[Event] Cambodia Summer Field Trip 2017 Exhibition

Touching Angkor: From Temples to Cities, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in Cambodia

This summer, the anthropology department from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) established the first credit-bearing course that included fieldwork in archaeology and cultural heritage studies in Cambodia. With our students from CUHK and graduates from The Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA), Phnom Penh, we travelled to the capital Phnom Penh then to Angkor, Siem Reap in June. To share the result of our research, we have organized an exhibition at Hui Gallery, New Asia College, CUHK, 16-27, October, co-organized with APSARA Authority, Siem Reap and Faculty of Archaeology, RUFA, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

We visited a piece of history left by the Khmer Rouge through the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum that was listed under “the Memory of the World” in 2009; we examined the archaeological sites of Angkor, which the UNESCO inscribed as “World Heritage” in 1992. The class was divided into five groups that conquered the academic areas of museum anthropology, archaeology, ceramic studies, intangible cultural heritage and peoples and cultures of Cambodia. We will unravel some new and interesting cross-cultural interpretations of archaeology and cultural heritage studies in Cambodia in this exhibition.

Details
Opening Ceremony: 12:00 p.m., October 17, 2017 (Tue)
Exhibition Date: October 16 - 27, 2017
Venue: Hui Gallery, New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Opening hours of Hui Gallery:
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday);
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (Saturday);
Closed (Sundays and Public Holidays).

Enquiries: 3943 7670

Refreshment will be provided in the opening ceremony. All are welcome!

Watch the 1-min video trailer. 

[Event] Final Year Project (FYP) Forum 2017

Poster of the FYP Forum 2017

The FYP Forum is a platform for undergraduate students to present their final year research projects on a topic of their choice. In the project, students would demonstrate their ability in applying concepts, theories and skills they have learnt in their years of anthropology study. This year, the forum will be held on Apr 25, 2017 (Tuesday) at 2pm–6pm at Room 12, Humanities Building, CUHK. 

Apart from the student presentations, we have also invited Ms Winsome Lee, our MA graduate, to give a keynote speech on "Skeletons In the Closet: From forensic anthropology to blogging". All interested are welcome! (Undergraduate students of other years are recommended to attend the forum since it can give them better understanding of their capstone course and inspire them of more anthropological research topics.)

[Call For Applications] Internship Opportunities in Beijing Palace Museum

A 6-WEEK INTERNSHIP IN THE PALACE MUSEUM

Organized by the Home Affairs Bureau, HKSAR Government, 

with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and 

the Hong Kong Volunteers Association as executive arms

Under this internship, students will explore work environment on the Mainland and be assigned with a mentor for different professional trainings and exposure in this prestigious museum (some proposed job descriptions are: 文物修護、展覽策劃、藏品管理、觀眾服務、古建修繕、教育推廣、市場推廣…). 

Programme details are as follows:

Internship period

19 June – 28 July 2017 (Tentative)

Internship City

Beijing

Programme Fee

· Students are required to pay a deposit of HK$2,000 which is refundable after the successful completion of the internship and all related pre-and-post internship activities

· Inter-city transportation, accommodation, insurance and cultural exchange activities will be arranged and covered.

To be eligible for this internship, the nominee(s) should satisfy the following criteria:

· Must be a full-time non-final year undergraduate or postgraduate student

· Must be the holder of a valid Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card

· Possess good command of Putonghua

· Show strong interest in working at museum or cultural industry

· Must be able to attend the interview on 4 March 2017 (Sat)

Application

Students who are interested in this project can send Prof. Wengcheong Lam (wlam@cuhk.edu.hk) a completed application form with a copy of your résumé latest by February 5, 2017. 

The application form can be downloaded from the email sent by the department to call for applications for summer internship opportunities in early January.

[The 9th Annual CUHK Anthropology Postgraduate Student Forum] Engaged Asian Anthropology: Opportunities and Challenges

The 9^th Annual CUHK Anthropology Postgraduate Student Forum, with the theme “Engaged Asian Anthropology: Opportunities and Challenges”, was held on 20–21 January, 2017 at CUHK. It is an annual event organized by the postgraduate students of the Anthropology Department to encourage communication between young anthropologists who conduct research in the East and Southeast Asian region, and to offer an international platform for the exchange of excellent research conducted in Asia.

