Academic Staff
Dr Kelvin Yu-hin Ho
Instructor
Ming and Qing History, The History of Hong Kong, The History of East Asia, Chinese Gender History, Masculinities and Men’s Studies, Ming-Qing Women’s Writings and Literary Culture, Chinese Family History, Historical Theory and Practice
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Biography
Dr. Kelvin Yu-hin Ho is an Instructor in the Department of Chinese History and Culture at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained his master’s degree and doctoral degree at Hong Kong Baptist University in the Department of History. Dr. Ho was also a visiting scholar at the Department of History of the University of California, San Diego, and the Department of History of Tsinghua University. Before joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dr. Ho had taught a wide range of courses related to the history and culture of China, the history and culture of Hong Kong, the history and culture of East Asia, the history of historiography, and historical theory at different tertiary institutions, including the Department of History at the Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Chu Hai College, the College of Professional and Continuing Education of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Community College of City University.
His research interests include Ming and Qing history, the history of Hong Kong, the history of East Asia, historical theory and practice, Chinese family history, Chinese gender history, masculinities and men’s studies, Ming-Qing women’s writings and literary culture. He is the author of Zhangfu shouze yu ‘qijia’ zhi dao: Qingdai jiaxun zhong de nanxing qigai 丈夫守則與「齊家」之道:清代家訓中的男性氣概 (How to be a husband: Models of masculinity as seen in household instructions〔jiaxun〕in Qing China) and Yan wei xin sheng: Ming Qing shidai nüxing shengyin yu nanxing qigai zhi jiangou 言為心聲:明清時代女性聲音與男性氣概之建構 (A study of women’s voices in constructing masculinities in Ming-Qing China). He has published more than 40 research papers in this field in academic journals and conferences in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and the United States. His articles can be found in Historical Studies of Women and Gender, Chinese Studies, Newsletter for Research in Chinese Studies, Bibliography Quarterly, Journal of History and Anthropology, and other journals.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- (2017)Ph.D. in History, Hong Kong Baptist University
- (2013)M.Phil. in History, Hong Kong Baptist University
- (2008)Bachelor of Social Sciences in China Studies (History), Hong Kong Baptist University
Academic and Professional Experience
- (2023-2024)Assistant Professor (Full-time), Department of Chinese Literature, Hong Kong Chu Hai College
- (2020-2022)Lecturer (Full-time), Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Design, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- (2019-2020)Assistant Lecturer (Full-time), School of Continuing and Professional Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- (2018)Lecturer (Part-time), Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University
- (2017-2018)Lecturer (Part-time), Associate of Arts in Applied Chinese Studies, Division of Languages and Communication, Community College of City University
- (2016)Visiting Experience:Department of History, University of California, San Diego
- (2007)Visiting Experience:Department of History, Beijing Tsinghua University
Research Interests
Research Output
- (Co-editor) Review, New Exploration, and Prospect: Ming-Qing Talented Women’s Literary Culture and Gender Studies《回眸‧新探‧展望:明清才女文化與性別研究》(Taipei: Showwe Information Co., Ltd., September 2024, forthcoming).
- (Sole author) How to Be a Husband: Models of Masculinity as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China丈夫守則與 “齊家” 之道——清代家訓中的男性建構 (Taipei: Showwe Information Co., Ltd., 2021).
- Reviews相關書評:By Bret Hinsch, “Review of How to Be a Husband: Models of Masculinity as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China,” Nan Nü: Men, Women, and Gender in China, vol. 24, no. 1 (Jun 2022), pp. 174-176. https://brill.com/view/journals/nanu/24/1/nanu.24.issue-1.xml
- (Sole author) A Study of Women’s Roles in Constructing Masculinities in Ming-Qing China言為心聲:明清時代女性聲音與男性氣概之建構 (Taipei: Showwe Information Co., Ltd., 2018).
- Reviews相關書評:By Weiyue Kan, “Review of A Study of Women’s Roles in Constructing Masculinities in Ming-Qing China,” Nan Nü: Men, Women, and Gender in China, vol. 24, no. 1 (Jun 2022), pp. 166-169. https://brill.com/view/journals/nanu/24/1/nanu.24.issue-1.xml
- (Co-editor) HIST and LIB Collaborative Research Team on Sun Yat-sen Parks in the World (eds.), Sun Yat-sen Parks in the World 休憩空間與歷史記憶:全球中山公園研究 (Hong Kong: Department of History of Hong Kong Baptist University, 2017).
