With the addition of Cantonese opera to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009, the study of Cantonese opera has developed at a rapid pace and diversified directions. Research on individual opera artists is especially noteworthy. Many works have been published, especially on the study of Madam Yam Kim Fai. It is not an exaggeration to state that amongst all the opera artists, Madam Yam Kim Fai (1913-1989) has enjoyed a pride of place, as she has left us a beautiful and fascinating page in the history of Cantonese opera. The organization of the 2013 International Seminar on Cantonese Opera in Memory of the Centenary of Madam Yam Kim Fai (1913-1989) is therefore a response to times and a call to peers to participate.
In recent years, many lovers of Cantonese opera are tirelessly engaged in the promotion and popularization of this traditional art by different means, such as collection of materials in relation to Cantonese opera, ascertaining of the artistic formula, and research on individual opera artists etc. It is encouraging to see that all these endeavours are successful to a certain extent. It is also a strong proof that serious academic research and interchange of views is a significant way to promote Cantonese opera and to introduce this precious art form to the younger generation. The organization of the 2013 Seminar is an attempt to attain this goal.
This conference is organized by “Yam Kim Fai Research Project” (http://www.yamkimfai2009.net) and co-organized by several academic and cultural organizations, including HKIED.
For further information, please visit： http://www.yamkimfaiseminar.net/about-cht
（台灣與香港報紙副刊學建構的比較）
Speaker: Professor Hsiu Wen-wei (Department of Sinophone Literatures, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan)
Date: March 15, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 9:30 – 11:00am
Venue: B1-LP-03
（台灣與香港50-60年代現代主義文學的跨區域傳播現象）
Speaker: Professor Hsiu Wen-wei (Department of Sinophone Literatures, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan)
Date: March 27, 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:30 – 4:00pm
Venue: B2-LP-22
（數位文學的破與立）
Speaker: Professor Hsiu Wen-wei (Department of Sinophone Literatures, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan)
Date: April 8, 2013 (Monday)
Time: 2:30 – 4:00pm
Venue: B4-LP-07
（從台灣社會運動史的角度導讀 《台灣報導文學讀本》）
Speaker: Professor Hsiu Wen-wei (Department of Sinophone Literatures, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan)
Date: March 18, 2013 (Monday)
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Venue: B3-G/F-02 (RCCLLC)
Speaker: Professor David Wang Der Wei (Edward C. Henderson Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Harvard University)
Date: May 30, 2013 (Friday)
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Venue: HKIED D2-LP-12
Speaker: Dr. Zhang Lin (School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University)
Date: 23 July, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 10:30 – 12:30 pm
Venue: Hong Kong Institute of Education (B2-LP-12)
*The lecture will be conducted in Putonghua
The tenth East Asia Conference on the Modern Literature in Chinese will be held on 25th and 26th October, 2013 in Hong Kong. This conference is co-organized by the Research Centre for Chinese Literature and Literary Culture, Department of LIterature and Cultural Studies from the Hong Kong Institute of Education, and the Centre for Humanities Research from Lingnan University. The title of this conference is “Literature in Circulation: The 10th East Asian Conference on the Modern Literature in Chinese”. It provides an opportunity to bring together scholars to discuss the meaning and significance of circulation for Chinese literature in East Asia and around the world, as well as the circulation and transformation of individual works across different media or texts.
Please visit www.ied.edu.hk/eac for more information.
Speaker: Professor Chen Guanghong (Professor, The Research Center for Ancient Chinese Literature, Fudan University)
Date: March 4, 2014 (Tuesday)
Time: 18:30 – 20:30
Venue: HKIEd B3-G/F-02
Speaker: Professor Chen Guanghong (Professor, The Research Center for Ancient Chinese Literature, Fudan University)
Date: March 10, 2014 (Monday)
Time: 12:30 – 14:30
Venue: HKIEd D1-LP-07
