Hosted by the Department of Asian Studies, the Hong Kong Studies Initiative (HKSI) at the University of British Columbia is devoted to promoting the teaching and research of this most-improbable metropolis, both as an extraordinary Chinese city and as a spectacular international and transnational hub.
Events
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Dec 13[Conference] Theory Hong Kong 2024 理論香港廣東話學術研討會 2024 CPD-3.28
University of Hong Kong -
Nov 22[Book Conversation] Ingat: An Anthology of Works by Migrant Domestic Worker Creatives in Hong Kong Room 120, C. K. Choi Building
1855 West Mall -
Nov 9[Panel Talk] Jade Music Festival: Disrupt The System Through Language In Music Performance Works
1218 Cartwright Street -
Oct 25[Sharing] 邊走邊唱: 與黃耀明對話 Song of the Wanderers: A Conversation With Anthony Wong Auditorium, Asian Centre
1871 West Mall -
Sep 21[Literary Hong Kong 文學香港] Screening of Liu Yichang 劉以鬯: 1918 and Conversation with Director Dr. Ben Wong AERL 120
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab, 2202 Main Mall
News
November 1, 2024
Check out the HKSI November 2024 Update and this month's event.
October 21, 2024
Check out the HKSI October 2024 Update and this month's event.
September 26, 2024
HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan (Social Work) is conducting Survey Study (Second Wave) on Hong Kong Residents Recently Arrived in Canada.
September 6, 2024
Check out the HKSI September 2024 Update and this month's event.
August 7, 2024
Check out the eighth edition of Intersections, the annual newsletter of the UBC HKSI.
July 25, 2024
Check out this chapter from the book Digital China by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
June 27, 2024
Check out the HKSI June Update and next month's event.
June 12, 2024
Check out this article by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
FEATURED COURSES
STUDENT PROJECTS
- ASIA325 (23W): “Award Ceremony for the Heroes of Hong Kong”
- ASIA325 (23W): Storyboard and Scriptwriting
- ASIA325 (23W): “Mo Lei Tau”
- ASIA325 (23W): From A Different Perspective
- ASIA325 (23W): Diorama and Marginalized Spaces
Featured
[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu speaks with Fairchild TV about the Jade Music Festival 2024 and the panel talk with singer-songwriters Serrini and Enno Cheng
Fairchild TV interview broadcasted on 9 November 2024
[Newsletters] The HKSI November 2024 Update is out!
Check out the HKSI November 2024 Update and this month's event.
[Newsletters] The HKSI October 2024 Update is out!
Check out the HKSI October 2024 Update and this month's event.
[Media] HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan on launch the second survey on recently arrived/returned Hong Kong residents in Canada
Omni TV (Toronto)
[Research] Survey Study (Second Wave) on Hong Kong Residents Recently Arrived in Canada
HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan (Social Work) is conducting Survey Study (Second Wave) on Hong Kong Residents Recently Arrived in Canada.
[Media] HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan on the well-being on recently arrived/returned Hong Kong residents in Canada
Omni TV (Toronto)
[Conference] Theory Hong Kong 理論香港廣東話學術研討會2024:崩口人忌崩口碗
The Theory Hong Kong 2024 is co-hosted by Hong Kong Studies Program, University of Hong Kong, and UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative.
[Newsletters] The HKSI September 2024 Update is out!
Check out the HKSI September 2024 Update and this month's event.
Winter Courses
Check out these Hong Kong–related courses offered in the winter of 2024
[Annual Newsletters] The 8th edition of Intersections is out!
Check out the eighth edition of Intersections, the annual newsletter of the UBC HKSI.
[Publications] Hong Kong’s Digital Literary Field: Serialisation, Adaptation, and Readership
Check out this chapter from the book Digital China by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
2023/2024 Program
A series of film screenings, seminars, conversations, and associated events to explore the sharing of experience and the production of knowledge in Hong Kong, Canada, and beyond.
[Newsletters] The HKSI June Update is out!
Check out the HKSI June Update and next month's event.
[Media] HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu on the Lion Rock in Hong Kong
The Straits Times
[Publications] Community Building Through Screen Sharing: Community Screening as Cultural Practice in Postmillennial Hong Kong and Beyond
Check out this article by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
[Media] HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Yves Tiberghien on the need to preserve the global economy
Japan Times
CNTO: Cantonese Language Courses
The University of British Columbia is the only Canadian university to offer a comprehensive, for-credit Cantonese language program.
ASIA 323/HIST 377: History of Cantonese Worlds
The history, culture, languages, and identities of the multi-faceted Cantonese worlds, in the context of Chinese history and the Cantonese diaspora
ASIA 324: Literature of Hong Kong
Explores the literature of Hong Kong from the late 19th century up to the present. Its goals are to introduce to students the transformation and basic features of Hong Kong literature, the works of important writers, and to further their skills in literary appreciation and analysis.
[Newsletters] The HKSI May Update is out!
Check out the HKSI May Update!
ASIA325 (23W): “Award Ceremony for the Heroes of Hong Kong”
A Creative Response to A Better Tomorrow
ASIA325 (23W): Storyboard and Scriptwriting
A Creative Response to Chungking Express
ASIA325 (23W): “Mo Lei Tau”
A Creative Response to A Better Tomorrow
ASIA325 (23W): From A Different Perspective
A Creative Response to Beyond The Dream
ASIA325 (23W): Diorama and Marginalized Spaces
Made in Hong Kong
ASIA 325: Hong Kong Cinema
A survey of the cinema of Hong Kong from the post-war period to the present. The influence of Hong Kong on global cinema, and the forces (artists, studios, audiences, etc.) that have given rise to filmmaking styles and genres perceived as "distinctively Hong Kong."