Programme

Day 1: Setting the Tone

09:00-09:30Registration
09:30-10:00Opening
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Welcome Remarks (HKCAL Workshop)
10:00-11:30[Panel 1 – Cantonese Language and Cultural Expression]
Setting the tone in Hong Kong’s cultural voice
11:30-11:45Coffee Break
11:45-13:15[Panel 2 – Tracing the Cultural Politics of Taiwanese Media in the Three Decades: Visibility, Policy and Entertainment]
A perspective from Taiwan in response
13:15-14:15Lunch
14:15-15:45[Panel 3 – Exploration of Arts Forms in Hong Kong]
Continuing the dialogue in creative practice
15:45-16:00Coffee Break
16:00-17:00[Panel 4 – Gender(ed) Politics and Hong Kong Identity]
Intersecting identities in Hong Kong’s sociopolitical landscape
17:00-18:00Drinks Reception

Day 2: Deepening the Dialogue

09:30-10:30[DH Workshop]
Gale Digital Scholar Lab Overview – Three Step Workflow: Build, Clean, Analyse
10:30-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:15[Panel 5 – The Politics of Becoming: The Development of Cantonese Opera from the Perspectives of Musical, Linguistic, and Institutional Changes in Hong Kong]
Extending the discussion through the lens of Cantonese opera
12:15-13:15Lunch
13:15-14:45[Panel 6 – Transcultural Representations of Hong Kong]
Exploring Hong Kong’s cultural narratives across borders
14:45-15:00Coffee Break
15:00-16:30[Panel 7 – Collective Memory in Popular Media]
Examining shared memories through media lenses
16:30-17:00Announcements
18:00-21:00Conference Dinner

Day 3: Reflecting and Looking Forward

09:30-11:00[Panel 8 – Cultural Policies and the Politics of Identity]
Closing reflections on Hong Kong’s cultural memory and uncertain futures
11:00-11:15Break
11:15-11:30Opening Remarks (Taiwan Workshop)
11:30-12:30[Panel 9 – The Making of a Multilingual Taiwan]
Language as negotiation and identity
12:30-13:30Lunch
13:30-15:00[Panel 10 – Heteroglossic Literary Taiwan and Beyond]
Literary crossings in shared spaces
15:00-15:15Coffee Break
15:15-16:45[Panel 11 – Cross-Border Filming in Taiwan]
Media flows and island imaginaries
16:45-17:15Roundtable Discussion
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Closing Remarks