- “The Construction of Masculinity in Qing Scholar-Officials’ Household Instructions: A Case Study of Lu Longqi (1630-1692)’s Zhijia geyan清代士大夫家訓文獻的男性建構——論陸隴其《治嘉格言》,” Funü yu xingbieshi yanjiu婦女與性別史研究 (Historical Studies of Women and Gender), vol. 6 (November 2021), pp. 96-111.
- “‘Ninan’: The Expression of Women Imitating Men and Masculine Writing in Ming-Qing Women’s Works明清女性著述中 ‘擬男’ 的表達模式,” Funü yu xingbieshi yanjiu婦女與性別史研究 (Historical Studies of Women and Gender), vol. 4 (December 2019), pp. 128-161.
- “An Overview of Scholarship on Ming-Qing Women’s Writings and Record of Anthologies and Collected Works of Ming-Qing Women’s Texts明清女性著作研究趨勢初探——附明清女性作品總集、女性別集知見錄,” Shumu jikan書目季刊 (Bibliography Quarterly), vol. 51, no. 4 (April 2018), pp. 97-116.
- “Dazhangfu, Nanzihan, Naner: A Discussion of the Formation of Men’s Personality in the Traditional Society大丈夫、男子漢、男兒:論傳統社會男性人格的形成,” Guowen tiandi 國文天地 (The World of Chinese Language and Literature), vol. 395 (April 2018), pp. 63-67.
- “Slowly Revealed Splendor: Continued Research on Men’s Studies from Chinese Historical Perspectives漸放異彩:中國男性史之賡續研究,” Hanxue yanjiu tongxun 漢學研究通訊 (Newsletter for Research in Chinese Studies), vol. 36, no. 4 (December 2017), pp. 26-35.
- “A Selected Bibliography of Scholarship on Individual Studies of Ming-Qing Women Writers明清女性作家之個別研究論著知見錄,” Shumu jikan書目季刊 (Bibliography Quarterly), vol. 50, no. 4 (April 2017), pp. 75-114.
- Review of Bret Hinsch’s Masculinities in Chinese History, Hanxue yanjiu tongxun 漢學研究通訊 (Newsletter for Research in Chinese Studies), vol. 35, no. 2 (July 2016), pp. 25-27.
- “A Discussion of Regimen as Seen in Qing Women’s Works清代女性著作中有關養生議題的探討,” Xinbeida shixue新北大史學, vol. 19 (June 2016), pp. 25-43.
- “A Selected Bibliography of Scholarship on Men’s Studies from Chinese Historical Perspective中國男性史研究論著目錄,” Shumu jikan書目季刊 (Bibliography Quarterly), vol. 49, no. 2 (December 2015), pp. 105-121.
- “Health and Longevity: Regimen as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China康健與延年:清代家訓所呈現的養生之道,” Chungguksa Yongu 中國史研究 (The Journal of Chinese Historical Researches), no. 97 (August 2015), pp. 177-209.
- “How to Be a Husband: Men’s Awareness of Their Gender Roles as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China ‘為夫之道’:清代家訓所呈現的男性性別角色認知,” Chungguksa Yongu 中國史研究 (The Journal of Chinese Historical Researches), no. 90 (June 2014), pp. 169-199.
- “Nan Nü: An International Interdisciplinary Journal Related to Men, Women and Gender Studies in the Fields of Chinese History中國性別研究國際學刊《男女》——探究古今歷史,兩性兼而有之,” YaTai wenxianzhongxin tongxun 亞太文獻中心通訊 (Newsletter of APDC), vol. 3 (May 2014), pp. 33-35.
- Review of Wu Renshu’s巫仁恕Youyou fangxiang: MingQing Jiangnan chengshi de xiuxian xiaofei yu kongjian bianqian優游坊廂:明清江南城市的休閑消費與空間變遷 (Urban Pleasures: Leisure Consumption and Spatial Transformation in Jiangnan Cities during the Ming-Qing Period), Chungguksa Yongu 中國史研究 (The Journal of Chinese Historical Researches), no. 88 (February 2014), pp. 273-278.
- “In the Ascendant: Research on the History of Chinese Masculinity方興未艾:學術界的中國男性史研究,” Hanxue yanjiu tongxun 漢學研究通訊 (Newsletter for Research in Chinese Studies), vol. 32, no. 4 (November 2013), pp. 1-10.
- “Recent Studies on The Economic Development of Frontier Cities and Interior Cities in Qing China: A Case Study of Ili and Suzhou近年學術界對清代邊疆城市與內地城市經濟的探討:以伊犁、蘇州為例,” Xinbeida shixue新北大史學, vol. 13 (May 2013), pp. 57-74.
