Distinguished Lectures in Humanities

Eight intellectually inspiring Distinguished Lectures in Humanities (DLH) were successfully held during the First half of 2025::

• “Resisting and Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the Technologized Translation and Interpreting Classroom” by Dr Christopher D. MELLINGER, Associate Professor, Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• “Corpus and Genre-Based Perspectives on the Qualitative/Qualitative Divide in Applied Linguistics Research: Implications for Pedagogy and the Profession” by Prof. Charlene POLIO, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures, Michigan State University
• “Linguistic and Social Biases Impact Speech Communication in Human-Computer Interaction” by Prof. Georgia ZELLOU, Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Davis
• “Humanities Research in a Datafied World” by Prof. Kay O’HALLORAN, Chair Professor and Head, Department of Communication and Media, and Co-Director, Digital Media and Society Institute (DMSI), University of Liverpool
• “Perception, Language, and Knowledge Representation in the Human Brain” by Prof. Yanchao BI, Professor, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Peking University, and School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
• “The Fox Spirit, the Stone Maiden, and Other Transgender Histories from Late Imperial China” by Prof. Matthew H. SOMMER, Bowman Family Professor of History, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures (by courtesy), Department of History, Stanford University
• “Using Large Language Models to Augment the Psycholinguistic Toolbox” by Prof. Marc BRYSBAERT, Professor of Psychology, Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University
• “Chinese Gods as Persons and Subjects” by Prof. Vincent GOOSSAERT, Professor of Daoist Studies, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris Sciences et Lettres University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The DLH Series is an interdisciplinary forum for eminent scholars to visit the Faculty and deliver a distinguished lecture at PolyU. The lectures showcased world-class innovative ideas in humanities, social science, science and technology, and served as catalysts for potential joint collaborations between the speaker’s group and FH members or among PolyU members. More details can be found at https://polyu.hk/xFFId.