Group Photo

80 participants, including postgraduate students and scholars from local and overseas universities, attended the event this year. 60 of them presented their papers at the forum, with topics revolved around the theme of Asian Anthropology. 14 panels were arranged, addressing various research areas like ‘Transnational Migration, Identity  and Self-being’, ‘Engendering Subjectivity and Volatile Body’ and ‘Dynamics in Heritage and Arts Preservation’.

Panel presentation

Two featured workshops were also held. Mr. Robert Godden, Director of Rights Exposure, gave a workshop on “The Role of the Image in Positive Social Change: Representation and Ethics”, and Dr. Charles Sung and Ms. Mokki Hsiao, Founders of Anthropologists For Future, ran another workshop on “Making Anthropology Sexy: How We Run ‘Anthropologists For Future’”. The two workshops inspired participants to explore how anthropological knowledge could be applied and engaged in various academic and career fields.

Mr. Robert Godden giving a workshop on “The Role of the Image in Positive Social Change: Representation and Ethics”

Dr. Charles Sung and Ms. Mokki Hsiao running the workshop

In addition, Prof. Don Kulick, Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology at Uppsala University in Sweden, gave a keynote speech on “Danes Call People with Down Syndrome ‘Mongol’: Politically Incorrect Language and Ethical Engagement”. The speech examined the use of politically correct language in a deeply contentious arena—disability.

Prof. Don Kulick giving the keynote speech

The forum was concluded with a fieldtrip to Wanchai. Our fieldtrip docent led participants to different attractions in Wanchai, such as Masjid Amar & Islamic Center, Canal Road, and the Blue House Cluster, to explore the dynamic cultures of locals and ethnic minorities.

Field trip to Wanchai

This forum was the outcome of the hard work and commitments of many people and organizations. Here, we would like to thank Prof. Don Kulick, Dr. Charles Sung, Ms. Mokki Hsiao, Mr. Robert Godden, professors who volunteered to be our discussants, all the forum participants, and the organizing committee members for their unending support for this event.

[Announcement] 2017 Summer Internship Opportunities

OVERSEAS INTERNSHIPS

The Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, Cambridge, UK

Quota: 1 interns (to be confirmed)

Duration: 6 weeks (late June to mid/late August)

The Nicholson Museum, The University of Sydney, Australia

Quota: 1 intern (confirmed)

Duration: 6 weeks (late June to mid/late August)

Financial aids for overseas internship:

Students can apply to New Asia College or the Department of Anthropology for funding. 

LOCAL INTERNSHIPS

Hong Kong Museum of History

Quota: 3-5interns (to be confirmed)

Duration: Four to six weeks between June and August, to be confirmed.

Antiquities and Monuments Office, SAR

Quota: 1-2interns (to be confirmed)

Duration and schedule:  Four to six weeks between late June and August, to be confirmed. 

Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Quota: 1 intern (confirmed)

Duration and schedule: About six weeks, to be confirmed.

The Festivals Office (LCSD)

Quota: 1 intern (to be confirmed)

Duration and schedule: About 220 hours between July and August, to be confirmed.

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For details of the internship, please refer to written reports by previous interns available on our department website. http://arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~ant/en/internships.php
 
TO APPLY: Fill in application form and send with a copy of your resume to Prof. Weng Cheong Lam (wlam@cuhk.edu.hk) before January 23 Monday.

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Internship opportunities at Nongovernmental Organizations (RECOMMENDED)

(Students should apply directly to the organization.)

Overseas

International Movement For Just World (JUST),

Jalan Sultan, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Local

Action for Reach Out, http://www.afro.org.hk/EN/

Teens Key, https://www.facebook.com/TeensKey

M+ 6-Month Internship Program, 

https://careers.westkowloon.hk/jobsearch/internship/Default.aspx?lang=en

[Announcement] Courses offered by the Anthropology Department in 2017 Spring Semester

The 2017 Spring Semester will start soon! Our department will be offering nearly 20 courses with diverse topics related to cultures and anthropology. Major and non-major students are welcome to take or sit in on the classes!

