8 January 2025 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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UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase 2025 The second edition of the UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase will open with the Vancouver premiere of Kissing the Ground You Walked On [Synopsis | Trailer], an award-winning film about desire and illusion in the urban space by Macau director Hong Heng-fai. |
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Clara Law: Drifting Petals, Floating Lives The Cinematheque and the UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase are pleased to present a select retrospective surveying the remarkable, decades-spanning oeuvre of Clara Law. Curated in concert with the director and Eddie Fong, the six-film program features each of the following titles, all boasting new restorations, plus the couple’s latest collaboration Drifting Petals (2021), a DIY ghost story plumbing personal and political traumas. |
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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.ASIA 324: Literature of Hong Kong 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.ASIA/HIST 373: History of Hong Kong 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. A broad overview of the experiences of migrants from the Hong Kong region to Canada from the 1800s to modern times, focusing on aspects of identity formation and cultural adjustment. The University of British Columbia is the only Canadian university to offer a comprehensive, for-credit Cantonese language program. |
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December 13 & 14: Co-organized by the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the Hong Kong Studies Program of the University of Hong Kong, the second "Theory Hong Kong" conference explored knowledge production and the study of Hong Kong through theoretical perspectives and by using Cantonese as a medium. The keynote lecture was delivered by Prof. Laikwan Pang (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and was attended by nearly a hundred audience members across the world (photos). |
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