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Imperial calligraphic collection of the Tang dynasty
No full textThis article explores the cultural and political values with which imperial collections were endowed by Tang critics, also examines the management and uses of imperial calligraphic collections at the Tang courts. It argues that, under the Tang, the imperial calligraphic collection was adopted as a sign of cultured rule, a common aesthetic pursuit among the elites, a platform for power exchange and social interaction between the Tang rulers and ministers.
This article begins with a discussion of the monumentality of Wang Xizhi\u27s calligraphy, arguing that the imperial patronage for Wang\u27s calligraphy was not only motivated by the Tang rulers\u27 personal aesthetic sensibilities but was who driven by a desire to demonstrate imperial authority and to present their rulership as continuations of a classical cultural tradition. The second section moves to the management of, vicissitudes faced by, and uses of imperial Tang calligraphic collections. It demonstrates that the substances and colours used for the standard mounting of calligraphic treasures held at the inner storehouse were chosen in accordance with rulers\u27 requirements to demonstrate respect for a cultural legacy and to claim that they possessed authoritative knowledge of this culture. It shows that the quality of imperial calligraphic collections largely relied on the ministers entrusted by the rulers with the task of managing the calligraphic works, which also reflected the rulers\u27 capability of making judgments on subjects. In addition, access to the imperial calligraphic collections was often granted by emperors as a reward to officials. The sharing of exclusive cultural resources was supposed to generate gratitude among the subjects and strengthen the bonds between them and rulers as members of the same community of interests
Licensing bargaining under non-discrimination
No full textWe consider how licensing bargaining would change under non-discrimination restrictions. For an owner of a patent that is essential to a technology standard (e.g. 5G and WIFI), the owner would have monopoly power since it is impossible to implement the standard without the technology. In particular, the owner could extract additional profits from the implementors through price discrimination. However, this market power was created only because the technology was chosen as part of the standard by the industries, among other competing technologies. To avoid such a holdup problem, patent holders are often required to commit to licensing without discrimination for their patents in order to be a part of a standard. We show that this nondiscriminatory restriction only works as expected in some situations and could lead to very undesirable outcomes in many other situations
Understanding “Blackness” in Hong Kong : representations of Africa in Hong Kong popular media
No full textThis paper studies the representations of Africans and African cultures in Hong Kong popular media since the 1990’s and its political, social, and cultural significance. Representations of the African continent in Hong Kong popular culture define the local’s understanding of African peoples and cultures. On one hand, some representations continue to reproduce long held stereotypes by constructing African cultures as the city’s inferior binary opposition; on the other hand, some attempt to do away with the sense of “othering” and achieve empathetic cultural exchanges. By analysing the construction of “African-ness” in these representations, this paper shows that African cultures are constantly portrayed in relation to Hong Kong’s under the presupposition of assimilation. It is by studying the absences and presences of “African-ness” in locally produced movies, songs, and variety shows that it could be shown that Africa is often narrated as the subordinate of the local. Significantly, this hierarchy not only predetermines but also crystalizes the local people’s understanding of Africa. This paper thus studies how these representations incur ideologies and define Africa and African cultures in the city
Performance practice as compositional process : the case of HK Cantonese narrative singing Naamyam
No full textCCRD invites four distinguished Hong Kong-based speakers to share their personal journeys of experimentation with different kinds of musical practice, and to offer insights into ‘practice as research’ in music-making and performance. These diverse forms of practice as research involve voice talking to instrument, instrument reaching out to voice, and musicians being challenged by cultural difference viscerally experienced through language and melody.
In this session, Yu Siu Wah (CCRD Research Fellow) speaks from an instrumentalist’s perspective about his encounter with Cantonese narrative music
The Post-COVID-19 World : Autocracies, Democracies and the New World Order
No full textIn this webinar, Professor Shalendra Sharma will discuss two interrelated questions which are currently the subject of extensive debate among Political Scientists. First, the relative merits of democratic, illiberal and authoritarian rule – specifically, which system has more effectively responded to COVID-19, and more broadly, which political system is better equipped to address deadly threats to collective human security such as the coronavirus pandemic? Second, what does the future hold for the post-war liberal international economic and political order in the emerging post-COVID world? The order’s key architect and defender is the world’s most powerful liberal democracy, the United States. The central challenger is the world’s most powerful autocracy, the People’s Republic of China – which not only sees liberal ideals as an existential threat to its legitimacy, but also claims that “China model” represents a viable alternative to the west.
Drawing on the available evidence, including specific reference to the United States, China and other countries, Professor Sharma will both critically assess the ongoing debates and present his own views on these issues as well as the implications it carries for the emerging World Order. He will also suggest areas of potential future research.
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