Minors
The Department of Cultural Studies offers three Minor Programmes:
- Minor in Cultural Studies
- Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Minor in Performance Studies
Minor in Cultural Studies
Students whose Major is in any programmes* other than BA (Hons) Cultural Studies may qualify for a Minor in Cultural Studies after the successful completion of 15 credits (5 courses) in courses from the Cultural Studies Programme, as detailed below:
Required Course (choose either one)
- CUS3317 Narrating Hong Kong
- CUS3314 Hong Kong Popular Culture
Elective Courses
These must be made up of 12 credits of any CUS courses, except CUS4001 Capstone Project.
* A course in the 48-credit major disciplines of the BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies that is used towards fulfilment of the programme requirements cannot be double counted towards fulfilment of the requirements of this Minor.
Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
The Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies, administered by the Department of Cultural Studies, is an interdisciplinary Minor involving courses from five programmes in the University: Cultural Studies, History, BSocSc (Sociology, Government and International Affairs), Digital Arts and Creative Industries and Translation.
What is love? What is intimacy? What are gender identities?
The Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies addresses new forms of gender identities and new patterns of intimacies that have emerged in today’s globalised world. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this minor aims to provide an overview on major theoretical transformations within gender and sexuality studies, and to examine cultural politics within historical writing, media representations and literary texts. You will learn to address and analyse critical issues of gender and sexualities and to account for some of the broader impacts of gender and sexual subjectivities in our everyday life.
All undergraduate students who wish to pursue a Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies are required to complete five courses (15 credits) as detailed below:
- Minor Programme Structure (from 2021 – 22)*
Required Course (3 credits)
CUS3215 Gender and Cultural Politics
Elective Courses (12 credits)
Choose 4 courses, at least 1 course from each of the 2 groups listed below.
CUS3004 Media, Gender, and Sexuality (from 2019-20) CUS3014 Sexuality and Cultural Politics (titled as Sexuality Studies in 2018-19 or before) CUS3132 Gender and Sexuality in Comparative Perspective (titled as Cultural Transformation in Modern China in 2018-19 or before) CUS3309 Film, Gender & Sexuality (titled as Film and Cinema Studies in 2018-19 or before) CUS3350 Power and Body in Performing Arts (titled as Power and Body in the Performing Arts in 2018-19 or before) Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Politics CLE9026# The Everyday Culture of the Web CLE9028# Sexual Cultures in Asia ENG3003 Language, Gender and Sexuality HST3256 Critical Intersections in U.S. History since 1865: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (titled as History of the United States since 1865 in 2018-19 or before) GOV3103 Gender & Politics (course code is POL3103 in 2021-22 or before) SOC4002 Gender and Society TRA4307 Gender, Language and Translation VIS4311 Women, Art and Society in China Gender and Sexuality - Old Minor Programme Structure (2020 – 21 or before)*
Required Course (3 credits)
CUS3215 Gender and Cultural Politics
Elective Courses (12 credits)
(Choose 4 courses, at least 1 course from each of the 2 groups listed below.)
CLE9026# The Everyday Culture of the Web CLE9028# Sexual Cultures in Asia CUS3004 Media, Gender, and Sexuality (from 2019-20) CUS3014 Sexuality and Cultural Politics (titled as Sexuality Studies in 2018-19 or before) CUS3132 Gender and Sexuality in Comparative Perspective (titled as Cultural Transformation in Modern China in 2018-19 or before) CUS3309 Film, Gender & Sexuality (titled as Film and Cinema Studies in 2018-19 or before) CUS3350 Power and Body in Performing Arts (titled as Power and Body in the Performing Arts in 2018-19 or before) Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Politics ENG3003 Language, Gender and Sexuality HST3008 Gender and Sexuality in History HST3010 Gender and Religion in History HST3256 Critical Intersections in U.S. History since 1865: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (titled as History of the United States since 1865 in 2018-19 or before) HST4006 Gender and the British Empire SOC4002 Gender and Society TRA3221 Topics in Bilingual Studies: Love in Chinese and Western Literatures TRA4307 Gender, Language and Translation Gender and Sexuality
* Students of 2020-21 intake and before are allowed to follow either the old programme structure of minor or the new programme structure.
# According to the Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Programmes, at most two cluster courses can be double counted to fulfil both the requirement of the Core Curriculum and the requirement of any Minor programme.
Minor in Performance Studies
The interdisciplinary Minor in Performance Studies, administered by the Department of Cultural Studies, involves courses from six programmes in the University: Chinese, Cultural Studies, English, History, Digital Arts and Creative Industries, and the Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit.
Performance Studies examines “performance” in its various forms, from artistic performances (e.g. the performing arts, performance art, digital performance); social, political, and religious events (e.g. sports, ceremonies, rituals); speech acts and the enactment of literary texts; to the performance of identity.
