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線上講座 – 第二媒介時代的動漫文化:從二次元戀愛談起

題目:第二媒介時代的動漫文化:從二次元戀愛談起

講者:張歷君教授

日期:2021年12月9日  (星期四)

時間:下午15:30 – 17:00

語言:廣東話

形式:Zoom線上會議

會議連結:https://eduhk.zoom.us/j/98853601518

會議ID:988 5360 1518

 

講座簡介:

二次元戀愛和萌系女佛為何會與「社會的遊戲化」扯上關係?初音未來何以會是一種「生產性消費」(prosumption)的產物?社交媒體和網誌文化又如何影響香港漫畫家智海和江康泉的動漫創作?本講座將以波斯特(Mark Poster)的信息方式和第二媒介時代理論入手,探討2000年代以來東亞動漫文化與媒介環境之間複雜微妙的互動關係。

 

講者簡介:

張歷君,香港中文大學文化研究哲學博士。現為香港中文大學中國語言及文學系客座助理教授,亦為香港中文大學圖書館香港文學特藏顧問委員、《現代中文學刊》通訊編委、《方圓:文學及文化專刊》學術編輯、《字花》雜誌編委以及蘇州大學海外漢學(中國文學)研究中心的成員。研究專著《瞿秋白與跨文化現代性》於2020年由香港中文大學出版社出版。

 

Thanatic Ethics Fieldwork Travel Grant: Call for applications

Thanatic Ethics Fieldwork Travel Grant: Call for applications

The Thanatic Ethics project, an international collaboration between Centre for Popular Culture in the Humanities (CPCH) at the Education University of Hong Kong, Études Montpelliéraines du Monde Anglophone (EMMA) at the Paul-Valéry University, Montpellier 3, and Centre for International Studies (CERI) Sciences Po, Paris, invites applications from PhD students working on projects related to the aims and scope of Thanatic Ethics. Three grants of 1500 Euros/1700USD each (funded by the Centre for Popular Culture in the Humanities at the Education University of Hong Kong) will be awarded.

The travel grants will support students based at institutions anywhere in the world to conduct fieldwork in another country for their doctoral project. The award will cover international economy airline tickets, accommodation and any other reasonable research expenses incurred in the country where research is conducted.

 

Eligibility criteria (candidates must satisfy all of the following)

  • Applicants must be enrolled in a PhD programme.
  • Applicants must have a research project that aligns with the aims and scope of the Thanatic Ethics
  • Applicants must not be currently receiving another scholarship or grant that supports fieldwork.

 

Grant awardees agree to

  • Submit a short report of their fieldwork (1500 words, within 3 months of the completion of the fieldwork) to be published on the Thanatic Ethics website;
  • Submit a financial report including a detailed breakdown of expenses and receipts where applicable (1-2 pages, within 3 months of the completion of the fieldwork);
  • Present their research at a Thanatic Ethics Webinar;
  • Submit at least one article that arises from the fieldwork to an international, peer reviewed journal; and
  • Credit Thanatic Ethics and CPCH, EdUHK in all related presentations and publications.

 

Application Requirements

  • Applications must be submitted in English and should include the following:
  • A brief resume of the candidate (maximum 2 pages) including date of admission to a doctoral programme and current enrollment status
  • A research proposal of the candidate’s project – aims, scope, methodology, research questions, theoretical framework, a description of the proposed fieldwork and a timeframe. The importance of the fieldwork to the doctoral project should be underscored (maximum 1500 words plus references)
  • A description (maximum 1 page) of how the proposed research/fieldwork aligns with the aims and scope of Thanatic Ethics
  • A detailed breakdown of the anticipated research costs including travel, accommodation and subsistence (maximum 1 page)
  • A letter of support from the PhD supervisor
  • Completed applications must be submitted in a single PDF file (1.5 line spacing) to thanaticethics@gmail.com with the subject “Travel Grant application submission”.

 

Selection criteria

  • Relevance of the project and fieldwork to the aims and scope of the Thanatic Ethics project
  • Anticipated contribution to the field
  • Scholarly rigour and originality
  • Reasonable and realistic funding requirements

 

Deadline

The deadline for grant applications is February 15, 2022.

 

Enquiries

Enquiries about the grant should be sent to thanaticethics@gmail.com with the subject “Travel Grant application enquiry”.

Information on the Thanatic Ethics project can be found at: www.thanaticethics.com

Webinar – Dear Hong Kong: Celebrating Diversity in Asia’s World City

Speakers: Oskar Valles, Aggie Lam and guests

Date: 10 December 2021 (Friday)

Time: 15:30 – 16:30

Zoom Link: https://eduhk.zoom.us/j/99541260267

Zoom Meeting ID: 995 4126 0267

This webinar is part of the event series Otherness and Belonging in Hong Kong.

 

Abstract:

Dear Hong Kong, is a photo book of 200 pages featuring inspiring people from different countries, all living in Hong Kong, and their contribution to our city. The final goal of the project is to show the cultural diversity of the city through personal stories that inspire, promote inclusivity, break existing stereotypes and widen horizons.

About the speakers:

Oskar Valles

After 9 years in Hong Kong Oskar wants to give back to the city doing a project to increase social awareness in diversity and inclusion. He deeply believes in the unity of all humans, regardless of race, occupation, religion, or any other excuses people sometimes use to separate themselves from others.

