May 10, 2019 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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Dear Friend of HKSI, As we look forward to the graduation season, here is the latest update from the Hong Kong Studies Initiative... |
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Pants Theatre Production Presents. . . Screening of stage production (145 mins.); in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles Q&A with the director to follow Details/Registration: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/screening-1967/ In May 1967, riots broke out in the city of Hong Kong. For six months, the British colony was engulfed in massive strikes and demonstrations, whose impacts were exacerbated by the widespread deployment of homemade bombs. An original documentary theatre performance (first produced in 2014), 1967 draws on interviews, news clippings, and other documents to offer a multi-faceted reconstruction of this watershed moment in the history of Hong Kong. 半世紀過去，六七暴動硝煙雖散，塵埃未定，香港舞台劇團一條褲製作結合訪問與真實資料，以多角度敘述、組合歷史片斷，把立場迥異的觀點梳理紛陳，展現強烈的戲劇張力，重溯香港歷史最激動人心的時刻！ Trailer: Pants Theatre Production is a Hong Kong-based theatre company that has been supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. The company focuses on theatre works that are centered on society and the community, and it treats theatre production, applied theatre, and research and preservation as its three main pillars. In recent years, the company has advocated for what is known as “documentary theatre” and has aimed to transform valuable materials into exciting and imaginative theatrical works. 一條褲製作為香港藝術發展局恆常資助藝團，由胡海輝擔任藝術總監，立足舞台，放眼社會，以演出、應用戲劇及研究與保存三線發展，期昐以戲劇回應、回饋、改變社會。近年致力發展「紀錄劇場」，嘗試應用至香港議題上，令戲劇藝術與社會產生更緊密的關係。 This screening/conversation is organized by the Hong Kong Studies Initiative and co-sponsored by the Cantonese Language Program, Department of Asian Studies, Department of History, Department of Language and Literacy Education, Department of Theatre and Film, Centre for Chinese Research, and Interdisciplinary Histories Cluster. |
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Sunday, 12 May 2019, 1:30 pm Language: Cantonese and Mandarin Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/june-4-30th-anniversary-symposium-tickets-60277984073 Rowena He is an assistant professor of History at St. Michael’s College, Vermont, and a visiting member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advance Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Dr. He’s research focuses on the relationship between intellectuals and the state in modern and contemporary China: specifically, the nexus of history, memory, and power, and the implications of these issues for youth values, civic education, and social change. Josephine Chiu-Duke is an associate professor of Asian Studies and a faculty associate of the Hong Kong Studies Initiative at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Chiu-Duke is a specialist in Chinese intellectual history, and her publications focus on Tang Confucian revival, Tang women and the well-being of the state, and contemporary Chinese intellectual thought and action. This symposium is organized by the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement. |
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4–30 May 2019 (Tue–Sun, 11 am–5 pm) "An exhibition of the once-hidden photographs of Vancouver’s first Chinese photographer. Yucho Chow chronicled life during a tumultuous period in our city’s early history. . . . This will be the first-ever exhibition of his photographs and the many diverse communities he captured. As well, for many of these images, it will be the first time they are seen publicly. For decades these photos have been squirrelled away in family albums, stashed in boxes held by private collectors, or housed in archives with the photographer listed as ‘unknown.' These images were uncovered, one photo at a time, over eight years." Details: http://www.yuchochow.ca/ |
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4 May–2 September 2019 "Chinese Canadians have called Burnaby home since the late 1800s. Across the Pacific features stories, photographs, and artifacts illustrating the history and legacy of Chinese migration to Burnaby from the 1880s to 1970s. Experience the stories of Burnaby’s Chinese-Canadian families in English, Chinese and Cantonese village dialect." |
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"Cantonese is a language from southern China that is spoken by roughly 70 million people worldwide. It is the language of Hong Kong cinema and has traditionally been the most prominent language spoken in Chinatowns around the world. People choose to learn Cantonese for a variety of social and economic reasons: because it is a heritage language that one’s relatives speak; because it is the language of one’s partner and monolingual in-laws; because it is necessary for living and working in Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, or other Cantonese-speaking communities; because it is the bridge to fully appreciating and understanding Cantonese culture; or simply because it is an irresistible challenge. Whatever the motivation, more and more people are choosing to learn Cantonese as an additional language.” Special congratulations to HKSI Associate and Lecturer of Cantonese Raymond Pai on the publication of his chapter in this wonderful book: |
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April 4: Students, faculty members, and friends gathered for an end-of-term celebration—with student presentations and a special guest lecture by Dr. Desmond Cheung of Portland State University (photos). |
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HKSI mourns the passing of Professor Maurice Copithorne, QC (1931–2019), Canadian Commissioner to Hong Kong from 1983 to 1986 and, throughout his life, a tireless advocate for human rights. |
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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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