Faculty of Arts and Humanities | University of Macau

A Mural and An Empty Bed Searching for the Discursive Logic in a Medieval Tome in Shanxi - 一堂壁畫與一張空床 叩問壺關上好牢1號墓的話語邏輯
2024-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | E34-G011

人文學院中國語言文學系中國人文講座：“古代文論的統一原則為何”-蔡宗齊教授
2024-11-21 10:30 - 12:00 | E21A-3118

The 3rd Chinese-Portuguese Translation Contest for Higher Education Institutions in China
2024-11-22
Please visit the Contest’s webpage at https://cpc.fah.um.edu.mo/ctcp2024/ for details.
For information or registration, please contact the Organizing Committee of the Contest via the following email address:
E-mail: ctcpuc@um.edu.mo

FAH/DPHIL: 4th International Conference on Natural Cognition - "Deception: Self, Others, and the Digital World"
2024-11-22 - 2024-11-23 | Auditorium, University Gallery (E1)
Conference website: https://naturalcognition2024.wixsite.com/academic-conference

FAH/DPHIL Conference: "Laozi's Philosophy - Heng Dao and Temporality"
2024-11-23 - 2024-11-24 | E21A-G035 / E21A-3118

History Forum 21: Between Ritual and Historical: Rethinking the Materiality of Bronze Inscription in Zhou China
2024-11-24 12:30 - 14:00 | E21-2001

Bring the discussion back to the table: A comparison between the content of the Canton Conference (1667-1668) and the Shanghai Council (1924)
2024-11-26 14:30 - 16:00 | E21-2001

文明與交融：《五星及廿八宿神形圖》與中古星神崇拜
2024-11-27 15:00 - 16:30 | E21-3118

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: “從階梯模型到句法演化樹——演化句法對漢語句法研究的啟示" - 完權教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “From Stage Model to Syntactic Evolutionary Tree: Evolutionary Syntax for Chinese Syntax Research” by Prof. Wan Quan
2024-11-27 19:00 - 20:30 | E21-3118 or via Zoom

人文學院中國語言文學系中國人文講座：“王國維與陳寅恪”-彭玉平教授
2024-11-28 10:30 - 12:00 | E21A-3118

Translating China: A Brazilian Translator's Story
2024-11-28 17:30 - 19:00 | E21B-1019 & Zoom

Wandering Digital Art in Historical Spacetime - 神遊 · 歷史時空中的數字藝術
2024-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | E34-G011

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: “陶淵明與中國人文精神" - 蔡丹君教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “Tao Yuanming and Chinese Humanistic Spirit” by Prof. Cai Danjun
2024-12-02 10:00 - 11:30 | E21-3118 or via Zoom

Qi-Accumulating as Form: the "Breath" of Song Dynasty Painting - 氣合有形：宋畫的氣息
2024-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | E34-G011

Great Shape and Spritual World - 偉大的造型與精神世界
2024-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | E34-G011

Winds of Confluence: The Story of Macao in the Historical Archives of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
2024-12-05 10:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00 | 1/F of Zone C & E2-G012, University of Macau Wu Yee Sun Library (E2)

International Academic Symposium: “Macao: A Place of Memory Where East Meets West”
2024-12-06 08:00 - 2024-12-07 17:00 | E21-G035
The concept of “Place of Memory” was invented by the French scholar Pierre Nora, renowned internationally for his monumental work Les Lieux de Mémoire. Amid the significant changes now occurring in the humanities and social sciences, this symposium aims to consider Macao as a “Place of Memory” that bridges East and West, and past and present. In response to the two major “turns” in historiography—global history and public history—we will explore the following issues from both methodological perspectives and practical case studies.

1. The Place of Memory—The Possibility of a New Historiography Using Macao as a Paradigmatic Example. The concept of “Place of Memory” is both simple and ambiguous, natural but also artificial, the most directly perceptible experience and the most abstract conceptions, possessing reality, symbolism, and functionality. Macao’s places of memory naturally include over thirty visible World Heritage sites, one of the official languages—Portuguese, the ubiquitous “egg tarts” on its streets, and its new visage after the return to Chinese sovereignty. Arguably, Macao is a living “museum” reflecting the historical legacy of connections between China and the world. This symposium seeks to explore the possibility of a new historiography that transcends the binary divisions of past and present, East and West, through interdisciplinary methods.

