Dr HUANG Weishan, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, presented her paper, “Religion, Modernity, and China,” at the fifth workshop on Qualitative Social Research and Transregional Theory-Building in Global Sociology on 21st May, 2025. The article will be a chapter in a publication contracted by Oxford University Press, titled Handbook of Global Sociology: Approaches, Methods, Fields of Research, for which Dr HUANG served as a co-editor.
Organized by the University of Leipzig in Germany, this international research network convenes scholars from Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia to advance global sociological theory through systematic comparisons of research findings. Building on the success of previous workshops, including the “Biography and Family” workshop hosted by Hong Kong Shue Yan University in May 2024, this event continues its mission of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
Earlier on 14th May, Dr HUANG delivered an online lecture on Sociological Perspectives on Materiality and Religious Practices in Chinese Buddhism at the University Seminars of Columbia University.
Dr HUANG’s research, funded by the Hong Kong Research Grant Council （2022-2025）, employs ethnographic methods to examine the spatial and social dynamics of religion in urban settings, focusing on Chinese immigrant communities in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.
Source: October 2025 Issue