“I am most thankful for all the students I have the pleasure of working with, whom I not only teach but also learn from.” Professor Adam Kielman, Assistant Professor of the Department of Music, begins the interview humbly. “I have no magic secret for success. I am still working hard to improve my teaching, and I think that’s a lifelong process for all of us.” This humility and a love of learning are factors in why he thrives as a teacher and mentor to his students: for his achievements and commitment, he was recognized in 2021 with the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award.
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CUHK Holds the Seventh “Literary CUHK” Essay Competition Award Ceremony
The award ceremony for the seventh “Literary CUHK” essay competition was held on 25 November by the Chinese Language Teaching Development Centre (CLTDC) of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Around 500 submissions were received. After almost half a year of calling for and reviewing entries, 23 essays were awarded.
Prof. Nim Yan WONG, Associate Dean of Arts and Prof. Sze Wing TANG, Chair of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, officiated at the ceremony. Prizes were presented by Prof. Martin D.F. WONG, Dean of Engineering, Mr. Leo MA, Head of New Asia College Library and United College Library, Prof. Kam Siu Kenneth CHEUNG, Dean of Students of New Asia College, Prof. Chi Kwan Vincent CHEUNG, College Dean of Students, and Mr. Yuen Siu Cheong, a Hong Kong writer and editor.
Contestants are encouraged to depict the picturesque campus sceneries and reveal their stories as a CUHKer. The winning entries cover a wide spectrum of themes including thoughts on life inspired by the nostalgia from living in campus away from home, arguments on whether “to remember” and “to forgive” triggered by a last-minute situation before exam, and questions on time deriving from a habit of a roommate when drinking lemon tea. The essays have shown excellence in expressing emotions, illustrating sceneries and criticizing, demonstrating the humanistic spirit of CUHK.
Prof. WONG encouraged everyone not to be discouraged by challenges and limitations, but to find breakthroughs at the line, when literature acts at the light on the other side. Facing the ever-changing post-pandemic era, how awardees from various faculties studying different subjects grasped inspirations from fragments of life, turned those into the award-winning essays, is the best demonstration of positively facing life.
Prof. TANG noted in his speech that “Literary CUHK” has been welcomed by students and alumni. The aim of the competition is to promote writing and enhance language proficiency with non-formal education. Prof. TANG further encouraged everyone to pay attention to things around us, record them by words and enrich our life with literature.
To motivate students’ interest in learning the Chinese language, the Department has edited and published teaching materials for students by combining the unique historical background and environmental features of CUHK. This includes a collection of selected literary works about CUHK, known as “中大．山水．人文” (CUHK, Landscape, Humanities). The CLTDC has organized “Literary CUHK” for all students and alumni every year since 2015 to arouse their interest in creative writing in Chinese and to enhance their observation and expressive skills through the writing competition. It is believed that the power of literature will pass through the ages and shine uniquely in the young generation.
More Information on “Literary CUHK” is available at the Learning Chinese Outside Classroom webpage at
https://www.chltcac.cuhk.edu.hk/culitrecentnews.
CUHK Faculty of Arts holds the Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Graduation Ceremony 2021-2022
The Faculty of Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong held the Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Graduation Ceremony 2021-2022 on 25 November 2022. Professor Alan Chan, the Provost, presided at the Ceremony. The Guest of Honour, Dr. Louis Ng (85’, 89’, 99’ BA/MPhil/PhD in History), Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, delivered a speech on the occasion.
Dr. Louis Ng shared his insights into the societal role of humanities and how young humanities scholars should enhance their capabilities and vision. “Humanities can help us to face the profound global challenges and to identify solutions to problems and conflicts, so that we can build a better and sustainable society,” said Dr. Ng. “Human beings are facing unprecedented crises, and people are anxious…Humanities can enable us to think critically about the root causes of our problems. Humanities can also provide us with a better understanding of history, our world, our country, our community and ourselves.” He advised humanities scholars to enhance the capacity and vision by strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration and going global.
