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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20220309T100000
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DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
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SUMMARY:Transpacific Celebrity: Xiao Hong\, Agnes Smedley\, and Eileen Chang
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Gender Equality and Diversity and the Gender Studies Programme at the University of Hong Kong present: \nTranspacific Celebrity: Xiao Hong\, Agnes Smedley\, and Eileen Chang \nSpeaker:\nClara Iwasaki\, Assistant Professor\, Department of East Asian Studies\, University of Alberta \nDiscussant:\nNicole Huang\, Professor and Chair\, Department of Comparative Literature\, School of Humanities\, HKU \nModerator:\nElizabeth LaCouture\, Director and Assistant Professor\, Gender Studies Programme\, School of Humanities\, HKU \nDate: Wednesday\, March 9\, 2022 \nTime: 10:00 am Hong Kong Time \nVenue: On Zoom \nAll are welcome. Please register and the link will be sent to you before the event. \nhttps://bit.ly/CIwasaki \nThis talk focuses on the way three authors\, Xiao Hong\, Agnes Smedley and Eileen Chang\, circulated around the transpacific. All three writers are strongly associated with autobiographical writings and in the case of Xiao and Chang\, their sensational biographies (particularly their love lives) have frequently overshadowed their writing. All three women deployed their literary personae\, but their control over their image was never absolute. Xiao Hong and Agnes Smedley were friends and more importantly\, they circulated each other’s works and literary images. Xiao Hong sees in Smedley’s work a universal feminist struggle. Smedley sees in Xiao Hong a vision of a progressive and particularly Chinese proletarian feminism. For Eileen Chang\, her autobiographical novels remained unpublished until many years after her death because her stark self-revelation was inconsistent with the image of old Shanghai glamor that her earlier fiction had conjured up. \nClara Iwasaki is an assistant professor in the department of East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta. Her book Rethinking the Modern Chinese Canon: Refractions across the Transpacific was published by Cambria in 2020. \nThis event is organised with the support of the Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures (CSGC) and the Department of Comparative Literature\, School of Humanities\, HKU. \nEnquiries: Georgina Challen – gchallen@hku.hk
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/transpacific-celebrity-xiao-hong-agnes-smedley-and-eileen-chang/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events,Gender Studies Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20211115T083000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20211130T220000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20211112T061252Z
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SUMMARY:“TRANSCENDENCE: Transcendence Journey: Incarnation of Charm and Elegance” Exhibition and Virtual Tour
DESCRIPTION:We are writing to cordially invite you to attend our photo exhibition\, “TRANSCENDENCE: Transcendence Journey: Incarnation of Charm and Elegance.” This exhibition is jointly produced by the Association of World Citizens Hong Kong and Photographer Candy Yeung. It features eleven portrait photos of transgender people living in Hong Kong representing their authentic side and for the public to understand the current situation of transgender people living around us. Through this exhibition dedicated to the transgender community\, we hope to share the stories with our guests coming from all walks of life. \n“It is very important for anyone to be able to show to others their “True Self”. Otherwise\, life in society will be extremely difficult. “ – Mimi Wong. Transgender Person / Producer of Award-Winning Transgender Movie《A Woman Is A Woman》 \nGuests are welcome to visit the exhibition at the HKU Main Library from 15th to 30th November 2021 or visit the Digital Exhibit Space\, a virtual platform provided by HKU. \nEXHIBITION DETAILS: \nVenue: G/F\, Main Library\, HKU\nDate: 15-30 November 2021\nTime: 8:30-22:00 (Monday to Friday)\, 8:30-19:00 (Saturday)\, 10:00-19:00 (Sunday) \nPlease be reminded that participants attending the physical exhibit would need to keep their mask on at all times and have their temperature checked before entering the venue. Eating and drinking are also not allowed in the Main Library. \nVIRTUAL TOUR: \nTo experience the exhibition virtually\, you may visit via the Digital Exhibit Space (DES) link:\nhttps://des.hku.hk/spaces/35667/share\n(Note: The DES link will be activated on the 15th of November 2021) \nFor enquiries\, please feel free to contact: transcendence@hku.gmail.com. \nWe look forward to seeing you! \nSincerely\, \nStudents from the University of Hong Kong enrolled in the CCHU9007 course of “Sexuality and Gender: Diversity and Society.” \nIn collaboration with:\nU.