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CUHK MA Intercultural Studies Programme The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is #39 in the latest QS World University Rankings.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong's MA in Intercultural Studies is at the cutting-edge, interdisciplinary study of film and digital media, gender and sexuality, urbanism, and environmental and animal rights in HK, China, and Asia. It is #2 in Asia in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for Media Studies.

【ZOOM TALK】Redesigning Life in the University: Towards a Pluriversal Education重新設計大學生活：邁向多元世界的教育What should the relation...
07/09/2026

【ZOOM TALK】Redesigning Life in the University: Towards a Pluriversal Education
重新設計大學生活：邁向多元世界的教育
What should the relationship between the university and the community be? Beyond reaching further into the community, how might the university transform itself in order to promote and sustain correspondences with communities, both on and off campus?

Join us for a conversation with Prof. Zoy Anastassakis (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) as she shares her experience of rethinking and redesigning campus life.

🗓 Date: September 29, 2026 (Tuesday)
🕢 Time: 7:30–9:00 PM (Hong Kong Time) | 8:30–10:00 AM (Brazil Time)
💻 Platform: Zoom
🗣 Language: English
🔗 Registration:https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13740784
✉️ Enquiry: [email protected]

Speaker: Prof. Zoy Anastassakis
An anthropologist and designer, Zoy Anastassakis is Associate Professor at the School of Industrial Design (ESDI), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil, where she currently serves as Director and coordinates the Design and Anthropology Laboratory (LaDA). Together with her colleagues, she has led initiatives to rethink and redesign campus life—an experience documented in her book, co-authored with Marcos Martins, Everyday Acts of Design: Learning in a Time of Emergency (Bloomsbury, Design in Dark Times series, 2022).

Respondent: Mr. Kam-Fai Chan (Social Design Programme, Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Kam-Fai Chan has been teaching in the Social Design programme at PolyU Design since its launch in 2017. His interests include design practice as sensemaking, the philosophy of social design, and the constellations between art, design, and social change. He is a founding member of Soil Trust (est. 2021), an eco-social design intervention for a soil-to-soil economy, which received the Don Norman Design Award in 2024.

Moderator: Prof. Joseph Li (Public Humanities Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Co-presented by the M.A. in Intercultural Studies Programme, Centre for Cultural Studies and B.A. in Public Humanities Programme, CUHK.

大學與社區之間應建立怎樣的關係？除了更深入地走進社區之外，大學自身又可如何轉化，以促進並維繫與校內外社群的呼應與連結？

誠邀各位參與是次講座，與巴西里約熱內盧州立大學的Zoy Anastassakis教授一同探討重新構想及重新設計校園生活的經驗。

🗓 日期：2026年9月29日（星期二）
🕢 時間：晚上7時30分至9時（香港時間）｜上午8時30分至10時（巴西時間）
💻 平台：Zoom
🗣 語言：英語
🔗 報名：https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13740784
✉️ 查詢：[email protected]

講者：Zoy Anastassakis教授
Zoy Anastassakis是人類學家兼設計師，現任巴西里約熱內盧州立大學（UERJ）工業設計學院（ESDI）副教授兼院長，並主持設計與人類學實驗室（LaDA）。她與同事共同推動了一系列重新構想及重新設計校園生活的計劃，相關經驗記錄於她與Marcos Martins合著的專書 Everyday Acts of Design: Learning in a Time of Emergency（Bloomsbury出版社，Design in Dark Times系列，2022年）。

回應者：陳錦輝先生（香港理工大學社會設計課程）
陳錦輝自2017年香港理工大學設計學院社會設計課程創辦以來一直任教至今。他的研究興趣包括作為意義建構的設計實踐、社會設計哲學，以及藝術、設計與社會變革之間的種種連結。他是「泥玩」（Soil Trust，2021年成立）的創始成員之一；該計劃是一項推動「土壤到土壤」經濟的生態社會設計介入，並榮獲2024年Don Norman設計大獎。

主持：李祖喬教授（香港中文大學公共人文學課程）

主辦單位：香港中文大學文化研究文學碩士課程、文化研究中心、公共人文學文學士課程
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🌍 APPLY NOW | CUHK-MAICS Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship 2027-28Are you passionate about intercultural dialogue, cultu...
07/09/2026

🌍 APPLY NOW | CUHK-MAICS Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship 2027-28

Are you passionate about intercultural dialogue, cultural research, community engagement, or creative practice?

