From Diamonds to Samosas: The Uneven ‘Global’ Diffusion of Parsi Theatre
by Dr. Rashna Nicholson (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
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The World of the Play: Theatre as “Re-Creation”
by Dr. Michael Bennett (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
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Filial Power
by Dr. Arifani Moyo (Royal Holloway University of London)
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The Modernist Theatrum Mundi: Jean Cocteau’s Around-the-World Performance
by Dr. Kevin Riordan (Nanyang Technological University)
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Saying and Renunciation in Chang Chung-yuan’s Commentary to the Dao De Jing
Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKUDr. Johan Siebers - Religious Studies Unit, Middlesex University London (https://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/profile/siebers-johan) Abstract One of the most conspicuous aspects of the Dao De Jing is its negative view of language. Language […]
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International Colloquium: Philosophies of Communication – East and West
Seminar Room 745, 7/F Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong KongAdditional Content Organizers: Adrian Pablé (HKU) and Johan Siebers (Middlesex University) This international colloquium explores aspects of language philosophy with a focus on the relation between Eastern and Western paradigms. Contributions […]
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Literary Realism in the Anthropocene
Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKUDr. Adeline Johns-Putra - School of Literature and Languages, University of Surrey (https://www.surrey.ac.uk/englishandlanguages/staff_list/complete_staff_list/adeline_johnsputra/) Abstract Some have recently argued that the age we now call the Anthropocene demands new understandings of […]
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Transitive Cultures: Anglophone Literature of the Transpacific
Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKUDr. Chris Patterson - Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, Hong Kong Baptist University (http://hum.hkbu.edu.hk/staff.php?staff_class=ts&staff_id=41) Abstract This presentation will discuss the major concepts of Dr. Patterson’s book Transitive Cultures: Anglophone […]
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Bermuda on the Move: Origins and Typological Affinities of Bermudian English
Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKUDr. des. Nicole Eberle - School of English, The University of Hong Kong (https://english.hku.hk/staff/neberle.htm) Abstract In this presentation, I discuss results from both a qualitative and quantitative analysis of Bermudian […]
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Samoan ghost stories: John Kneubuhl and oral history
Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKUDr. Otto Heim - School of English, The University of Hong Kong Abstract Hailed as "the spiritual father of Pacific Island theatre" (Balme 2007: 194), John Kneubuhl is best known […]