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau\nCGED (Committee on Gender Equality and Diversity)\, HKU\nCommon Core Office\, HKU\nGender Studies Programme\, HKU\nFaculty of Arts\, HKU\nSchool of Humanities\, HKU\nFaculty of Architecture\, HKU\nThe University of Hong Kong Libraries \n  \nMAP: \nYou can reach HKU Main Library by MTR at HKU station\, Exit A1/A2.\nCar parks are also available.\nPlease visit these links for more information. \nhttps://lib.hku.hk/general/location/index.html\nhttps://www.estates.hku.hk/campus-information/campus-map-transport/transportation-hku
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/transcendence-transcendence-journey-incarnation-of-charm-and-elegance-exhibition-and-virtual-tour/
LOCATION:G/F\, Main Library\, The University of Hong Kong\, G/F\, Main Library\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20200616T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20200616T150000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20200525T023631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T040504Z
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SUMMARY:Queering China and the Sinophone: A Joint Book Launch of Keywords in Queer Sinophone Studies and Queer China
DESCRIPTION:Queering China and the Sinophone:\nA Joint Book Launch of Keywords in Queer Sinophone Studies and Queer China\nDate: June 16 2020 (Tuesday)\nTime: Hong Kong (GMT+8) 13:00 – 15:00\nDuration: 2 hours (1 hour for each book\, including Q&A and discussion)\nVenue: Zoom\nPlease register at https://forms.gle/tGXV1HPrgYCZ3XfH7 for Zoom link and access to speaker biographies \n  \nEvent blurb\nQueer cultures in China and the Sinophone world have undergone rapid development in recent decades. What are they like? How do they relate to each other? How do they help us understand sexuality\, identity\, globalization\, nationalism\, racism\, and COVID-19?\nThis joint book launch event will launch two books recently published by Routledge:\n1. Keywords in Queer Sinophone Studies\, coedited by Howard Chiang and Alvin K. Wong\n(https://www.routledge.com/Keywords-in-Queer-Sinophone-Studies/Chiang-Wong/p/book/9780367226039)\n2.  Queer China: Lesbian and Gay Literature and Visual Culture under Postsocialism\, authored by Hongwei Bao\n(https://www.routledge.com/Queer-China-Lesbian-and-Gay-Literature-and-Visual-Culture-under-Postsocialism/Bao/p/book/9780367462840) \nSome contributing authors will introduce their articles in the former book; Dr. Jamie J. Zhao will chair the event and discuss the latter book. Together\, these authors will chart the fascinating terrain of queer Chinese and Sinophone studies; they will also ask urgent questions about the place of queer cultures and queer theory in the global pandemic. \n  \nBiographies of Speakers and Moderator:\nSpeakers: Howard Chiang\, Alvin K. Wong\, Hongwei Bao\, Lucetta Y. L. Kam\, and M. Antonio Lizada \nHongwei Bao:\nHongwei Bao is an associate professor of media and cultural studies at the University of Nottingham\, UK\, where he also co-directs Centre for Contemporary East Asian Cultural Studies. He is the author of Queer Comrades: Gay Identity and Tongzhi Activism in Postsocialist China (Nordic Institute of Asia Studies Press\, 2018) and Queer China: Lesbian and Gay Literature and Visual Culture under Postsocialism (Routledge\, 2020). \nHoward Chiang:\nHoward Chiang is Associate Professor of History at the University of California\, Davis. He is the author of After Eunuchs: Science\, Medicine\, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China (Columbia University Press\, 2018)\, which received the 2019 International Convention of Asia Scholars Humanities Book Prize\, and Transtopia in the Sinophone Pacific (Columbia University Press\, 2021). \nLucetta Y. L. Kam:\nLucetta Y. L. Kam is Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing at Hong Kong Baptist University. She is the author of Shanghai Lalas: Female Tongzhi Communities and Politics in Urban China (HKU Press\, 2013; Chinese edition 2015). Her current projects include the transnational mobility of queer women from China and inter-Asian queer fandom in Taiwan of the all-female Takarazuka Revue in Japan. \nM. Antonio Lizada:\nM. Antonio Lizada is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature at HKU where he is completing his dissertation