CGED Events 2016-2018
CGED Research Seminar Series
Roundtable on Research on Gender and Diversity by the Society of Fellows in the Humanities
Society of Fellows Current Members:
Dr. Nathanel Amar, China Studies, PhD, Sciences Po Paris
Dr. John Gabriel, Music, PhD, Harvard University
Dr. Harriet Hulme, English, University College London
Dr. Robert Kramm, History, PhD, ETH Zurich
Dr. Yu Zhang, Chinese Literature, PhD, Stanford University
Moderator:
Dr. María Mercedes Vázquez Vázquez, Film Studies, PhD, HKU, Head of Research Subcommittee of the CGED
Date: May 7, 2018
Time: 5-6:30 pm
Venue: Room 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower
CGED Research Seminar Series
Women of Faith in Action: Inter-faith, inter-cultural and inter-generational dialogue
Panel Participants:
Dr. Helena Yuen, Buddist speaker
Rachel Friedmann, Jewish speaker
Tina Taheri-Moayed, Baha'i speaker
Fatima Qureshi, Muslim speaker
Kashifa Qureshi
Phyllis Marwah, Christian speaker
Date: March 21, 2019 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Venue: Room 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
Gender in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing
Speaker:
Becky Chambers, Author
Tang Fei, Author
Zen Cho, Author
Moderator:
Prof. Nicole Huang (Department of Comparative Literature, HKU)
Date: March 16, 2018 (Friday)
Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Venue: Rm. 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
CGED Research Seminar Series
Postgraduate Forum on Gender and Sexuality Research in the Arts
Moderator: Miguel Antonio N. Lizada, PhD Candidate at the Department of Comparative Literature
Respondent: Dr. Dagmar Schäfer, Visiting Professor at the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Date: 13 March 2018
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Venue: Room 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
The Business of Change-Making: A Barclays-HKU Conversation on Gender, Diversity, and Equity
Tanya Berry, Director, Chief of Staff Compliance Asia & Co-Chair Women’s Initiatives Network Hong Kong, Barclays
Staci Ford, Honorary Associate Professor, History, HKU
Michaela Forte, student, Comparative Literature and English Studies, HKU
Puja Kapai, Associate Professor of Law & Convenor, Women's Studies Research Centre, HKU
Elizabeth LaCouture, Assistant Professor, History, HKU
Bobby Ladwa, Director, Legal & Barclays Male Ally, Barclays
Jason Petrulis, Assistant Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary General Education, California Polytechnic University, Pomona
Andy Yu, Director, Head of Credit Risk North Asia & Barclays Male Ally, Barclays
Date:1 March 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Venue: Room 436, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
CGED Research Seminar Series
Designing House and Home in Republican-era Tianjin, China
Speaker: Dr Elizabeth LaCouture (Assistant Professor, School of Humanities, Department of History)
Respondent: Dr Ji, Li (Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages and Cultures – China Studies)
Date: February 6, 2018
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Venue: Room 436, Run Run Shaw Tower
CGED Research Seminar Series
Thoughts on Key Issues of Same-Sex Desire in Traditional Chinese Society
Speaker: Professor Wu Cuncun, School of Chinese, HKU
Respondent: Dr. Dixon Wong, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU
Date: 2 November 2017 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Venue: Room 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
A Conversation with the AsiaGlobal Fellows on Gender and Leadership in the Asia-Pacific Region
Panelists:
Rahimah Abdulrahim (Executive Director, The Habibie Center)
Benedictus Hari Juliawan (Secretary/Coordinator of Social Ministries, Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific)
Marc Levitt (Principal, Zeitgeist Strategies, LLC)
Maria Perez Esteve (Counsellor, World Trade Organization)
Moderator: Professor Gina Marchetti (Department of Comparative Literature; Committee on Gender Equality and Diversity)
Date: October 26, 2017 (Thursday)
Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: Rm. 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
CGED Research Seminar Series
Colonial Cosmopolitanism: Constance Cumming and Isabella Bird in Hong Kong, 1878
Speaker: Professor Julia Kuehn, School of English
Respondent: Professor Kendall Johnson, School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Date: 3 October 2017 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Venue: Room 436, Run Run Shaw Tower
