Prof. Oscar Ho served as a speaker at International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam, Netherland from 29 March to 2 April 2017. He shared at an ICAF event entitled “A Conversation About Art & Activism in Hong Kong with Oscar Ho.” This event took place within a photo exhibition of…
Prof. Lim Song Hwee will serve as a speaker at the Association for Asian Studies annual conference in Toronto from 16 to 19 March 2017. Prof. Lim will present a paper entitled “Taiwan New Cinema as Soft Power: Documentary and Historiography” in a panel on “Reconfiguring Taiwan Cinema: Local, Regional and…
Prof. Pang Laikwan’s new book ‘The Art of Cloning: Creative Production during China’s Cultural Revolution’ is published by Verso in January 2017. Prof. Pang Laikwan investigates cultural production under Mao, and how artists and thinkers found autonomy in a culture of conformity. Pang examines the period of Cultural Revolution…
Prof. Wu Kaming and Dr. Zhang Jieying were interviewed by Chinadialogue on urban waste pickers in China and the book ‘The Life of Waste’. The interview is published by Chinadialogue and then by Guardian. They share their research of unknown lives of Waste pickers who work on the outskirts of Beijing, and…
文化研究學部博士生黎國威撰文〈何以對抗開發主義？〉（明報，2016年10月31日），談「城市古蹟保育論壇」的所見所聞。黎整理講者論及北角皇都戲院、景賢景、前政府合署西座等保育經驗，歸納民間團體各種保育工作要點，包括：歷史研究、政策倡議、社區導賞等。此外，他指出當下公民社會對抗發展主義，需要紮實的研究和保育團體的結盟，支持保育工作。
Call for Papers: Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature (ACCL) Biennial Conference: “Text, Media, and Transcultural Negotiation” June 21-23, 2017 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (請向下拉參看中文版本) Submission deadline: December 1, 2016. Three types of submission will be accepted: 1) Applicants may submit abstracts for potential inclusion in…
黎國威為《映畫手民》撰寫〈趙德胤：挖故事的人〉，回顧中大文化研究中心與影意志合作的《挖玉石的人》特別放映，以及導演趙德胤、影評人曾慶宏和影志意藝術總監崔允信於活動分享的創作經歷與心得。文章記述三位講者討論紀錄片的拍攝經歷、數碼攝影的機緣、社會政治與創作的關係等議題。文章請見：http://www.cinezen.hk/?p=6683。
何慶基教授接受《立場新聞》訪問，既談新書《拆拆剪剪——何慶基展覽策劃故事》，回顧在港從事策展工作超過三十年的經驗，也談「滿城盡是策展人」的現象及隱憂。他提醒策展人演繹文化的角色，應當以展覽回應時代，提出新穎的文化視野。詳情請瀏覽訪問文章〈專訪何慶基：藝術行政不止賣飛 策展人須提出文化視野〉：https://thestandnews.com/art/%E8%AA%AA%E6%9B%B8-%E4%BA%BA-%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E4%BD%95%E6%85%B6%E5%9F%BA-%E8%97%9D%E8%A1%93%E8%A1%8C%E6%94%BF%E4%B8%8D%E6%AD%A2%E8%B3%A3%E9%A3%9B-%E7%AD%96%E5%B1%95%E4%BA%BA%E9%A0%88%E6%8F%90%E5%87%BA%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E8%A6%96%E9%87%8E/
《蔡明亮與緩慢電影》作者林松輝教授將於8月29日主持由國際演藝評論家協會（香港分會）主辦的「聲音與影像的越界探戈」藝文沙龍講座。林教授將主持金馬導演蔡明亮與本地音樂創作人梁基爵的對談，兩者將於講座分享跨媒介創作《一零》的來龍去脈，談談電影語言與聲音實驗融合的「媒體裝置音樂旅程」如何煉成。關於講座詳情，請瀏覽：http://www.iatc.com.hk/doc/90480。關於《一零》演出，請瀏覽：https://www.facebook.com/events/169707373435151/
MCCC Creations 剛出版何慶基著作《拆拆剪剪——何慶基展覽策劃故事》。作者是香港極少數在政府藝術機制以外的全職當代藝術展覽策劃人，八十年代至今策劃過逾百個展覽。他在書中分享多年策展經驗的累積，闡述展覽策劃背後種種策略思維、掙扎、漫長協商和必須堅持的專業操守和價值。詳情請瀏覽：http://www.mccmcreations.com/#!oscarho-art-curatorship/clgg。