Aggie Lam

Aggie’s life mission is to collect and discover as many inspiring stories as possible. She’s driven to slowly influence people around her to be more compassionate in order to achieve mutual understanding and respect among people across different backgrounds. She currently works in a social enterprise focusing on cultural education.

Webinar – In local exclusivity lies global inclusion : The relational ontology of asylum-seekers, refugees and the local community in a Hong Kong walled village

Speaker: Dr. Isabella Ng

Moderator: Dr. Alex Chan

Date: 3 December 2021 (Friday)

Time: 15:30 – 16:30pm

Zoom Link: https://eduhk.zoom.us/j/97229523801

Zoom Meeting ID: 972 2952 3801

This webinar is part of the event series Otherness and Belonging in Hong Kong.

 

Abstract:

Dr. Ng’s project is an 24 month ethnographic study in the ethnic cluster of rural Hong Kong. Through in-depth interviews with 80 asylum-seekers and refugees, local walled villagers who live with the groups in the villages, as well as interviews with NGOs, social workers and legislators who work with the groups, the project examines the relationship between the local community and the asylum-seekers and refugees in post-colonial Hong Kong. Drawing on relational ontology, Dr. Ng examines the interactions and interrelations between these groups amidst social, structural and historical changes.

 

Speaker:

Dr. Isabella Ng is the Assistant Professor and Associate Head (Teaching and Learning) in the Department of Asian and Policy Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong. She receives her PhD in Gender Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. She focuses her research on Gender and Development in Asia, Feminist Geography, Feminist Research methods, anthropology of migration; migrants and diaspora, rural villages in Hong Kong and China and media studies, by drawing mainly on her training in anthropological research methods.

Moderator:

Dr. Alex Chan is a lecturer in Soka University, teaching Sociology of Globalisation and transnational migration. He was previously teaching in the Education University of Hong Kong on Media, International Relations, and Sociology. A renowned journalist in Malaysia, he received his PhD in Sociology of Media in Doshisha University in Japan. He has been actively advocating for the asylum-seekers and refugees issues and is an executive committee member of The Hong Kong Society for Asylum seekers and Refugees.

Filming Screening – Djembe in the 13 Streets and Walled Village

Both these award-winning short films explore the relationship between the local Chinese and other ethnic groups living in Hong Kong. Walled Village tells the story of an university professor Isabella Ng and Tariq Mehmood, a Pakistani asylum-seeker who co-founded a society with other asylum-seekers and Hong Kong students to support the needs of the asylum-seekers and refugees in Hong Kong. Djembe in the 13 Streets (2019) explores the relationship between the growing African population in Hong Kong and the local Chinese.

These events are part of the event series Otherness and Belonging in Hong Kong.

Director – Brian Hung

Dr Brian Hung graduated from the School of Film and Television of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and received a Master’s Degree in Studio Art: Art in Media from New York University. He is the recipient of Jack Goodman Scholarship from NYU. He also has an EdD from The Education University of Hong Kong. Dr Hung’s creative outputs are focused on documentaries, short films and stories. His works have been selected by various international film festivals and exhibitions around the world, including Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States.

Moderator – Indie Chung

Indie Chung is a multi-visual educator and a trainer. A trained psychologist from HKU and Oxford, he has been working in different businesses and writing columns ranging in subjects from Arts to empowered skills training.

Djembe in the 13 Streets

Winner of the Social Change Award at the Asian American Film Festival, 2020 in Philadelphia, USA

Date: 19 Nov 2021 (Fri)

Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Moderator: Indie Chung

Film details: https://tickets.paaff.org/2020/movies/djembe-in-the-13-streets/

 

Walled Village

Winner of the Gold Remi award in Documentary Shorts at the 51st Worldfest in Houston, USA and the Official selection, Documentaries of the World at the 42nd Montreal World Film Festival, Canada

Date: 26 Nov 2021 (Fri)

Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Moderator: Indie Chung

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap7eoJ0mj6U

 

Event Series – Otherness and Belonging in Hong Kong

We are delighted to announce a 4 part series of events titled Otherness and Belonging in Hong Kong. The series includes the screening of two award winning short films followed by a dialogue with the director, a seminar on refugees and asylum seekers in a Hong Kong walled village and a discussion on Dear Hong Kong, a recently released 200-page photo book celebrating Hong Kong’s diversity. All events will be online. Stay tuned for further details on each event!

[Film screening] Djembe in the 13 streets

Followed by dialogue with Director Brian Hung

Moderator: Indie Chung

Date: 19 Nov 2021 (Fri)

Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Zoom link: https://eduhk.zoom.us/j/96723024636 (Meeting ID: 967 2302 4636)

 

[Film screening] Walled Village

Film screening followed by dialogue with Director Brian Hung

Moderator: Indie Chung

Date: 26 Nov 2021 (Fri)

Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Zoom link: https://eduhk.zoom.us/j/93743891324  (Meeting ID: 937 4389 1324)

 

[Seminar] Villagers and Asylum-Seekers/Refugees in a Postcolonial Walled Village: A Relational Perspective

Speaker: Isabella Ng, EdUHK

Date: 3 Dec 2021 (Fri)

Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Zoom link: https://eduhk.zoom.us/j/97229523801 (Meeting ID: 972 2952 3801)

 

[Seminar] Dear Hong Kong: Celebrating Diversity in Asia’s World City

Speakers: Oskar Valles, Aggie Lam and guests

Date: 10 Dec 2021 (Fri)

Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Zoom link: https://eduhk.zoom.us/j/99541260267 (Meeting ID: 995 4126 0267)