2. Globalization—The Possibility of a Global History Centered on Macao. With the unfolding and growing complexity of globalization, global history faces an opportunity for introspection. Specifically, how can we inherit and carry on the earlier achievements of global history—such as Dependency Theory and the World System approach? How can we go beyond the global historical research one-sidedly focused on the “movement of materials,” to strengthen studies on the “movement of people,” “movement of knowledge,” and “movement of spirits” in order to construct a holistic global history? This symposium will focus on Macao to explore the possibility of a distinctive Chinese global historical narrative that connects Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Conference Rundown

Organizer:
Department of History, University of Macau

Co-organizers:
Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Macau
Translation Team of the Complete Chinese Edition of Les Lieux de Mémoire, Xueheng Institute for Advanced Studies, Nanjing University
Nagasaki Research Group, International Research Center for Japanese Studies（Kyoto）

Department of Japanese: Introduction to OJAD (Online Japanese Accent Dictionary) for your self-training of Japanese pronunciation
2024-12-06 15:00 - 17:00 | E21-G047

FAH/DPHIL Workshop: 儒家倫理與現代性工作坊
2024-12-07 | E21A-3118

3rd Annual Conference of the Confucius Institute (Chinese International Education) Alliance in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
2024-12-07 - 2024-12-08 | E34 Cultural Building

FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: 'The Application of Neuroscience in Translation and Interpreting Studies'
2024-12-10 08:00 - 17:00
Abstract:
本次講座將概述神經科學如何幫助我們理解翻譯和口譯中的語言處理機制。通過腦成像技術，研究者能夠觀察大腦在處理兩種語言時的活動，揭示了翻譯和口譯過程中的認知挑戰。講座將介紹這些發現如何影響翻譯教育和實踐，以及如何利用這些知識來提高翻譯和口譯的品質。我們還將探討神經科學在翻譯和口譯研究中的未來潛力，包括對雙語者大腦的深入研究和對翻譯策略的優化。
關鍵字：神經科學、翻譯、口譯、認知機制、雙語大腦
Biography:
譚力海，深圳市神經科學研究院研究員，國家特聘專家，暨南大學粵港澳中樞神經再生研究院（深圳校區）教授，國家腦計畫專家組成員。1995年獲得香港大學博士學位。曾任香港大學神經語言科學助理教授、副教授、教授和終身教授（1999-2014）。其主要研究領域及方向包括：結構和功能MRI資料的處理和建模；應用神經影像技術對人腦處理語言的區域進行精准定位；應用人腦語言功能區的發現到顱腦手術等。已發表 SCI 期刊學術論文百餘篇，包括作為通訊或第一作者發表在 Nature (1 篇)、Science Advances (1 篇)和PNAS (10 篇)上的論文；主持的重大專案包括國家973 計畫專案（首席科學家）、廣東省重點領域研發計畫腦科學重大專項專案和廣東省創新創業團隊專案。

Heavenly Court Painting: From Ritual Praxis to Daoist Iconography
2024-12-10 14:30 - 16:30 | E21-3118

FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: 'Exploring Cross-Language and Cross-Modal Language Processing Through fMRI'
2024-12-11 08:00 - 17:00
Abstract:
本次講座將探討功能性磁共振成像（fMRI）在研究跨語言和跨模態語言處理中的作用，特別關注語言加工、認知優勢以及執行功能之間的關係。研究通過fMRI技術觀察雙語者在不同語言任務中的大腦活動，揭示了語言加工過程中大腦的不同啟動模式，並探討了這些模式與執行功能之間的聯繫。此外，講座還將討論雙語者在語言切換任務中表現出的執行功能優勢，以及這種優勢如何與大腦的抑制控制和任務切換能力相關聯。這些發現對於理解雙語對認知的潛在益處具有重要意義。
關鍵字：跨語言處理、跨模態處理、fMRI、雙語優勢、執行功能

Biography:
譚力海，深圳市神經科學研究院研究員，國家特聘專家，暨南大學粵港澳中樞神經再生研究院（深圳校區）教授，國家腦計畫專家組成員。1995年獲得香港大學博士學位。曾任香港大學神經語言科學助理教授、副教授、教授和終身教授（1999-2014）。其主要研究領域及方向包括：結構和功能MRI資料的處理和建模；應用神經影像技術對人腦處理語言的區域進行精准定位；應用人腦語言功能區的發現到顱腦手術等。已發表 SCI 期刊學術論文百餘篇，包括作為通訊或第一作者發表在 Nature (1 篇)、Science Advances (1 篇)和PNAS (10 篇)上的論文；主持的重大專案包括國家973 計畫專案（首席科學家）、廣東省重點領域研發計畫腦科學重大專項專案和廣東省創新創業團隊專案。

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: “相因生義新証" - 宋亞雲教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “New evidence of Mutually dependent for meaning generation” by Prof. Song Yayun
2024-12-12 15:00 - 16:30 | E21-3118

