Universität Wien

150131 SE Contextualizing Hong Kong (2022S)

within and in-between the local societies and the global city

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The meeting on the 29th June is to be rescheduled. The new date is to be discussed among all the participants.

  • Wednesday 02.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 09.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 16.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 23.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 30.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 06.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 27.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 04.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 11.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 18.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 25.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 01.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 08.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 15.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Tuesday 21.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 22.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Wednesday 29.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Despite China’s rising global and economic significance, Hongkongers did not seem to be wholeheartedly convinced by the former’s ‘one country, two systems’ formula. A British colony from 1841 until 1997, the Anti-extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement in 2019 has evolved into a permanent state of political turmoil calling for ‘Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Time’. It brought the once (seemingly) politically-disengaged population onto the streets, singing their newly composed ‘Hong Kong Anthem’ in rage. Prominent symbols of British colonialism—such as Union Jacks and even Old Glorys—flutter in demonstrations in Hong Kong and were paired with a resurgence of petitions to the British Consulate for granting Hongkongers right of abode in Britain.
In this seminar, through investigating Hong Kong in the areas relating to its recent colonial history, we scrutinise Hong Kong people’s sentiments towards their ‘foreign’ colonisers: Britain, and now to China. How did the colonial past shape its present? How has the notion of colonialism been reified in the city, in various forms of control, on the subalterns’ body and mind, in the shape of language policies, history education, public space, architecture and culture? Has the end of ‘colonisation’ actually ceased the various forms of oppressions to the people in Hong Kong?

Assessment and permitted materials

1. Two presentations in class with submission of presentation slides (40%)
2. Essay submission (40%)
3. Active participation in class (20%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Please note, students are required to fulfill all the three items of assessment in order to pass the seminar. That means, a minimum pass in each item is a prerequisite to pass the overall course.

Examination topics

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Reading list

Please refer to Moodle.

Association in the course directory

GG 421/422

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