on post-1997 gay cinema of Thailand\, the Philippines\, and Hong Kong. His research areas are postcolonial queer theory\, Southeast Asian literature and popular culture. He is also a creative writer and an occasional theater actor. \nAlvin K. Wong:\nAlvin K. Wong is Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at HKU. He is currently writing a book titled Queer Hong Kong as Method. Wong has published in journals such as Journal of Lesbian Studies\, Gender\, Place & Culture\, Culture\, Theory\, and Critique\, Concentric\, Continuum\, and Cultural Dynamics and in edited volumes such as Transgender China\, Queer Sinophone Cultures\, and Hong Kong Keywords. \nDiscussant and Moderator: Jamie J. Zhao\nJamie J. Zhao is a global queer media scholar and currently Assistant Professor of Communications in the Department of Media and Communication at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. She is the co-editor of Boys’ Love\, Cosplay\, and Androgynous Idols: Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China\, Hong Kong\, and Taiwan (HKUP\, 2017). \n  \nFor general inquiries\, please contact Christine Vicera: VICERACN@HKU.HK
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/queering-china-and-the-sinophone-a-joint-book-launch-of-keywords-in-queer-sinophone-studies-and-queer-china/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20200429T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20200429T183000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20200424T095129Z
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SUMMARY:Outcry and Whisper: An Online Discussion Via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Outcry and Whisper: An Online Discussion Via Zoom\nDate: Wednesday\, 29th April 2020\nTime:\nHong Kong\, 5:00-6:30PM (GMT+8)\nIsrael\, 12:00PM -1:30PM (GMT +3)\nSwitzerland\, 11:00AM-12:30PM (GMT+2)\n\nPlease register at https://forms.gle/ezk1455ZHKNixHD57 for a link to the Zoom discussion. \n\n\n\nFilm Synopsis: \n\nShot over an eight-year period (2007-2015)\, this documentary film aims to present women’s struggle in the private and public spheres\, both in China and Hong Kong. It offers a view into the lives of female factory workers\, artists\, rights activists\, and intellectuals – whom deal with political violence\, sexual harassment\, online bullying\, long-term separation from family\, arbitrary treatment by transnational factory\, management\, and/or poverty in their home villages.\n\nLink to online film premiere via Visions Réel: https://bit.ly/2z0PXG2​ \n\n\n\n\n\nFilmmaker Bibliographies: \n\nHuang Wenhai\, Director\, Cinematographer\, Editor\nHuang Wenhai (aka: Wen Hai) studied at the Beijing Film Academy and has since 2001 been active as an independent film director. Among his best known films are Floating Dust (2004)\, Dream Walking (2006)\, We (2008)\, and We the Workers (2017).\nZeng Jinyan\, Producer\, Co-director\, Cinematographer\, Performing Artist\nZeng Jinyan\, scholar\, writer\, and documentary filmmaker\, a HKU alumna\, the 2017 Oak Fellow at Colby College\, is the 2020 -2022 Outstanding Chinese and Indian Post-doc Fellow at the University of Haifa.\nTrish McAdam\, Animation Director\nTrish McAdam\, Filmmaker and Visual Artist\, best Know for Snakes and Ladders (1997)\, Hoodwinked (1998)\, No Enemies Liu Xiaobo (2012) and Strangers of Kindness (2015). Member of Aosdana (2017). Irish Film Institute Director in Focus 2019. \n\nOrganizers:\n\nThis online discussion is presented by the Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures\, Department of Comparative Literature\, School of Humanities\, The University of Hong Kong\, with the support of the HKU Gender Studies Program\, the Committee on Gender Equality and Diversity\, the Women’s Studies Research Centre\, the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Haifa\, and the Vision du Réel International Film Festival Nyon. \n\nFor general enquiries\, please contact Ms Christine Vicera at viceracn@hku.hk.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/outcry-and-whisper-an-online-discussion-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events,HKU Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20191205T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20191205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20200514T075136Z
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SUMMARY:Is Gender a Disability? An Introduction to the Talmud and its Discourse