- “Gendered Writing: The Representation of Men and Women in Han Yu’s Collected Works韓愈詩文的性別內容,” Zhongzheng lishi xuekan中正歷史學刊 (Chung Cheng Journal of History), no. 15 (December 2012), pp. 63-94.
- Review of Paola Zamperini’s Lost Bodies: Prostitution and Masculinity in Chinese Fiction, Hanxue yanjiu漢學研究 (Chinese Studies), vol. 30, no. 4 (December 2012), pp. 351-356.
- Review of Wang Shiying’s王詩穎 Guomin gemingjun yu jindai Zhongguo nanxing qigai de xingsu, 1924-1945國民革命軍與近代中國男性氣概的形塑,1924-1945, Journal of History and Anthropology歷史人類學學刊, vol. 10, no. 1 (April 2012), pp. 162-165.
- “Models of Masculinity as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China清代家訓文獻所呈現的男性人格,” in Kai-wing Chow and Wing-chung Fan (eds.), The East Asian World: Politics, Military and Culture東亞世界:政治‧軍事‧文化 (Hong Kong: Joint Publishing〔Hong Kong〕Company Limited, 2014), pp. 80-100.
- “‘Qijia’ zhi dao (How to Harmonize the Family): Men’s Management of Relation among Female Family Members as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China ‘齊家’ 之道——從清代家訓看男性對家中女性成員關係的管理觀念,” in the Department of History and Geography, University of Taipei (ed.), A Collection of Conference Papers from the 2013 University of Taipei Academic Conference on History and Geography 2013年台北市立大學史地學術研討會會議手冊暨論文集 (Taipei: The Department of History and Geography, University of Taipei, 2013), pp. 1-19.
- “Examining Household Instructions with a Gender Perspective家訓文獻的性別面貌,” in Clara Wing-chung Ho (ed.), A New Look at Chinese History through the Lens of Gender性別視野中的中國歷史新貌 (Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, CASS, 2012), pp. 219-222.
- (Co-author) “Twenty Glorious Years: Political Cooperation of the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association and Hong Kong Social Development in the Early Post-War Era (1951-1975) 光輝的二十年:嘉道理農業輔助會的政治合作與香港戰後初期的社會發展(1951-1975)” (paper presented at “When Hong Kong Studies Go Global Academic Conference當香港研究走向全球學術會議”, organized by Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, December 8, 2023).
- “Marital Affection and Gender Relationship in Works of Talent Couples in Qing Dynasty” (presented at “Online Sinology Fortnightly (2023 Fall)”, organized by Hong Kong Baptist University Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology, Hong Kong Baptist University, October 18, 2023).
- “The Study of Husband-Wife Relationship of Scholars’ Families in Ming-Qing China: Companionate Marriage and Wives’ Expectations of ‘fudao’ (How to Be a Husband) 明清士人家庭夫妻關係探究:‘友愛婚姻’ 及為妻者期許的 ‘夫道’ ”(paper presented at “The Second Annual Hawai’i International Conference on Chinese Studies”, organized by the Center for Chinese Studies, the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, January 3-4, 2022).
- “Ming-Qing Talented Women’s Roles in Constructing ‘fudao’ (How to Be a Husband) and Models of Masculinity明清才女所建構的 ‘夫道’ 與 ‘男性氣概’” (paper presented at “‘Women and Society from a Global Perspective’: Conference on the History of Women and Gender Studies ‘全球視野下的女性與社會’ 婦女與性別史研究學術研討會”, organized by Shanghai Normal University Discipline of World History and Shanghai Normal University Center of Women Studies, Shanghai Normal University, November 20, 2021).
- “Companionate Marriage and Exhortations from Wives to Their Husbands: The Study of Husband-Wife Relationship of Scholars’ Families in Ming-Qing China ‘友愛婚姻’ 及妻子對丈夫之規勸:明清士人家庭夫妻關係探究” (paper presented at “Hong Kong Young Scholars’ Forum in Studies of Early Modern Literature and History近世文史研究香港青年學者論壇”, organized by School of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Hong Kong, The Open University of Hong Kong, August 28, 2021).
- “Nüshì and Nü yingxiong: The Construction of Nüzhong zhangfu in Ming-Qing Women Writers’ texts ‘女士’ 和 ‘女英雄’:明清女作家建構的 ‘女中丈夫’ 形象” (paper presented at “2021 Academic Conference on the Ming Literature and the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Association for Ming Literature 2021年明代文學學術研討會暨中國明代文學學會(籌)第十三屆年會”, organized by the Association for Ming Literature and College of Liberal Arts, Shanghai University, Shanghai University, August 1-4, 2021).
