Lingnan University e-News

Campus news

• Lingnan joins Global Liberal Arts Alliance
• Kick-off Ceremony of the “Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Mainland Summer Internship Programme 2012”
• Dinner for Graduating Students 2012
• Artist-in-Residence Exhibition “Embracing the Threshold”
• Talk for alumni by Dr Simon Kwok
• Metro Broadcast interviews Lingnan faculty members

Research and academic activities

• Hong Kong Literature in Taiwan Symposium
• Centre for Humanities Research Conference on “Cultural Transformation in the 1950s: From Mainland China to Hong Kong”
• The Fifth International Young Scholars Conference on Chinese Literature – “Chinese Literature and Comparative Literature”
• Centre for Cinema Studies Inaugural Conference on “The Education of the Filmmaker: Views from Around the World”

Awards and people

• Beta Gamma Sigma Lingnan University Chapter Installation and 1st Induction Ceremony
• Writing poetry with Writer-in-residence Jennifer Wong

Publications

• The 28th volume of “Cultural Studies@Lingnan” (in Chinese)

Upcoming events

• Workshop on “The Linked Exchange Rate & Foex Issues” (1 June 2012)
• Seminar on “Aggregate Planning of Fleet Deployment for Liner Shipping” (1 June 2012)
• Seminar on “The Inter-Asia Project” (7 June 2012)
• Seminar on “Historical and Literary Narratives: Focusing on Research and Writing of the History of Contemporary Chinese Literature” (9-10 June 2012)
• Seminar on “Madman/Leftist: Chen Yingzhen’s Thoughts and the Mental Conditions of the Post-World War II Third World” (14 June 2012)
• The 2nd International Leadership Assembly of Nursing Homes cum APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing (27-28 June 2012)
• “Cultural July Campaign” – Public Seminar on “Cantonese Opera and the Witty Maids” (5 July 2012)
• “Walking with Lingnanians” Fundraising Walkathon 2012 (14 October 2012)