46 人物專訪 • EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 澳大新語 • 2025 UMAGAZINE 32 to include the movement of people, the movement of knowledge, and the movement of spirits, alongside the traditional emphasis on the movement of materials. To deepen his understanding of Macao’s origins and its broader historical context, Prof Sun travelled to Lisbon this summer—extending his research beyond the Greater Bay Area—where he examined historical materials and visited significant heritage sites. At the Jerónimos Monastery, he conducted a detailed study of the tomb of Luís de Camões, the celebrated poet who once lived in Macao, to examine its historical significance. Since returning to Macao, Prof Sun has continued this research while also learning Portuguese at UM, equipping himself to engage more deeply with Portuguese-language sources. This approach exemplifies his research philosophy, which combines meticulous textual analysis with on-site fieldwork to develop a comprehensive understanding of the contributions of past scholars and the spaces and memories they inhabited. Slightly more than a year after joining UM, Prof Sun’s office is already packed with books, stacked high and stored in simple metal cabinets. ‘These are books I’ve collected for research purposes, and I’ll give them away once the project is complete,’ he explains. For Prof Sun, books are more than just physical objects; they are intellectual companions that travel with him across the world, shaping the research that enriches the field of history. into three key periods: the pre-colonial period, the colonial period, and the post-handover period. Prof Sun emphasises the importance of applying the lieux de mémoire framework to reimagine Macao’s historical narrative. He explains, ‘Macao’s history is a product of the intersecting forces of colonisation, handover, and globalisation. It should be reinterpreted through a local perspective. Furthermore, Macao can serve as a model for constructing a historical narrative of glocalisation.’ Under Prof Sun’s leadership, the UM Department of History has hosted academic events including the international symposium ‘Macao: A Place of Memory Where East Meets West’ and the workshop ‘Theory and Practice of Sites of Memory’. He emphasises that UM’s interdisciplinary foundation, international faculty, and global exchange network provide a strong platform to advance these research efforts. Reframing Global History With Macao at the Centre Prof Sun is currently exploring the construction of a Chinese global history narrative that places Macao at the heart of connections between Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. As globalisation continues to unfold in increasingly complex and unpredictable ways, he sees this as an opportunity for deeper reflection within the field of global history. In his future research, both individual and collaborative, he seeks to build on established frameworks such as dependency theory and world-systems theory, while expanding the focus 孫江是澳門大學講座教授、歷史系主任，南京大學學衡研究院名譽院長，中華人民共和國教育部「長江學者」特聘教授，國務院學位委員會第 八屆中國史學科評議組成員。著有《重審中國的現代性：族群、宗教與國家》（Revisiting China’s Modernity: Ethnicity, Religion, and Nation）、 《近代中國的宗教．結社與權力》（근대 중국의 종교．결사와 권력）、《追尋中國的「近代」——歷史．記憶．身份認同》（中国の「近代」を問う—— 歴史・記憶・アイデンティティ）等六部外文著作，著有《重審中國的「近代」——在思想與社會之間》《重審近代中國的結社》《微觀中國的近代》 等八部中文著作，發表英、日、韓、西外文論文60餘篇。主編《學衡爾雅文庫》叢書、《亞洲概念史研究》集刊，系《新史學》集刊共同召集人，擔任 《記憶、思維與媒介》（Memory, Mind & Media，劍橋大學出版社）、《概念與溝通》（개념과소통）等學術期刊編輯委員會成員。 Sun Jiang is chair professor and head of the Department of History at the University of Macau. He is also a Distinguished Professor under the Changjiang Scholars Program of the Ministry of Education of China, honorary dean of the Xue-heng Institute for Advanced Studies at Nanjing University, and a member of the eighth history discipline evaluation group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council. Prof Sun has published extensively in multiple languages. His works include the English monograph Revisiting China’s Modernity: Ethnicity, Religion, and Nation; the Korean work Religion, Association, and Power in Modern China ( 근대 중국의 종교ㆍ결사와 권력);the Japanese book Questioning China’s ‘Modernity’: History, Memory, and Identity ( 中国の「近代」を問う——歴史・記憶・アイデンティティ); In Chinese, he has authored seven monographs, including Revisiting China’s ‘Modernity’: Between Thought and Society ( 重審中國的“近代”：在思想與社會之 間) and Reexamining Associations in Modern China ( 重審近代中國的結社). In addition, Prof Sun has published over 60 academic papers in English, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. He is editor-in-chief of the book series Xueheng Erya Library and the journal Asian Conceptual History. He is also a co-convener of the journal New History and sits on the editorial boards of several academic journals, including Memory, Mind & Media (Cambridge University Press) and Concept and Communication ( 개념과소통).
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