To promote the cultural and intellectual life of Hong Kong, the Libraries has created the University of Hong Kong Libraries Reading Club. The Reading Club will sponsor a series of book talks featuring leading members of Hong Kong intellectual community.
Fall 2014
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Speaker: |
Dr. Claire Sit Kwan-Yuk 薛羅君鈺 |
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Moderator: |
Dr. Y. C. Wan 尹耀全, Deputy Librarian, HKU |
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Date: |
4 December 2014 (Thursday) |
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Time: |
6:30 - 8:00 pm |
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Language: |
Cantonese |
Click here to re-visit the whole book talk The Heart Sutra and Beyond
Migration and Theatre (Migration et theater – Migración y teatro)
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Speaker: |
Dr. Nora Parola-Leconte |
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Moderator: |
Mercedes Vázquez, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, HKU |
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Date: |
20 November 2014 (Thursday) |
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Time: |
6:30 - 8:00 pm |
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Language: |
English |
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History and Popular Memory: The Power of Story in Moments of Crisis
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Speaker: |
Paul A. Cohen |
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Moderator: |
Professor Douglas Kerr, HKU Dean of Arts |
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Date: |
13 November 2014 (Thursday) |
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Time: |
6:30 - 8:00 pm |
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Language: |
English |
Click here to re-visit the whole book talk History and Popular Memory
Macao – People and Places, Past and Present
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Speaker: |
Jason Wordie |
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Moderator: |
Mr Peter Sidorko, University Librarian, HKU |
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Date: |
30 October 2014 (Thursday) |
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Time: |
6:30 - 8:00 pm |
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Language: |
English |
Click here to re-visit the whole book talk Macao
Spring 2014
我係何式凝，今年五十五歲
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Speaker: |
Dr. Ho Sik Ying, Petula |
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Date: |
29 April 2014 (Tuesday) |
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Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
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Language: |
Cantonese |
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Conan Doyle: Writing, Profession, and Practice by Douglas Kerr
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Speaker: |
Professor Douglas Kerr |
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Moderator: |
Dr. Evelyn Chan (Department of English, CUHK) |
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Date: |
6 March 2014 (Thursday) |
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Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
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Language: |
English |
Click here to re-visit the whole book talk Conan Doyle
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Speaker / Author: |
Dr. Verner Bickley, MBE |
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Moderator: |
Dr. Gillian Bickley |
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Date: |
23 January 2014 (Thursday) |
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Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
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Language: |
English |
Click here to re-visit the whole book talk Steps to Paradise and Beyond