Martin Kern (East Asian Studies) will present the 35th Ch’ien Mu Lectures in History and Culture, which will be held on February 28 – March 2, 2024, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s New Asia College. Established in 1978, the Ch’ien Mu public lectures invite a distinguished scholar to explore topics related to Chinese history and culture.
A member of the Humanities Council’s Executive Committee, Kern also directed the University-wide collaboration “Comparative Antiquity,” a Council Global Initiative, from 2018-2022. Kern specializes in the textual culture of Chinese antiquity, and his research addresses topics across genres of ancient Chinese literature.
