The series of lectures for the International Weeks will address new trends in modern historical writing across the world. I will use three cases to illustrate the new trends, which are also new dimensions in that their advocates and practitioners have, through their explorations, opened up new horizons in contemporary historiography. The first case is the rise of emotions history across Eurasia as well as Australia. It brings in the study of emotions, which were eschewed by previous generations of historians, to the field of history. The second is the issue of ethnicity (i.e. the history of Chinese Americans in the U.S. as a case), which has formed a new challenge to the nation-state perspective on historical writing. The third is the question of morality, or whether or not historians should avoid moral judgment in their works. The above three are examples of the new development in the garden of history worldwide, worthy the attention of Chinese students in their pursuit of historical study. It will combine lectures and discussions in hopes of raising the level of understanding of the nature of history as well as English comprehension among students. In addition, a final paper will be assigned at the end of the course.