The CUHK MA in Intercultural Studies (MAICS) is pleased to invite applications for the Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship 2027-28, a prestigious scholarship supporting outstanding students from underrepresented backgrounds who aspire to make meaningful contributions to Cultural Studies and related fields. [https://www2.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/maics/scholarships-and-awards]

Scholarship Benefits
✅ Full tuition scholarship of HK$190,000 per annum
✅ Monthly living stipend of HK$9,000 (total HK$90,000)
✅ Study at one of Asia's leading universities while joining a diverse international learning community

Who Should Apply?
We welcome applications from:

• Leaders and changemakers engaged in cultural, social, creative, and community-based work

• Aspiring scholars interested in pursuing doctoral research in Cultural Studies and related fields

• Applicants whose race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or nationality are underrepresented in our student body

• Citizens of Belt and Road Initiative countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, particularly those with demonstrated financial need

Selection Criteria
Applications will be assessed based on:
• Academic qualifications
• Professional and creative portfolio
• Financial need
• Potential contribution to the MAICS community and broader field of Cultural Studies

📅 Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 January 2027
📢 Results Announcement: March 2027

Important: Applicants must first submit an application to the MAICS programme through the CUHK Graduate School Online Application System and obtain an application number before applying for the scholarship.

🔗 Learn more about the programme:
CUHK MAICS Website https://www.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/maics]

📧 Enquiries: [email protected]

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03/09/2026

[📢Event Promotion📢]
🎥《超風》: 電影放映及映後談 🎥

電影簡介:
超風從內地來港，渴望成為真正的自己。在努力賺錢完成性別肯定手術的同時，又要面對癮君子男友帶來的痛苦，以及難以言喻的微妙幸福。遇上知己小梅，超風身心得到照拂，在苦與樂中迎來最終的蛻變。然而，一切盡是變化，超風突然猶豫，這到底是否她想要的自由？

📅日期時間: 2026年9月18日（五） 下午2時30分至5時30分
🏤地點: 李兆基樓 LT5

影人出席 :
導演翁子光
編劇李嘉怡
對談人:
黃鈺螢博士
主持:
李志成博士
彭家維博士

📣*映後談將以廣東話形式進行*

🔞*是次活動只限18歲或以上人士參與*

🎥Cyclone: Screening and Post-Screening Talk🎥

Film Synopsis:
Cyclone journeyed alone to Hong Kong and has become a s*x worker. Using her extraordinary physique, she carved out a world of her own and yearned for the day that she could undergo gender-affirming surgery. Her youthful anxieties, her first love, and the conversion therapy that she was forced into in Mainland China, all haunted her relentlessly like nightmares… She encounters a man and a woman: Ah Bian, a drug addict indifferent to gender distinctions; and Xiaomei, a “woman” fashioned by artificial means. They then unwittingly transform Cyclone’s life…

📅Date & Time: September 18, 2026 (Fri) 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.,
🏤Venue: Lee Shau Kee Building (LSK) LT5

Filmmakers in Attendance:
Mr. Philip YUNG Tsz-kwong, film director
Ms. Annabelle LI Kayee, screenwriter
Discussant:
Dr. Sonia WONG Yuk Ying, Gender Studies Programme
Moderators:
Dr. Nick LEE Chi Shing, Gender Studies Programme
Dr. Janet PANG Ka Wei, Department of Religious and Cultural Studies

📣The post-screening discussion will be conducted in Cantonese

🔞This event is restricted to persons aged 18 or above

25/08/2026

International screening of the independent media collective
AsiaVisions' Migrante (1987)
to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Bethune House

This is the first international public exhibition of the digitized, English-subtitled version of 'Migrante,' a landmark documentary by the independent media collective AsiaVisions about Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong during the global 1980s. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Bethune House, the event is a part of a worldwide Migrant Workers Film Festival in different cities.
The speakers will talk about the legacy of the film and its filmmakers, including the archival and digitization process behind the re-release and the present conditions of domestic workers.

