「城市作为方法：近代香港与上海的跨国形成史」国际学术研讨会
International Symposium on “The City as Method: The Transnational Making of Hong Kong and Shanghai, 1850-1950”
主办 Organizers：
香港大学中文学院 School of Chinese, HKU
香港大学中国跨国史研究院 Institute of Chinese Transnational History, HKU
復旦大学历史系 Department of History at Fudan University
日期 Dates：
2026年8月20-21日 （周四至周五）
20-21 August 2026 (Thu-Fri)
地点 Venue：
香港大学百周年校园逸夫教学楼4楼CRT-4.36
CRT-4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
语言 Language：
普通话及英语 Putonghua & English
模式 Mode of Delivery：
仅限綫下参与 In-Person ONLY
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学界对近代史上的香港与上海已进行了大量的研究，然而这些研究多为关于这两座城市的线性历史叙事，或者仅探讨其演变过程中的某些突出特徵，如政治複杂性、殖民心态、文化混杂性等。为持续推进更深入的双城记研究，香港大学中文学院及中国跨国史研究院与復旦大学历史系合作，将于2026年8月20-21日在香港大学举办以“城市作为方法：近代香港与上海的跨国形成史 (The City as Method: The Transnational Making of Hong Kong and Shanghai, 1850-1950)”为题的国际学术研讨会，本次会议旨在推动研究范式的转变，从分散的“地方史”、“城市史”和“国别史”转向强调关联、流动、互动的跨国史研究。与会学者将突破以往学科范畴的局限，从跨域和共有历史的视角考察这两座东亚大都市在近代的发展，将两者置于全球化网路与跨国流动的背景中，思考作为方法的“城市”如何促成了现代性、资本主义、殖民主义、民族主义、都市主义及多元文化主义等现象在近代史上的并生共存。
There have been a number of studies of Hong Kong and Shanghai in modern history, but the majority of them tend to focus on linear historical narratives of the two cities or some particular aspects of their historical evolvement, such as political complexity, colonial mentality, and cultural hybridity. To promote more advanced studies of these two modern metropolises, the School of Chinese and the Institute of Chinese Transnational History at the University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with the Department of History at Fudan University, will organize an international symposium “The City as Method: The Transnational Making of Hong Kong and Shanghai, 1850-1950” on August 20-21, 2026. It aims to foster a paradigm shift from the popular patterns of “local history”, “urban history”, and “national history” to a transnational history that highlight connections, flows, and interactions. Scholars who participate in the symposium will go beyond disciplinary conventions and boundaries and take the perspectives of cross-regional and shared histories to examine the modern developments of these two major cities in East Asian. Situating them in the context of global networks and transnational flows, the symposium provides a platform for scholars to explore how the “city”, as a methodological device, facilitated concurrent emergence of modernity, capitalism, colonialism, nationalism, urbanism, and multiculturalism in modern history.
本次会议将聚焦于以下相关议题：
- 跨国史研究理论与实践的新进展
- 香港、上海等近代大都市的全球化/全球在地化研究
- 香港、上海及其他城市发展模式的比较研究
- 香港、上海与其他城市之间的商业、交通与物品流动研究
- 城市制度及观念（帝国、殖民主义、民族主义及革命等）研究
- 城市代理人、移民群体及社会网路研究
- 城市空间、公共领域与跨国身份认同研究
- 城市规划、景观与遗产保护研究
- 城市生活与大众文化研究
The symposium will focus on the following related themes:
- New developments in theories and practices on transnational history
- Globalization/glocalization studies of Hong Kong, Shanghai, and other modern metropolises
- Comparative studies of development models between Hong Kong, Shanghai, and other cities
- Studies of trade, transport, and flows of goods between Hong Kong, Shanghai, and other cities
- Studies of urban institutions and ideologies (empire, colonialism, nationalism, revolution, etc.)
- Studies of urban agents, migrant communities, and social networks
- Studies of urban space, public sphere, and transnational identities
- Studies of urban planning, landscape, and heritage preservation
- Studies of urban life and popular culture
会议议程 Programme Rundown:
https://web.chinese.hku.hk/upload/events/556/self/Symposium-Programme.pdf
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