s leading role in this field is also underlined by the joint publication of a book by Technische Universität Dresden Press (2022) and another by the RSAS Center for History of Science (2023). This research has been adapted as content of the curricular programme for secondary schools across Europe as part of the “Sharing European Histories” project (Euroclio; Evens Foundation), and has been translated into 12 different languages.

ABSTRACT
PHONLAB project: Coimbra – Harvard. Rethinking 20th-century scientific centres and peripheries

Speech recognition and synthesis technology is ubiquitous in today’s society and Experimental Phonetics provides an important basis for the development of these technologies. Speech control systems used in mobile phones, digital dictionaries, websites adapted for users with visual impairments and distance education are examples of new interfaces for communication between humans and machines developed thanks to essential work in the field of Experimental Phonetics. In addition to applications for language teaching.
The aim of PHONLAB is to promote knowledge about the development of Experimental Phonetics, bringing the field into the mainstream of History of Science research. We will conduct a case study of the Coimbra Phonetics Laboratory (1936-1979). Created by Portuguese phonetician Armando de Lacerda (1902-1984), the laboratory attracted scientists from leading universities such as Harvard, Cambridge and the Sorbonne, who sought specialist training in the use of innovative laboratory research techniques, absent from other laboratories around the world. The aim of PHONLAB is to contribute to increasing our knowledge of a crucially important but neglected global history topic. We seek to produce a biography of the laboratory, identifying and documenting methods, instruments and techniques, providing recognition for its actors and the scientific networks it was part of. The aim is thus to provide an understanding of the scientific and social impact of the laboratory at the global level. The relevance of this project also derives from the fact that numerous unique historical sources that document the work of this laboratory and portray the evolution of Experimental Phonetics throughout the 20th century are in a poor condition and may be lost. The analysis of these historical sources will enable us to understand the nature and impact of scientific practices at the laboratory, and could serve as the basis for a comparison with studies of other laboratories. By opening up new perspectives in the History of Experimental Phonetics in the 20th century, PHONLAB research will enrich historical narratives and contribute to the reassessment of traditional dichotomies such as that of the ‘creative centre’ versus the ‘passive periphery’. Rediscovering early developments in the field of Experimental Phonetics may have a positive impact on our current understanding of Phonetics and potentially lead to new progress in the field.

IN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “State Ritual, Political Legitimacy, and Religious Practice of the Jidu in Imperial China” by Prof. Li Teng, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, China
2023-12-29 16:00 - 17:30 | E21-3118 or via Zoom
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/92871894953
Password: [REDACTED]

Abstract
The Jidu 濟瀆 (i.e., the Ji River 濟水), was one of the four waterways (sidu 四瀆) in imperial China. Even though it vanished a long time ago, the Jidu had always been a part of the traditional Chinese ritual system of mountain- and water-directed state sacrifices. From the Western Han dynasty to the Qing dynasty, it continuously received regular state sacrifices. However, Western scholars have failed to notice it. Some modern Chinese and Japanese scholars have studied the development of the Jidu sacrifice, but its embodied political and religious significances for the state and local society were largely ignored. To remedy this neglect, I provide here, with new discoveries and conclusions, the first comprehensive study of the Jidu sacrifice in imperial China.

In this lecture, I will analyze the ideas of state authority, political legitimacy, religious belief, and cosmology, as these underlie the ritual performance concerning the Jidu. I also argue that the Jidu was not only tightly associated with controlling water but was also a symbol and mechanism of political legitimacy. Relying on concrete official and local records, in the third section I further investigate the role that the Jidu God played in local society. I will prove that, after the Song dynasty, the Jidu God was transformed into a regional protector of local society and savior of local people in addition to an official water god.

Bio
Li Teng is now an Assistant Professor at Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, as well as post-doctor at Hebei Normal University. He got his PhD in Philosophy and Religious Studies from University of Macau in 2021. He is the coauthor of The Study of Buddhism in Modern Macau 當代澳門佛教問題研究 (The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2020). He has also published over twenty articles in Chinese and English.