Date: September 11, 2026, Friday
Time: 15:30
Venue: YIA LT2 (G/F), Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13737535

Speakers:
Rosemarie Roque, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Lydia Catedral, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dolores Balladares Pelaez, United Filipinos in Hong Kong
Moderator:
Elmo Gonzaga, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
*This screening is presented for educational, academic and non-commercial purposes. All copyright and intellectual property rights in the film remain with their respective owners.

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

In partnership with the National Commission of Culture and the Arts, Concerned Artists of the Philippines, Mission for Migrant Workers, Bethune House, and Migrante HK

Enquiries: [email protected]

Development and Hegemony: Debates in the Global SouthDate: April 15, 2026Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PMVenue: LT2, G/F, Yasumot...
26/03/2026

Development and Hegemony: Debates in the Global South
Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Venue: LT2, G/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13728504

Speakers:
Professor César Ricardo Siqueira Bolaño, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Brazil
Hegemony, work and development challenges in the beginnings of the 21st Century

Prof. Elmo Gonzaga, CUHK
Data Colonialism and Indigenous Epistemologies of Disaster in Southeast Asia

Prof. Pang Laikwan, CUHK
From Moscow to Beijing: The Formation of the Socialist Coalition Before and During the Cold War

Dr. Gabriel Antonio Solis, CUHK
The Death of Juan Gabriel and Fong Fei-Fei: Pop Music, Nostalgia and Class War in the Global Factory

Moderator: Prof. Chung Peichi, CUHK

Co-organiser: M.A. in Intercultural Studies Programme and Centre for Cultural Studies, CUHK
Enquiry: [email protected]

13/03/2026

📣Call for Applications: Public Humanities Outreach Fund📣

On behalf of the Centre for Cultural Studies, we are thrilled to officially announce the launch of the Public Humanities Outreach Fund, a new initiative dedicated to bringing humanities research and creative practice into the heart of our communities.

[How to Apply]
Detailed information and the application proposal template are available at the following link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MoUcEJe3sAiMoFbuifd_TmDKu1wvOawo?usp=sharing

We can’t wait to see your innovative ideas for making our shared culture more accessible, inclusive, and engaging.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎: 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩-𝙞𝙣-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 #2🖌️🎬-----🎞️Stonewalling (2022) Screening148mins, with Chinese and Englis...
26/02/2026

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎: 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩-𝙞𝙣-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 #2🖌️🎬
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🎞️Stonewalling (2022) Screening
148mins, with Chinese and English subtitles
Date: 28/2/2026 (Sat)
Time: 2:00-5:30pm
Location: ELB LT2, CUHK
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/view.php?id=4126674

🎞Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/948594513

The screening is followed by Q&A with director Huang Ji and cinematographer Ryuji Otsuka (conducted in Mandarin/ Putonghua)

Discussant: Prof. Charlie Yi Zhang (University of Kentucky)

Moderator: Dr. Li Tiecheng (Associate Director, MA in Intercultural Studies Programme, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK)

Synopsis:
20 year-old Lynn is told she needs English classes, flight attendant school, and a go getter-attitude. She perseveres along this path of upward mobility until she finds out she’s pregnant. Indecisive and running out of time, she tells her boyfriend she’s had an abortion and instead returns to her feuding parents and their failing clinic to try and figure out (if she can) what’s next.

For more details: www.ygpfilm.com
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📧Enquiry: [email protected]

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎: 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩-𝙞𝙣-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 #2🖌️🎬We are delighted to welcome award-winning director Ms. Huang Ji and ...
15/02/2026

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎: 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩-𝙞𝙣-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 #2🖌️🎬

We are delighted to welcome award-winning director Ms. Huang Ji and cinematographer Mr. Ryuji Otsuka, who will be joining us from 27 February to 2 March 2026 to share their creative work and insights.