DESCRIPTION:Is Gender a Disability? An Introduction to the Talmud and its Discourse\nDate: 5 December 2019 (Thursday)\nTime: 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\nVenue: Garden Room\, Jewish Community Center (JCC)\, 70 Robinson Rd. Mid-levels \n  \nThis talk considers the language of disability and gender within the particular context of the Talmud\, an important Jewish legal compendium that spans the third to ninth centuries of the common era. We will consider multiple legal categories of one’s relationship to the law within the Talmud\, such as hayav (obligated/liable)\, pattur (not obligated)\, and assur (forbidden and punishable)\, and the ways in which law plays a role in determining the behaviors of minors\, slaves\, those with disabilities\, those who are sexually nonbinary\, and women. How does Talmudic jurisprudence treat these groups when determining law\, and what might we learn about the way in which ancient Jewish thinkers\, and perhaps those in the broader ancient world\, thought about the relationship between law and identity? \nSpeaker: Rachel Slutsky – Doctoral candidate in Hebrew Bible\, Harvard University \nRachel Slutsky is a doctoral candidate in Hebrew Bible at Harvard University\, where she specializes in ancient Jewish biblical interpretation. Rachel received her BA with Honors from Stern College\, Yeshiva University in English Literature and Jewish Studies\, as well as an MA from the University of Chicago in Hebrew Bible. In addition to co-directing the Jewish Studies Workshop at Harvard and serving as a Jewish Studies teaching fellow in courses on the Holocaust and modern Jewish History\, Rachel speaks to both lay and academic audiences both in the US as well as abroad about biblical interpretation\, Jewish\, Christian\, and Muslim approaches to the Bible\, and Jewish history. She is currently writing a dissertation about the notion of legal discourse in the Second Temple and Rabbinic periods as an exegetical phenomenon. Rachel lives in Cambridge\, MA with her husband\, Jacob. \n*All HKU guests must register by Dec 1 2019\nHKID or passport must be presented at the entrance for security check. \nPlease register by email\nHKU staff and students: genderst@hku.hk\nJCC members: enquiries@jcc.org.hk
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/is-gender-a-disability-an-introduction-to-the-talmud-and-its-discourse/
LOCATION:Garden Room\, Jewish Community Center (JCC)\, 70 Robinson Rd. Mid-levels
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events,Gender Studies Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190625T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190625T190000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190531T045006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190601T131732Z
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SUMMARY:A cross-disciplinary panel discussion on Gender Equality in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an evening of stimulating discussion\, interesting viewpoints\, and reflection as we explore the role of gender in the modern workplace! \n“Closing the Gap” is a panel discussion event focusing on gender equality and diversity in Hong Kong. Prominent influential voices from different ethnic and career backgrounds – including the arts\, business and entrepreneurship\, and the social sciences – will share the challenges and triumphs they experienced in navigating the complexities of gender and leadership. They will also examine the ways in which societal trends\, language\, and stereotypes influence how we perceive gender in our daily lives\, both at work and university. \nThis event is supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund granted by the University Grants Committee\, which aims to positively impact society by delivering information from experts and engaging individuals from different fields in order to enhance social and cultural well-being. \nPanelists:\nDr. Benjamin Au Yeung (Scholar in Linguistics & Actor)\nMs. Fion Leung (Co-founder of Time Auction)\nMs. Ansah Majeed Malik (Social Worker)\nMs. Marie Claire Lim Moore (Author & Business Leader)\nMs. Fiona Nott (CEO of The Women’s Foundation) \nHosts & Moderators:\nDr. Elizabeth LaCouture (Gender Studies Programme and History\, School of Humanities\, HKU)\nDr. Li Chong (German Programme\, School of Modern Languages and Cultures\, HKU) \nMC:\nMs. Charlotte Chan (HKU Student) \nLearn more
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/a-cross-disciplinary-panel-discussion-on-gender-equality-in-hong-kong/
LOCATION:Room 4.36\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190516T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190425T045055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T042141Z
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SUMMARY:The Compass to Navigating Your Career and Finding Purpose
