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SUMMARY:Professor Caroline Bassett - Public Lecture & Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:THIS IS AN IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT. \nPublic Lecture\nDate: April 2\, 2026 (Thursday) \nTime: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm \nVenue: HKU Black Box\, Room 54\, LG/F\, Centennial Campus\, HKU (Location map) (MTR: Exit C1) \nRegistration is required. Seats are available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\n\nTitle\n\n\nAbstract\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nThe End of Literature? AI and the Future of Writing \n\n\nWhat will AI do to literature? Nobody doubts that Large Language Models (LLMs) can produce text. Indeed\, there are fears of a text-apocalypse\, as bots speak to bots\, humans automate their own writing\, and the processed word proliferates. But what happens to literature\, to literary writing\, and even to literary theory\, in all this? Literature might be simulated perhaps\, but can it be generated anew? Is there even such as thing as AI literature? If so\, how might we taxonomise it\, understand it as distinctive\, or study it? Perhaps we should consider instead what might be termed a post-literature – if so what might this look like? This lecture takes up some of these questions through a re-consideration of creativity\, understood not as a single moment\, or a single work\, but as process generated across what is here termed a new passage of forms. \n\n\n\nFor HKU members (HKU Portal login is required):\n				Click here\n				 \nFor non-HKU members:\n				Click here\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n ||  \nReading Group\nDate: April 1\, 2026 (Wednesday) \nTime: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm \nVenue: XR Space\, Arts Tech Lab\, Room 4.35\, 4/F\, Run Run Shaw Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU (MTR: Exit C1) \nRegistration is required. Seats are available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\n\nTitle\n\n\nAbstract\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nAuthors\, Deadbots\, Science Fiction \n\n\nI research technical media and cultural change – often in relation to specific forms (literature\, visual culture\, media arts)\, but also in relation to theory and method. In this reading group I’ve included some work that looks at different aspects of this. The first reading considers the future of literature in an age of GenAI. The second reading explores the uncanny and the digital afterlife. The third is brief and considers the relationship between fictional and ‘real’ futures. I hope we can use them as a jumping off point to explore some of the themes that interest me\, and that might also be areas you are working on. I’ve included an article on scholarly editing if you have time for some background reading. \nReading List – reading materials will be sent upon successful registration \nKey reading: \n\n‘Contagious Life\, Clones\, Deadbots\, Digital Twins’. Culture Machine. Vol 24. (2025).\n‘Except in Science Fiction? Why you can get there from here’ in Micheal Shamiyeh (eds)\, Practices of Futurecasting. De Gruyter Brill: London.\n				 \n\nOptional reading: \n\n‘The Author\, Poor Bastard’ in Lively et al (eds). The Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature. London: Routledge. (2025) 19-26.\n‘The Construct Editor: Tweaking with Jane\, Writing with Ted\, Editing with an AI?’. Textual Cultures. May 2022.\n\n\n\n\nFor HKU members (HKU Portal login is required):\n				Click here\n				 \nFor non-HKU members:\n				Click here\n\n\n\n\n\n ||  \nBiography\nCaroline Bassett is Professor of Digital Humanities\, Director of Cambridge Digital Humanities\, a member of the Faculty of English and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College at the University of Cambridge. She researches medium technologies and cultural change with a focus on critical theory\, gender and technology\, and critical methods. Key book length publications include Anti-Computing (MUP\, 2022)\, a cultural history of automation fever\, Furious (Pluto\, 2020)\, a co-authored work exploring gender\, ambition and future technologies\, and The Arc and the Machine (MUP\, 2014)\, which explored narrative and computation. She is widely published in academic and public fora. Current projects focus on AI and writing\, critical medium theory\, artificial creativity\, future collapse\, and on the politics and aesthetics of refusal. \n ||  \nAdditional Content
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SUMMARY:Press Release: HKU Centre for the Humanities and Medicine Drives Dialogue on Women’s Health and Menopause Support in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Prof Zayts-Spence delivers a keynote speech at the Hong Kong Women Health Symposium. \n\nProf Zayts-Spence (second from right) attends the inauguration of The Hong Kong Menopause Society. \nThe Centre for the Humanities and Medicine (CHM) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is reinforcing its commitment to advancing women’s health and health communication through key strategic engagements in the local community. Representing the Centre\, Director Professor Olga Zayts-Spence recently participated in two major initiatives: delivering a keynote address at the Hong Kong Women Health Symposium and joining the inaugural council of The Hong Kong Menopause Society (THKMS). \nProfessor Zayts-Spence opened the Symposium with her keynote address\, titled “The Modern Woman’s Health Timeline: From Menarche to Menopause and Beyond.” In her presentation\, she highlighted the importance of women’s health across the lifespan and brought attention to the issue of menopause often being left out of conversations when taking about women’s reproductive health. \nProfessor Zayts-Spence noted the need for robust community support and institutional backing. “The average life expectancy for women in Hong Kong has now risen to 88.7 years. This means that women\, on average\, spend nearly one-third of their lives in menopause and post-menopause\,” she noted. “Therefore\, it is a crucial issue that cannot be overlooked as it ensures women’s continuous participation in social and work lives. Greater attention is needed to this topic.” \nFurther cementing CHM’s role in community health advocacy and knowledge exchange\, Professor Zayts-Spence recently attended the inauguration ceremony of the Hong Kong Menopause Society (THKMS)\, where she has also been appointed as a Council Member. THKMS is a newly established non-profit organisation committed to promoting public education\, advocacy\, and support for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. The Society was formally inaugurated in the presence of Dr Ronald Lam Man Kin\, Director of Health\, along with THKMS’s founders – Dr Zara Chan Lok\, Dr Rebecca Lau\, and Dr Laurena Law – and other professionals dedicated to advancing menopause care in Hong Kong. \nProfessor Zayts-Spence commented\, “I am honoured to be part of these important initiatives. The inauguration of THKMS marks a significant step forward in supporting women’s health and well-being. As a Council member\, I look forward to working with colleagues to create meaningful resources and opportunities for women\, families\, and healthcare professionals.” \nThe Centre for the Humanities and Medicine (CHM) at HKU remains deeply committed to women’s health and health communication. The Centre anticipates future collaborations with THKMS\, supporting initiatives that promote healthcare innovation and empower women. \nAbout the Centre for the Humanities and Medicine\nThe Centre for the Humanities and Medicine (CHM) is a pioneering cross-faculty research initiative at the University of Hong Kong\, established jointly by the Faculty of Arts and the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. CHM leverages expertise from the humanities\, social sciences\, and medical studies to address complex health challenges through interdisciplinary research and innovation. With a focus on communication\, culture\, and technology\, CHM collaborates internationally and locally to advance strategic themes for instance\, healthy aging\, mental health\, gender and sexuality\, genetics\, and intercultural communication. The Centre works closely with government\, corporates\, and NGOs to foster impactful\, humanistic healthcare. For further information about CHM\, please visit: https://www.chm.hku.hk/. \nMedia enquiries:\nProfessor Olga Zayts-Spence\, Director\, Centre for the Humanities and Medicine\, HKU (Email: zayts@hku.hk)
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