The HP Series showcases excerpts from excellent Honours Projects by students from the Department of English Language and Literature. [Read all entries here.] Supervisor: Dr Jason Eng Hun Lee Avatar as Self: the Politics of Jouissance in Natalia Figueroa’s Fran Bow (2015) and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass and…
Category: Mignon Chiu
Pride of Place: Mignon Chiu
Pride of Place: A series in which teaching staff and students from the English Department reflect on a place in Hong Kong. [Read all entries.] [Revisit the “Pet Sounds” series.] [Revisit the “Headspace” series.] [Revisit the “Ongoing” series.] [Revisit the “Interrogative” series.] Neighbouring the China Building and the Landmark in Central, the Pedder Building stands…
Pet Sounds: Mignon Chiu
Pet Sounds: A series in which teaching staff and students from the English Department reflect on a piece of music or song. [Read all entries.] [Revisit the “Headspace” series.] [Revisit the “Ongoing” series.] [Revisit the “Interrogative” series.] Nothing really happens at the disputed “Salt & Pepper”; oh no, it should be “Sgt Pepper”. Letting my…
“All Those Moments” by Mignon Chiu
“Clack!”—my pen falls from the table of the lecture chair; I’ve dozed off with my hair— sometimes red, sometimes blue—on my face; here and there I find friends, laughter, footprints, knowledge greeting me from time to time; it is not rare to see people exposing their toes to feel the breeze and the freeze with the…
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