FAH/DPHIL: MRI Public Forum - From Matteo Ricci to the Chinese Rites Controversy: A Historical and Theological Analysis
2024-01-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Library Auditorium (G012), University Library (E2)

Spring 2024 i-Learner English for Universities Marathon Competition
2024-01-04 - 2024-04-30
Spring 2024 i-Learner English for Universities Marathon Competition
春季i-Learner英語馬拉松競賽

This semester, ELC is glad to introduce the i-Learner English for Universities Marathon Competition. The deadline for the competition is April 30.
To join the contest, students have to complete as many lessons as possible. The ELC will select one champion who achieves the highest completion regardless of the level. The champion will be awarded MOP 1000 in book and supermarket coupons. Meanwhile, the top students at each level who have completed the most will be awarded for their exceptional efforts. For the writing competition, the top students from UE 1-3 who have completed the writing task with the highest score will be awarded. The winners will also receive a certificate from the ELC.

All students enrolled in ELC courses in 2023/24 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 course levels.
Complete as many lessons as you can with a score above 70% to win the prize!

*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; UE3 lessons are open to EELC1013 students; Advanced Skills Practice lessons are open to EELC2008/09/10/11/12 students.

For inquiries, contact us at fah_elc_ells@um.edu.mo.

Best regards,
English Language Centre
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親愛的同學們，
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4月30日。

同學們的任務：盡可能完成最多的課節，並獲得70％或以上的分數。

在眾多級別中表現最佳的總冠軍將獲得價值澳門幣1000元的書券和超市禮券。與此同時，在各自級別表現頂尖的學生們將獲得從價值澳門幣500元到100元不等的禮券。英語中心在本學年更增添了寫作比賽。同學們僅須提交第24課的寫作作品，則有贏得價值200澳門幣的禮券。所有獲獎者將獲得英語中心頒發的優秀證書。

所有在2023/24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%以贏得獎品

*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；Advanced Skills Practice課程開放給EELC2008/09/10/11/12學生。

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

FAH – CCHC Lecture Series : Selected Readings from Classical Works of Four Treasuries Study
2024-01-08 16:40 - 17:40
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FAH – CCHC Lecture Series : Selected Readings from Classical Works of Four Treasuries Study

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Seminar / Lecture

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FAH – Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Speaker

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Prof. TANG Keng Pan

Date

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8 January 2024

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16:40 – 17:40

Venue

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Premier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School

Target Audience

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Students and teachers ofPremier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School

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Cantonese

Contact Person for Details

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The Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

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88222708

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88222383

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cchc.info@um.edu.mo

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Funny Games: An Analysis of Humor as Gameplay” by Prof. Tatyana Kostochka, Ashoka University, India
2024-01-10 17:30 - 19:00 | E21-3118 or via Zoom
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/92487286224
Password: [REDACTED]

Abstract
In what he calls the “obligatory chapter” of his monograph Isn’t It Clever, Steven Gimbel surveys a number of traditional theories of humor: the superiority theory, the inferiority theory, the incongruity theory, the script-opposition theory, the cognitive-evolutionary theory, the relief theory, and, finally, the play theory. Of this last view, he says: “play theory […] is a view that virtually no philosopher holds, but which everyone includes in their obligatory cataloguing of theories of humor” (p. 31). People list the view because there is something undeniably attractive about a play theory of humor and yet, they reject it because it is also undeniable that not all humor is playful. In this talk, I will to convince you to join this virtually non-existent group of play theorists by laying out a version of the play theory—one that sees humor not just as play but as game-play. In particular, I will draw on insights from Thi Nguyen’s Games: Agency as Art to show that the gameplay view explains many of the aesthetic and ethical features of humor.

Bio
Tatyana Kostochka is an assistant professor of philosophy at Ashoka University in Sonipat, India. She completed her PhD at the University of Southern California. Tatyana’s research is divided between two areas: moral psychology and Buddhist philosophy. In moral psychology, she is primarily interested in exploring the nature of moods and how they alter the way we interact with the world. In Buddhist philosophy, she is especially concerned with medieval Chinese and Japanese discussions about the precept against killing.