This year, there are a total of 1,070 graduates in Master's and Doctoral degree programmes of the Faculty of Arts, among them were 50 Doctor of Philosophy, 42 Master of Philosophy, 13 Master of Divinity, 6 Master of Fine Arts, 2 Master of Music, and 957 Master of Arts.
David Henry Hwang in Conversation – Soft Power on Broadway: American Theatre Post-pandemic
We are excited to invite you to David Henry Hwang in Conversation – Soft Power on Broadway: American Theatre Post-pandemic.
Join us for a lively discussion with one of America’s greatest contemporary playwrights, as Professor Joanna Mansbridge and Professor Michael Ingham of Department of English will discuss with Professor David Henry Hwang about his work, including his latest musical Soft Power that received a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album and was a Finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. The event is coorganised by CUHK ARTS and the Strategic Events and External Project Office of CUHK.
Speakers
Professor David Henry Hwang
An acclaimed playwright and librettist, Professor David Henry Hwang is a Tony-Award winner, three-time OBIE-Award winner, Grammy-Award winner, and three-time Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Professor Hwang’s stage work includes the plays M. Butterfly, Chinglish, Yellow Face, Golden Child, The Dance and the Railroad, and FOB, as well as the Broadway musicals Aida, Flower Drum Song and Disney’s Tarzan. A professor at Columbia University School of the Arts, Professor Hwang is also Trustee of the American Theatre Wing, where he served as Chair, and a member of the Dramatist Guild Council. Recent honours include his induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021 and his induction onto the Lucille Lortel Playwrights’ Sidewalk in 2022. Hailed as America’s most produced living opera librettist, Professor Hwang has written thirteen libretti, including five with composer Philip Glass. He also co-wrote the lyrics for “Solo” with the late pop music icon Prince. His newest musical, Soft Power (dir. Leigh Silverman) opened at New York’s Public Theatre in 2019. A collaboration with composer Jeanine Tesori, Soft Power has received a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album and was a Finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
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Professor Joanna Mansbridge
Associate Professor, Department in English, CUHK
Joanna Mansbridge is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of English, CUHK. Her research spans contemporary theatre, performance studies, and film and appears in Contemporary Theatre Review, Public Culture, Theatre Research International, International Journal of Performing Arts and Digital Media, Modern Drama, Genre, and the Journal of Popular Culture. Her book Paula Vogel (University of Michigan Press, 2014) is the first book-length study of the Pulitzer-Prize winning American playwright. Her current research focuses on ecological approaches to theatre-making, urban studies, and intermedial performance. She is on the international advisory board for the performance studies journal, Performance Matters.
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Professor Michael Ingham
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department in English, CUHK
An Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of English, CUHK, Mike Ingham is a founder member of Theatre Action, a Hong Kong based drama group that specialises in action research on more literary drama texts. His current work focuses on intermediality studies between poetry and art song forms and is also co-writing a study of Hong Kong documentary film based on findings of a recent research project. Mike and his UK-based academic brother Richard are collaborating on a long-term Shakespearean language and verse study using fresh empirical data. Mike's work is multi-faceted and broad in scope, reflecting not just a wide range of interests and strengths, but also an empirical sense of fluid educational categories and a need for creative inter-disciplinarity.
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Enquiry
Faculty Office of Arts
Tel: 3943 7107
Email: arts@cuhk.edu.hk
Professional Talk Series - Pandemic Press Conference - Trials and Triumphs of Interpretation
Speaker
Manuela Teresa Sousa Aguiar
Manuela Teresa Sousa Aguiar has been engaged in professional translation and interpretation for 32 years.
In 2011 and in 209, Manuela was awarded in recognition for her distinguished services with the medals of Macau SAR Civil Servant Dedication and Macau SAR Professional Merit.
Since 1992, she has also been teaching Chinese-Portuguese (both ways) translation and interpretation, and is currently a part time Interpretation lecturer for the Bachelor of Translation Course at the School of Language and Interpretation at Macau Polytechnic University.
From 2006 to 2019, Manuela served as the coordinator, teacher and supervisor of the Chinese-Portuguese Translation and Interpretation Internship Training Program and Internship Learning Program (6 editions in total) under the cooperation program between Macau SAR and European Commission.
