Master of Arts in English Studies (MAES) is now open for Applications
2021-2022 Full-time / 2021-2023 Part-time
Deadline for application
12:00 noon (GMT +8), March 26, 2021
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via ZoomDr Chris Heffer - Cardiff University, UK
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‘The power of expression’: typography, politics and place in late capitalist city branding
via ZoomDr Johan Järlehed - University of Gothenburg, Sweden (https://www.gu.se/en/about/find-staff/johanjarlehed) || Ms Maryam Fanni - University of Gothenburg, Sweden (https://www.gu.se/en/about/find-staff/maryamfanni) Abstract In this paper, we are interested in how city fonts, as part of place-making practices, work to sustain social difference and cohesion, and we examine the ideologies that resonate both in their graphic form and in […]
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Two Seminars by HKU School of English – Research Postgraduate Students
via ZoomGloria Dou - The University of Hong Kong (https://english.hku.hk/people/Research_Postgraduates) || Xuekun Liu - The University of Hong Kong (https://english.hku.hk/people/Research_Postgraduates) Abstract Pride before profit: language policing on Carousell, an online classified platform in Hong Kong Ms. Gloria Dou In this talk, I investigate the direct communication that takes place between sellers and buyers on Carousell, an online classified […]
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Gender/Democracy/ Diversity: “I’m losing my sanity!”: The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of ‘Working Mothers’
Please register at https://forms.gle/M17dpP6yRbjCEsHx6 for Zoom Meeting ID
For enquiries, please contact Christine Vicera at viceracn@hku.hk -
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Commencement Dates for the undergraduate courses at Semester 2, 2020-21
Please note that the information is for the FIRST CLASS teaching arrangement only. Please keep checking the course moodle before each class.
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Plagues, barricades and the shadow of Spain: An historical exploration of language choice and identity in Gibraltar
via ZoomDr. Daniel Weston - The University of Hong Kong (https://english.hku.hk/people/Faculty/88/Dr_Daniel_Weston) Abstract This talk will explore language use from a historical perspective in one of the few remaining British colonies: the Rock of Gibraltar. Located on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, Gibraltar has absorbed linguistic and cultural influences not just from the United Kingdom, […]
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The 3rd International E-symposium on Communication in Health Care
via ZoomAdvancing Frontiers of Health Communication Research, Education and Practice during the Pandemic
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‘Purifying’ Hindi translanguaging from English and Urdu emblems: A sociolinguistic decolonisation of the Hindu right?
via ZoomDr. Jaspal Singh - The University of Hong Kong (https://english.hku.hk/people/Faculty/62/Dr_Jaspal_Singh) Abstract As the right-wing Hindutva (Hinduness) movement is gaining political momentum, exclusionary, racist and nationalistic ideologies and practices become normalised and mainstreamed across Indian cultural spheres. Hindu enthusiasts, both from the higher echelons of society and from the grassroots, have made significant progress with ‘purifying’ […]
