Centre for Cultural Studies, CUHK

30/10/2026

👋 Meet the editorial board of Public Humanities

An open access journal asking big questions and pursuing bold answers, Public Humanities combines rigorous peer-reviewed research with accessible writing.

We’re pleased to feature Laikwan Pang, Editor of Public Humanities and Professor of Cultural Studies and Head of the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

🔗 Read more about Laikwan's editorial perspective, research, and the role of public humanities in fostering community engagement and responding to cultural and political change: https://cup.org/4yj82af

29/10/2026

Can a baby be made from code, poetry, and a room full of strangers?

We're excited to welcome Halim Madi to campus on 4 & 5 Nov for How to Make a Baby.

Step into a live AI × human performance (5 Nov) where every audience member can take a role and help shape the experience. Curious? Confused? Perfect. Come join the experiment.

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29/10/2026

This video presents the full version of the talk “University and the Public: Staying with Our Common Concerns.”

What social dilemmas are we facing today? How can universities respond to the urgent concerns of our time? Prof. XIANG Biao and Prof. PANG Laikwan discussed the importance of staying connected to our common concerns. They also reflected on the role of universities in nurturing socially engaged intellectuals and future leaders. They invited us to rethink the relationship between the university and the public, and to consider how academic knowledge can remain grounded in everyday life.

Special thanks to the guest speakers :
• Prof. XIANG Biao
• Prof. PANG Laikwan
• Dr. HUANG Shan

Co-organizers: B.A. in Public Humanities Programme, Centre for Cultural Studies, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

This video presents the full version of the talk “University and th...

29/10/2026

We are pleased to share that the Centre’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. HUANG Shan, together with Prof. Xiang Biao and Prof. Pang Lai-kwan, has published an article entitled “University and the Public: Reflections in an Age of Uncertainty”.

The article is available in Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/21c/zh/issues/　

Read the article:https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/21c/media/articles/c217-202607034.pdf

《二十一世紀》雙月刊創辦於1990年10月，是香港中文大學中國文化研究所出版的學術、思想性綜合刊物。該刊旨在促進全球中國知識份子和專業人士的思想交流，為中國文化長期發展而努力。

26/10/2026

Book Talk _ Chinese Media Improvisations: Thriving on Deficits

"In a critical arc that spans from the early years of the People’s Republic of China to contemporary AI gadgetry, Xuenan Cao highlights the junctures where the shortage of printing and computing have become the unlikely accelerants of technological ambition."

About the Author:
Xuenan Cao is Professor and Chair of General Education at San Francisco Bay University and Adjunct Faculty of Cultural Faculties at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, having previously taught at Duke University, New York University-Shanghai, and Yale University. She has published in venues for both humanities and computer sciences, including Grey Room, boundary 2, Theory, Culture & Society, Information, Communication & Society, Media, Culture & Society, PMLA, AMCIS, NeurIPS, among others.

Date:11 December 2026 (Friday)
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Venue: Room 201, Leung Kau Kui Building (KKL), CUHK
Moderator: Prof. Pang Laikwan (Choh-Ming Li Professor of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK)
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13743940

Co-organisers: Centre for Cultural Studies, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK

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22/10/2026

Guest Lecture for CULS5320A Special topics in Cultural Management I_2026-27 Term 1
Place-making: An Interdisciplinary and Comparative Inquiry

Digital Place-Making: Media Technology, Related Population, and Urban-Rural Relations in Japan

More people than ever are on the move, and new technologies increasingly shape how we experience the places we live in or leave behind. This talk asks how people make place with the use of digital media technologies such as social media, blockchain, metaverse, and artificial intelligence. It focuses on a group of young and middle-aged urbanites in Japan who came to be identified as the “related population”: city dwellers who never fully move to the countryside, yet stay deeply involved in shrinking rural communities through work, visits, and online connection. I trace where the idea of “related population” came from, explore what these place-makers actually do with technology, and show how they see themselves as belonging to multiple places at once. I argue that today’s urban-rural relations are better understood as cycles rather than one-way moves, but we still need to ask what and who can circulate, how, and with what consequences for the places left behind.