Enquiry
Tel: 3943 7700
email:tra@cuhk.edu.hk
Bridging Sound and Culture Concert Series: Lecture-Demonstration
The CUHK Department of Music and Global China Program are proud to present the “Bridging Sound and Culture Concert Series”. Its goal is to enhance CUHK’s global educational profile. The series introduces selected non-Western musical cultures to the campus community. For each country, we present a lecture-demonstration, concert, and a photo exhibit. We invite expert musicians from each country to share their talent and skill. Through music, we hope to provide insights into understanding the complexity and dynamism of culture. All events are held at the Lee Hysan Concert Hall.
Enquiry
Please contact Dr. Chan Chi-chun at 3943-6555 or email ccms@cuhk.edu.hk.
Bridging Sound and Culture Concert Series: Concert
The CUHK Department of Music and Global China Program are proud to present the “Bridging Sound and Culture Concert Series”. Its goal is to enhance CUHK’s global educational profile. The series introduces selected non-Western musical cultures to the campus community. For each country, we present a lecture-demonstration, concert, and a photo exhibit. We invite expert musicians from each country to share their talent and skill. Through music, we hope to provide insights into understanding the complexity and dynamism of culture. All events are held at the Lee Hysan Concert Hall.
Programme:
Uyghur Music
Kazakh Music
Uzbek Music
Arab Music
Turkish Music
Persian Music
Enquiry
Please contact Dr. Chan Chi-chun at 3943-6555 or email ccms@cuhk.edu.hk.
Bridging Sound and Culture Concert Series: Photo Exhibition
The CUHK Department of Music and Global China Program are proud to present the “Bridging Sound and Culture Concert Series”. Its goal is to enhance CUHK’s global educational profile. The series introduces selected non-Western musical cultures to the campus community. For each country, we present a lecture-demonstration, concert, and a photo exhibit. We invite expert musicians from each country to share their talent and skill. Through music, we hope to provide insights into understanding the complexity and dynamism of culture. All events are held at the Lee Hysan Concert Hall.
Enquiry
Please contact Dr. Chan Chi-chun at 3943-6555 or email ccms@cuhk.edu.hk.
“School X Museum Learning” Lecture Series - Overseas Perspectives Lecture 3: 'Make 4 Fun’ Maker Experimental Studio: School-initiated Cross-disciplinary Museum Programmes
Join us to learn how digital making, emerging technologies and design thinking have connected museums’ collections and exhibitions to students’ subject knowledge at the 'Make 4 Fun’ Maker Experimental Studio of the New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School!
The ’Make 4 Fun’ Studio is a learning base specializing in digital making and emerging technologies. It boasts a diverse teacher community from multidisciplinary backgrounds. For more than eight years, it has worked with museums such as the Palace Museum and the Kinmen Museum of History and Folklore to develop school-museum collaborative programmes, thematic student camps and teacher co-creation workshops. Through co-create experiences guided by design thinking, teachers identify and address pain points in leveraging museum resources, and systematically re-interpret museum knowledge for their school-based needs. Join us at this lecture to learn about illuminating case studies of museum learning and creating by teachers and students!
Speaker
Yan Wan-jyun (Teacher of Arts and Life, New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School)
Ms. Yan Wan-jyun is a teacher of Arts and Life at the New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School since 2009. She is a keen advocate of creative cross-disciplinary learning approaches such as Maker, STEAM and PBL. She actively connects museums, enterprises and international resources to bring about changes in the education system. Yan founded the ‘Make 4 Fun’ Maker Experimental Studio at the New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School and the Emerging Technologies Education Center (Ecity) of the Education Ministry in 2013 and 2022 respectively. Rooted in digital making, emerging technologies and design thinking, the organizations equip high school students with people-oriented design thinking skills and unleash their creativity and imagination. Remarkable output has been achieved in areas such as value-adding utilization of museum collections. A believer of the virtuous cycle of sharing and spreading teaching experiences, she organizes teacher training workshops and museum resources utilization co-creation camps all across Taiwan to connect multidisciplinary teaching talents who share the same vision.