Department of Comparative Literature, University of Hong Kong

With an important role to play in the study of literary and cultural texts, we use contemporary critical and cultural theory in the Euro-American traditions to dialogue with emergent forms of culture and discourse in Hong Kong, China, and Asian studies. At present, the research strengths and directions of our current faculty members and research students can be defined in the following ways: 1) Methodology: With rigorous and substantive training in contemporary literary, cultural and critical theory, we focus on the articulation of the relation between theory and contemporary cultures. 2) Scope and Language: With bilingual proficiency and particularly the ability to research on Chinese-language materials, we do historically informed studies in contemporary cultural topics related to Hong Kong and China. 3. Objects of Study: Our research strengths lie in critical textual analysis of film and literature with outstanding outputs in Chinese-language films. We also participate in the critical inquiry of contemporary forms of culture in connection with Hong Kong, China, Asia and the global world.