(Semester 2, 2023-24)

Course Coordinator: Dr. Ghassan Moazzin

Course Teachers:
Dr. Ying Tung Fung
Dr. Ji Li
Dr. Ghassan Moazzin
Prof. David Palmer
Dr. John D. Wong

Prerequisite: Admission is open to persons of all disciplinary backgrounds. Admission by permission. Interested students or auditors should contact course coordinator (Dr. Ghassan Moazzin gmoazzin@hku.hk) with a brief introduction of your background and interest.

This course involves intensive reading, discussion, and writing exercises aimed at assisting HKIHSS first-year graduate students with their individualized methodological and theoretical training and to broaden and deepen their understanding of how their research interests relate to other disciplinary and thematic fields. Compiling and mastering a substantial reading list will be a central feature, and a state-of-the-field essay will be submitted at the end of the term. All students will read and discuss their classmates’ essays.

Notes: This is a compulsory course for all MPhil and PhD students of the Institute.