
About The Centre for Cultural Studies
The Centre for Cultural Studies (CCS) was established in August 2014 by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) within the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies (CRS), replacing the Centre for Culture and Development (established in November 2008). The aim of the Centre is to serve as a platform for the promotion of research activities in the field of cultural studies.
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[Film Screening & Talk] Geo-Trauma and Eco-Futures: Imagining Asia’s Largest Open-Pit Mine through the Lens of Cosmic Myth
Date: 30 March 2026 (Mon)…
Workshop 3 | Designing the Flooded Future: Prototyping & Co-Creating Public Experience
我們可以如何談論海平面上升?如何讓人真正感受到這個議題? How can we talk…
Curating as a Medium of Artistic Practice – Sites for Imagination: Curating Sigg Prize and Sigg Collection
Date: 31 March 2026 (Tue)…
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University and the Public: Staying with Our Common Concerns — A Conversation with Xiang Biao & Pang Laikwan
Date: April 9th, 2026 Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Venue: LT2, G/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK Language: English Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13728947 Speakers: …
第二屆大灣區製作人圓桌會議
自2024年首屆大灣區製作人圓桌會議成功舉辦以來,澳港粵大灣區演藝製作人平台初步成效,通過案例分享、專題研討與實地交流,初步構建了灣區製作人之間的聯動分享。隨著大灣區文化合作日益緊密,第二次會議將在首屆基礎上進一步深化灣區文化交流,推動交流機制化、合作實質化。結合灣區文旅融合與藝術創新趨勢,通過更結構化的話題設置與資源對接環節,促進製作人之間的長效協作,助力大灣區演藝生態的成熟與繁榮。 會議聯合召集人(按姓氏字母排序): 陳睿 珠海金灣藝術中心總經理、廣州大劇院副總經理 李易璇 香港芭蕾舞團行政總監 林國偉 香港中文大學文化管理專業應用副教授、文化管理碩士課程主任 茹國烈 香港中文大學文化及宗教研究系客席副教授 宋之歌 中國戲曲學院藝術管理與文化交流系副主任、副教授 2026年3月5日-6日 珠海金灣藝術中心 2026年3月7日-8日香港中文大學鄭裕彤樓2樓 主題分享會& 工作坊 • 當演藝遇到AI:前沿案例、實踐挑戰與未來發展 •…
Book Talk: In the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan
Date: March 20,2026 (Fri) Time: 9:00–10:30 AM Hong Kong time (Thursday, March 19, 9:00–10:30 PM EDT) Venue: Zoom (online meeting)…
What Happens Before the Gavel Falls?
Date: March 5th, 2026 Time: 3pm-5pm Speaker: Chen Liang-Lin Moderator: Prof. Lim Kok Wai Benny, CUHK Venue: ‼️ Important Note: Due to…
Research and Other Projects
Impact Case Studies: Art and Social Change
Principal Investigator: Prof. LIM Kok Wai, Benny
2021-2024
Funding Source: Project Impact Enhancement Fund (PIEF), CUHK
Funding Amount: HKD 210,000
Project abstract:
This project will focus on arts for seniors and apply the research outcomes to specific projects in collaboration with an arts organization working with seniors in Hong Kong. The project has launched an open-access book project titled, Empower Arts, Animate Communities (co-edited by Benny Lim and Oscar Ho) in October 2021. The book documents all six editions of the Forum on Community Arts organized between 2014 and 2020. The comprehensive documentation includes the rationale of each forum and the summaries of the keynote speeches. Besides the documentation, the book has also included 13 new articles written by international scholars/practitioners on community arts. The project also led to the organization of two forums on art and social change in May 2021 and March 2022 respectively, where participants share their current practice and research on community arts as well as arts and ageing. The project will proceed to develop and document impact projects between 2023 and 2025.
Click here for details: https://communityarts.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/
“Bullet Screen” for Virtual Teaching and Learning: An Innovation for Online Collaborative Video Analysis
Principal supervisor: Prof. TAN Jia
Co-supervisors: Prof. CHUNG Peichi, Dr. LI Tiecheng
Sep 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023
Funding Source: Funding Scheme for Virtual Teaching and Learning, CUHK
Funding Amount: HKD 300,000
Project abstract:
The goal of this project is to develop and implement an online tool for video analysis as a virtual teaching and learning activity using the innovative function of “bullet screen”. Bullet screen, or danmu (彈幕), is a popular function in Asian video sharing websites where users can submit, view, and add textual commentaries flying in and out of screen like bullets while watching the videos online. The bullet screen as a learning tool enables students to watch the video at one’s own pace, pause anytime, and make comments in a virtual setting. Furthermore, it is designed to optimize collaborative online learning with video by encouraging interactions among students and between students and teacher while watching the videos as well as during face-to-face teaching by facilitate in-depth discussions of what was watched. The students can upload videos for others to comment on, which engages students to be partners in teaching and teaching development. As videos are increasingly effective across science, engineering, and humanities, this project serves as a pilot study that has the potential to be adopted by other courses university-wide for future uses. Ultimately, this project aims to develop a learning tool with bullet screen functions which is optimal for virtual as well as mixed-mode teaching and learning.
Click here for details: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/proj/bulletscreen/





