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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 GenderChinese StudiesNewsletter for Research in Chinese StudiesBibliography QuarterlyJournal of History and Anthropology, and other journals.

Education/Academic qualification

Visiting Experience, Department of History, Beijing Tsinghua University

Visiting Experience, Department of History, University of California, San Diego

Bachelor of Social Sciences in China Studies (History), Hong Kong Baptist University

Master of Philosophy in History, Hong Kong Baptist University

Doctor of Philosophy in History, Hong Kong Baptist University