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Seminar Series
2021-2022 Second Semester
Unless otherwise specified, all seminars are on Thursdays and will begin at 4:30 pm via Zoom. In view of the current pandemic situation, all face-to-face events or activities shall be suspended in accordance to the notice issued by Task Force. As a matter of fact, the upcoming seminar will be shifted from hybrid mode to online mode only. Questions, corrections, or comments to Dr Anjuli Gunaratne.
03 Mar 2022
Dr. Jerrine Tan, Assistant Professor, Department of English, City University of Hong Kong
Between Abjection and Refusal: Yellow Feminism in The Bacchus Lady
Between Abjection and Refusal: Yellow Feminism in The Bacchus Lady
17 Mar 2022
Professor David Farrier, Professor of Literature and the Environment, School of Literature, Languages and Culture, The University of Edinburgh
Anthropocene Storytelling: Homecoming or Far from Home?
Anthropocene Storytelling: Homecoming or Far from Home?
24 Mar 2022
Dr. Brandon Chua, Assistant Professor of English, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
Religious Conviction on the 18th Century Stage: Representing Confessional Commitment in an age of Toleration
Religious Conviction on the 18th Century Stage: Representing Confessional Commitment in an age of Toleration
31 Mar 2022
Dr. Charlotte Taylor, Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics (English), School of Media, Arts and Humanities, University of Sussex
Migration Discourses and Nostalgia
Migration Discourses and Nostalgia
07 Apr 2022
Dr. Michaela Bronstein, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Stanford University
Novel Theory Beyond Democracy
Novel Theory Beyond Democracy
9:30 am
14 Apr 2022
Dr. Claire Gullander-Drolet, Postdoctoral Fellow, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong
Don Mee Choi’s Radical Historiographies
Don Mee Choi’s Radical Historiographies
*CANCELLED*
19 Apr 2022
Dr. Nan Zhang, Associate Professor, Fudan University
“The New Economy and the Old Morality”: Wells, Forster, and Edwardian Liberalism
“The New Economy and the Old Morality”: Wells, Forster, and Edwardian Liberalism
Tuesday
21 Apr 2022
Dr. Nicholas Luke, Assistant Professor, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
Shakespeare’s Political Spirit: Towards a Negative Political Theology
Shakespeare’s Political Spirit: Towards a Negative Political Theology
Postponed to September
*POSTPONED*
21 Apr 2022
Dr. Jerrine Tan, Assistant Professor, Department of English, City University of Hong Kong
Speaking Otherwise: Feminist Refusal, Silence, and Transnational Trauma in Chang-Rae Lee’s A Gesture Life
Speaking Otherwise: Feminist Refusal, Silence, and Transnational Trauma in Chang-Rae Lee’s A Gesture Life
22 Apr 2022
Dr. Menglu Gao, Visiting Assistant Professor, English Department, Colby College
Opium Addiction and Forms of Empire
Opium Addiction and Forms of Empire
Friday, 9:30 am
28 Apr 2022
Joseph Tai, Mphil Candidate, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
Fang Xuan, PhD Candidate, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
Monirul Huq, PhD Candidate, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
School of English Postgraduate Seminar Session
Fang Xuan, PhD Candidate, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
Monirul Huq, PhD Candidate, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
School of English Postgraduate Seminar Session