Ink Painting Along Maritime Silk Road Zhang Yan's Ink Painting Works Exhibition: From Macao, China To Chao Phraya River, Thailand - 墨潤海絲路 · 張彥水墨寫生作品展：中國澳門至泰王國湄南河
2024-12-30 09:00 - 2025-01-27 18:00 | E34-G016

UM Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series – "Why Does Ritual Matter?: Theories from Classical China" by Prof. Michael Puett, Harvard University, USA
2025-01-10 17:30 - 19:00 | E21-G035

FAH Open Day 2025
2025-01-12 11:00 - 17:00 | E21A
The University of Macau (UM) will host the Open Day on 12 January 2025 (Sunday) and everyone is welcome to join and learn more about UM’s latest developments. As part of this event, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) will be offering 12 game booths and two exhibitions with the theme “Twist into a New World of Humanities!”. In addition, FAH will be conducting a Programme Briefing for undergraduate programmes and information booth. You are cordially invited to come and immerse yourself in the excitement of humanities in a multicultural horizon, among the encouraging teaching and learning environment of FAH, and get a chance to win fabulous prizes!

Event Details
Date: 12 January 2025 (Sun)
Theme: Twist into a New World of Humanities
Venue: E21A – Ground Floor
Time: 11:00-17:00

Game booth

Jigsaw Puzzle Fun (FAH Student Association)
History Tic Tac Toe (Department of History)
Dress it Up (Confucius Institute)
Philosophy Hits (Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies)
Chinese Traditional Poem Chain (Centre for Chinese History and Culture)
Creative Imprints (Department of Arts and Design)
Three Kingdoms Are Talking to You (Department of Chinese Language and Literature)
ELC Pawsitive Learning (English Language Centre)
Where Do They Come From? (Department of Portuguese)
Word Search in Cubes (Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre)
Fun in Translation (Department of English)
Guess Kanji (Department of Japanese)

Exhibitions
【Centre for Arts and Design】Art Frontier: Experimental Art and Design from the University of Macau
Venue: E34-1020
【Department of Arts and Design & Centre for Chinese History and Culture】Zhang Yan’s Ink Painting Works Exhibition: Ink Painting Along Maritime Silk Road — From Macao, China To Chao Phraya River, Thailand
Venue: E34-G016

FAH Programme Briefing for Undergraduate Programmes
Date: 12 January 2025 (Sun)
Time: 14:30 – 15:00*
Venue: E21A – G035
Live broadcast link: https://go.um.edu.mo/i1fhu121
*A souvenir will be given to on-site participants

Welcome to discover the distinct teaching environment and rich cultural life at FAH on 12 January 2025!

FAH-DENG talk by the Holocaust Survivor Mark Spigelman: "A Story of Resilience and Survival"
2025-01-15 15:00 - 17:00 | E4-1063

【Macao Humanities Forum】 Pedagogical Grammar: Its Status and Formation in the International Education of Chinese
2025-01-15 16:00 - 17:30 | E21A-G035
We are delighted to invite you to the 3rd Lecture of the FAH Macao Humanities Forum (2024/2025), scheduled for 15 January 2025. The forum provides 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 Professor Lening Liu as our guest speaker to deliver a lecture on “Pedagogical Grammar: Its Status and Formation in the International Education of Chinese.” Professor Liu is a Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University and co-director of The Certificate Program of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. He holds a BA in Chinese Language and Literature and MA in History of Chinese Language from Shaanxi Normal University, and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Florida. Since 1995, he has been teaching at Columbia University, where he served as Director of Chinese Language Program and Director of Confucius Institute. His research interests include syntax, discourse grammar, and Chinese language pedagogy, among others. His publication record includes influential works such as “A Teacher’s Manual for the Instruction of Chinese: Methods and Techniques” and “A Course on Intercultural Communication.” He has also co-edited widely-adopted textbook series including “Approaching China: Elementary Chinese” and “Understanding China: Advanced Chinese.” He currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of The International Society for Chinese Language, Editor-in-Chief of International Chinese Language Education, and as an editor for TCSOL Studies.
Details of the forum are as follows:
Speaker: Professor Lening Liu
Topic: Pedagogical Grammar: Its Status and Formation in the International Education of Chinese
Date: 15 January 2025 (Wed)
Time: 16:00 – 17:30
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 13 Jan 2025 (Mon) via https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ah5ixv3FTJaa9Xo

Visual Design and Dialogue - 視覺設計與對話
2025-01-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Room G011, Cultural Building, Lecture Hall (E34)
