7 August 2024 Hosted by the Department of Asian Studies, the Hong Kong Studies Initiative (HKSI) at the University of British Columbia is devoted to promoting the teaching and research of this most-improbable metropolis, both as an extraordinary Chinese city and as a spectacular international and transnational hub. |
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank our students, our colleagues, our academic and community partners, and all those who have joined our events, for supporting our goal to promote and advance the study of Hong Kong and Asia. We are particularly grateful to the founding convenor Dr Leo Shin, who will transition out of the role of co-convenor and stay on as a faculty associate in the HKSI family. Among many achievements, Dr Shin has contributed tremendously to the set up and the operation of the HKSI, curriculum building, and public outreach which are essential to the establishment of Hong Kong Studies at UBC. We would like to convey our utmost gratitude to Dr Shin for his invaluable contribution to building bridges with other disciplines, academic and community partners. Going forward, HKSI will continue to be a platform for knowledge exchange and community engagement; and will make contribution to archiving and collection building to facilitate teaching and research work in Canada and beyond. We look forward to your ongoing support and to seeing you again in the new academic year. |
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理論香港廣東話研討會2023：香港研究在香港 14–15 December 2023 Co-organized by the Hong Kong Studies Programme at the University of Hong Kong and the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, "Theory Hong Kong 2023: Conference in Cantonese" featured 12 academic presentations in Cantonese. The occasion also served to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of the Hong Kong Studies Programme at HKU (photos). |
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During the 2023–24 academic year, we hosted a series of film screenings, lectures, and other conversations to promote the sharing of experiences as well as the production of knowledge in Hong Kong, Canada, and beyond. The events in this program are generously co-sponsored by: UBC Department of Asian Studies, Centre for Chinese Research, Public Humanities Hub, St John's College, and SFU Institute for Transpacific Cultural Research. |
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Knowledge Circles 知識界 in Colonial Hong Kong 1945–1997: From Offshore Publics to Civic Communities 11 March 2024 Dr. Sebastian Veg, of the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris, shared his latest research on how academics, journalists, writers, and students produced and circulated knowledge in colonial Hong Kong and how, in doing so, they engaged broader communities of readers (photos). |
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與導演黃綺琳細談填詞及廣東話 26 May 2024 The UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, the UBC Cantonese Language Program, and CHIME Canada co-presented a special online conversation with Director Norris Wong about her film The Lyricist Wannabe. |
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看不見的香港邊緣性別社群 14 June 2024 Drs. Denise Tang and Gina Yang, both of Lingnan University of Hong Kong, shared their respective research work on older lesbians and single women's communities in Hong Kong in this special Pride Month community event co-presented by the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the SFU Institute for Transpacific Cultural Research (photos). |
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The Asian Independent Cinema Showcase (AICS) is a UBC-based film festival that aims to foster a film appreciation community within and beyond the university; cultivate media literacy and cross-cultural understanding; and give voices to independent stories told by Asian filmmakers. Broadly speaking, an “independent film” is considered to be a creative work produced outside big or mainstream studios. Co-organized and co-curated by Dr. Helena Wu and Jimmy Lo, the AICS is committed to serve as a participatory platform for publication and dialogue between independent storytellers, underrepresented groups, cultural practitioners, emerging talents, academics, students, and members of the public, through the lens of independent cinemas. The theme of the inaugural edition is “home and diaspora.” The 2023/2024 program is supported by the UBC Public Humanities Hub, UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, UBC Department of Asian Studies, UBC Centre for Chinese Research, SFU Institute for Transpacific Cultural Research, and South Taiwan Film Festival. |
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North American Premiere of Drifting Petals 20 January 2024 The AICS was inaugurated by the North American premiere of Drifting Petals in downtown Vancouver.The post-screening conversation with Director Clara Law and producer-writer Eddie Fong was moderated by Dr. Helen Leung (Simon Fraser University), Jimmy Lo, and Dr. Helena Wu (photos). |
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Screening of Leaving in Sorrow 12 April 2024 The screening of Leaving in Sorrow marked the closing of this year's AICS. With the participation of an enthusiastic audience, the discussion with Director Vincent Chui offered a deep reflection on independent filmmaking in Asia and the power of storytelling (photos). |
| RECENT PUBLICATIONS |
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A select list of recent publications by HKSI faculty associates: Teaching Hong Kong: Cantonese Humor as a Resource Variegated Economies Rezoning at the Threshold of Two Systems: Regionalised Party–Statecraft in China’s Greater Bay Area Hong Kong’s New Normal: Remaking Authorized Discourses of “Special Administration,” 2017–2022 The Documentary Filmmaker's Intuition: Creating Ethical and Impactful Non-fiction Films The Spirit of the Local in Translocal Film Collaboration in Asia: From Ten Years Hong Kong to the Ten Years International Project Distance and Proximity: The Spectatorship of Trauma and Film Viewing in Postmillennial Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Digital Literary Field: Serialisation, Adaptation, and Readership Survey Study on Hong Kong Residents Recently Arrived in Canada : Second Report |
| AWARDS AND RECOGNITION |
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A select list of recent awards and recognition received by our faculty associates—congratulations! Dr. Timothy Cheek, Fellow, Royal Society of Canada Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura, Honorable Mention, Sumie Jones Prize for Project Leadership in Japan-centered Humanities Dr. Jamie Peck, Vautrin Lud Prize Dr. Christopher Rea, Literature Translation Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Dr. Christopher Rea, Dean of Arts Faculty Mentorship Award Dr. Shannon Walsh, Partnership Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council |
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Over the past year, faculty associates have shared their insights on a wide range of Hong Kong–related topics. |
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Under the leadership of HKSI Faculty Associates Raymond Pai and Dr. Zoe Lam, the UBC Cantonese Language Program offers the only comprehensive, for-credit Cantonese language program in a Canadian university. |
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| MINOR IN ASIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (HONG KONG) |
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The Department of Asian Studies is pleased to offer undergraduate students at the University of British Columbia the option to pursue a minor in Asian Language and Culture with a focus on Hong Kong. |
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| NEW COURSE LAUNCHED |
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ASIX 315: Hong Kong Diaspora in Canada Hong Kong has experienced a very unique history and developmental trajectory – from a collection of small fishing villages on an island to an economic and manufacturing powerhouse at the intersection of cultures, and on to its present-day version teetering between a civic and national identity. Throughout this time, throngs of people from this unique corner of the world have migrated to modern-day Canada and drastically transformed the social make-up of the urban geography of these lands. This course will delve into topics such as identity, acculturation, language education, and many other topics associated with the different generations of Hong Kong diaspora in Canada. |
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CNTO: Cantonese Language Courses The University of British Columbia is the only Canadian university to offer a comprehensive, for-credit Cantonese language program.ASIA 323/HIST 377: History of Cantonese Worlds The history, culture, languages, and identities of the multi-faceted Cantonese worlds, in the context of Chinese history and the Cantonese diaspora. Introduces the literature of Hong Kong from the late-19th century to the 21st century, with a goal to explore how the stories of Hong Kong are narrated and mediated over time. A survey of the cinema of Hong Kong from the post-war period to the present. Explores the history, culture, and identities of Hong Kong from the port’s pre-colonial settings in the early nineteenth century to its post-colonial contexts. |
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Please kindly consider a tax-deductible donation to HKSI (hksi.ubc.ca/support-us). Thank you, as always, for your support of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative. |
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