CGED Events 2018-2019
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
Closing the Gap: A Cross-Disciplinary Panel Discussion on Gender Equality in Hong Kong
Panelists:
Dr. Benjamin Au Yeung (Scholar in Linguistics & Actor)
Ms. Fion Leung (Co-founder of Time Auction)
Ms. Ansah Majeed Malik (Social Worker)
Ms. Marie Claire Lim Moore (Author & Business Leader)
Ms. Fiona Nott (CEO of The Women’s Foundation)
Hosts & Moderators:
Dr. Elizabeth LaCouture (Gender Studies Programme and History, School of Humanities, HKU)
Dr. Li Chong (German Programme, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU)
MC:
Ms. Charlotte Chan (HKU Student)
Date: 25 June 2019
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00pm
Venue: 4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
CGED Research Seminar Series
Domestic Helpers on the Screen: Discussing Roma
Panelists:
Dr. María Mercedes Vázquez Vázquez, Lecturer & Honorary Assistant Professor, HKU
Dr. Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, Assistant Professor, HKU
Dr. Deborah Shaw, Reader in Film Studies, University of Portsmouth (via video)
Moderator:
Professor Ying Zhu, Professor & Director of Centre for Film and Moving Image Research, Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University
Date: Tuesday 7 May 2019
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Rm 4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
CGED Research Seminar Series
Framing a Socialist Face: Women in Mao-era Photography
Speaker: Professor Nicole Huang, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU
Respondent: Dr. Vivian Sheng, Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts, HKU
Date: Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Rm 4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
Melon@HKU Women in Science Fiction
Speakers: Jo Walton, Aliette de Bodard, Regina Kanyu Wang, Rebecca F. Kuang
Moderators:
Dr. Alvin Wong, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU
Mr. William Lau, English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Date: Friday 22 March 2019
Time: 4-6 PM
Venue: 4.36, 4/F, Sir Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
Screening of #Female Pleasure and Discussion on Women’s Rights
Speakers:
Ms. Anne Misselwitz (Cinematographer of #Female Pleasure)
Prof. Petula S.Y. Ho (Professor, Department of Social Work and Administration, HKU)
Prof. Mette Hjort (Chair Professor in Humanities, Dean of Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Ms. Rachel Cartland (Board Member, The Women's Foundation)
Moderator:
Dr. Travis Kong (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, HKU)
Speacial Guest:
DJ Gia (HKU alumna)
Date: March 8, 2019 (Friday)
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Venue: Studio 330, Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre, HKU
CGED Research Seminar Series
Women at the University of Hong Kong, 1911-1995
Speaker: Dr. Peter Cunich (Associate Professor, Department of History, HKU)
Respondent: Dr. Staci Ford (Honorary Associate Professor, Department of History, HKU)
Date: 26 February 2019 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Rm4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
International Women’s Day 2019 - EU & HKU Short Video Competition
Theme and Objectives: Women and Society
Share your views and experiences about women and society through a short video. Please make sure to include explicit references to "women" and "society" in your film.
Selection criteria and jury
Ms. Ruby Yang, award-winning Chinese American filmmaker, will head a jury composed of other professionals in the fields of film and gender. Judging criteria include:
a) originality and creativity of the content, as well as its relevance to the theme
b) artistic merits of the skills displayed, including filming techniques, script, and direction
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
Black in Black and White: African American Independent Filmmaking – History, Politics, and Aesthetics
Screening and panel discussion of: Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1977)
Opening Remarks: Derek Collins (Dean, Faculty of Arts, HKU)
Moderator: Gina Marchetti (Comparative Literature, HKU)
Panelists: Sam Ho (Film critic and curator); Keith B. Richburg (Journalism & Media Studies Centre, HKU); Jason Petrulis (Department of History, HKU)
Respondent: Tim Gruenewald (American Studies, HKU)
Date: 13 September 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU