Animation Thinks: A Story of Media Entanglements in China, book talk by Professor Panpan Yang, 4:30-6:00pm, Dec 1 (Tuesday, Hong Kong Time), Zoom

ACAS, Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: Animation Thinks: A Story of Media Entanglements in China Speaker: Professor Panpan Yang, University of London, UK Moderator: Professor K.T. Wong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK Format: 40-50 minutes’ lecture, followed by around 30 minutes’ Q & A  Time: 4:30-6:00pm, Dec 1, 2026 (Tuesday, Hong Kong Time) Zoom ID: 945 2888 4098 Password: … Continue reading Animation Thinks: A Story of Media Entanglements in China, book talk by Professor Panpan Yang, 4:30-6:00pm, Dec 1 (Tuesday, Hong Kong Time), Zoom →

From Monkey King: Hero’s Return to Ne Zha 2: What Makes a Good China Story? lecture by Professor Ying Zhu, 4:30-6:00pm, Dec 10 (Wednesday, Hong Kong time), Room 3401, Academic Building, HKUST

Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: From Monkey King: Hero’s Return to Ne Zha 2: What Makes a Good China Story? Speaker: Professor Ying Zhu, City University of New York and Columbia University, USA Moderator: Professor Daisy Yan Du, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK Format: 40-50 minutes’ lecture, followed by around 30 minutes’ Q & A   Abstract:  … Continue reading From Monkey King: Hero’s Return to Ne Zha 2: What Makes a Good China Story? lecture by Professor Ying Zhu, 4:30-6:00pm, Dec 10 (Wednesday, Hong Kong time), Room 3401, Academic Building, HKUST →

Animated Slideshows and Creative Ecologies in Socialist China, lecture by Professor Jie Li, 4:30-6:00pm, June 9 (Monday, Hong Kong time), Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater (LTE), HKUST

Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: Animated Slideshows and Creative Ecologies in Socialist China Speaker: Professor Jie Li, Harvard University, USA Moderator: Professor Daisy Yan Du, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK Format: 40-50 minutes’ lecture, followed by around 30 minutes’ Q & A  Time: 4:30-6:00pm, June 9 (Monday, Hong Kong time) Venue: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater (LTE), HKUST … Continue reading Animated Slideshows and Creative Ecologies in Socialist China, lecture by Professor Jie Li, 4:30-6:00pm, June 9 (Monday, Hong Kong time), Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater (LTE), HKUST →

Anime’s Knowledge Cultures: From Astro Boy to China’s Zhai Generation, book talk by Professor Jinying Li, 9-10:30am, May 16, 2024 (Thursday, HK time), Zoom

ACAS, Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: Anime’s Knowledge Cultures: From Astro Boy to China’s Zhai Generation Speaker: Professor Jinying Li, Brown University, USA Moderator: Professor Baryon Posadas, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK Format: 40-50 minutes’ lecture, followed by around 30 minutes’ Q & A  Time: 9:00-10:30am, May 16, 2024 (Thur, Hong Kong Time) Zoom ID: 939 9388 3522 Password: ACASSHSS ABSTRACT: … Continue reading Anime’s Knowledge Cultures: From Astro Boy to China’s Zhai Generation, book talk by Professor Jinying Li, 9-10:30am, May 16, 2024 (Thursday, HK time), Zoom →

Chinese Anime: The Junctive Geopolitics of Regional Media, lecture by Professor Thomas Lamarre, 9:30-11am, May 22, 2024 (Wed, HK Time), Zoom

Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: Chinese Anime: The Junctive Geopolitics of Regional Media  Speaker: Professor Thomas Lamarre, University of Chicago, USA  Moderator: Professor Baryon Posadas, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK Format: 40-50 minutes’ lecture, followed by around 30 minutes’ Q & A  Time: 9:30-11am, May 22, 2024 (Wed, Hong Kong Time) Location: This lecture was changed to Zoom … Continue reading Chinese Anime: The Junctive Geopolitics of Regional Media, lecture by Professor Thomas Lamarre, 9:30-11am, May 22, 2024 (Wed, HK Time), Zoom →

Failed Animation, Limited Theory: Feminist Reflections in a Transnational Context, lecture by Professor Karen Redrobe, 9:30-11am, Feb 7, 2024 (Wed, HK Time), Room 3301 & Zoom

ACAS, Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: Failed Animation, Limited Theory: Feminist Reflections in a Transnational Context Speaker: Professor Karen Redrobe, Pennsylvania University, USA  Moderator: Professor Daisy Yan Du, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK Format: 40-50 minutes’ lecture, followed by around 30 minutes’ Q & A  Time: 9:30-11am, Feb 7, 2024 (Wed, Hong Kong Time) Location: Room 3301 (Lifts … Continue reading Failed Animation, Limited Theory: Feminist Reflections in a Transnational Context, lecture by Professor Karen Redrobe, 9:30-11am, Feb 7, 2024 (Wed, HK Time), Room 3301 & Zoom →

CGI and “National Style”: Zhang Yimou’s Shadow, online lecture by Professor Jason McGrath, 9-10am, May 15 (Monday, Hong Kong Time), Zoom

Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: CGI and “National Style”: Zhang Yimou’s Shadow Time:  9am-10am, May 15 (Monday, Hong Kong Time), Zoom Speaker: Professor Jason McGrath, University of Minnesota, USA Moderator: Professor Jinying Li, Brown University, USA Format: 40 minutes’ lecture, followed by 20 minutes’ Q & A  Abstract:  In the history of computer-generated imagery (CGI) in China, as in … Continue reading CGI and “National Style”: Zhang Yimou’s Shadow, online lecture by Professor Jason McGrath, 9-10am, May 15 (Monday, Hong Kong Time), Zoom →

Animation, Collage, and the Afterlife of Images: Found Footage in/as Animation, online lecture by Professor Yomi Braester, 9:30-10:30am, May 10 (Wed, Hong Kong Time), Zoom

ACAS, Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: Animation, Collage, and the Afterlife of Images: Found Footage in/as Animation Time: 9:30-10:30am, May 10 (Wed, Hong Kong Time), Zoom Speaker: Professor Yomi Braester, University of Washington in Seattle, USA  Moderator: Professor Paola Voci, University of Otago, New Zealand  Format: 40 minutes’ lecture, followed by 20 minutes’ Q & A  Abstract:  In this essay I … Continue reading Animation, Collage, and the Afterlife of Images: Found Footage in/as Animation, online lecture by Professor Yomi Braester, 9:30-10:30am, May 10 (Wed, Hong Kong Time), Zoom →