On Sunday 15 November 2020, the Department of English organised a virtual graduation ceremony for MALCS students from the Class of 2019 and the Class of 2020. Here’s Dr Ruth Hung’s speech. Dr Hung was the MALCS Programme Director of 2019-2020. Congratulations! Graduation is a time to mark and celebrate your achievements. While this [the…
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Announcement: Whip-Smart and Specialized: Hong Kong PhD Fellowship @ HKBU ENG
In a bid to recruit doctoral applicants from around the globe, this four-part series showcases Literature and Language colleagues from Hong Kong Baptist University’s Department of English. Each salon pairs two professors, who, once they’ve individually highlighted their established and ongoing research ideas/projects, open the floor to general and specific questions about the Hong Kong…
“Instinctually Allegorising Ruth Hung’s Seminar on Wolf Totem” by Benjamin Lam
November 5, 2018 happened to be sandwiched between two significant “democratic” exercises—the previous day saw an “independence referendum” in New Caledonia, where the pro-independence indigenous Kanaks outnumbered by European and Asian settlers to legitimise the continued exploitation of their native land—home to a quarter of the planet’s nickel deposits—for the benefit of the French treasury….
Announcement: Ruth Hung Received the Faculty/School Performance Award for Young Researcher
Dr Ruth YY Hung (洪如蕊) has been given the Faculty/School Performance Award for Young Researcher by Professor Franklin Luk, Vice-President (Academic) on 29 April 2016. (April 2016)
“The Controversy of “We are All Chinese”” by Ruth Y.Y. Hung
《無間道-「我想要回身份」》, 磁漆布本 Infernal Affairs, “I want my identity back”, enamel paint on canvas, 100cm(H) x 150cm(W), 2007 [Via.] Nearly two decades after the Handover of 1997, the PRC and its SAR HK have not come closer though the latter has become increasingly dependent on the booming mainland economy. Early this year, the 34-year-old local star Ella…
Announcement: Ruth Hung Appointed Advisory Editor of boundary 2
Dr Ruth YY Hung (洪如蕊) has been appointed advisory editor of the boundary2 editorial collective based at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, United States). A member of the collective since 2010, Dr Hung began her work with the journal as an assistant editor, bringing increased emphasis within her areas of expertise—including critical philology, global spectacle,…
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