DESCRIPTION:HKU School of Humanities\, Gender Studies Programme and Women’s Studies Research Center present \nThe Compass to Navigating Your Career and Finding Purpose  \nSpeaker: \nDr. Jane Horan\, Author & Founder of the Horan Group \n  \nAbstract \nIn today’s rapidly changing work environment\, concerns about AI\, robots and the future of work\, and the varying needs of a multigenerational workforce\, conversations continue to focus on finding meaning and working for an organization or leader that is purpose driven. Using a mix of insights from business\, psychology\, philosophy\, and leadership research\, the session explores how to better understand yourself and your purpose. This interactive presentation provides research based questions and practical tools to reveal the what\, why and how of meaningful work\, dispelling the myths and connecting the dots to finding a purpose driven career. In this 2 hour session\, students learn how to uncover strengths\, interests and what matters most by looking backward to plan forward. \nBio \nDr. Jane Horan is the founder of the Horan Group\, a Singapore based strategic consultancy that shapes savvy cross-cultural work environments. She has lived in Asia for over two decades and previously worked for Kraft\, Disney and GE in Organizational Leadership and Talent Development roles. Jane works with Fortune 500 companies\, NGOs\, and academic institutions in Asia\, North America and Europe as an executive coach and facilitator in leadership\, political savvy and bias awareness. Her book\, “I Wish I’d Known That Earlier in My Career: the power of positive workplace politics” combines 20 years of work experience and research in political savvy and leadership.\n​\nDate: Thursday 16 May 2019 \nTime: 10:30am – NOON \nVenue: Rm4.04\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU \nAll are welcome. Please register online HERE  \nFor inquires: genderst@hku.hk/ 39174182
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/1308/
LOCATION:Room 4.04\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centenial Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events,Gender Studies Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190506T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190506T163000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190502T060956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T042233Z
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SUMMARY:#WontBeErased: Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Conversion Therapy
DESCRIPTION:#WontBeErased: Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Conversion Therapy \nSpeaker: Sam Brinton\nModerators: Dr Alvin Wong and Dr Brenda Alegre \n  \nIn this fire-chat series\, nuclear scientist Sam Brinton from the US will share his personal journey in undergoing gay conversion therapy when he was young. He will discuss the challenges he faced and how homophobia has impacted him. He has now transformed that traumatic experience into a positive experience and influences other people to combat homophobia. Sam has been an important voice in the LGBTQ movement in US and will also share his experience in activism. \n  \nAbout Sam:\nSam is currently the Head of Advocacy and Government Affairs of the Trevor Project\, an organisation providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people under 25. \nBeing a nuclear scientist and queer activist and from helping people to understand the differences in advanced nuclear reactors to the dangerous practices of anti-gay conversion therapy\, Sam has the passion to change the world. This brings him to speak before the United Nations and the US Congress etc. He has also been featured in interviews with TIME\, The Guardian and many others. \n  \nMore about IDAHOT:\nHeld every year on May 17\, IDAHOT draws the attention of policymakers\, opinion leaders\, social movers and shakers\, the general public and the media to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people globally. \n  \nThe theme of IDAHOT 2019 is “Biphobia”. From now until May 17\, Pink Alliance will be organizing a series of events to help educate the public and increase their understanding of this issue. By distributing pamphlets\, we wish to promote the understanding of “Bi+Pan” sexuality. By conducting other outreach activities\, including talks on gay conversion therapy by the U.S. queer activist Sam Brinton\, a theatre workshop entitled “The Same\, Not The Same?”\, a photography / art exhibition by local Bi artists\, and school talks on IDAHOT\, we hope to further raise awareness of the prejudice faced by bisexuals in both the general and queer communities. \n  \nDate: Monday 6 May 2019 \nTime: 3:00pm – 4:30pm \nVenue: Rm4.36\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU \nAll are welcome. Registration online HERE \nFor enquiries\, please contact Christine Vicera at viceracn@hku.hk