- “Mothers and Sons: The Construction of Masculinity in Ming-Qing Women's Writings” (paper presented at “AAS-in-Asia 2020 Asia at the Crossroads: Solidarity through Scholarship”, organized by The Association for Asian Studies, Online from Kobe, Japan, September 4, 2020).
- “‘Ninan’: The Expression of Women Imitating Men and Masculine Writing in Ming-Qing Women’s Works明清女性著述中 ‘擬男’ 的表達模式” (paper presented at “The International Symposium on Gender History and Women Studies改革開放與婦女/性別史研究國際學術研討會”, organized by Shanghai Normal University Discipline of World History and Shanghai Normal University Center of Women Studies, Shanghai Normal University, December 8-9, 2018).
- “Wives’s Roles in Constructing Masculinities in Ming-Qing China為妻者言——明清閨秀所塑造的 ‘男性氣概’” (paper presented at “International Conference on ‘The Ming and Qing in the 21st Century: New Discoveries, New Perspectives, and New Horizons’ ‘二十一世紀的明清:新視角、新發現、新領域’ 國際學術研討會”, organized by School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong, October 20-21, 2017).
- “Chinese Mothers’ Education in World History: ‘Zi dao’ (The Way of Being a Son) Constructed by Ming-Qing Women世界史中的中國古代母教——明清女性構建的 ‘子道’” (paper presented at “The International Conference on Chinese Women in World History ‘世界史中的中華婦女’ 國際學術研討會”, organized by Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, July 11-14, 2017).
- “The Construction of Nüzhong zhangfu (Heroes Among Women) in Ming-Qing Women’s Literary Works ‘男兒中亦有巾幗,女兒中亦有鬚眉’——明清女性構建的 ‘女中丈夫’ 形象” (paper presented at “In Search of New Methods, Perspectives and Sources: Hong Kong Postgraduate Students Conference on Ming- Qing Studies新方法、新視角、新史料之探索:香港明清領域研究生論文發表會”, organized by the Department of Chinese Culture, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, March 11-12, 2016).
- “Engendering Qing Scholar-Officials’ Household Instructions: A Case Study of Lu Longqi (1630-1692)’s Zhijia geyan清代士大夫家訓文獻的性別內容——以陸隴其《治嘉格言》為探討中心” (paper presented at “The 16th Cross-Strait Four Regions and Postgraduate Students’ Conference on the Study of History第十六屆兩岸四地歷史學研究生論文發表會”, organized by the Centre for Asian Studies, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hunan Province, November 6-9, 2015).
- “A Discussion of Regimen as Seen in Qing Women’s Works 清代女性著作中有關養生議題的探討” (paper presented at “the 13th International Conference on Gender and Medicine第十三屆性別與醫療國際研討會”, organized by the National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, April 25-26, 2015).
- (Co-author) “Between the Two Dragons: The Return of Traditional wen-wu in Taiwan’s China Wind” (paper presented at “Translating Chinese Masculinities: Chinese Men in Global Contexts-An International Conference”, organized by School of Chinese, the University of Hong Kong and the British Academy, December 12-13, 2014).
- “Health and Longevity: Regimen as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China康健與延年:清代家訓所呈現的養生之道” (paper presented at “2nd Conference on East Asian Culture and International Relations第二屆東亞文化與國際關係研討會”, organized by China Studies Programme, Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Department of History, Modern History Research Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University; School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University and Central Washington University, April 16-17, 2014).
- “An Overview of Scholarship on Men’s Studies from Chinese Historical Perspectives: Reflections on Works in Chinese and English Languages” (paper presented at “Transformation and Transmission: Young Scholars’ Conference on China Studies變革與傳承:中國研究青年學者研討會”, organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences, China Studies Programme, Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University and School of Humanities, School of Social Sciences, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, December 9-10, 2013).
- “‘Qijia’ zhi dao (How to Harmonize the Family):Men’s Management of Relation among Female Family Members as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China ‘齊家’ 之道——從清代家訓看男性對家中女性成員關係的管理觀念” (paper presented at “The 2013 University of Taipei Academic Conference on History and Geography 2013年台北市立大學史地學術研討會”, organized by the Department of History and Geography, University of Taipei, November 8, 2013).
- “Models of Masculinity as Seen in Household Instructions (Jiaxun) in Qing China清代家訓文獻所呈現的男性人格” (paper presented at “1st Conference on East Asian Culture and International Relations第一屆東亞文化與國際關係研討會”, organized by the Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies, the Department of History and the Modern History Research Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, April 2, 2013).
