The Public Lecture Series on “Lingnan Culture and the World” 2024—Lingnan: A Literary Landscape, jointly organized by Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Research Programme for Lingnan Culture, Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK, presents three distinct thematic lectures. These lectures portray the unique literary landscape in which Lingnan rejuvenated its cultural heritage, established links between the local and global communities, and harmonized the aesthetics of the classical and the vernacular creations. Through these vivid presentations, the series highlights the enduring vitality of the Cantonese language and literature across centuries.
This lecture series will be held at the Lecture Theatre of the Hong Kong Central Library on 27 October, 23 November, and 24 November 2024 respectively. It is a tie-in activity of the fourth “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival” and also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series.
Lecture 1
Literary Gathering and Exchange: The Story of Kam Shan Literary Society in Hong Kong (1972–1991)
Speaker: Dr. Ching Chung Shan (Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK)
Date: 27 October 2024 (Sunday)
Time: 10:30 am – 12 pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library
Lecture 2
Dictionaries, Textbooks and Periodicals: Foreign Language Learning of Lingnan Literati in Hong Kong and Macau in Late Qing
Speaker: Dr. Michelle Jia Ye (General Education China Programme, CUHK)
Date: 23 November 2024 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30 – 4 pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library
Lecture 3
Cantonese Literature from the Late Qing to the Republican Era: On Liao Entao’s Xixiao ji
Speaker: Prof. Puk Wing Kin (Department of History, CUHK)
Date: 24 November 2024 (Sunday)
Time: 2:30 – 4 pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library
*Conducted in Cantonese
*Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the talk for admission
*RGC Collaborative Research Project “Lingnan Culture and the World” (2023–2026)
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