CGED Events 2020-2021
Knowledge Exchange Series
Listening through the Unheard:
A Reflection on 100 Years of U.S. Women’s Suffrage and its Connections with Asia
Panelists
Professor Louise Edwards
Emeritus Professor of Chinese History, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Professor Martha S. Jones
Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, Professor of History, and Professor at the SNF Agora Institute, The Johns Hopkins University
Panelist and Moderator
Dr. Brenda Rodriguez Alegre
Lecturer in the Gender Studies Programme, School of Humanities, The University of Hong Kong
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Time:
10 am to 11 am (Hong Kong time)
12 noon to 1 pm (Sydney time)
10 pm to 11 pm on August 17, 2021 (Baltimore time)
Delivery: via Zoom
Zoom recording available here
(Erratum: Professor Edwards has advised that the year mentioned at 29.59 of the video should be 1947, not 1937 as shown in the video transcript.)
Global Sexualities Book Launch
Queering Chinese Media and the Sinophone Pacific
Speakers: Hongwei Bao and Howard Chiang
Discussants and Respondents: Jamie Zhao and Alvin K. Wong
Moderator: Grace En-Yi Ting
Date: 16 June 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 1:30 – 3:30 PM Hong Kong Time (GMT +8)
Delivery: via Zoom
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
Click here for the link to the Zoom recording.
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
Link to Zoom recording of the seminar:
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