Cultural Studies of Lingnan University to hold Public Seminars on Culture and Politics

Lingnan University ("Lingnan" or "the University") is to offer a series of public seminars entitled "Our Future" from December on a monthly basis until June 2007 in an attempt to encourage academic exchange on, and to examine the future path of, politics and culture in Hong Kong.

The seminar series, organized by the University's Master of Cultural Studies Programme, aims to discuss a diversity of topics covering society, education, new media, knowledge, pornography, tourism and post-colonialism on culture and politics. The series will have its debut, "Culture, Politics and Hong Kong's Future", this Sunday (10 December 2006) at Hong Kong Cultural Centre from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The seminar is open to the public. For further information and registration, please send e-mail to [email protected]

Lingnan introduced Hong King's first Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Cultural Studies in 1999 and established the Department of Cultural Studies, together with the introduction of both the Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy programmes in Cultural Studies, in the following year. In September 2003, the Master of Cultural Studies Programme (taught master) was launched as Hong King's first taught master programme in Cultural Studies. The programme focuses on three professions: media, social work, and educational practices.

The Master in Cultural Studies Programme has produced a number of successful graduates with outstanding achievements in their areas of expertise. They include Ms. Jackie HUNG Ling-yu, one of the below-40 Asia's Heroes in year 2004 selected by TIME magazine (graduated 2006), Mr. Alan LO Kok-lun, Chief Editor of am730 (graduated 2005), Mr. Jimmy PANG Chi-ming, the Publisher of SubCulture (graduated 2005), and Ms. Cally YU Yeuk-mui (graduated 2005), a writer.