International Symposium on Education and Cultural Studies
cum
Workshops for Local School Teachers and Students
22-24 May 200 8, Hong Kong
Organized by
Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme
in conjunction with Department of Cultural Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Time
09.00 – 18.05 (22 – 23 May 2008)
09.00 – 18.30 (24 May 2008)
Venue
Paul S. Lam Conference Centre,
3/F, Amenities Building,
Lingnan University,
Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
The three-day International Symposium runs in two parts, with the first two and a half days devoted to research paper presentations in plenary format, and the final half day in workshop format, targeting local educators about educational issues relevant to the Hong Kong context.
The Symposium aims to identify and learn from various intellectual, pragmatic, theoretical and methodological issues for possible new orientations in Cultural Studies/Education, and to examine and develop the productive interface between Cultural S tudies and Education in the contemporary contexts under three broad themes :
-
Education as Cultural Process: Contemporary Critiques of Pedagogy
-
Rethinking Cultural Practices for Education: Innovative Programmes and Models
-
The Work of Educators as Cultural Mediators: Problems and Alternatives
Plenary Speakers and Panelists (In Alphabetic Order)
Stephen CHAN
|
(Lingnan University)
|
Po-king CHOI
|
(The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
|
Anup DHAR |
(Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore) |
Lin-ching HSIA
|
(Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei)
|
Po-keung HUI
|
(Lingnan University)
|
Nancy LIEN
|
(National Hualien University of Education, Hualien)
|
Xiaoming LUO
|
(Shanghai University)
|
Meaghan MORRIS
|
(Lingnan University)
|
Vinod RAINA |
(Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, India) |
Ashish RAJADHYAKSHA |
(Centre for the Study of Culture & Society, Bangalore) |
Julian SEFTON-GREEN |
(University of South Australia, Australia) |
Xiaoming WANG |
(Shanghai University) |
Handel WRIGHT |
(University of British Columbia, Canada) |
Workshop Facilitators and Discussants: (In Alphabetic Order)
Stephen CHAN |
(Lingnan University)
|
Po-king CHOI
|
(The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
|
Donna CHU |
(The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
May FUNG |
(Hong Kong School of Creativity) |
Lin-ching HSIA |
(Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei) |
Po-keung HUI |
(Lingnan University) |
Muriel LAW |
(Lingnan University) |
Chak-sang PANG |
(Lingnan University) |
Vinod RAINA |
(Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, India) |
Jack SHU |
(The Open University of Hong Kong) |
Chi-kin WONG |
(Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR) |
Conference Programme 
; Application Form .
Enquiries:
Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme
Tel: (852) 2616-7696
Email: crd@ln.edu.hk
The symposium is funded by a Competitive Earmarked Research Grant from the Research Grants Council (HK) 2007-2009, and Master of Cultural Studies Programme, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
Top