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Book launch : Ethnic minorities, media and participation in Hong Kong : creative and tactical belonging
No full textSecond and third generation South and Southeast Asian minorities in Hong Kong, being marginalized from mainstream social and political affairs, have developed an ambivalent sense of belonging to their host society. Unlike their forefathers who first settled in Hong Kong under British colonial rule, these younger generations have spent their formative years in the territory. As such, they have increasingly engaged in the public and political realms of society, partly in response to the territory’s rapid political changes. Leung discusses and analyses the complex and diverse engagement of migrant and minority youths in Hong Kong - and their struggle for recognition, while desiring to \u27be-long\u27 to a place they call home. Some are joining the calls for democratic changes in the territory. In particular, she argues that much of this struggle can be seen in minorities’ involvement in creative sectors of society.While it will be of especial interest to scholars with an interest in Hong Kong, this book presents a compelling case study for anyone interested in the dynamics of migrant and minority engagement in the creative sector as a strategy for engagement
New possibilities brought by Purple : reintegrating womanism into contemporary feminist discourse
No full textThere is a growing tendency to turn to the intersectional framework to reflect on social phenomena. In the past decades, with intersectional feminism continuing to expand on its theory and usage, with the public being more conscious of the complexity of gender and race issues, and with the younger generations being more passionate about the fight against social group-based inequalities, on the other hand, womanism is increasingly being rejected by intersectional feminist critics due to its more spiritual and idealistic, thus seemingly less practical approach. Moreover, womanism is increasingly conflated with feminism by both the academics and the public due to its lack of prevalence. Despite the differences between womanism and intersectional feminism, however, this essay argues that their respective identity politics and spiritual politics are, in fact, compatible with one another, and that womanism should be brought back into discussion in our contemporary society as it can complement what intersectional feminism cannot achieve.
This essay focuses on Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple. It explores through this work how womanism and intersectional feminism look at concepts like oppression and agency differently, yet how these two perspectives are complementary to each other. I then compare this fictional work with Walker’s several other works, to investigate how womanism could be applied effectively, and how that is related to womanism’s spiritual nature. This essay would come to the conclusion that whereas intersectional theory provides us a foundation to conceptualize multi-dimensional social inequalities, womanism suggests a possibility for the human species to outgrow the generational and intersecting systems of oppression. Thus, bringing back womanism in the present days can open up an alternative path when addressing contemporary issues
Book launch event : Political Ecologies of Landscape
No full textIn this book launch event, Dr. Creighton CONNOLLY introduces his book, ‘Political Ecologies of Landscape’, which traces large-scale urban redevelopment in Penang, Malaysia, and the governance innovations formulated by local civil society organisations to rework them in a more socio-ecologically sustainable manner. Three expert panellists have also been invited to share their reflections on the book and its wider implications for research on Penang and Malaysia; heritage conservation; urbanisation; and infrastructure.https://commons.ln.edu.hk/video_photos/1297/thumbnail.jp
嶺大抗疫三寶 • 資訊分享 : 「疫苗通行證」實測篇
No full text有關「疫苗通行證」
自2022年2月24日起，市民進入所有食肆堂食、及多個處所均需要使用「安心出行」及出示「疫苗通行證」，而查核方法分為兩種：「被動查核」及「主動查核」。“嶺大抗疫三寶．資訊分享” 短片為大家實地示範了在不同類型表列處所如何使用「疫苗通行證」及注意事項。希望大家都能夠安心出行啦!
About “Vaccine pass”
To enter all restaurants, dine-in, and multiple premises, we must use the Leave Home Safe App and present the “Vaccine pass” starting from 24th February 2022. The method of checking is twofold: “Passive checking” and “Active checking.” In this episode of Lingnan University Three Anti-Covid Treasures —Information sharing”, we demonstrate the application of “Vaccine pass” in different categories of scheduled premises and its essential note! Wish you safe!https://commons.ln.edu.hk/lu-care-campaign/1004/thumbnail.jp
Gender politics of dating apps in urban China
No full textHow do dating apps empower young women in urban China? How is online misogyny amplified in online dating? Where there is resistance, dominance looks for opportunities. Taking a technofeminist perspective, I examine the mutual constitution of gender and technology
Virtual refuge to assertion
No full textIn the context where spaces are neither exclusively online or offline — how does technology mediate our ‘many’ queer desires? What is the play of our caste and class anxieties in our maps of Grindr? In terms of spaces that are produced and geographies of time — when do desires of certain kinds seem feasible, and for whom? If the city is already sexual, who gets to be sexy in the city
The Book of Poetry and Diplomacy : What does it mean to say, “I love you”?
Get PDFThis episode discusses how the language of love and kinship is used in diplomatic negotiations through the recitation of odes. For example, aLu minister uses a wedding song to compare smaller states to a bride welcomed by her groom (the powerful Jin). A woman picking artemisia with care becomes the analogue for a powerful state cherishing a weak one. A Zheng minister uses an ode about seduction to forestall or resist aggression. A Jin leader affirms an alliance through an ode celebrating brotherhood
Book launch event : Political Ecologies of Landscape
No full textIn this book launch event, Dr. Creighton CONNOLLY introduces his book, ‘Political Ecologies of Landscape’, which traces large-scale urban redevelopment in Penang, Malaysia, and the governance innovations formulated by local civil society organisations to rework them in a more socio-ecologically sustainable manner. Three expert panellists have also been invited to share their reflections on the book and its wider implications for research on Penang and Malaysia; heritage conservation; urbanisation; and infrastructure. Following the presentations, there will be space for questions and discussion points from the audience.
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Lingnan Gardeners Newsletter (No. 62) = 彩園通訊 (第62期)
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Lingnan Gardeners Newsletter (No. 60) = 彩園通訊 (第60期)
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