UM Open Day – FAH “Explore the World of Arts and Humanities”
2024-01-14 11:00 - 17:00 | E21A-FAH
The University of Macau (UM) will hold an Open Day on 14 January 2024 (Sunday), and you are welcome to come and learn more about UM’s latest developments. As part of this event, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) will be hosting 12 game booths with the theme “Explore the World of Arts and Humanities”. Additionally, FAH will be conducting a series of activities such as the admission talk for undergraduate programmes. You are invited to join and experience the excitement of humanities in a multilingual world, learn about the unique teaching environment of the FAH, and have a chance to win fabulous prizes!
Game booth

Culture Fun (FAH Student Association)
History TIC TAC TOE (Department of History)
Dress it Up (Confucius Institute)
Philosophy Hits (Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies)
Calligraphy Badge Workshop (Centre for Chinese History and Culture)
Art Seekers (Department of Arts and Design)
See Through the Colour (Department of Chinese Language and Literature)
wheELChallenge (English Language Centre)
Where do they come from? (Department of Portuguese)
Match the Cards (Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre)
Fun in Translation (Department of English)
Explore Japanese Culture (Centre for Japanese Studies)

Admission Talk for FAH Undergraduate Programmes
Date: 14 January 2024 (Sun)
Time: 14:00 – 14:30 (Session one)
15:00 – 15:30 (Session two)
Venue: E21A-G035
Zoom Link: https://umac.zoom.us/j/99785940377
Welcome to discover the distinct teaching environment and rich cultural life at FAH on 14 January 2024!

FAH – CCHC Lecture Series :Patriotic Sentiments in Macao's Culture
2024-01-16 14:00 - 16:00
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FAH – CCHC Lecture Series :Patriotic Sentiments in Macao’s Culture

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Seminar / Lecture

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FAH – Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

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Prof. ZHU Shoutong

Date

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16 January 2024

Time

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14:00 – 16:00

Venue

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Yuet Wah College

Target Audience

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Students and teachers ofYuet Wah College

Language

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Mandarin

Contact Person for Details

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The Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

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88222708

Fax

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88222383

Email

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cchc.info@um.edu.mo

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座：“經典解釋文體與嚴遵《老子注》的思想史價值”-樊波成教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “Style of Classical Commentaries and the Historical Value of Yan Zun's Commentaries on Laozi” by Prof. Fan Bocheng
2024-01-18 19:00 - 20:30 | E21-3118

FAH-DENG Guest Lecture - ‘The Hidden Obstacles for Artificial Intelligence Translation and Human Transcendence: From the Perspective of Translating Shanghai-style Cultural Texts' by Prof. Xin SHANG
2024-01-22 11:30 - 12:15 | E22-G015
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Department of English Distinguished Lecture Series
Prof. Xin Shang
The Hidden Obstacles for Artificial Intelligence Translation and Human Transcendence: From the Perspective of Translating Shanghai-style Cultural Texts
Monday 22 January 2024, 11:30
Venue: E22-G015
All are Welcome
Abstract:
In the current situation of rapid development of intelligent technology, people have shaken the competence of human translation, and thus have raised many doubts about the cultivation of translation talents. The present talk starts from the perspective of cultural text translation and analyzes the intelligent technology (ChatGPT, Baidu Translate) translation products of Shanghai style culture. It explores the implicit obstacles of intelligent technology in cultural text translation and presents the differences in text background and context processing capability of intelligent technology translation. Research has found that the fundamental reason for the differences in the above aspects is that although intelligent technology has obvious advantages of efficiency and flexibility, it is difficult to generate sufficient associative power in text background issues, which in turn affects the accuracy and appropriateness of translation. The ability to associate with communicative backgrounds is an intellectual barrier that intelligent technology cannot overcome, and it is also the scale at which human potential always surpasses artificial intelligence. Based on the above analysis, the present study believes that the cultivation of translation talents will not be outdated, and the direction of translation talent cultivation is to cultivate translators’ technical control and post editing abilities beyond intelligent technology; And this puts forward higher literacy development goals for translators in terms of their capabilities of intelligent technical control, text analysis and cross-linguistic comparison.
Key words: artificial intelligence; cultural texts; translation; hidden obstacles; human transcendence

