Ian Holliday (Chinese: 何立仁; Cantonese Yale: hòh laahp yàhn; Jyutping: Ho4 Lap6jan4; pinyin: Hé Lìrén; born 1960) is a scholar with expertise in British and Asian Government, particularly Myanmar. He is currently the vice-president and pro-vice-chancellor (teaching and learning) of The University of Hong Kong (HKU).[1][2][3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in social and political science at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, in 1982, before completing his doctor of philosophy (DPhil) degree in politics at New College, Oxford, in 1989. He taught at University of Kent, University of Manchester (1990–99), New York University, and City University of Hong Kong (from 1999) before teaching at the University of Hong Kong (from 2006), he once served as Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong.[4][5] In 2014, he was appointed vice-president of the University of Hong Kong.

Ian Holliday
Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) of the University of Hong Kong
Assumed office
1 January 2015
Dean of Social Sciences, the University of Hong Kong
In office
2006–2011
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
EducationGonville and Caius College, Cambridge (MA)
New College, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil)
OccupationEducator
Ian Holliday
Chinese何立仁
Traditional Chinese何立仁

Myanmar edit

Art edit

Holliday has been an advocate for assisting Burmese artists who have been repressed by the military government in Myanmar, in 2014 co-curating an art show for banned artists,[6] as well as writing the book Painting Myanmar's Transition in 2021.[7][8][9][10]

Books edit

Holliday is co-editor of the book Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar and of Painting Myanmar's Transition.[11] He is author of Burma Redux: Global Justice and the Quest for Political Reform in Myanmar,[12] and coauthor of Liberalism and Democracy in Myanmar.[13] He is widely cited as an expert on Myanmar (Burma).[14]

References edit

  1. ^ 港大学生不愿到内地交流 副校长:那就别来港大. Ifeng (in Simplified Chinese). 2015-04-18.
  2. ^ 港大副校长为“不去内地交流就别来港大”言论道歉. Ifeng (in Simplified Chinese). 2015-04-21.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong University Alumni Association".
  4. ^ "Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)", President's Office, The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Full CV of Ian Holliday" (PDF). Ppa.hku.hk. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ^ Niland, Josh (October 21, 2014). "Banned Burmese Paintings on View in Hong Kong". Artneett.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ^ Raymond, Catherine (2020). "About the Cover". Journal of Burma Studies. 24: i. doi:10.1353/jbs.2020.0000. S2CID 243723074.
  8. ^ "Looking at Women in Contemporary Burma". Centerforburmastudies.com.
  9. ^ "CREATIVE DISSENT: ART AND POLITICS IN MYANMAR" (PDF). Iseas.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  10. ^ Heijmans, Philip J. (2 December 2014). "New Freedom for Myanmar's Artists". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Reviews of Painting Myanmar's Transition:
  12. ^ Reviews of Burma Redux:
  13. ^ Reviews of Liberalism and Democracy in Myanmar:
    • Cheesman, Nick (February 2020). "Historical conditions, constitutionalism, and popular support for democracy in Myanmar". Asian Journal of Law and Society. 7 (1). Cambridge University Press ({CUP}): 196–199. doi:10.1017/als.2020.2. S2CID 226132866.
    • Simion, Kristina (2021). "Liberalism and Democracy in Myanmar by Roman David and Ian Holliday". Journal of Burma Studies. 25 (1). Project Muse: 149–153. doi:10.1353/jbs.2021.0006. S2CID 232040464.
  14. ^ "Bringing democracy to Myanmar". Policyforum.net. 3 June 2016.