------Message To Anthropology Majors------

A number of required courses for Anthropology majors and courses that will be counted as "Ethnography and Area Studies" are offered. Since some of these courses may not be offered every year, students (especially those who are in the final year of study) should plan carefully and make sure that you can graduate on time.

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P.S. The picture only shows the time-slots and locations of different lectures; for information about the tutorials, you can view it on CUSIS. You can also take a look at the course syllabus on our department's website.

[HKAS seminar] When the Sun Sets in the Land of the Rising Sun: Psychoanalytic Theory and Sexual Behavior in Japan

Title: When the Sun Sets in the Land of the Rising Sun: Psychoanalytic Theory and Sexual Behavior in Japan

Speaker: Jermaine R. Gordon-Mizusawa (PhD candidate, Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Date and time: 8 Dec 2016, 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Hall, Ground Floor, Hong Kong Museum of History, 100 Chatham Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

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Information on sex in Japan especially in the media is conflicting and contradictory. One image is sexualized with soaplands, enjo-kosai or compensated dating, and erotic manga; while another is of sexual repression. In 2008, Japan Today reported the lowest in frequency of weekly sex (34%) and sexual satisfaction (15%). The Guardian's Abigail Haworth in 2013 alarmingly claimed that young people in Japan have stopped having sex altogether, and Business Insider (2015) characterized Japan as experiencing “celebacy syndrome”. However, a BBC “Sex in Japan” documentary in 2008, and in 2015 a series of “special reports” on JK (Josei Culture or compensated dating with adolescent girls) by VICE News and reports in the Japan Times about “high school walking” say otherwise. 

Mr. Gordon-Mizusawa provides an anthropological and psychological analysis of sexual behavior in Japan by examining over 10 years of ethnographic interview data collected by the speaker, focusing particularly on first sexual experiences and subsequent behavior. He also looks at how Western media and academia portray sexual behavior in Japan and explores the meaning of “virginity” as a culture-bound phenomenon. Audience members will also participate in interactive activities during the talk. 

Jermaine R. Gordon-Mizusawa is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His reseach interests include first-sexual experience and sexual behavior in Japan and East Asia using person-centered ethnography, psychoanalytic interview techniques and psychoanalytic theory. He is also interested in child and human development. 

Following the talk, you are invited to a self-paying dinner with the speaker. For more information, please contact Stan Dyer on 9746 9537 or anthrohk@gmail.com, www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/hkas, www.facebook.com/hkanthro.

[Alumni Sharing] How Are Anthropological Methods Useful for a Humanitarian Project Manager?

How Are Anthropological Methods Useful for a Humanitarian Project Manager?

Speaker: Justin Murgai
Venue: NAH11, CUHK
Date and Time: 30 November (Wednesday), 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Justin MURGAI is an M.A and M.Phil graduate of department of anthropology, CUHK. He is currently the Humanitarian Welfare Manager of Christian Action and supervises Center for Refugees and Center and Shelter for Migrant Domestic Workers.

At the sharing with the Anthropological Field Methods class (ANTH5020), Murgai will broadly review how anthropological field methods have been supporting him in almost every aspect of his job including understanding the minority youth, refugees and foreign domestic workers; developing programs for the targeted groups, training culturally sensitive social workers, policemen and medical practitioners, conducting research for policy advocacy; and facilitating teamwork with the diverse staff of Christian Action. Based on Murgai’s personal experience, the sharing will give the class a chance to contemplate how anthropological fieldwork methods could have a profound effects in life beyond fieldwork.

ALL INTERESTED ARE WELCOME

Flyer of the talk

香港中文大學本科入學資訊日

香港中文大學一年一度的本科入學資訊日將於明天（05/11/2016）舉行！本學系當日的活動詳情如下：

課程簡介及諮詢

第一節（麥高登教授主講）：10:00am – 10:30am（英語）
第二節（鄭詩靈教授主講）：11:30am – 12:00noon（廣東話）
第三節（林永昌教授主講）：1:30pm – 2:00pm（廣東話；亦會深入介紹考古學）
第四節（關宜馨教授主講）：3:00pm – 3:30pm（英語）