Biography:
Xin Shang, Ph.D., professor and doctoral supervisor, is the dean of the School of Foreign Languages of Shanghai University, the head of the first-level discipline of foreign languages and literature, and the head of the national first-class English undergraduate program construction. His academic affiliations include executive director and vice president of the China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese (a national first-class society), vice president of the Translation and Interpretation Committee of the China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese, vice president of the Shanghai Society of Scientific and Technological Translation, and executive director of the Shanghai Society of Foreign Languages and Literatures. He was a visiting scholar to McGill University in Canada and Ohio State University in the United States. His main research fields are language comparison and translation research, semantic and syntactic research. He has presided over or completed two projects of the National Social Science Foundation of China, one project of the Humanities and Social Science projects of the Ministry of Education and one project of the Social Science projects of Shanghai Municipality. He won the second prize of Shanghai Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievements (Monographs), the first prize of the Undergraduate Teaching Achievement Award of Shanghai University and has participated in over ten scientific research projects at the national level, provincial and ministerial levels as well as contract research projects. He has published more than 50 articles in CSSCI indexed core journals and SSCI, A&HCI indexed journals such as Target, Foreign Language Teaching and Research, and Foreign Languages, and some of these articles have been reprinted in full in Yuyan Wenzi Xue by Renmin University’s China Social Science Excellence database. He is author of 2 monographs, 3 translated works, 7 edited books, 4 edited textbooks, and 2 introductions and commentaries to the world’s philosophical classics.

FAH – CCHC Lecture Series : The value of the compilation of Four Treasuries Study to Chinese history and culture
2024-01-22 13:00 - 14:00
Event Information

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FAH – CCHC Lecture Series : The value of the compilation of Four Treasuries Study to Chinese history and culture

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Seminar / Lecture

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FAH – Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

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Prof. WANG Sihao

Date

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22 January 2024

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13:00 – 14:00

Venue

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Premier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School

Target Audience

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Students and teachers of Premier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School

Language

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Mandarin

Contact Person for Details

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The Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Tel. No

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88222708

Fax

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88222383

Email

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cchc.info@um.edu.mo

Opium Cures and the Rise of China's Retail Chemist Trade: A Case Study on A.S. Watson
2024-01-24 11:00 - 13:00 | E21-2001

【Macao Humanities Forum】Semantic Shifts and Areal Typology in Asia by Prof Hilary Chappell from EHESS
2024-01-24 16:00 - 17:30 | E21A-G035
We are very pleased to announce that the 3rd Lecture of the FAH Macao Humanities Forum (2023/2024) will be held on 24 Jan 2024. 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 Hilary Chappell as our guest speaker to deliver a lecture on the topic “Semantic Shifts and Areal Typology in Asia.” Hilary Chappell, a specialist in Sinitic linguistics, has served as Chair Professor in East Asian Linguistic Typology since 2005 at the EHESS, a prestigious research institute in Paris considered to be one of France’s “grands établissements.” Prior to this, she taught for 18 years in the Department of Linguistics at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Most recently, she has been appointed as Vice Chancellor’s Visiting Professor to the Chinese University of Hong Kong for the 2023-2024 academic year. Prof. Chappell has published four monographs, as well as 80 journal articles and book chapters. Over the past 30 years, she has presented more than 180 conference papers on linguistic typology and various Chinese language varieties, of which 70 were plenary or invited talks.

Details of the forum are as follows:
Speaker: Prof Hilary Chappell
Topic: Semantic Shifts and Areal Typology in Asia亞洲語言的語義變化與區域類型學研究
Date: 24 Jan 2024 (Wed)
Time: 16:00 – 17:30*
Venue: On-Site (E21A-G035) / ZOOM: https://umac.zoom.us/j/95172197536
Language: English (with simultaneous interpretation into Mandarin on Zoom)
*Light refreshments will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis
Abstract:
In this talk, I examine a set of shared patterns in both lexical polysemy and grammaticalization pathways found in the languages of East and Southeast Asia. It will be argued that : (1)Semantic change underlies lexical and morphosyntactic change, including grammaticalization, rather than being viewed as an incidental or ephiphenomenal process. (2) The detection of recurring patterns in the Mainland East and Southeast Asian region provides a more reliable basis for establishing linguistic areas than lists of features.
The synchronic patterns of areal polysemy created by copular, locative, existential and possessive verbs and their syncretism (Chappell & Lü 2022) are outlined as a prelude to the discussion of the shared polysemy of ‘mother’ augmentatives, Say verbs and psycho-collocations.
In sum, this approach considers polysemy sharing as a crucial technique in the identification of linguistic areas in the domain of areal typology (cf. Koptjevskaja-Tamm & Liljegren 2017). To this end, we contend that the rather unembellished component of semantic change, typical of syntactic typology and grammaticalization frameworks, needs to be elaborated.

