第十一期 - 2025年11月 研究通訊編輯委員會
The Dialectics of Care: IRCCS Holds Second Humanities Conference on Care
The Hong Kong 2025 Humanities Conference on The Dialectics of Care, themed ‘Care Aesthetics, Care Communication, and Care Education’, was organised by the “Comparative Cultures of Care” Project on 7 – 8 August 2025 at EdUHK. The event explored how care is debated, practised, and reimagined, building a community committed to rigorous theorisation and actionable insights.
- Lead keynote by Professor Maurice Hamington on “Transformative Pedagogy,” advocating that teachers are pedagogy and embody care as a practice.
- Scholars from New Zealand, UK, US, Mexico, and Hong Kong extended dialogue of care in crisis, inequality, and everyday practices.
- A special Keynote Roundtable showcased FHM’s educators sharing care pedagogy models, classroom practices and reflective insights with the project initiative.
- Special launch of the open-access EduCare Portal and two journal special issues on care, extending the project’s global care research.
- New Keyword Reels Series on Care was launched, capturing diverse perspectives and conference insights
- Conference outcomes include collaborative publications and new global research networks, advancing new directions in care theory and practice.
Prof Angel Ma Receives the Network Citation Award 2025 (LML)
Prof Angel Ma, from the Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, has exemplified excellence and collaboration within the academic community. She has been awarded the prestigious Network Citation Award 2025.
- Prof Ma played a key authorship role and presented outstanding research contributions during 2022-2024.
- Prof Ma’s outputs in the field of applied linguistics have achieved high quality and strong accessibility in Scopus.
- Prof Ma achieved an impressive score of 82.55 in the QS Subject ranking for Linguistics.
For more information, please contact us at lml@eduhk.hk.
New Book Series Initiative by RCCAPV Fellows Advances Environmental Media Culture Research (RCCAPV)
The Research Centre for Creative Arts and Public Value (RCCAPV) announces a significant scholarly achievement through the launch of the Environmental Media Cultures series with Bloomsbury Publishing. This prestigious academic series will be co-edited by three RCCAPV fellows: Prof Pietari Kaapa (University of Warwick), Dr Hunter Vaughan (Emerson College), and Prof Mette Hjort (Centre Director, RCCAPV).
- This new book series exemplifies RCCAPV's commitment to developing and supporting innovative practice-based and policy-oriented research that describes, analyses, explains, defends, and strengthens the arts' contributions to society across the full spectrum of value.
- It aligns with RCCAPV's mission to strengthen the arts' contributions to creating sustainable societies and demonstrates how creative arts research can address urgent environmental challenges through innovative scholarly inquiry.
- The series will produce a minimum of two scholarly volumes annually over a renewable five-year term, focusing on environmental film, television and streaming content, green production practices, policy and financing, sustainable film cultures, and relevant institutional developments. This comprehensive approach addresses the significant environmental footprint of screen media production, which includes carbon-intensive infrastructure, high energy dependencies, and waste production.
For more information, please contact Prof Mette Hjort at mettehjort@eduhk.hk.
EdUHK Hosts Landmark 23rd AsiaTEFL International Conference on Care, Innovation and Sustainability in English Language Teaching (ELE)
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) successfully hosted the 23rd AsiaTEFL International Conference. Centered on "Care, Innovation, and Sustainability in ELT," the event attracted over 1,000 global participants. This marked the first time Hong Kong has held this prestigious gathering, fostering crucial dialogue on English language teaching's future.
- The conference featured distinguished guests, including HKSAR's Secretary for Education, Dr Christine Choi, and EdUHK President, Professor John Lee.
- A rich academic programme included 568 presentations, 35 workshops, and symposiums on cutting-edge ELT topics.
- Plenary speeches addressed key issues like digital literacies, identity, and linguistic inclusivity in education.
- Networking opportunities and publisher exhibitions facilitated valuable professional collaboration and resource sharing.
- Sustainable practices were prioritized, using seed paper badges, reusable tumblers, and digital materials to minimize waste.
- The event reinforced EdUHK's global leadership in language education and AsiaTEFL's mission for excellence.
For more information, please contact Ms Annie Yung at asiatefl2025@eduhk.hk.
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CHL awarded HK$27 million by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to Innovate Chinese Reading (CHL)
The newly funded project “Fueling Minds in the Digital Age – Chinese Reading Programme” (1 August 2025 – 31 July 2028) led by Professor Chan Timothy Wai Keung and Dr Chan Chu Kwong Alex is poised to transform Chinese reading in the digital age by creating a mega-platform for interactive levelled reading, self-directed learning, and sustainable educator training. The project aims to achieve the following objectives:
- curate a broad selection of Chinese texts from pan-Chinese-speaking regions to expand cultural horizons and deepen higher-order comprehension;
- pilot an integrated e-reading platform with interactive features to meet diverse learning needs with traceable educational impacts;
- design animated and multimodal learning materials that make reading strategies accessible while boosting engagement, reading time, and strategy use;
- empower teachers with evidence-based assessment literacy and rich multimedia resources to support pedagogical innovation;
- conduct rigorous evaluation of student and teacher outcomes and widely disseminate findings to inform policy and establish exemplary practices.