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🎞️Guest Lecture: Past and Present of Chinese Independent Cinema - Huang Ji's Female Trilogy and the Screening of The Warmth of Orange Peel (2010)

The Warmth of Orange Peel (2010)
25 mins, with Chinese and English subtitles
Date: 2/3/2026 (Mon)
Time: 10:30am-1:30pm
Location: YIA LT8, CUHK
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/view.php?id=4127456

This lecture is part of the course CULS5225The Chinese Independent Film Studies, including screening of Huang Ji’s short film The Warmth of Orange Peel (2010) (conducted in Mandarin/ Putonghua).

Moderator: Dr. Li Tiecheng (Associate Director, MA in Intercultural Studies Programme, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK)

:
🔰Berlin International Film Festival Generation 14plus Competition
🔰Chinese Independent Film Festival

🎞Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43d761agn7A

Synopsis:
The Chinese winter cold, and Lynn hesitantly follows her father through the dreary landscape. She's in a state of commotion. She sees things that make her want to close her eyes. A tea brewed from orange peel dispenses warmth.

For more details: www.ygpfilm.com
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📧Enquiry: [email protected]

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎: 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩-𝙞𝙣-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 #2🖌️🎬We are delighted to welcome award-winning director Ms. Huang Ji and ...
14/02/2026

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎: 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩-𝙞𝙣-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 #2🖌️🎬

We are delighted to welcome award-winning director Ms. Huang Ji and cinematographer Mr. Ryuji Otsuka, who will be joining us from 27 February to 2 March 2026 to share their creative work and insights.

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🎞️Stonewalling (2022) Screening
148mins, with Chinese and English subtitles
Date: 28/2/2026 (Sat)
Time: 2:00-5:30pm
Location: ELB LT2, CUHK
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/view.php?id=4126674

🎞Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/948594513

The screening is followed by Q&A with director Huang Ji and cinematographer Ryuji Otsuka (conducted in Mandarin/ Putonghua)

Discussant: Prof. Charlie Yi Zhang (University of Kentucky)

Moderator: Dr. Li Tiecheng (Associate Director, MA in Intercultural Studies Programme, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK)

Synopsis:
20 year-old Lynn is told she needs English classes, flight attendant school, and a go getter-attitude. She perseveres along this path of upward mobility until she finds out she’s pregnant. Indecisive and running out of time, she tells her boyfriend she’s had an abortion and instead returns to her feuding parents and their failing clinic to try and figure out (if she can) what’s next.

For more details: www.ygpfilm.com
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📧Enquiry: [email protected]

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎: 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩-𝙞𝙣-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 #2🖌️🎬We are delighted to welcome award-winning director Ms. Huang Ji and ...
13/02/2026

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝘾𝙎: 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩-𝙞𝙣-𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 #2🖌️🎬

We are delighted to welcome award-winning director Ms. Huang Ji and cinematographer Mr. Ryuji Otsuka, who will be joining us from 27 February to 2 March 2026 to share their creative work and insights.
We look forward to your participation and to an engaging discussion
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🥚Egg and Stone (2012) Screening
101mins, with Chinese and English subtitles
Date: 27/2/2026 (Fri) | Time: 2:30-5:30pm | Location: LSK LT4, CUHK
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/view.php?id=4125102

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/953380846



and more...

The screening is followed by Q&A with director Huang Ji and cinematographer Ryuji Otsuka. (conducted in Mandarin/ Putonghua)

Moderator: Dr. Li Tiecheng (Associate Director, MA in Intercultural Studies Programme, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK)

Synopsis:
14-year-old girl Honggui sent to live with her aunt and uncle by parents working in another province. One day she’s period hasn’t come. She has a deep secret that could not say to anybody.

For more details: www.ygpfilm.com
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📧Enquiry: [email protected]

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