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/wontbeerased-protecting-lgbtq-youth-from-conversion-therapy/
LOCATION:Room 4.36\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events,HKU Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190325T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190325T180000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190124T094423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T070645Z
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SUMMARY:Troubling Conscience: Religious Freedom and Health Care in Modern America
DESCRIPTION:Troubling Conscience: Religious Freedom and Health Care in Modern America\n——-Details——- \nSpeaker: Dr Ronit Stahl (UC Berkeley)\nDate: 25/3/2019 (Mon)\nTime: 16:30 – 18:00\nVenue: Rm 4.36\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU\nLanguage: English \nDetail: https://www.history.hku.hk/news_s18_stahl.html\n\nThis seminar is co-hosted by the School of Humanities\, Gender Studies programme\, and Department of History.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/troubling-conscience-religious-freedom-and-health-care-in-modern-america/
LOCATION:Room 4.36\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190325T000000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190325T000000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190124T094730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T073259Z
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SUMMARY:Jewish life in US Colleges and Universities
DESCRIPTION:Jewish life in US Colleges and Universities\n——-Details——- \nSpeaker: Rabbi Dena Bodian\nDate: 25/3/2019 (Mon)\n*By invitation only. \nThis seminar is co-hosted by the School of Humanities\, Gender Studies programme\, and United Jewish Congregation.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/jewish-life-in-us-colleges-and-universities/
LOCATION:By invitation only
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190313T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190313T183000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190124T093917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T070307Z
UID:1180-1552496400-1552501800@genderstudies.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Fireside Chat: Faith and Feminism
DESCRIPTION:Gender Studies Seminar Series\nFireside Chat: Faith and Feminism\n——-Details——- \nSpeaker: Dr Donna Freitas\nModerator: Professor Maureen Sabine\nDate: 13/3/2019 (Wed)\nTime: 17:00 – 18:30\nVenue: HKU Foundation Chamber\, Hung Hing Ying Building\, HKU\nLanguage: English \nRegistration: HERE \n\nThis seminar is co-hosted by the Gender Studies programme\, Faith and Global Engagement at HKU\, Faculty of Education\,WSRC\, and CGED.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/1180/
LOCATION:HKU Foundation Chamber\, Hung Hing Ying Building\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190312
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190313
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190124T160055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T073324Z
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SUMMARY:Teaching Consent Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Teaching Consent Workshop\n——-Details——- \nSpeaker: Dr. Donna Freitas\nDate: 12/3/2019 (Tue)\n*For HKU Faculty by invitation \nThis seminar is co-hosted by the Gender Studies programme\, Faith and Global Engagement at HKU\, Faculty of Education\, WSRC\, and CGED.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/teaching-consent-workshop/
LOCATION:By invitation only
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190311T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190311T203000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190124T092738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T040111Z
UID:1172-1552330800-1552336200@genderstudies.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Social Media and the Pursuit of Happiness
