The Hong Kong Seminar Series bring together Australian and international scholars for in-depth discussions on important topics related to Hong Kong studies. These sessions serve as a platform for fostering a nuanced exploration of Hong Kong's identity, culture, history, and diaspora politics, aiming to advance and expand the study of Hong Kong within Australia.

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Background photo by Studio Incendo on Wikimedia
Mon, 11 Mar 2024

Performing a New Community: The Symbolic Challenge of Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Movement

This lecture will look at the discursive, dramaturgical, musical, visual interventions that accompanied street protests.
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Background photo by catgirlmutant on unsplash
Wed, 27 Mar 2024

Hong Kong as a case of coral bleaching of modernity

This discussion considers key issues common to scholars interested in the role of culture, especially the changing mentality as seen through popular culture, social media and political thou
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Background photo by Joseph Chan on Unsplash
Wed, 10 Apr 2024

Resistance From a Distance: Global Hong Kong Diaspora

This talk explores key drivers and considerations for Hong Kongers who moved to countries like Taiwan and Australia (other than the United Kingdom or Canada).
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Gary Wong
Wed, 24 Apr 2024

Exhibiting Hong Kong at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924-25

This talk examines the representation of colonial Hong Kong at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924-25 and reflects on the recent discussion about decolonisation.
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