地點：崇基學院利黃瑤璧樓206室

展覽及攤位

時間：8:30am – 6:00pm
地點：崇基學院利黃瑤璧樓地下大堂

學科介紹

時間：9:00am – 5:30pm
地點：崇基學院利黃瑤璧樓205室

學系開放

時間：11:00am – 5:30pm
地點：新亞書院人文館四樓401及412室

考古學：示範環節

時間：3:00pm – 5:00pm
地點：聯合書院曾肇添樓301室

屆時本系的同學及舊生會在場解答有關人類學本科生課程及就業出路等問題，歡迎有興趣的同學、家長及教師前來了解！

活動海報

[Upcoming Seminar] ‘No More Refugees’: Mapping the Shift in Hong Kong’s Human Rights Discourse 2015-16

Title: ‘No More Refugees’: Mapping the Shift in Hong Kong’s Human Rights Discourse 2015-16

Speaker: Justin MURGAI (Christian Action)

Date and time: 4 November 2016, 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Venue: Room 11 Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK

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News about the global plight of refugees has become commonplace in our newspapers with over 65 million people forcibly displaced as a result of on-going conflict and persecution around the world. In Hong Kong, the number of refugees (and asylum seekers, potential victims of trafficking, etc.) stands at 11,000—a negligible fraction of the population and a mere 2% increase in numbers over the last 6 months—yet the Immigration Department has come to describe it as a “worsening influx” and a “surge”. Politicians and certain media channels have similarly adopted negative stereotyping of refugees in their election campaigns and coverage, and potentially unlawful (and dangerous) options have been presented as solutions to this “crisis”. This talk presents an overview of the change in institutional rhetoric regarding refugees and opens discussion on its influence on the lives of an already marginalized community in Hong Kong. 

Justin Murgai is an M.Phil graduate of the Department of Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is now Manager, Christian Action - Humanitarian Services (Hong Kong).

ALL INTERESTED ARE WELCOME!

(A light lunch will be served at 12:30 pm. First come first served.)

[Summer Field Trip 2016 Exhibition] Kiat Hun: Changes in Wedding Rituals and Customs in Southern Taiwan

Poster

Every year, the Anthropology Department organizes a field trip to give majors a chance to gain experience conducting fieldwork in another culture. This year, students did fieldwork on tradition and change in wedding rituals in Pingdong, southern Taiwan. This exhibition shows how wedding rituals have changed over time, and also illustrates how anthropologists can study a simple custom to learn more about a society and culture more broadly.

Details

Opening Ceremony: 

12:00 noon, 18 October 2016 

(All are welcome! Light refreshments will be served in the opening ceremony.)

Exhibition Period: 

17–28 October 2016

Venue: 

Hui Gallery, New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Opening hours of Hui Gallery: 

9:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

9:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. (Saturdays)

9:30 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. (22 October 2016 [CUHK Orientation Day])

Closed (Sundays and Public Holidays)

Enquiries: 

(852) 3943 7670 / anthropology@cuhk.edu.hk

[講座回放：週五研討會] 在禮物經濟的思考中：藝術、人類學和基層社會運動（三個人類學學生的分享）

在禮物經濟的思考中：藝術、人類學和基層社會運動（三個人類學學生的分享）

講者：李維怡、蕭朗宜和張詠儀（影行者）

日期及時間：2016年9月23日，中午1:00

地點：香港中文大學新亞書院人文館11室

本系的畢業生李維怡、蕭朗宜、以及本科生張詠儀早前擔任了週五研討會的講者，分享她們把人類學知識應用於影行者工作的經驗（按：影行者是個影像藝術團體，致力於創作關懷社會的紀錄片，及進行影像媒體普及化的工作），以及從中獲得的感想及啟發。李維怡在研討會開始的時候提出了幾個核心問題——「如何反抗孤立／原子化／缺乏愛的社會結構？」「為何建設一個更美好的世界如此困難？」「如何不會好心做壞事？」「是結構／社會（structure / society），抑或是個體／行動（individual / agent）？」「人類學是藝術還是科學？」。

