Capstone Fair 2025

Date
17 Nov 2025 (Mon)

 

Time
12:00-17:00

Venue
Kin Sun Square (Skylight), Lingnan University

 

Language
English

 

The final-year students in Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies (BACS) marked a great achievement by presenting and sharing their capstone projects with the public in an innovative and interactive way in the Capstone Fair on 17 November 2025 (Mon).

 

During the fair, each student group had the opportunity to host their own booth, engaging with visitors and presenting their research findings to the public. The students’ projects delved into a diverse mix of topics, including commons space, campus life for students with disabilities, Hong Kong’s city image, Lingnan cats, tourist gaze, nostalgia, bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong, short dramas in China, and second-hand clothes in Hong Kong. The students demonstrated their ability to integrate the academic knowledge and practical skills they acquired from their undergraduate study. They went beyond the classroom learning, demonstrating their capacity to think critically and their dedication to exploring diverse and impactful issues within our society.

 

In recognition of the students’ outstanding efforts and achievements, 4 awards were presented. The Best Capstone Presentation, the 1st Runner-up Capstone Presentation, the 2nd Runner-up Capstone Presentation and the Best Presentation chosen by Cultural Studies Teachers were issued to four student groups whose projects received the highest number of votes through a secret ballot.

Project Title
Actual Practice and Effort about Commons Space under Hong Kong Circumstances
Convenience or Symbol? – Campus Life for Students with Disabilities from a Design Justice Perspective  (Best Capstone Presentation)
Construction and Impact of Hong Kong’s City Image through the ‘City Walk’ Phenomenon on Xiaohongshu  (1st Runner-up Capstone Presentation)
「嶺南貓」的文化建構:「後發展」嶺南大學的空間再現及矛盾
From Yick Cheong Building to Monster Building: Meanings, Impacts and Dynamics Between Locals and Tourists (Best Presentation chosen by Cultural Studies Teachers)
Nostalgia for Whom: Why do Hong Kong’s 2000s Dramas and Films Still Matter to the City Today?
The Cultural History of Bamboo Scaffolding in Hong Kong: Representation, Social Meanings, and Industry Transformation (2nd Runner-up Capstone Presentation)
The Rise of Short Dramas in China: Narratives, Feminism and Platform Economy
The Cultural Economy of Second-Hand Clothes in Hong Kong

We hope you enjoy this event, and we are looking forward to the next Capstone Fair!

 

 

 

Media report

 

Date: December 2025
Media: Lingnan TOUCH
Title: Capstone Fair from the Department of Cultural Studies: analysing social diversity through city images, and the popularity of short dramas
 

 

Mini-Capstone Fair 2025 on 30 March 2026 (Mon)

 

A half-day Mini-Capstone Fair was held on 30 March 2026 (Mon) in Kin Sun Square (Skylight). 2 groups of final-year students showcased their capstone projects to the public in an innovative way.
 

Project Title
Remediating the Postcolonial: Platform Capitalism and Nostalgic Representation of Hong Kong on Xiaohongshu and Douyin
Cultural Artifacts and Its Role in Identity Construction:  A Case Study of the “Chiikawa” Phenomenon among Hong Kong Teenagers