Writing in the Age of TikTok: A Conversation Prof. Junot Díaz, Author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Date: February 19, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Venue: HKU Black Box, Room 54, LG/F, Centennial Campus, HKU (Location map) Registration required. Very limited seats. No walk-in allowed. Priority given to […]
Tegan Smyth - Black Box Writers' Series (Spring 2025) Tegan Smyth reads from Mountain Songs (Proverse Hong Kong, 2023), winner of the 2022 Proverse Publishing Prize Date: February 19, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm No registration is required. Seats are available on first-come, first-served basis. Venue: HKU Black Box, Room 54, LG/F, Centennial Campus, HKU (Location […]
Additional Content Bibliography Junot Díaz was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Drown; The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and This Is How You Lose Her, a New York […]
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT.
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT.
“The Unfettered Hour” by Tang Shu-wing (鄧樹榮) Presented and Produced by Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio Sponsored by HKU School of English Script/Direction/Performance: Tang Shu-wing (鄧樹榮) Performance date: March 5, 2025 (Wednesday) Performance times: Session 1: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Cantonese) Session 2: 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm (English) Venue: HKU Black Box, Room […]
Sonia Leung - Black Box Writers' Series (Spring 2025) Sonia Leung reads from The Girl Who Dreamed: A Hong Kong Memoir of Triumph Against the Odds (Blacksmith Books, 2024). This reading is a collaboration with the Hong Kong International Literary Festival (Mar 1-8 2025). Date: March 7, 2025 (Friday) Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm Venue: HKU Black Box, Room […]
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Additional Content Handel's Island Following the success of Figaro's Garden last year, Opera Box is excited to bring Handel's Island to the HKU Black Box Theatre! Specially designed for babies and toddlers, this immersive opera experience is created by professional opera singers, using simple props and interactive movements to introduce little ones to the magical […]
Additional Content As the only novel written by British author Emily Brontë, through powerful natural imagery, Wuthering Heights vividly depicts complex characters and an intense atmosphere, weaving a bold and forward-thinking narrative of love and conflict across three generations of two families. The workshop will look at the complex character of Heathcliff, focusing on his […]
