Policing the Southern Chinese Seaboard Histories & Systems in Regional Perspective
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Friday June 15 & 10AM – 4 PM Saturday June 16 Keynote: The Democratic Policing as a Contested Drama Professor Peter Manning, Northeastern
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Venue:Room 1118, K.K. Leung Building,HKU
Self-Dignified Citizen and the Making of Taiwanese Democracy
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2012 Why do people from Taiwan appear to be more polite and orderly than other Chinese? Why do they appear to be more civilized and modernized than other populations of Asia? This talk will attempt to describe the formation of what I call "the self-dignified citizen" in Taiwan in recent decades as a way to understanding the specificities of Taiwanese democracy and governance. This kind of citizenship calls for a study into the politics of affect/emotions as it entangles the new form of power of rule in certain rising democracies in Asia. Biography: Josephine Ho is one of the foremost feminist sex-radical scholars in East Asia and writes extensively and provocatively on many cutting-edge issues, spearheading sex-positive views in the region on female sexuality, gender/sexuality education, queer studies, sex-work studies, and transgenderism. Her present interest of research has to do with sexual nonconformity under global governance. She founded and continues to head the Center for the Study of Sexualities at National Central University, Taiwan (http://sex.ncu.edu.tw), widely-known for its social activism and intellectual stamina.
Luncheon Colloquium Series (18)
Speaker:Dr. Ling-Yun Tang Title: Creativity Across Borders: Art Clusters in Hong Kong and South China Time: 12:45-13:45p.m, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 Venue: Rm. 1206, K. K. Leung Building, HKU
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Sex Work in China’s Pearl River Delta: Accumulating Sexual Capital as a Life Advancement Strategy
Speaker: Dr. Yu Ding Time: 16:00-15:30p.m, Friday, 20 April 2012 Venue: Rm. 1118, K. K. Leung Building, HKU
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White-Collar and Corporate Crime in the People’s Republic of China Symposium
Speaker: Professor David L. Eng Time: 14:00-17:30p.m, Saturday, 14 April 2012 Venue: Rm. 1118, K. K. Leung Building, HKU
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Award for Outstanding Research Output - Dr Cheris Chan, Department of Sociology
Dr Cheris Chan received the Outstanding Research Output Prize (Faculty of Social Sciences), at the Award Presentation Ceremony for Excellence in Teaching and Research 2010 held on the 17th February 2011, Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU. The award is for her work 'Invigorating the Content in Social Embeddedness: An Ethnography of Life Insurance Transactions in China'. Published in American Journal of Sociology, 115, 3 (November 2009), 712-754. [Photo]
The 11th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Sociological Association
The Department of Sociology has hosted the 11th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Sociological Association (HKSA). [Photo] Distinguished Scholars Section The Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong is celebrating anthropology, criminology and sociology during the academic year 2009/2010. A number of events will be held during this academic session that bring eminent scholars to Hong Kong to discuss topical and important questions. The events will include lectures and workshops that will be of value to students and the community, and those working in the fields of anthropology, criminology and sociology. Please bookmark this page and visit from time to time to ensure that you don't miss any of the exciting events, topics and debates that will be taking place.
Distinguished Scholars Section
The Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong is celebrating anthropology, criminology and sociology during the academic year 2009/2010. A number of events will be held during this academic session that bring eminent scholars to Hong Kong to discuss topical and important questions. The events will include lectures and workshops that will be of value to students and the community, and those working in the fields of anthropology, criminology and sociology. Please bookmark this page and visit from time to time to ensure that you don't miss any of the exciting events, topics and debates that will be taking place.