DESCRIPTION: “McDonald Faith and Global Engagement Distinguished Lecture” \nLike?: Social Media and Happiness\n——-Abstract——- \nCan social media make us happy? When Donna Freitas set out to interview university students across the United States about social media\, she found happiness to be a recurring theme in those conversations. When students talk about social media and their smartphones\, they do so in a way that measures their happiness – or the appearance of happiness\, for an online audience. In this lecture\, Donna Freitas will address the major findings of her national (USA) study – from happiness and the ‘professionalisation’ of social media. Freitas will invite us to think about how we can respond to the issues that social media and our smartphones raise. We will explore a question that Freitas’ students pondered through her research: What does it mean to have a healthy relationship with social media and our smartphones? \n——-About the speaker——-​ \nDonna Freitas is a researcher and writer of nonfiction. Her publications include\, Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality\, Spirituality\, Romance and Religion on America’s College Campuses\, (Oxford Univ Press)\, and most recently\, The Happiness Effect\, (OUP). She received her Ph.D. in 2001 (Catholic University)\, and has been a professor at Boston University and the Honors College at Hofstra University. \n——-Details——- \nSpeaker: Donna Freitas\nDate: 11/3/2019 (Mon)\nTime: 19:00\nVenue: Rayson Huang Lecture Theatre\, HKU\nLanguage: English\nAdmission: Free. Registration needed \n\nThis seminar is organized by Faith and Global Engagement HKU\, and co-hosted by Faculty of Education\, Gender Studies Programme\, and Committee on Gender Equality and Diversity.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/social-media-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/
LOCATION:Rayson Huang Lecture Theatre
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190221T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190221T220000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190211T010516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190211T010932Z
UID:1222-1550779200-1550786400@genderstudies.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Vagina Monologues 2019
DESCRIPTION:“When you rape\, beat\, maim\, mutilate\, burn\, bury\, and terrorize women\, you destroy the essential life energy on the planet.” \nThe Vagina Monologues is a series of episodes written by Eve Ensler about women’s experiences: sex\, abuse\, love and birth. Since its debut in 1996\, it has been performed in over 140 countries with critical acclaim\, featuring famous actresses such as Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey. Benefits from The Vagina Monologues\, along with the V-Day movement\, have raised over US$100 million for anti-violence against women organisations. \n\nOur performances over the past 2 years have received tremendous positive feedbacks\, and we are delighted to bring you our very own production of The Vagina Monologues at HKU again this year to celebrate the spirit of women’s empowerment. Join us in a brilliant\, hilarious\, turbulent\, and at times outrageous night at Rayson Huang Theatre\, where our actresses representing various female identities will inspire and expand your insights about womanhood and sexuality. \nPerformance details\nDate: 21/2/2019 (Thursday)\nTime: 8pm to 10pm\nRegistration: 7:30pm\nVenue: Rayson Huang Theatre\, Main Campus\, HKU\nTickets: $20\n***FREE OF CHARGE for current HKU STUDENTS*** \nIf you are interested\, please register at https://goo.gl/forms/qORwNFGyerYmXrNo2\nIf you have any enquiries\, please contact Sophie Mak of the Lap-Chee College Global Diversity Team via lapcheediversity@gmail.com.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/the-vagina-monologues-2019/
LOCATION:Rayson Huang Lecture Theatre
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190227
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20190124T092349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T083034Z
UID:1167-1550016000-1551225599@genderstudies.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Spots of Light: Women in the Holocaust Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Spots of Light: Women in the Holocaust Exhibition\nOpen Ceremony \nDate: 13/2/2019 (Wed)\nTime: 18:00\nVenue:Centennial Campus Site A (Opposite the BEA)\, HKU \nExhibition \nPeriod: 13/2/2019 – 26/2/2019\nVenue:Chi Wah Learning Commons Foyer\, HKU \n\nThis exhibition is co-hosted by the European Studies\, Gender Studies\, Committee on Gender Equality and Diversity and Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/spots-of-light-women-in-the-holocaust-exhibition/
LOCATION:Chi Wah Learning Common Foyer\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190114T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20181221T075151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T042751Z
UID:1144-1547469000-1547474400@genderstudies.hku.hk
SUMMARY:WSRC Gender+Caste Seminar: A Feminist Clothes Reading
