The Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures (CSGC), set up in 1999 under the joint directorship of Professor Ackbar Abbas and Professor Benjamin Lee, is an interdisciplinary center based in the Department of Comparative Literature. The focus of its work is on issues of culture and globalization with special reference to Asia, China and Hong Kong. Major research themes include: the cultures of capitalism; global flows of culture, media and technology; cities and globalization; new communities, publics, and identities; and postcolonialism and neo-liberalism. It is now under the joint directorship of Professor Daniel Elam and Professor Alvin K. Wong. Its activities are structured around a series of lectures, workshops and seminars with distinguished international scholars on short- or medium term visits working in collaboration with our own faculty members.
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upcoming EVENT
Hidden Images, Amplified Sounds: The Politics and Poetics of Magnetic Video Cassettes in Post-Mao China, 1981-2001
Speaker: Zoe Meng Jiang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU
Moderator: Jean Ma, Mr. and Mrs. Hung Hing-Ying Professor in the Arts, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm Hong Kong Time
Venue: Faculty Lounge (Room 430), 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU
All are welcome. Registration is required.
https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106449
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upcoming EVENT
Measuring the Times: The Life and Writing of Eileen Chang
張愛玲傳：時代的度量
分享嘉賓Speaker: Prof. Karen S. Kingsbury 金凱筠 教授 (Chatham University)
與談人 Discussant: Mr. Silvano Zheng 鄭遠濤 先生
主持人 Moderators:
Prof. Nicole Huang 黃心村 教授 (Dept. of Comparative Literature, HKU)
Prof. LIN Pei-yin 林姵吟 教授 (School of Chinese, HKU)
日期 Date: May 21, 2026 (Thu)
時間 Time: 4:00 pm Hong Kong Time
地點 Venue: Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU
語言 Language: English and Chinese
授課模式 Delivery Mode: Face-to-face & On Zoom
報名 Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106505
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upcoming EVENT
CONFERENCE: VIDEO/ART/TV
May 27 (Wed) and May 28 (Thu)
Time: 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
Registration venue: Room 3.04, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Click here for a map to the venue.
All are welcome. Registration is required.
https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106600
May 29 (Fri)
Time: 10:30 am to 11:45 am
M+ Museum
All are welcome. No registration required.
For programme details, click here.
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