https://www.scmp.com/rss/506319/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored Article] The COVID-19 outbreak has filled the world with uncertainty. Thankfully, faculty members at CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) are using their expertise to answer the world’s most pressing questions about the virus. First, and most importantly, how to bring an end to the pandemic. Dr Nicholas THOMAS, Associate Professor of the Department of Asian and International Studies, has been doing research on infectious diseases since the SARS pandemic,... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089521/social?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089521/social?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:51:00 +0000 [Sponsored Article] The new Head of the Department of Media and Communication of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Professor LIU Yu-li, arrived in Hong Kong last August—just in time for one of the most turbulent periods in the city’s history. Undaunted, she is more than ready for the challenge. Liu is a veteran of the media industry, with a long and accomplished career as both a practitioner and an academic. She started as a radio announcer and later became an English-language... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3090362?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3090362?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 04:43:49 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Professor KIM Sung-moon, Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies) of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) and Professor of the Department of Public Policy, has received one of the University’s Outstanding Research Awards, and he could not be happier. Not because of any thirst for personal glory, but because he believes it will help inspire his fellow CLASS colleagues. “I feel this award is extremely important, not just because of the recognition of my... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089594/can?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089594/can?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:53:18 +0000 [Sponsored Article] The recent surge of interest in academia in literary texts and practices that go beyond Anglo-American critical contexts has led to the increasing use of terms such as “global” or “worldwide” to describe particular authors or bodies of work. This trend has raised questions about the criteria with which we define a particular writer or work as pertaining to the world rather than a specific culture. As a popular Victorian writer who has enjoyed various afterlives in... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089599?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089599?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:53:02 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Six years ago, Central Embassy, Bangkok’s newest shopping mall, celebrated its opening with aplomb, attracting several thousand local celebrities to a glitzy affair. This luxurious and futuristic-looking mall was described by Travel & Leisure as a “monster of a shopping complex”. During the same month, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warned that the construction of the Don Sahong Dam in southern Laos would endanger the survival of freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins and called... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089602/damning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089602/damning?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:52:47 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Dr LI Bo, Assistant Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Translation of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, recently published an article entitled “(Re)Framing gay literature in translations: a study on the English translation of Nie Zi by Pai Hsien-yung” in Sino-Humanitas (Issue 29, pp.277-295).  Homosexuality has long been a sensitive topic and even a social taboo in many parts of the world. Translation studies in the West have witnessed... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089604?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089604?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:52:29 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Professionals need the ability to write effectively, and for many, they will need to do so in English. However, writing, in the digital age is so much more than combining words and sentences in a meaningful way. For example, communicating on social media frequently involves combining images, videos, text, speech, gestures and other such forms of representation or “modes”.  In recent years, scholars in language education and second language writing studies have focused on how... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089606/process?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089606/process?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:52:13 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Most research processes involve retrieving, organising and interpreting a massive amount of data. These procedures are important but usually painstaking to conduct manually. Making use of computational methods, such as deep learning, might be a way out. A branch of artificial intelligence, deep learning has trended in the past decade and has been applied in aspects such as academic research. In January 2020, Professor Jonathan ZHU, Dr Tetsuro KOBAYASHI, and Dr LIU Xiaofan of... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089621?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089621?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:51:56 +0000 [Sponsored Article] The Department of Chinese and History (CAH) of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences recently organised the “City Literary Awards 2020” to develop the standard of Chinese creative writing among Hong Kong’s younger generation. It is intriguing to explore the topic of “city literature”. There are many genres of literature. Genres can be defined according to different attributes, such as the period in which the works were composed, and their tone, style, form or... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089624/city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089624/city?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:51:36 +0000 [Sponsored Article] COVID-19 has forced many people to live in social isolation for the first time. For some young people, however, it has been a way of life for some time. Hikikomori, a term which originated in Japan, refers to a condition where the youth withdraw into their homes and does not participate in society for an extended period of time, usually six months or longer. Research indicates that hikikomori—also known as “socially withdrawn youth” or “hidden youth”—is not only a phenomenon... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089631/hidden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089631/hidden?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:51:18 +0000 [Sponsored Article] “Linguistic diversity is a key feature of Hong Kong’s society.” So says Dr LI Bin, Associate Professor of Department of Linguistics and Translation of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, who has completed a project to implement an innovative teaching method that helps students relate classroom knowledge to everyday situations, and sensitise them to language phenomenon in Hong Kong. Entitled “(Re)discovering Hong Kong through surveying its linguistic... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089635?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089635?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:50:59 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Kowloon City is one of the most vibrant districts in Hong Kong. Encompassing a wide area, the locale is home to neighbourhoods such as the bustling Hung Hom and Kowloon Tong to the more secluded—at least until the Sha Tin to Central Link opens—Ma Tau Wai and To Kwa Wan. In the middle of this sits Kai Tak, the site of Hong Kong’s old international airport, now in the process of redevelopment. Dr Vivian LEE, Associate Professor of CityU’s Department of Chinese and History, has... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089638/hung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089638/hung?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:50:27 +0000 [Sponsored Article] A university student uses his or her four or five years of studies to build expertise and acquire soft skills for lifelong success. An athlete devotes his or her time to practise sport. What about a student who juggles both roles?  Let Matthew LAI Cheuk-nam, a year 3 student in the Department of Chinese and History of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), share his experience. He and Lincoln CHAN  Wui-ki, a year 4 student in the Department of Social and... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089614/secrets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089614/secrets?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:50:04 +0000 [Sponsored Article] The Department of English (EN) of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences celebrated its 30th anniversary with two insightful seminars and a gala in September and October 2019. EN was founded at the then City Polytechnic in 1989, five years before the university title was granted. Since its inception, not only has the Department established itself as a global leader in English applied linguistics, it has also provided excellence in areas such as English for... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089607?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089607?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:49:46 +0000 [Sponsored Article] The Department of Public Policy (POL) of CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences has been running the “Hong Kong School-Based Research Project Program for Senior Secondary School Students”. It introduces secondary students to the skills required for Independent Enquiry Study (IES), a part of the core liberal studies subject under the New Senior Secondary Curriculum in Hong Kong. But how does it help? To answer this question, one needs to know the challenges posed... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089611?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089611?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:49:21 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Funding of HK$6.07 million has been granted to 16 projects proposed by CityU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) under the Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (Special Round), launched by the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office of the HKSAR Government. The special round of funding was launched to support research studies in topics related to the underlying causes of recent social incidents, as well as important political, economic, cultural and... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089619/class?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/social-sciences-humanities-matter/article/3089619/class?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2020 03:48:48 +0000