- “Gendered Writing: The Representation of Men and Women in Han Yu’s Collected Works雄筆柔情——韓愈詩文的性別面貌” (paper presented at “Politics, Institutions, Education, Society, Military, Economy, Culture, Art and Literature: Hong Kong Postgraduate Students’ Conference on Middle Period China 香港嶺南大學歷史系中古史研討會”, organized by the Department of History, Lingnan University, May 25, 2012).
- “The Husband-Wife Relationship as Seen in Works of Talented Women in Qing Dynasty清代才女著作中所呈現的夫妻關係” (organized by Chinese Society, A.A.H.K.U.香港大學學生會文學院學生會中文學會, March 26, 2024).
- “Lecture Series on ‘Diversity of Teaching and Learning in Chinese History’: Women, Gender and Ming-Qing Culture ‘多元中國歷史科:學與教系列:歷史專題講座’:女性、性別與明清文化” (organized by Hong Kong History and Culture Educational Society, May 14, 2022).
- “Guest Talk: Men’s Studies from Chinese Historical Perspectives中國男性史研究” (presented at the last lecture of “HIST/CHSH 3115 Engendering Imperial Chinese History”, Hong Kong Baptist University, December 1, 2015).
- “Examining tongshi and duandaishi with a Gender Perspective 通史與斷代史的性別論述” (presented at “Working on Gender History: An Experience Sharing Seminar 在性別史園地裏耕耘:分享與交流”, organized by the Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University, January 28, 2010).
- Others: Symposium Organizer and Discussant其他:研討會組織者和評論者
- March 2, 2024:Moderator and Discussant, Traditional Structure and Exegesis: The Third Hong Kong Young Scholars Research Forum on History and Literature傳統的建構與詮釋──第三屆文史研究香港青年學者論壇 (organized by Hong Kong Metropolitan University, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University, Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology and Hong Kong Chu Hai College, Department of Chinese Literature).
- August 27, 2023:Discussant, “The History of the Republic of China民國史”, Hong Kong Undergraduate Students’ Conference on History第五屆史學新秀年獎:香港本科生史學論壇 (organized by Hongkong Young Historian Institute, the Department of History, Lingnan University, the Society of Hong Kong History, Hong Kong History and Culture Society, Hong Kong History and Culture Educational Society, Lingnan University).
- June 26, 2023:Moderator, Martin W. Huang (Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, University of California Irvine), “Celebrating the Death of a Daughter: The Glory and Agony of the Father of a Chastity Martyr in Early Qing China死得好:清初一位烈婦父親的榮耀和悲傷”, Sharing from Distinguished Scholars in History and Literature文史名家分享 (organized by the Department of History, Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology, and Mr. Simon Suen and Mrs. Mary Suen Sino-Humanitas Institute, Hong Kong Baptist University).
- March 4, 2023:Discussant, “Chinese Classical Literature古代文學”, “The History of Chinese Academic Thought學術思想史”, New Sources and New Methods: The Second Hong Kong Young Scholars’ Forum on Literary and Historical Research新材料與新方法:第二屆文史研究香港青年學者論壇 (organized by School of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Hong Kong and Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, The Open University of Hong Kong).
- August 21, 2022:Discussant, “Special Topics in Modern Chinese History中國現代史專題”, Hong Kong Undergraduate Students’ Conference on History香港史學新秀年獎2022:香港本科生史學論壇 (organized by Hongkong Young Historian Institute, Hong Kong History and Culture Society, the Society of Hong Kong History, Hong Kong History and Culture Educational Society and the Department of History, Lingnan University, Lingnan University).
- November 22, 2017:Co-organizer with Prof. Clara Wing-chung Ho劉詠聰教授, The Second Forum on Recent Research in Gender and Ming-Qing Culture第二屆性別與明清文化研究論壇 (organized by the Department of History, Mr. Simon Suen and Mrs. Mary Suen Sino-Humanitas Institute and Gender Studies Concentration, Hong Kong Baptist University).
- Consultancy:
(2020-Present)Consultant, Hong Kong History and Culture Educational Society
- Awards:
(2021)Caring Teacher Award, CPCE-HKCC Teaching Performance Awards 2020/21
(2017)Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Postgraduate Scholarship
(2017)Class of 1985 30th Anniversary Scholarship
(2016, 2017)Dr. Arthur Lau Award in Gender History
(2013, 2017)Madam Shao Shu Lung Memorial Prize (for Postgraduate Students)
(2013, 2015)Mr. Arthur Lau Award in Gender History