Prof. Lampo LEONG

Ω Curve: A Prototype for Dynamic Forces in Visual Art & Design 08/11/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G016

Dr. Vanessa Amaro & Dr. Sheyla S. Zandonai

The Portuguese calçada in Macau: Paving a new cultural history of place 18/10/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 This talk examines the ways in which the calçada portuguesa (“Portuguese pavement”) that the late Portuguese administration developed in Macau was converted into a “cultural item” of the city's visual and urban identity. It shows how

Dr. Johnson LIN

The Promise of Technology? Digital Inclusion and Exclusion of Disability in China 15/10/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are increasingly important for people with disabilities (PWDs), suggesting digital inclusion as a possible social mechanism against the social exclusion of disability. This study suggests a more complicated relationship between ICTs

Prof. David C. Oh

Whitewash: White subjectivity and Asian erasure in Hollywood 11/10/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 In a current book project, I theorize the popularly used concept of filmic “whitewashing,” differentiating it from White supremacy, White privilege, and Whiteness theory while noting its relationship to all three of these foundational concepts. The presentation, which is based

Prof. Andrew P. Carlin

Small Data: Identifying Phenomena of Inquiry 27/09/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Following the bombing of Manchester City Centre in 1996, interview accounts provided by people affected by the bomb were collected; these accounts constitute a corpus of recorded and transcribed talk as data. These “small data” document people’s iterations of areas for future

Prof. Tim SIMPSON

LIVE Baccarat Calculations: Macau Machine Gaming and the Production of the Post-Socialist Subject 13/09/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Following Portugal’s return of Macau to the PRC in 1999, the local government liberalized the city’s 150-year-old casino monopoly concession. Macau is now the world’s most lucrative site of casino gaming. The majority of Macau’s

Prof. Ling CHEN

Influence of host community acculturation orientations and traditional Chinese value orientations: A study of Chinese Hongkongers’ perceptions toward and ethnic minority communication with South/Southeast Asian minorities 15/03/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002