For more information, please contact Dr Chan Chu Kwong Alex at cchukwong@eduhk.hk.
Dr Ding Hongdi conducts immersive fieldwork on Tibeto-Burman Languages in Southwest China (CHL)
This summer, Dr Ding Hongdi (CHL) spent a month conducting fieldwork in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, collecting oral-language data from Tibeto-Burman-speaking communities. His research focuses on lexical and morphosyntactic features of the minority languages in southwestern China. The fieldwork is supported by the RGC's ECS and GRF schemes. Through this fieldwork, Dr Ding:
- gathered lexical items and narrative texts via natural conversation and storytelling with native speakers;
- documented surviving expressions for “dragon” and “thunder” across several minority languages in Sichuan;
- examined morphosyntactic features, including tail–head linkage patterns, in extended texts, revealing linguistic distinctions among Yi, Tibetan, and Naxi varieties and contributing new insights to Tibeto-Burman linguistics;
- collaborated with AI specialist Mr Richard Jiang to develop and apply AI-driven methods for segmenting and digitising oral recordings;
- expanded an ongoing minority-language corpus with new substantial data, enriching resources for historical and comparative Sino-Tibetan research.
For more information, please contact Dr Ding Hongdi at hding@eduhk.hk.
Dr Shang Visits Harvard University to promote the GRF Project on Perfect Enlightenment in the arts and literature of Ancient East Asia (LCS)
Dr Haifeng Aaron Shang (LCS) is currently serving as a Visiting Scholar at the Chinese Art Media Lab (CAMLab) at Harvard University from August to December 2025. He is advancing his GRF project on “Manifestations of ‘Perfect Enlightenment’ (Yuanjue) in East Asian Arts and Literature (11th-15th Century),” collaborating on an interdisciplinary seminar, and exploring opportunities for multimedia immersive exhibitions.
- Dr Shang’s visit is sponsored by Professor Eugene Wang, founder and director of CAMLab in the Department of History of Art and Architecture.
- Dr Shang’s GRF research aligns seamlessly with the philosophy and mission of CAMLab.
- On 24 October 2025, he will present a lecture at CAMLab on Perfect Enlightenment in ancient China, Japan, and Korea: https://camlab.fas.harvard.edu/event/the-moonlit-season-manifestations-of-the-idea-in-perfect-enlightenment-in-east-asian-art-and-literature-11th-15th-century/
- Dr Shang is currently working with CAMLab to explore how research on Perfect Enlightenment art and literature can be transformed into an immersive multimedia exhibition.
- Supported by CAMLab, he will visit the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to explore the 14th-century Korean transformation painting on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment.
For more information, please contact Dr Shang at hshang@eduhk.hk.
International Conference on One Belt One Road Arts and Culture 2025 (ICOAC25): A Successful Event Attracting Over 450 Participants (CCA & RCCAPV)
ICOAC25 convenes leading scholars, artists, and educators to advance cultural exchange and preservation across Belt and Road regions through keynotes, panels, workshops, and performances in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District. The two-day programme integrates research, practice, and policy dialogue at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, with partner events by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.
- The two-day event on 13-14 September 2025 gathered over 450 participants from OBOR regions and beyond.
- Featured keynote speakers included Prof Pamela Burnard (University of Cambridge), Prof Patricia Shehan Campbell (University of Washington), Prof Chan Ming-chi (Xinghai Conservatory of Music), Prof David Gabriel Hebert (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences), Prof Ho Puay-peng (National University of Singapore), Prof Tsai Tsan-huang (Nanjing Normal University), Prof Wong Chuen-fung (Macalester College), and Prof Yan Huichang (Life Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra).
- Thematic strands examined the intersections between heritage, identity, policy, technology, and diplomacy across OBOR regions.
- The event was supported by Belt and Road Office and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.
For more information, please contact the Organising Committee at icoac25@eduhk.hk.
Housing and Hong Kong Literature: Space, Identity, and Narrative (RCCLLC)
The CRAC project Residence and Hong Kong Literature 1945–1970, conducted by the Research Centre for Chinese Literature and Literary Culture, examines housing, urban development, and literary creativity in post-war Hong Kong. It shows how living spaces shaped literary themes. The project also published a book titled 居住與香港文學 (Residence and Hong Kong Literature) to present its research findings.
- Explores literature responses to housing shortages and urban transformation
- Maps the homes and habitats of nine major Hong Kong writers such as Liu Yichang (劉以鬯), Shu Xiangcheng(舒巷城), Dai Wangshu(戴望舒) across the 20th century
- Blends literary analysis with urban history through fieldwork, interviews and spatial storytelling
- Connects housing policy, urban change, and literary form in a rapidly evolving city
- Features two interviews on RTHK’s programme “開卷樂” (“Book View”)
For more information, please contact us at rccllc@eduhk.hk.
《居住與香港文學》 Interview on RTHK’s programme “開卷樂” (“Book View”)
Residence and Hong Kong Literature