Prof. Pang Laikwan has been invited to be a spotlight speaker of the 11th International Conference Crossroads in Cultural Studies from December 14 to 17, 2016 at Sydney University, Australia. Prof. Pang will present a paper entitled “The Agony of Freedom: Debates around Hong Kong Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014” which discusses the Hong Kong government’s recent withdrawal of its Copyright Bill Amendment after netizens’ tremendous protests. This paper analyzes how copyright becomes a battlefield in Hong Kong’s fight for democracy, and how the commercial interests of the right holders collide and contest with the political interests of the public.

More information of the conference can be found at crossroads2016.org.