CGED Events 2020-2021
CGED Research Seminar Series
The Gendering of the Cultural Revolution: The Barefoot Doctor in High Socialist Narrative Feature Film
Speaker: Angie Baecker, Lecturer, Department of Art History, School of Humanities, HKU
Respondent: Vivian Sheng, Assistant Professor, Department of Art History, School of Humanities, HKU
Moderator: Alvin K Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, HKU
Date: 26 May 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
Zoom recording available here
Knowledge Exchange Series - Gender & Language
WORKSHOP - From Bystanding to Bravery
Practical Dialogue Tools for Challenging Micro-aggressions and Building a Gender-equal Workplace Culture
Facilitator: Sally Dellow, Director, Dramatic Difference
Moderator: Aditi Jhaveri, Lecturer, Centre for Applied English Studies, HKU
Date: 14 May 2021 (Friday)
Time: 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
CGED Research Seminar Series
Security's Porosity
Speaker: Timothy Gitzen, Postdoctoral Fellow, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Faculty of Arts, HKU
Respondent: Alvin K Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, HKU
Moderator: Mercedes Vázquez, Lecturer and Honorary Assistant Professor, Spanish Programme, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU
Date: 19 April 2021 (Monday)
Time: 7:30 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
Missing Opportunities: A Review of Gender Diversity on Hong Kong Boards
Speaker: Mohan Datwani, Solicitor
Deputy Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS), and Member, Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)
Moderator: Jackie Wang, PhD Candidate, Department of History, School of Humanities, HKU
Date: 13 April 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
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CGED Research Seminar Series
A Double Minority: Representation, Inculturation, and the Russian Orthodox Community in Hong Kong
Speakers:
Loretta E. Kim, Associate Professor and Director, China Studies - Arts Stream, School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC), HKU
Chengyi Zhou, PhD candidate (China Studies), SMLC, HKU
Respondent: John Carroll, Professor, Department of History, School of Humanities, HKU
Moderator: Vivien Wei, Assistant Professor, School of Chinese, HKU
Date: 22 March 2021 (Monday)
Time: 7:30 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
Gender Equality in Finland and the EU: Successes and Challenges
Speaker: Johanna Karanko, Consul-General of Finland to Hong Kong and Macao
Moderators:
Teele Rebane and Bidhya Shrestha, Gender Studies Majors, School of Humanities, HKU
Li Chong, German Programme, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU
Date: 9 March 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
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CGED Knowledge Exchange Series
Marginalisation and Empowerment: Voices of Hong Kong Women
7 March 2021 (Sunday)
2:30pm-4:30pm
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2:30pm: Opening Remarks by Gina Marchetti, CGED Chairperson and Ricky Chu, EOC Chairperson
2:40pm: Panel 1 – Class, Race and Gender: Intersectionality and Women in Hong Kong
Moderator: Alvin K. Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU
Panelists:
Brenda R. Alegre, Lecturer, Gender Studies, HKU
Leeh Ann, photographer and migrant worker
Si-si Liu, Director, Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres
3:40pm: Panel 2 – Visual Storytelling: Photography as Empowerment
Moderator: Roslyn Hammers, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, HKU
Panelists:
Nicole Huang, Chair and Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU
Kawaljot Kaur, photographer and Comparative Literature student
Lydia Kibandi, Global Programme Director, Lensational
4:30pm: Wrap-up by Li Chong, Lead, Knowledge Exchange and Outreach, CGED
Professional Development Workshop
Teacher-Student and Student-Student Interaction: Strategies to Promote a Classroom Culture of Inclusion
Facilitators:
Aditi Jhaveri - CAES
Daya Datwani - CAES
Albert Wong - CAES
Benita Chick – Encompass HK
Moderator:
Li Chong, German Programme, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU
Date: 2 March 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 1:00-2:15 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
CGED Research Seminar Series
Imperial Romance: Desire and Intimacy in Korean Literature, 1905-1945
Speaker: Su Yun Kim, Associate Professor, Korean Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU
Respondent: Lin Pei-yin, Associate Professor, School of Chinese, HKU
Moderator: Brian King, Assistant Professor, School of English, HKU
Date: 24 February 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
Knowledge Exchange Series on Gender & Language
Women, Language and the Media: Understanding the issues and taking action to create a gender equal narrative
Speaker: Lisa Moore, The Women’s Foundation
Moderator: Li Chong, German Programme, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU
Date: 2 February 2021 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00 PM
Delivery: via Zoom
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CGED Research Seminar Series
Gender, Modernity, Nationhood: History of Female Friendship from a Global Perspective
Speaker: Dr Ting Guo, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Gender Studies, School of Humanities HKU
Respondent: Professor Nicole Huang, Chair, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, HKU
Moderator: Dr Alvin K Wong, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, School of Humanities, HKU
Date: November 25, 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30 PM
Delivery: Zoom
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CGED Research Seminar Series
The Empire of the Father: The Remaking of Patriarchal Family Government in the Nineteenth Century United States
Speaker: Dr Julia Bowes, Assistant Professor, Department of History, HKU
Respondent: Dr Staci Ford, Honorary Associate Professor, Department of History and School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU
Moderator: Dr Nicholas YH Wong, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, HKU
Date: October 27, 2020 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:30 PM
Delivery: Zoom
CGED Research Seminar Series
Progressive or Immoral: Representations of the Modern Girl in Print Media of 1930s Taiwan
Speaker: Dr Lin Pei-yin, Associate Professor, School of Chinese, HKU
Respondent: Dr Elizabeth LaCouture, Assistant Professor, Gender Studies & History, School of Humanities, HKU
Moderator: Dr Leung Shuk Man, Assistant Professor, School of Chinese and School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU
Date: 23 September 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30 PM
Delivery: via Zoom