DESCRIPTION:WSRC Gender+Caste Seminar: A Feminist Clothes Reading\n——-Abstract——-\nThe state of Kerala\, India has been of interest to development economists for decades. The “Kerala Model of Development” has been lauded by many\, as has the supposed high status of women gleaned from statistics like high literacy rates\, male to female population ratios\, and low fertility rates. \nIn this talk\, Sonja Thomas critiques and contextualizes the Kerala Model through an examination of women’s everyday lived realities of caste and religion. She examines communal\, caste\, and gendered clothing practices that once united dominant caste women across Hindu and Christian divides\, and simultaneously demarcated dominant caste women from lower-caste/Dalit women in Kerala\, India. She then discusses the change from communal- and caste-based clothing to the pan-Indian sari. Did gendered communal- and caste-based demarcations of identity suddenly disappear with the sari? What do alliances between dominant caste Hindus and dominant caste Christians reveal about women’s “choices” and empowerment in postcolonial India? Sonja provides a feminist “clothes reading” to situate women’s experiences in the Kerala Model and to undress Hindu and Christian caste relations in India today. ​Ting Guo​\, Research Assistant Professor at the HKU Asia Global Institute will join the talk as a discussant. \n——-About the speaker——-​ \nDr Sonja Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Women’s\, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Colby College. Her research examines the intersections of caste\, race\, gender\, class\, and religion in postcolonial India and community-based movements for “minority rights.” She is the author of Privileged Minorities: Syrian Christianity\, Gender\, and Minority Rights in Postcolonial India (UWA Press\, 2018). She has also written articles on education and religious minorities in India\, the South Asian American diaspora and comparative racializations\, and Black vernacular traditions in the US and globally. Sonja is associate editor for South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. She is currently researching Catholic missionary priests from India serving in rural Montana\, USA. ​ \n——-Details——- \nSpeaker: Dr Sonja Thomas\, Colby College\nDate: 14/1/2019 (Mon)\nTime: 12:30-14:00\nVenue: Rm 4.19\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\n\nThis seminar is hosted by the School of Humanities\, Gender Studies programme\, and the Women’s Studies Research Centre (WSRC).
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/wsrc-gendercaste-seminar-a-feminist-clothes-reading/
LOCATION:Room 4.36\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181130T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181130T160000
DTSTAMP:20260930T142733
CREATED:20181031T083925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T080542Z
UID:1083-1543588200-1543593600@genderstudies.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Good Quality: The Routinization of Sperm Banking in China
DESCRIPTION:Good Quality: The Routinization of Sperm Banking in China\n——-Abstract——-\nAuthor Ayo Wahlberg will discuss the difficult birth and routinization of assisted reproductive technologies in China. Wahlberg’s new book (Good Quality\,​ University of California Press 2018) situates the development of sperm banking in the political history of China’s restrictive reproductive policies. Based on seven years of fieldwork at the world’s largest fertility clinic in Changsha\, Wahlberg documents how sperm banking practices are caught up in the intense pressures to produce high quality children\, a purported national “sperm crisis” in the context of worsening environmental pollution\, and debates over the vitality of men\, their sperm cells\, and the nation itself.\n——-About the speaker——-​ \nAyo Wahlberg is Professor MSO at the Department of Anthropology\, University of Copenhagen. He is the author of Good Quality: The Routinization of Sperm Banking in China\, co-editor of Southern Medicine for Southern People: Vietnamese Medicine in the Making\, and Associate Editor at the interdisciplinary journal BioSocieties. \n——-Details——- \nSpeaker: Professor Ayo Wahlberg\, University of Copenhagen\nDate: 30/11/2018 (Fri)\nTime: 14:30-16:00\nVenue: Rm 10.66\, 10/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\n\nThis book talk is co-hosted by the Centre for the Humanities and Medicine (http://www.chm.hku.hk/) and the Gender Studies Programme (https://genderstudies.hku.hk/) in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong.
URL:https://genderstudies.hku.hk/events/1083/
LOCATION:Room 7.58\, 7/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Gender Studies Co-hosted Events
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