- Declaration in or after Term 2, 2020-21
All undergraduate students (including CS Majors) who wish to pursue a Minor in Performance Studies are required to complete five courses (15 credits) as detailed below*:
Required Course (3 credits)
CUS3359 Introduction to Performance Cultures (previously Introduction to Performance Studies until AY 2018-19)
Elective Courses (12 credits)
Elective courses are categorized into three distinct modules. Students must take at least 3 credits (one course) from each module. Students are encouraged to take the last remaining 3 credits (one course) from a module chosen by the student.
CLA9008 Performance Arts in Modern Times CUS3002 Curating Performance and Cultural Practice CUS3008 Special Topics in Creativity and Performance Cultures CUS3350 Power and Body in Performing Arts (formerly Power and Body in the Performing Arts until 2018-19) HST3352 History of Religions in China CUS3006# Social Drama and Everyday Life CUS3329f^ Special Topics in Socio-Political Studies: Performance Studies in the HK Context (no longer offered from 2019-20) CUS3333^ Culture, Pleasure and Feeling (no longer offered from 2019-20) Module 1: Theory and Applications ENG3399a Special Topics in English: the Musical HST2001 Modern Revolutions and Musical Performance (formerly Changing the World through Music: Modern Revolutions and Musical Performance until 2018-19) MPA3001 Musical Expression in Film and Theatre MPA2002# Musicality and Well-Being CLB9022# Music in World Cultures CLD9016# Music and the Science of Sound CUS2222^ Kunqu Opera 崑曲與崑劇 (no longer offered from 2019-20) ENG1373^ English in Popular Song (no longer offered from 2019-20) MPA2001^ Creative Instrumental Ensemble (no longer offered from 2019-20) Module 2: Music and Sonic Expressions CUS3325 Workshop on Creativity & Cultural Production CUS3360 Performance Practices Workshop MPA3001 Musical Expression in Film and Theatre CHI3203 Literature and Modern Drama 文學與戲劇 CHI3221 Ming-Qing Drama 明清戲曲 CHI3239 Classical Chinese Drama 古典戲曲 CHI4323 Selected Readings in Yuan Qu 元曲選 ENG3205 Contemporary Literature in English II: Drama and Poetry ENG3277 English Drama Performance VIS3001 Video Art Module 3: Embodied Time-based Performance * Courses in the 48-credit major in the BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies cannot be double counted towards fulfilment of the requirements of this Minor.
^ The courses will be counted as electives if students have already completed the courses in 2018-2019 or before.
# New additionsx
- Declaration in or before Term 1, 2020-21
All undergraduate students (including CS Majors) who wish to pursue a Minor in Performance Studies are required to complete five courses (15 credits) as detailed below*:
Required Course (3 credits)
CUS3359 Introduction to Performance Cultures (titled as Introduction to Performance Studies in 2018-19 or before)
Elective Courses (12 credits)
Choose 4 courses, at least 1 course from each of the 2 groups listed below.
CLA9008 Performance Arts in Modern Times (from 2019-20) CUS3002 Curating Performance and Cultural Practice (from 2019-20) CUS3008 Special Topics in Creativity and Performance Cultures (from 2019-20) CUS3325 Workshop on Creativity & Cultural Production CUS3329f^ Special Topics in Socio-Political Studies: Performance Studies in the HK Context (not offered from 2019-20) CUS3333^ Culture, Pleasure and Feeling (not offered from 2019-20) CUS3350 Power and Body in Performing Arts (from 2019-20) (titled as Power and Body in the Performing Arts in 2018-19 or before) CUS3360 Performance Practices Workshop HST3352 History of Religions in China Performance Art/Cultural-Social Performance CHI3203 Literature and Modern Drama 文學與戲劇 CHI3221 Ming-Qing Drama 明清戲曲 CHI3239 Classical Chinese Drama 古典戲曲 CHI4323 Selected Readings in Yuan Qu元曲選 CUS2222^ Kunqu Opera 崑曲與崑劇 (not offered from 2019-20) CUS3350^ Power and Body in Performing Arts (titled as Power and Body in the Performing Arts in 2018-19 or before) (deleted from 2019-20) ENG1373^ English in Popular Song (deleted from 2019-20) ENG3205 Contemporary Literature in English II: Drama and Poetry ENG3277 English Drama Performance ENG3399a Special Topics in English: the Musical HST2001 Modern Revolutions and Musical Performance (titled as Changing the World through Music: Modern Revolutions and Musical Performance in 2018-19 or before) MPA2001 Creative Instrumental Ensemble (not offered from 2019-20) MPA3001 Musical Expression in Film and Theatre (from 2018-19) VIS3001 Video Art (from 2019-20) Performing Arts * A course in the 48-credit major disciplines of the BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies that is used towards fulfilment of the programme requirements cannot be double counted towards fulfilment of the requirements of this Minor.
^ The courses will be counted as electives if students have already completed the courses in 2018-2019 or before.
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