May 31, 2018 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, This will be the last update for the second season of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative. But even as we wind down and prepare to take a hiatus for the summer, there is still much to report. Let me take this opportunity however to thank you once again for your support for the past year. We certainly intend to come back in the fall with another slate of exciting events—so stay tuned for the next edition of Intersections, our annual newsletter. |
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Thursday & Friday, 21–22 June 2018 A UBC Cantonese Language Program event Held in April 2015, the first Cantonese Worlds Workshop initiated an important conversation among scholars and observers concerning the transformations of Cantonese cultures over the past decades. Now with the establishment of the popular Cantonese Language Program at UBC, it is our aim to continue this conversation with a two-day workshop featuring an exciting mix of presentations, forum discussions, film screenings, and a master class on lyrics writing. All are invited. |
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Saturday & Sunday, 23–24 June 2018 A UBC Cantonese Language Program event The 4th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics will take place on June 23 and 24, 2018, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. The conference focuses on new advances in Cantonese Linguistics, including new approaches to theory and data, methodologies, and applications. All are welcome. |
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Thursday, 5 July 2018, 2–4 pm A UBC Cantonese Language Program event Interested in becoming a songwriter or understanding how Cantonese songs are composed? Well-known Hong Kong songwriter Chris Shum will share his experience and stories from his professional journey. 香港著名填詞人岑偉宗將於2018年7月5日星期四下午2至4時於卑詩大學亞洲中心演講廳向師生及公眾演説「我的作詞生涯」，分享多年來創作心得及趣事。機會千載難逢，萬勿錯過。 |
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ASIA 323/HIST 377: History of Cantonese Worlds This course traces the evolution and transformation of the multi-faceted Cantonese worlds, both in the context of the history of China and that of the Cantonese diaspora. The goal is to help students understand the worlds forged by those who have come to be identified as “Cantonese” and how such worlds have intersected or overlapped with other political, commercial, or cultural realms. This course traces the construction of “Cantonese” as a category or identity and examines how Cantonese languages, beliefs, and practices—in short, culture—could broaden or challenge our understanding of “Chinese-ness.” Our geographic focus will be on the Cantonese worlds of present-day South China, but attention will also be given to the Cantonese communities in the greater Pacific region. Details |
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Mar. 7 Webcasts of Prof. Kwok Kou Leonard Chan’s "The Flower Princess and the Imaginations of Hong Kong" and of the performance by members of the Vancouver Cantonese Opera that preceded the lecture are now available. See also the media coverage of Prof. Chan’s visit. Apr. 3/4 Award-winning writer Dung Kai-cheung visited the inaugural class of ASIA 324 (Literature of Hong Kong) and delivered an enthralling public lecture on the invention of Hong Kong. Friends who might have missed the occasion may relive the moments by visiting our photo albums (here and here), watching the webcast of his lecture, or reading the transcript of his lecture. Apr. 5 Writer Dung Kai-cheung spoke on the why and how of Hong Kong literature in front of a packed audience at the Richmond Public Library. View the photo album, watch the webcast (in Cantonese) of his talk, or follow the media coverage of his visit. Apr. 6 Students, faculty members, and guests came together for an end-of-term party to celebrate an exhilarating year for the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the Cantonese Language Program. Here is the photo album. Apr. 15 Dr. Leo K. Shin offered his musings on Hong Kong in the 1920s in front of a standing-room-only audience at a Gateway Theatre forum (see photo album and media coverage). May 4 HKSI took to the road with a forum held in Hong Kong on the age of localism (see photo album). May 8 Award-winning filmmaker Wong King Fai was joined by members of the community for a screening of Boundary 也斯：東西 in the beautiful Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden (see photo album). May 12 Dr. Mary Shuk-han Wong of The Lingnan University of Hong Kong and filmmaker Wong King Fai reflected on the past and present of Hong Kong literature and cinema in a community conversation held at Centre A in Chinatown (see photo album and media coverage). |
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The University of British Columbia has been recognized as one of the leading institutions outside of Hong Kong committed to the teaching and research of this most-extraordinary metropolis: Hong Kong Studies: A Beginning—Hong Kong Studies [Chinese University Press] 1.1 (Spring 2018) No taboo topics, scholars say, as they launch first ever academic journal on Hong Kong—South China Morning Post (8 April 2018) Why a Canadian university is fascinated by Hong Kong—Zolima CityMag (25 April 2018) Hong Kong History Project’s Vivian Kong on uncovering the city’s rich and ‘incredibly varied’ history—Hong Kong Free Press (27 May 2018) |
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Thank you, once again, for your support of the Hong Kong Studies Initiative. Sincerely, |
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