This piece by Jing Y. is followed with a response from Derek Hird. Written by Jing Y. Recently I was invited to offer an online writing class to volunteers from an NGO, which dedicates the majority of its resources to…
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Written by Alvin K. Wong Hong Kong cinema has often been equated with speed, mobility, and globalisation. Hong Kong film scholar Esther Yau’s classic description of Hong Kong movies as ‘small speedboats breaking the waves alongside a daunting fleet of…
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Written by Jon Howlett Most historians of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are avid collectors of curios: items that capture the spirit of certain historical moments in modern China’s ever-changing political climate. In this blog, I use a recipe…
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Written by Jie Li In what ways did cinema contribute to Mao’s personality cult? In their professional magazine Film Projection (Dianying fangying 電影放映), mobile projectionists often mention Mao’s appearance in newsreels as the greatest attraction for grassroots audiences. As a…
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