International Conference of “Creativity and Climate Crisis: Asian Media and Arts in the Anthropocene”

Extreme weather, pollution, water crises, and the loss of lives and biodiversity are some of the greatest challenges of our time. In both urban and rural Asia, extreme climate conditions and regional disparities have created increased climate vulnerability and inequalities. This interdisciplinary conference invites papers and discussions that examine media, elemental/infrastructural, and creative responses that help make sense of these challenges. How do media and arts in Asia engage new methods, materials, and practices to address current environmental changes? How do media technologies, art forms, and social actions create new meanings arising from these challenges? What are the “ecological affect” or “climate unconscious” that are structuring our feelings, emotions, practices, and actions?

Date and Time: May 19th and 20th,2025
Day 1 / 10:00-17:30
Day 2/ 15:00-19:30

Venue: LT2,Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK

Co-convenors:

Wu Ka-ming (CUHK)
Tan Jia (CUHK)

Speakers:
Luke Ching Chin Wai (Artist)
Nut Brother 堅果兄弟 (Artist)
Pak Sheung Chuen (HASS LAB, Artist-in-Residence for the BA in Public Humanities, CUHK)
Louis Yu (HK Senior arts adminstrator)
Zheng Hongbin 鄭宏彬 (Artist)

Saskia Abrahms-Kavunenko (Kyoto University)
Chris Berry (King's College London)
Kiu-Wai Chu (Nanyang Technology University, Singapore)
Stephanie DeBoer (Indiana University)
Dong Muzi (MPhil graduate of Cultural Studies, CUHK; East Cinema)
Ari Heinrich (Australian National University)
Pang Laikwan (CUHK)
SaeHim Park (Xavier University of Louisiana)
Robin Visser (University of North Carolina)
Sasha Welland (University of Washington)
Mei Zhan (University of California, Irvine)

Co-organizers: MA in Intercultural Studies Programme, Centre for Cultural Studies, Centre for Social Innovation Studies, CUHK
Sponsored by: Faculty of Arts, CUHK

Enquiry: cuccs@cuhk.edu.hk

Programme Schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QLW2-JnzW22-2nLFx-jPIoSGdIfEWbqPm8gKQu6KAZU/edit?usp=sharing

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