Please register for the forum by 22 Jan 2024 (Mon) via https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6LtAOLSozAEtsgK

NO MEIO DA PONTE — A TRADUÇÃO CRIATIVA DE POESIA
2024-01-29 19:00 - 21:00 | E21-3118

Two Muttiahs and the Making of British Rule in South India
2024-01-31 13:00 - 14:00 | E21-3118

Macau as an essential nexus of a global network in the late sixteenth century: from the perspective of Macau in Japanese history and Sino-Japanese relations from the 1550s to 1630s.
2024-01-31 14:30 - 15:30 | U-Hall

EWCC chatroom “Studying Overseas”
2024-01-31 15:30 - 16:30 | E7-1022
The English Writing and Communication Centre (EWCC) is thrilled to release our first EWCC chatroom themed “Studying Overseas” on January 31 (Wed)

This event coincides with the intense postgraduate & summer school application periods, where students seek assistance in editing their CVs and refining personal statements for their dream schools. In the chatroom, students will have the chance to share experiences and concerns with their peers. Meanwhile, they also have the chance to enhance their communication and writing skills with the tips from our tutors.

Date: 31 January 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 15:30-16:30
Venue: E7-1022

Students with all levels of English proficiency are welcome to participate. No registration is required. Do not hesitate and simply drop by EWCC!
For further details, please see the poster.

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Philosophical Expertise and Acquisition of Intuitions” by Prof. Kengo Miyazono and Kiichi Inarimori, Hokkaido University, Japan
2024-01-31 17:30 - 19:00
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/91382186744
Password: [REDACTED]

Abstract
This paper argues that there is a form of philosophical expertise that has to do with the acquisition of philosophical intuitions. In other words, there are at least some cases in which having “genuine” philosophical intuitions (i.e. philosophical intuitions that are based on the full possession of relevant concepts) requires some form of philosophical expertise; laypeople without philosophical expertise do not have genuine philosophical intuitions. As a case study, we focus on the intuitions about free will and determinism, and provide experimental evidence that philosophical expertise is necessary in order to have genuine philosophical intuitions about free will and determinism.

Bio
Kengo Miyazono is an associate professor of philosophy at Hokkaido University, Japan. His research areas are philosophy of mind, psychology, and cognitive science.
Kiichi Inarimori is a PhD student at Hokkaido University, Japan. His research topics include free will, experimental philosophy, and philosophical methodology.

Sharing Session - ‘Cybernetics and Poetical Truth: Weak Technologies in the Age of Chatbots' by Prof. Alex Taek-Gwang Lee
2024-02-01 13:00 - 14:30 | E21-G035
Abstract
In this talk, I will intervene in the anxieties surrounding contemporary technology, particularly AI, mainly shaped through the lens of Heidegger‘s concern about how it might replace human thought and “poetical truth.” While acknowledging the historical shift from mythical views of technology to the scientific paradigms of today, I argue that we need to move beyond dominant, “strong technologies” like ChatGPT and embrace the potential of “weak technologies.” These adaptable tools, open to diverse uses, offer an alternative to the control-oriented cybernetic model that threatens to enslave us. Instead of fearing AI’s dominance, we should explore its “minor uses,” diversifying its capabilities and breaking free from the predetermined algorithms that could lead to voluntary servitude. Ultimately, rethinking our relationship with technology is crucial to preserving our agency and navigating a future where humans and machines coexist, not compete. I investigate the concept of “planetary cybernetics” by bridging the insights of Simondon’s work on individuation and Deleuze’s theory of unique technological assemblages. This will contribute to a nuanced understanding of how technology shapes and is shaped by our planetary environment.