(由左至右) 蕭朗宜、張詠儀、李維怡

維怡提出人類學其實在透過讓我們反思本質主義及二元對立等概念的流弊，進而讓我們更知道如何更貼近地理解人的生活，這樣才有可能成就一種不孤立、不疏離的社會生活態度。除此之外，人類學亦讓我們瞭解到象徵網絡（symbolic network）如何讓人感知到自己與周圍的關係，並關注存在於結構之中的權力關係，了解權力關係如何發生，才能知道人與人之間平等、互愛如何真正實踐，不會好心做壞事。李維怡之後將論述聚焦於禮物、藝術、和基層三方面上。她從三個層面去解讀「禮物」：廣義互惠（generalized reciprocity）及資源的流通、對「人情味」的結構性理解、及作為自由主義「無形之手」(the invisible hand）的相對物。「藝術」則能作為一種流通的禮物、一個自我表達的方式、一個溝通的過程、及一種文化資源。在談到「基層」的時候，維怡援引在雨傘運動期間人類學同學提出了「革命是為了更美好的愛情」的例子，解釋物質基礎能影響感情關係的建立及鞏固。她提出我們需要反思社會結構如何使大部分的人處於社會階級的底層，置他們於一個難以操控自己的時間及空間的位置。維怡指出在時間、空間、及社會政策的配合下能體現出不同層次的人情味，因此她相信一個優化的勞工政策就是一個好的文化政策——當人們能對自己的時間有所掌控，自然就能有更多的時間及空間跟自己身邊的人相處。維怡亦提到社會運動除了需要「否定」的方向（抗拒不想要的事物）之外，亦需要有「肯定」的方向（對一個更美好的社會系統的仔細願景，而不止是一個虛空的大方向）。

研討會聽眾

接著蕭朗宜向聽眾介紹影行者及自治八樓合辦的香港社會運動電影節。這個辦到第十四屆的電影節以「影像.感動.思索.行動」作口號。朗宜向聽眾展述在籌辦活動的過程中團隊的不同考慮和各種理念，例如在選片的過程中會考量到拍片者與被拍者的權力關係、在決策的過程中如何不忽略少數的意見等等。她們透過「交工」（以翻譯及製作中文字幕，去換取影片播放權）、「回到現場」（將影片帶回拍攝現場，以Marcel Mauss提出的禮物之靈（“hau” ）的概念促成一種給予及回饋的關係）及「國際連結」（透過影片與世界各地的社會運動結連，讓各地的社運經驗得以交流、累積和發展）來體現「連結」的理念。張詠儀則分享了人類學的田野訓練，如何有助她去切身處地了解處於社會上不同位置的人的處境，令她在接觸基層時能更準確表達自己和理解他們的說話，以及避免「好心做壞事」。

在是次研討會中，三位講者與聽眾分享了她們的社區參與經驗，以及人類學如何為她們提供一個不同的視野去理解社會及她們的工作。人類學訓練的寶貴之處，正正在於能讓我們學習到謙卑的態度、批判的思維、以及發掘社會可能性的想像力。

[Upcoming Seminar] 在禮物經濟的思考中：藝術、 人類學和基層社會運動 （三個人類學學生的分享）

在禮物經濟的思考中：藝術、人類學和基層社會運動（三個人類學學生的分享）

講者: 李維怡、蕭朗宜和張詠儀 (影行者)
日期: 二零一六年九月廿三日(星期五) 
時間: 一時正至二時三十分
地點: 新亞書院人文館11室

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雨傘運動期間，人類學系的同學亮出了「革命是為了愛情」的橫額。相信這「愛情」應是一種公共的愛，而「革命」的意思是「改變社會的根本構造形態」。在人類學的意義下，革命是要根本改變社會制度和主流文化中讓人不能（被）愛、無法（被）愛的處境。禮物經濟是我們從人類學學到的概念，在這個資本主導、競爭為尚、個人中心、消費就是快樂的社會中，如何發展共享而非競爭的資源流動之可能性？三位不同時期的人類學同學，希望與大家分享人類學走出課堂，介入社會的感想。

李維怡、蕭朗宜和張詠儀是三位不同時期的人類學畢業/在學同學。三位皆是影像藝術團體影行者的成員。影行者以「把藝術還給人民，把人民還給藝術」為宗旨，致力於藝術及媒體的創作及解讀能力之普及化。透過記錄社會文化議題，影行者希望以影像與邊緣社群同行。
歡迎大家參加! 

(於十二時三十分敬備茶點及午餐。先到先得。)