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Seminar Series
2015-2016 First Semester
Unless otherwise specified, all seminars are on Thursdays and will begin at 5:00 pm in Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU. Questions, corrections, or comments to Dr Jessica Valdez.
10 Sep 2015
Professor Gary Watt, University of Warwick
Shakespeare’s Testamentary Performance
(joint presentation between English and the ESRT in Law, Literature, Language)
Shakespeare’s Testamentary Performance
(joint presentation between English and the ESRT in Law, Literature, Language)
17 Sep 2015
Professor John Joseph, The University of Edinburgh
Vibrations: Language Memory/Knowledge, Iconicity and Individual Response
Vibrations: Language Memory/Knowledge, Iconicity and Individual Response
24 Sep 2015
Professor Douglas Kerr, The University of Hong Kong
Conrad and the Immigrant
Conrad and the Immigrant
29 Oct 2015
Dr. L. Gattass, The University of Hong Kong
Of Presence, Language and Screens: Virtual Reality and the Non-Hermeneutic Field
Of Presence, Language and Screens: Virtual Reality and the Non-Hermeneutic Field
05 Nov 2015
Dr. Nick Luke, The University of Hong Kong
Shakespearean Arrivals: The Birth of Character
Shakespearean Arrivals: The Birth of Character
18 Nov 2015
Dr. Emily Ridge, Hong Kong Institute of Education
The Skeleton in the Suitcase: Modernism, Portability, and Suspicion
The Skeleton in the Suitcase: Modernism, Portability, and Suspicion
26 Nov 2015
Lise Lotte Frederiksen
Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Dickens
Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Dickens
08 Dec 2015
Dr. Emma Newport, King’s College London
Women, Interiors and Interiority: The Effects of the Chinese Taste on Domestic Space
Women, Interiors and Interiority: The Effects of the Chinese Taste on Domestic Space