In order to nurture young scholars and explore future research directions in the field of East Asian Cinemas studies, the Centre for Cultural Studies will organize a masterclass on East Asian Cinemas on 27 and 28 November 2015 at CUHK campus. There will be keynote speeches by Prof. Earl Jackson, Jr. (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan) and Prof. Gina Marchetti (Hong Kong University). The masterclass will also provide opportunities for research postgraduate students (MPhil/PhD) to share their current projects, with feedback provided by the two keynote speakers and Prof. Vivian Lee (City University of Hong Kong).
Date: 27-28 November 2015
Venue: G24, Fung King Hey Building, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/YTRjG6j8Al
Keynote Speeches by
Prof. Earl Jackson, Jr. (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan), “Japanese Film Theory and Practice: Three Examples”
Prof. Gina Marchetti (Hong Kong University), “Occupying East Asian Screens”
All are welcome. Registration is required by 25 November 2015.
Enquiry: 3943 1255 / cuccs@cuhk.edu.hk
Rundown
| 27 November 2015 |
| 14:00 – 15:30, Keynote Speech
Chair: Prof. Huang Tsung Yi Michelle (CUHK)
Occupying East Asian Screens Prof. Gina Marchetti (HKU) |
| 15:30 – 16:00, Coffee Break
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| 16:00 – 18:00, Panel 1
Chair: Dr. Chan Ka Ming (CUHK) Discussant: Prof. Gina Marchetti (HKU)
Johnnie To’s and Wong Kar Wai’s gangster films and market-driven Hong Kong identity Dickson Cheung (HKBU)
The Lures of Sisterhood: Homo-Exoticism and Possible Lesbian Ong Yuin Ting (CUHK)
Soft Power and Film: What do Chinese Films Say about China? Bruno Lovric (City U) |
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28 November 2015 |
| 10:30 – 12:00, Keynote Speech
Chair: Prof. Pang Laikwan (CUHK)
Japanese Film Theory and Practice: Three Examples Prof. Earl Jackson, Jr. (NCTU) |
| 12:00 – 13:00, Lunch Break
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| 13:00 – 15:00, Panel 2
Chair: Dr. Li Tiecheng (CUHK) Discussant: Prof. Earl Jackson, Jr. (NCTU)
Chinese Independent Animation in the Contemporary World: A Comparative Study of the Cases in the Mainland China and Hong Kong Terrie Man-chi Cheung (City U)
From Local to Translocal: Story of McDull Series Wu Hang (HKUST)
The Triangle of Adaptation——Liu Na’ou’s Film: The Eternal Smile Yue Huanyu (HKUST) |
| 15:00 – 15:30, Coffee Break
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| 15:30 – 17:30, Panel 3
Chair: Ni Ziquan (CUHK) Discussant: Prof. Vivian Lee (City U)
Nationless Haunting, or the De-imagination of China in Hong Kong Horror Danny W.K. Chan (HKU)
Rural Screenings in Early Maoist China Ranging from 1949 to 1965 Guo Yanping (CUHK)
The Absurd as Condition and Strategy in Postsocialist Chinese Cinema Wong Ivy Hay Mun (HKU) |