International Conference – Recovering the Past: Critical Edition and Translation of Ancient Classical Texts
Host: The Centre for Catholic Studies, CUHK
Co-organizer: The Centre for Christian Studies, CUHK
Sponsor: Faculty of Arts, CUHK
Date : 15 to 16 May 2026 (Fri and Sat)
Time : 9 am to 6: 30 pm
Medium of language: English
Venue: Lecture Theatre 9, 2/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
| Session 1: Classical Studies | ||
| 1 | Dominique BRIQUEL (Université Paris-Sorbonne) The Edition of a Classical Latin Text in France: The Example of Livy’s Roman History in the Budé Collection |
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| 2 | TIAN Shufeng (Sun Yat-Sen University) Aristotle’s Impasse Concerning the Active and Passive Intellect in De Anima. Muriel DEBIÉ ( École Pratique des Hautes Études ) Translation and Creative Process in Syriac: The Case of the Alexander Romance Discussion (Session 1) |
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| Session 2: Biblical and Patristic Studies | ||
| 3 | Françoise BRIQUEL CHATONNET (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) Editing Epigraphical Texts: Some Reflexions about the Case Study of West Semitic Inscriptions of the First Millenium BCE Mark DICKENS (University of Alberta) When There is Only One Fragmentary Source for a Critical Edition: The Challenges and Joys of Working with Textual Fragments from Turfan Discussion (Session 2) |
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| 4 | Roundtable Discussion (Session 1 and 2) | |
| Session 3: Biblical and Patristic Studies | ||
| 5 | Part 1
Guillaume BADY and Yasmine ECH CHAEL ( Sources Chrétiennes ) Leonardo PESSOA (Pontifical Biblical Institute) |
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| 6 | Part 2
XIAN Ruobing (Fudan University) Colten YAM (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Session 4 : Editing or Translating From/ To Chinese | ||
| 7 | WU Tianyue (Peking University) The Concept of Will in Early Byzantine Philosophy Adrien DUPUIS (Peking University) |
| 8 | Roundtable Discussion (Session 3 and 4) | |
| Click the booklet image for rundown, speakers’ profile and abstracts. |
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