Date: 10 Nov 2026, Tuesday
Time: 18:45-20:15
Venue: KKB 101, Leung Kau Kui Building, CUHK

Guest Speaker: Zhang Jinjin
Jinjin Zhang is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Japanese Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research examines digital media, sociotechnical innovation, lifestyle migration and mobility, sensory and multi-modal storytelling, and regional revitalization in Japan and China. She previously served as a “Science, Technology, and Society in Asia” Visiting Fellow at the Harvard-Yenching Institute (2025–2026) and as a Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellow at Waseda University (2023–2024). Jinjin cares about public humanities and shares her work through blogging, video-making, and podcasting.

Discussant: Prof. Ho Tsz Wai Jimmy
Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK

Moderator: Dr. Huang Shan
Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Cultural Studies, CUHK

Organized by the MA in Cultural Management Programme & Centre of Cultural Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

All are welcome. No registration required.
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21/10/2026

Urban Forestry and Public Humanities in Hong Kong invited students to explore how trees shape the ecological, social, and cultural life of the city. Prof. Pang Laikwan and Prof. Jimmy Ho of the Chinse University of Hong Kong shared how public humanities can help us think creatively and critically about our connections with the natural world.

We were delighted to learn from Ms. Vincci Mak of the University of Hong Kong, who shared insights into landscape architecture and the challenges facing rural and urban trees in Hong Kong. Mr. Ken So of The Conservancy Association introduced students to the principles and practices of urban forestry. Through talks and tree walk, we gained new perspectives on urban forestry, tree management, and our relationship with the environment.

We are also grateful to The Conservancy Association Urban Forestry Green Hub for providing such a welcoming space for learning and exchange.

Thank you all for joining us on this journey of seeing our city, and its trees, differently. 🌳
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20/10/2026

We're pleased to share a recent South China Morning Post feature on the future of arts funding and cultural policy in Hong Kong, which includes insights from Prof. Benny Lim Kok Wai.

📖 Read the full article:
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371380/art-or-box-office-how-hong-kong-plans-measure-value-play-ballet-or-symphony?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article
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Newer groups could get more access to public funds under proposed changes, but established companies urge realistic targets and a long-term view.

20/10/2026

啟動活動回顧｜Serrini × 公共人文學

超過700位中大師生、校友、校外朋友，1月16日齊聚崇基禮拜堂，參與「文科畢業生就業人士分享會」同 梁嘉茵博士 Serrini 度過一個充滿溫暖歌聲🎤、笑聲同真心對話嘅夜晚✨

Serrini以療癒嘅音樂開場🎶，精彩嘅表演使觀眾相當投入，接住進入由 胡嘉明教授 同 李祖喬教授 主持嘅對談環節💬，現場氣氛熱烈，互動不斷！

多謝梁博士深入又貼地嘅分享，從文科生經歷📚、社會標籤🏷️、就業 tips 講到自我磨練，希望帶俾大家一啲inspiration 同提醒，喺迷惘之中搵到一啲方向，將來做選擇嗰陣都更加踏實。多謝你哋到場，期待同大家繼續學習、探索與成長🌱

#文科生其實做乜都得！無論係咪文科生，中大公共人文學邀請你喺生活中實踐人文精神，行出屬於自己嗰條路🛤️

Over 700 CUHKers and friends came together at Chung Chi Chapel on 16 January for our “𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙞 × 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧” 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙢 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 — a night with 𝗗𝗿. 𝗟𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮 𝗬𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶 filled with warm songs🎶, laughter, and meaningful conversation.

Serrini opened with a soothing set that brought everyone into the moment. We then moved into a dialogue moderated by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗪𝘂 𝗞𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗟𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝘂 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵, with a lively atmosphere throughout😄

❤️Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Leung for her insightful and down-to-earth sharing—from her arts student journey and social labels to practical career tips and self-development. We hope everyone left with a little inspiration (and a few useful reminders) to help find direction in uncertain moments and feel more grounded when making future choices. Thank you for joining us— we’re excited to keep learning, exploring, and growing together🙌.

Arts students and graduates can do anything! Whether or not you studied the arts, PHCU invites you to put the humanistic spirit into practice in everyday life — and walk your own path, at your own pace!

#文科畢業生就業人士分享會 #中大 #公共人文學 #香港中文大學

20/10/2026

【媒體報導分享】
《星島日報》，2026年4月11日

〈人類學家項飆訪港演講 探討「內卷」與「共同關切」〉

🔗線上閱讀全文：https://www.singtaousa.com/2026/04/11/news/china/anthropologist-xiang-biao-lecture-hong-kong/

#項飆
#公共人文學
#公共人文學文學士課程
#香港中文大學