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HKU weekly notice (from Dec 8 to Dec 14, 2012)

07 Dec 2012

 

Public Lecture: ‘Culture’,'spirit' and ‘landscape’ of the Three Gorges Migration in the Yunyang County
Yunyang is a county bearing the brunt of the economical, territorial, social and environmental disruptions after the rise of the water level in the Three Gorges Dam Reservoir. The speaker Dr. Katiana Le Mentec, Centre for Ethnology and Comparative Sociology, University of Paris West Nanterre La Défense, CNRS has taken several research trips in the area since 2004 to study from an anthropological point of view social perceptions of the Dam and its topographical, ecological, economical and social consequences. This talk will focus on the analysis of local cultural policy measures related to the notion of “yimin”, such as the invention of the concept of the “Spirit of the Three Gorges migration” (三峽移民精神), or the creation of parks, festivals and museums dedicated to the “Culture of the Three Gorges migration” (三峽移民文化).

Date: December 10, 2012 (Monday)
Time: 4 to 6 pm
Venue: Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Yvonne Chan by email at ihss@hku.hk

Public talk: Claire Denis, French filmmaker, global-local artist
Jean-Michel FRODON will be introducing Claire Denis' work, its singularity as well as its inscription in the larger frame of French modern cinema. Claire Denis is a Paris-based filmmaker and one of the major artistic voices of contemporary French cinema.  Claire Denis made her film debut in 1988 with Chocolat, a luminous depiction of malaise of the post-colonial world.  Claire Denis has developed a highly individualistic style, favoring visual and sound elements over dialogue, and her editing technique has been compared to jazz improvisation for its rhythmic quality.  Claire Denis' latest film is White Material (2009).  The lecture will emphasize on how and why Claire Denis' work is simultaneously rooted in specific areas and addressing the globalization process in very original ways. 

Jean-Michel FRODON is a journalist, film critic, writer, professor. He was a journalist and film critic at weekly "Le Point" (1983-1990), "Le Monde" (1990-2003) and Editorial Director of “Cahiers du cinema” (2003-2009). 

Date: December 10, 2012 (Monday)
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Room 404, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Language: English

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Georgina Challen at Tel: 3917 4250.

Interdisciplinary symposium on Ocean Acidification and Climate Change
Climate Change and Ocean Acidification (OA) are threatening coastal organisms, aquaculture and fisheries. A Multidisciplinary Team Approach is required to evaluate these impacts and to understand the mechanisms and physiological processes behind these impacts. The lack of multidisciplinary team work, especially in Asia, is a limiting factor to a better understanding of the devastating climate change associated impacts. This symposium will gather researchers to form an “International and Multidisciplinary Group for OA Research”. The latest findings on acidification in Hong Kong waters and its impact on marine ecology will also be discussed in the symposium.

Opening ceremony

Date: December 11, 2012 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: 14 Fl., KK Leung Building, HKU

Forum and discussion (December 12 to 14)

Date: December 12, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 9am (Discussion topic: Ocean Acidification)
Venue: T6, 1 Fl.; Meng Wah Complex, HKU

For the detailed programme, please visit: http://www.biosch.hku.hk/ecology/isoacc/index.htm

For enquiries, please contact Jessie of the School of Biological Science, HKU at Tel: 2299 0633.

HK students test results on Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2011) &Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2011) International Report media briefing
TIMSS and PIRLS are the largest international studies of academic achievement worldwide, which consist of international tests of student achievement in mathematics, sciences and reading literacy. A set of questionnaires has been designed to understand students’ achievement in different areas. The Hong Kong component of TIMSS and PIRLS is conducted by the Faculty of Education, HKU. Target students are those in Primary 4 and Secondary 2. Media representatives are invited to a briefing on the latest test results and survey findings. Details are as follows:

Date:      December 12, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time:      11: am (tea reception start at 10:30 a.m.)
Venue:   Room LG06, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
Speakers: Professor Frederick KS Leung, Professor SK Tse and Dr Alice SL Wong

For media enquiries, please contact: HKU Faculty of Education, Development and Communications Manager, Ms. Queenie Wong (Mobile: 9220 5840 / Tel:  2219 4270  / E-mail: qlpwong@hku.hk).

In the Dark Shadow of History and Memory: Revisiting the 'Rape of Nanjing' in Light of Diaoyu/Senkaku
The speaker Professor Chen Jian, Michael J. Zak Chair of the History of US China Relations at Cornell University, has been a Visiting Research Professor in the Department of History of the University of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2013. Professor Chen is one of the world's top scholars of the foreign relations of China in the twentieth century and beyond. His best known books include China's Road to the Korean War (1994) and Mao's China and the Cold War (2001). He is currently completing a biography of Zhou Enlai.

Date: December 14, 2012 (Friday)
Time: 5:30 to 7 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Andy Leung by email at history@hkucc.hku.hk