With The Sunshine, Across The Sea: From French Impressionism to Landscape Paintings of Macao
2024-02-02 10:00 - 2024-05-05 17:00
Nearly 130 works of art will be on display in this exhibition. Through innovative curatorial approaches, the exhibition will bring an unrivalled visual feast to visitors, showcasing oil paintings created in the Normandy region of France by over ten prestigious Western painters, including Théodore Géricault, Claude Monet, Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, as well as the photographic works by artists of their time. Apart from that, the exhibition has set up another section featuring paintings by the 20th century French neo-impressionist André Hambourg, as well as landscape masterpieces created in Macao by Western and Chinese artists such as George Vitalievich Smirnoff, Luîs Luciano Demée, and Kwok Se, who drew inspiration from the integration of different cultures. Macao, as a blend of Eastern and Western cultures, was historically the entry point for Western oil paintings to be introduced to China Through this exhibition, visitors will see how artists from different timesand regions, from Normandy to Macao, listened to the call of art and depicted the ‘same patch of sky’ through their own gaze.
Location:1F/2F, Museum of Art, University of Macau, Wu Lee Sun Library (E2)
Open during public holidays(Except for 10 Feb – 12 Feb)

Scenery Under the Visions of West and East——Analysis of the Curatorial Idea and Theme of the Exhibition “With the Sunshine, Across the Sea – From French Impressionism to Macao Landscape Paintings”
2024-02-02 16:30 - 18:00 | Auditorium G012, UM Library (E2)

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Ernst Cassirer and the Place of Myth in Scientific Culture” by Prof. Gregory Moss, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2024-02-21 17:30 - 19:00 | E21A-3118
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/98345879594
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Abstract
Philosophers often raise the objection that Cassirer’s theory of myth appears unequipped to account for the possibility of the return of mythical consciousness within modern Western societies. I argue that Cassirer’s philosophy of myth can successfully respond to this classical objection. In his second volume, The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms, Volume 2: The Mythical Thinking, Cassirer draws on Schelling’s philosophy of myth in order to give a transcendental account of mythical experience. Like Schelling, Cassirer argues that myth is historically overcome by other forms of culture, such as revealed religion and scientific culture. However, in the third volume, The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms, Volume 3, Cassirer argues that both mythical consciousness and our consciousness of other minds are made possible by the same symbolic function. Because the symbolic function that makes myth possible is never fully absent from human experience, I argue that Cassirer’s theory of myth is fully able to account for the reappearance and transformation of mythical forms in modern life. Finally, I argue that the symbolic function that makes myth possible not only appears within the perceptual experience of other minds, but also within scientific culture itself.

Bio
Gregory S. Moss is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before joining the faculty at CUHK in 2016 he was a lecturer in philosophy at Clemson University from 2014-2016. He completed PhD in philosophy in August 2014 under Distinguished Research Professor Richard Dien Winfield and was awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship to study under Markus Gabriel at the University of Bonn in Germany (2013-2014). Gregory Moss’s scholarly work is mainly focused on systematic metaphysical and epistemological questions that stem from the Post-Kantian German and Ancient Greek philosophical traditions. He is the author of Hegel’s Foundation Free Metaphysics,: The Logic of Singularity, ( Routledge 2020), which won the Hegel PD prize for 2022. He has broad interests, ranging from modern Japanese philosophy (mostly the Kyoto School), to issues in the Philosophy of Culture and the Philosophy of Religion.

三百年歷史的香港廟宇傳統
2024-02-23 13:00 - 14:30 | E21-3118

FAH – CCHC Lecture Series : The Distinctive Features of Chinese Culture in Macao
2024-02-24 10:00 - 12:30
Event Information

Event Name
:
FAH – CCHC Lecture Series : The Distinctive Features of Chinese Culture in Macao

Categories
:
Seminar / Lecture

Organizer
:
FAH – Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Speaker
:
Prof. YEUNG Siu Kwai

Date
:
24 February 2024

Time
:
10:00 – 12:10

Venue
:
Colégio Diocesano de São José (5ª)

Target Audience
:
Students of the Colégio Diocesano de São José (5ª)

Language
:
Cantonese

Contact Person for Details

Name
:
The Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Tel. No
:
88222708

Fax
:
88222383

Email
:
cchc.info@um.edu.mo

Short Course on Academic Writing and Publication
2024-02-26 - 2024-03-04 | E34-1002
